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At least they would if they actually followed their team.

and based off the trending of NFL rule changes, he most likely will have that record for a very long time.

"Ha! That guy's so dumb-" CRASH.

Shoulda retired it while he was still playing...s/...kinda

Bruce Smith is a rarity in so many ways...I remember finally getting the nerve up to talk to him when I saw him at a bar off the beaten path near the VB oceanfront years ago. I knew he was a savvy real estate investor, and I chatted with him a bit about that - Central America, in particular - he was very informed.

As for his amazing football career, I had to just refresh my memory, and did some wiki-looks:

"As Smith spent most of his career in a 3–4 defensive scheme, a defensive scheme not geared toward creating sack opportunities for defensive ends, many consider the record particularly impressive.[2] Indeed, Smith's peers elected him to the Pro Bowl every season from 1987 to 1998 (with the exception of his injury-laden 1991 season). In 1987, he was named the Pro Bowl MVP. Smith was twice named the AP's NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1996), twice named the NEA Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1993) and four times named UPI's AFC Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1988, 1990, 1996)."

The man brought the A game for a loonng, long, time, and never missed a beat.

"Basically it ALL started with this"

Yeah, that's what got me started. I don't know Harry Potter, but I remember working in bars in the 80's, and she takes this old boy... right...back...where I would love to be.

Thank you Emma. And thanks to the good folks at gif central for making it happen.

Given the list of logistical challenges and skepticism mentioned in the article, I think this is the easiest thing to do. You already have one guy sitting there, why not just add another? Path of least resistance.

Why do they need to be on site? Just have a central office in Greensboro with same setup. I'm also a fan of new push for full time officials.

I see your infallible logic and raise you illogical ncaa and goacc

It should be simple and should not require any logistical leap. Two on-site replay officials per game. Put them in separate booths, same video feeds. If they both send the same signal down to the ref, then there was definitive evidence regarding the play. If they disagree, call stands. Done. Cheap, simple, hopefully more effective than one person with the ultimate power to decide what constitutes "irrefutable" that particular day.

Let's all just hope and pray that the central office is comprised of Ron Cherry and Pac-12'ers.

I adopted the caps as one team I follow. Moved to DC area around 8 years ago. I know little about the rules of hockey but I like to believe I know a good amount about team sports that require 'puck' movement.

The team that controls the puck wins the series. The Caps are supremely talented as far as playmakers and shooters are concerned, but they don't touch what the Pens delivered as far as passing and anticipation are concerned for the majority of this series. There were far too many underplayed passes, missed passes, and failures to maintain control of the pock once the past arrived.

Hockey is a fast game. Crazy shit happens with an object of that shape moving at that rate of speed. However, I am going to pull a page out of Fuente's book and say that the Caps did not consistently deliver on the expected outcomes of those finite situations. Add 16 (made up number but I'd bet 10 bucks) busted opportunities up, per game, across a 6 game series against a team that is able to create the way that the Pens did and you lose. Every single time.

The good news for us Caps fans, adopted Caps fans or longtime diehards, is that this team actually showed some patience and restraint in crucial times where a good shot on goal was needed. That was not the case 1 year ago against the Rangers....where what I saw was "slap it down to the corner and see what happens." Next years playoffs will say a lot about Trotz as a coach. Cant really argue with the job he did in Y1.

I was perusing the Sharks blog on SBnation and came across this article on the Caps, and thought it was pretty good. The margin between winning and losing in any professional sport is razor thin, and it's considerably smaller for hockey than most sports. Of course, being a fan of a team that also perineally underacheives in the playoffs, probably makes it easier to relate.
http://www.fearthefin.com/2016/5/11/11658750/the-washington-capitals-and...