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@npub12eml5kmtrjmdt0h8shgg32gye5yqsf2jha6a70jrqt82q9d960sspky99g @npub19l2muzvelq07kfx8glfqmpf8jdcj2xp733rhjfc05t2g2mt9krjqrae40w Though I haven’t listed to this episode yet, I feel compelled to jump in. I knew BOTC was going to be engaging based on the subject matter. What I didn’t see coming was the 48-72 after each episode, diving back into the tracks and shows referenced in each pod, together with the memories and friendships. I’ve even reached out to a couple of folks from my crew I haven’t seen in 25 years. It’s been a real treat and I wanted to say thanks! I’ll be back for E.10 in a couple days. In the meantime: I’ve got 4 Island Tour shows re-familiarize myself with. Much Love.

"U Sports", formerly the CIAU (Go, U Sports!!), is our pathetic version of the NCAA. As far as I know, we don’t offer real financial or scholarship incentives for student-athletes. If anything, they’re more like small honorariums than actual scholarships. Hockey: @grayruby is right on the money here. Our young players chase opportunities in the CHL — that’s the WHL, QMJHL, and OHL — for ages 16–20.It might not be as much of a sure thing as it once was with the growth of USA Hockey, but when I was growing up, most NHL late-round picks or undrafted older kids from the CHL could reasonably expect to keep their hockey dream alive with a big scholarship or a free ride to a very good U.S. school. I honestly can’t think of a single player from U Sports/CIAU hockey who went on to the NHL. GPT-5 found a few — but with the exception of Joel Ward, “notable” should probably be in quotes: Derek Ryan, Logan Thompson, and Joel Ward – recent standout examples making the jump from U Sports to the NHL. Dr. Randy Gregg – University of Alberta Golden Bears alum (and actual doctor) with a solid NHL/AHL career. Bernie Wolfe – goalie from Sir George Williams University, 119 NHL games, MVP at the university championship. Andre Hidi – University of Toronto, 7 NHL games with Washington after earning U Sports national accolades. Kent Ruhnke – University of Toronto, brief NHL and WHA career, university championship MVP. Football: I’ve never played a down of competitive football, but I know it’s… complicated up here. High school and community teams generally play some variation of Canadian Amateur Football rules. Some use 3 downs. Quebec uses 4 downs, but still with the 1-yard line of scrimmage. Younger kids often use 4 downs to keep things moving. Community teams in Toronto and Vancouver sometimes use a hybrid of U.S. and Canadian rules. I have no idea how it all works, but it clearly hasn’t been a great recipe for producing elite players. We didn’t have football at my high school, but…

Great pod, gents

Two absolute legends! 🫡

Let’s go!

Thanks, Gents.

Excellent rip gentlemen!

Let’s go!

“would you still be willing to do lightning payments and stay late on Friday until the lightning actually works?” I’m dead 😂

Canadian here. Can confirm: Alberta is not cool.

“Julius can go fuck itself” are words I never thought I’d hear uttered. 😂

That was a wild tread deadline.

Really enjoying the pod. Trying to binge in chronological order. This episode was great.

Just found the pod. A match made in heaven.

A couple great rips this week. Thanks, Matt 🫡

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Thanks for another great episode!

Thanks guys. Great listen.

Now my sole source for sports news. Appreciate you! 🫡

Beauty interview, Pete.

Another great episode. I appreciate you guys! 🫡

Every Leaf’s fan is like those three dudes in the stands in the movie Major League.

Fellow child ump here. The best job and the worst job. That was a trip down memory lane. We need an actual Stacker News World Baseball Classic: USA v. The World.

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I appreciate you dude 👊

We need more Bitcoiner families present in the space.

You guys continue to crush it!

Everyone needs a friend like @npub1phvflpwfk…

Let me know when you guys decide what book we’re reading first