Mega Pint of Wine

On 9/25/2023 at 10:52 AM, Ricky Spanish said:

This post is a bit of a vent session, but not how you might think.

Lemme tell you all a story about the last year or so of my life.

Last September my wife, my kids, and my two dogs moved into our new house. We were thrilled because we had been staying with my parents for a year while it was being built. Well it just so happens that a month later, our old dog Moose (yes, named after THAT Moose) had liver failure and we had to put him down. My wife was distraught. That little dog was her best friend and partner in crime. We got him back when we were a young couple in college and he was there through some of the best and worst times in her life over 14 years. We were just happy we got him into the house before his time was up.

Months pass and my wife is still taking it hard. She misses the companionship of her best friend. She said she'd never want a dog again after Moose died, but the idea was starting to grow on her. One of her coworkers showed her a picture of their dog, and it just so happens that the place she got it had puppies. Welp, the wife fell in love with one of those puppies and in January we brought home Captain (No, not named after THAT Captain). I was in no spot to say no to this happening. Who was I to tell her no if she wanted to open up her heart to a new dog? His personality is very similar to Moose's in many ways, and he is an absolute sweetheart that gets along with our other dog and literally everyone he meets.

The problem, however, is that my wife is a teacher and we got this dog in the middle of the school year. I work from home. Guess who got stuck taking care of the puppy? Yours truly. I didn't want a puppy. We already have a house trained dope ass frisbee chasing Border Collie that's my BFF. I didn't want to house train another dog, especially when I would be the one who would be the primary caretaker of said puppy.

Fast-forward to June. Dog still isn't housetrained. This is the worst most stubborn dog to potty train I have ever had. The border collie was a breeze and she was housetrained within a month or two. Not Captain. Captain is a dipshit. Also he eats his own poo, which is also disgusting, never had a dog that did that before, but I digress. It's now June so school is out, that means my wife will be home to help out with this idiot puppy that won't stop pissing and crapping all over our new house. I'll finally get some help. Well, at least I thought I would. The best laid plans of mice and men and all.

My wife goes to the doctor back in June and says that she's been fatigued since April and she noticed a lump on her breast. She thought nothing of it because it was painful and that usually just means it's a cyst. Last minute of the appointment the Doctor schedules her a mammogram, just to be safe. Wife goes to the mammogram. Something doesn't look right. She gets a biopsy done. A week later we get the news: Stage 2 triple negative breast cancer at 34 years old.

Treatment is aggressive, because this form of breast cancer is also aggressive. The tumor grew 2cms in the time between her first biopsy and her first MRI. Chemo starts damn near immediately and it takes her down hard. She is bedridden for a week straight. In that time frame I become Father, Mother, caretaker, nurse, housekeeper, and chauffeur overnight. Where we once split the duties of running the house, all responsibilities now fall on me. She is too sick to drive, so I now drive her to all of her appointments (we're up to 34 appointments in total since June btw). I'm just trying to keep us afloat as she fights for her life.

Through all of this big deal real world poo that is happening, this fuging dog will not stop pissing and shitting all over the house. I am growing frustrated. I want to get rid of the dog. I cannot get rid of the dog. The children are now attached. If I'm being honest I kind of am too, he really is a sweet boy, plus this dog adores me because I have been the one that has been keeping him alive and spending time with him ever since we got him. If he would just stop shitting inside the house, he'd be a really good dog.

June turns to July, July to August, August to September. Wife goes through multiple rounds of chemo, each one taking her down just as hard as the last. I spend as much time with the kids during the summer as I can while still working my regular 9-5 and taking care of wifey. Any spare time is dedicated to making sure this damn dog doesn't crap inside the house.

We are now in September. The first chemo regimen has ended, new weekly regimen starts. The hope is that this new regimen won't be as hard on her, that she'll be able to feel like herself more, even if just a little icky from the chemo. The first round of this new chemo cocktail was last Thursday. We are cautiously optimistic. Friday rolls around and she feels fine. We have optimism. Saturday rolls around and she is tired, but still able to spend time with the family. We have hope. Sunday, today, rolls around and my wife can't get out of bed. She is exhausted and feels like she is going to vomit all day. I am disappointed but not surprised. I take care of the kids like I have been the past few months, but I'm bummed. I miss my wife. I miss my best friend. I really wanted this to work out. This poo is hard guys.

One of the few escapes I've had throughout this whole ordeal in my personal life has been to follow this team. So I watch the game as best as I can while trying to keep the children alive. I feed and bathe them before bed. I had cautious optimism for this team when we hired Reich. I had optimism when we traded up to the #1 pick. I had hope when we took Bryce. I see we lose again. I am disappointed but not surprised. I get the kids to brush their teeth and see if my wife will be able to help me put the kids to bed. She is too sick and stays in bed. I do not blame her in the slightest. I just want her to feel better. I put my daughter down, read a story with her and kiss her good night. I go into my son's room, put him to bed, read him a story, and then rub his head until he falls asleep. I fall asleep next to him.

I am awoken at 8:30 by the sound of whining. It's Captain. He just went out about an hour ago when I sent the kids to brush their teeth. He's been doing better lately about letting me know he needs to go outside. The whining is a good sign. I am optimistic he's finally getting it.

I get up and head downstairs, and then the smell hits.

I'm too late. Sitting at the bottom of the stairs is a gigantic pile of crap that the dog has both stepped in and tried to eat. I look at the dog wagging his tail at me with a literal poo eating grin. I'm disappointed but I'm not surprised.

There's a metaphor here. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's there.

This team is a distraction for me at this point in my life. I can't get upset about them being bad though. I've been saying for a while now I don't get upset about this team like I used to because I have way more important stuff going on. The above situation is that more important stuff going on. It's one of those things in life that really puts everything else into perspective.

Anyway, I hope they turn it around. They'd be a really good team if they learned to stop shitting inside the house. Until they do, I'll just be disappointed.

But I won't be surprised.

We all hope for the best.  I personally remember you as a mod that mad a sticky a few years ago about how political discussion related to the pandemic/covid would not be tolerated. A few days later I pointed out in in another thread engaged in the same activity discussing politics ( Trump) your sticky said you would not tolerate. 
When I did so....you banned me! 

The real metaphor is.....hypocrite! The team you rely on now and the outlet many of us use....you so casually banned people from for calling you out on your own violation of your own rule. 

Best wishes on the cancer battle. Its a beast!  But damn you for talking about how this place and team is a haven of light for you in trying times when you denied it to other for noticing you braking your OWN rules!

 

2 minutes ago, Sir Big Spurr said:

A) how many freakin mods does this place have? And are you going to ban the other mods who are in every thread? 
 

B) some of those “quality posters” you mention have spent the last month telling everyone how ignorant they are about football because they dared to point out some question marks about this team. And when those question marks became facts, of course they go and cry to the mods about “negativity”.

 

Get off of your power trip and let people discuss the team how they please. If you only want positive content on this site about the team, well, good luck!

You and I both will likely be creating new accounts soon~ 

Quality people leaving? This board is dominated by the same 20-30 folks posting and replying. All the other thousands make random comments here or there, or if they are smart just lurk and look in to check see the latest news those same 20-30 folks compete with each other to be the first to post some bull they saw on Twitter and discuss. 

Every whiny thread and every interaction to it is money in Igo's pocket.  Let the man's board have freedom to enhance his bank account. It's pretty easy to just not click on bull rather than deny others a chance to interact when in fact...they did not break any terms they agreed to when joining. 

9 hours ago, therealmjl said:

Trash qb

Isnt there a rule about obvious trash threads?  Ahh damn i know, rules don't apply if you have a high post count. 

9 hours ago, App Panther said:

Ya sorry, another Fitt thread, but this my outlet at the moment. 

Trading CMC and then trading the farm for Bryce Young who looks pedestrian at best may set us back an entire decade.

This is franchise killing stuff in two moves. Like the Seahawks sent us a trojan horse. 

Fools like this are why this site is really little more than a news source of people trying to beat each other to post whatever, than a real and thought out discussion.  JRE this is not!

Most people come here to get news many of your fools compete to post about first. 

 

I'm not as passionate because since 2008 I have watched my accounts be banned in this fan space for bullshit other members with higher post count get away with. 

I had an account banned because i called out Ricky Spanish or whatever for violating his own sticky thread about political and false news stuff related to covid. I saw threads of this asshat 4corners where others screenshotted him literally going through every one of their previous posts giving them poo..... dude literally spend hours going through this one cats post history to poo hundreds of threads

So really my fandom has decreased because the one place I can be a fan is a shithole good ol boys club where the users with the higher post counts live where the rules set forth do not apply to them. 

26 minutes ago, TheBigKat said:

Looks like a 15 year head coach, 2019 Coach of the Year, with a Super Bowl has a totally different message than TJ from Buncombe County

 

It does matter gentlemen, effort matters!!!

Holy poo how people feel such a need for their opinion to be heard! 

9 hours ago, hepcat said:

I just don't care as much anymore and it feels good. I've got too much poo going on in my life to let a sports team ruin my mood. But even from my most passionate standpoint it's really way too early to be writing multi-paragraph diatribes about the failure of this current staff and team.

Exactly this. Some folks let "sports" affect their mood and life to a point its worrisome and some might argue in need of mental help. 

Hell yeah. Embed twitter posts to slow this joint down!

I do miss the recaps of Training camp. No one has really stepped up to do it like you. 

South Korean broadcasting station SBS has the Panthers helmet as a thumbnail for their sports channel!  I thought I was on the only Panther fan in Korea, but apparently I'm not alone!!

On 6/28/2023 at 1:13 AM, Donald LaFell said:

I love how they put grass down for the traveling soccer teams each time. It’s so deflating knowing that Tepper ultimately values flexibility for his entertainment biz vs winning or player safety. 
 

 

Its almost as if you don't know how business works! He didn't buy the team to make fans happy, he bought it to make HIMSELF money! He is doing that. 

I personally do not give a rats ass about what gunslinger Jake from 20 years ago play style/tactics says or thinks about Bryce. 

If Jake were a more technical QB i might have a softer stance. And Jake is a legend for this franchise but get that old head mofo away from our young diamond!  

2 minutes ago, Pantherzilla91 said:

Other than Matt Rhule and the Rock Hill fiasco he really hasnt been that bad.

I think we do forget how much Covid screwed things up.

Give the guy a chance.

Truth.  Fans need to stick to the game, and get out of the business they don't understand. 

43 minutes ago, backINblack28 said:

while I mostly agree, that's why his post was so ridiculous and immature. We traded up to draft him 365 days ago--for him to act like he's instantly not appreciated for something he should have known we were doing the second we traded up for first overall, just seems like entitled trash. I'm not sure where he thinks he's going in this league where he's going to have some starter's shot that we're not giving him, but GMs that would be trading for him now have that post to question his inability to deal with any remote competition to point at.  It was just an extremely emotional / reactionary thing to do and he had a literal month to sit on the fact that he would be on the outside looking in inside our and therefore every QB room in the league

The kid is 24 years old and grew up in this age of social media. Its a given that he is "immature" and rightfully so being that age, and dealing with all the pressures of a draft, a team, agents in his ear about 10's of millions of dollars that is possibly on or off the table and so many others.

Somewhere in your posting history is much more immaturity than Matt Corral making an instagram post dealing with all he has to deal with. 

3 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

Every day Scott Fitterer looks more and more out of his depth. From Cat Scratch Reader:

Ouch.  Fitterer being the genius that traded for Sam Darnold too.  

Agreed. Its not unfair to admit that Fitt isn't the second coming of Jesus and makes a few mistakes here and there!  Its par for the course! 

Lets remember the days when this site owner and all the other homies were all up on Tepper's balls, posting memes of brass balls, making thread now deleted called "ready to win"....and literally turned on him 1 year later.  People are fickle AF

6 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

You think we know more about S&C than Alabama? I know we don't.

Embrace it - he's a short QB with a small frame. Live with the decision and stop trying to pile weight onto a frame that can't handle it. 

I think the team made a huge investment. At this level it is much more a business than in Bama. You think anyone that will likely invest hundreds of millions of dollars into this player (if he makes it that long to sign his future contract after rookie deal is up) cares if his "frame" can handle more weight and make his even just slightly less injury prone? 

Good stuff. 

Now set that man up with the nutritionist and strength and conditioning staff first thing next Monday morning. Hope to see +15lb by September.

bullshit score and thread quoting a scam twitter. I was half drunk and did 92%.  

I'm on my third rum cocktail, and I took this test online and scored 92%. Just saying