Roundup: Lighting Your Car on Fire for Warmth isn't Wise; Netflix is Very Specific; Happy Birthday Jim Ross
By Mike Cardillo
“How Netflix reverse engineered Hollywood.” [The Atlantic]
Here’s one way to ruin an A$AP Rocky concert, aka People are Insane Vol. 3,013. [HyperVocal]
“Is football dying?” [Hardball Talk]
Bruce Feldman did a Q&A with Ralph Friedgen. [CBS]
In case you hadn’t read the Chris Kluwe piece from Thursday. [Deadspin]
A good idea (that will never happen) about circumventing Sochi for the Olympics. [Chicago Tribune]
Looking at Teddy Bridgewater’s draft stock. [MMQB]
Kevin Garnett: “Honestly, I have no rhythm. I’m trying to establish some confidence, and figure out where I fit into this whole ‘where I fit into the offense’ thing.” [NY Post]
“The Late, Great American WASP.” [WSJ]
“So there it is, Bill O’Brien represents The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of college football. Will there arise another like Coach Paterno whose selfless commitment put the student-athletes and the university ahead of his own ambition?” [Scout.com]
USA Hockey picked a roster for Sochi. [Eye on Hockey]
Havard’s Laurent Rivers is more than “just a shooter.” [One Bid Wonders]
Celebrities posing with younger versions of themselves. [Laughing Squid]
The ‘Sexiest Sportswriters in LA’ is apparently a thing. [LAist]
Macau casinos made profits of $45 billion in 2013. [Red Ticket Blues]
Did drunk folks swear on live television before the Internet existed? [Video via @JimmyTraina]
Hell, fire and brimstone! Another hearty Happy Birthday wish to Good Ol’ JR. (Always loved how hard he sold the Kane character.)
Kevin Gilbride retired as Giants offensive coordinator Thursday. The news came 20 years to the day Buddy Ryan slugged Gilbride on ESPN Sunday Night Football at the Astrodome.
Here’s one of the best cricket catches of the summer, from Australia. (Seems like a standard baseball diving catch, albeit sans glove.)
This is my favorite song about snow, however I don’t think Ozzy is singing about the snow everyone in the Northeast has been whining about the last 24+ hours.