You Know What's Making Everything Worse? Lack Of Opponent Watch
This stupid story broke during the bye week. Our next Opponent Watch was a urology-filled week 9 gem from Heiko. During that piece we learned that BMac would be taking a hiatus from writing the weekly Opponent Watch and we haven't had one since from him, Heiko, or anyone else. I totally understand that the writers for this here blog have been a little, uh, busy lately.
But man, I do miss BiSB. No offense to the likes of Brian, Seth, and Alex, let alone everyone covering basketball and hockey, but Opponent Watch is the greatest piece of writing on the entire internet and you cannot convince me otherwise. That its absence has coincided with signgate has just made everything worse. Not only do I have the gloom of waiting for the next barrel of bad news to drop, whether from the leaks or from our own AD, but I don't have this little slice of heaven to look forward to each week. I'm not pressing F5 all day today, and that's sad. Today should be a day to mash F5 and hope for a glimpse of The Rock with all those logos at the top of the page. I get giddy every time I see it hit the front page, and it adds to the gloom that it hasn't now for weeks.
I know life happens and people get busy or have other things that take over random football blog responsibilities. Hell, I took a second job and got too busy to do a final four in our gif tournament this summer (let alone try to find a new gif service to use for this season, RIP gfycat). I understand that life gets in the way of all the fun sometimes. But damnit, Bryan, we miss the hell out of you. We need you now, more than ever. Hope all is well man.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
STATISTICS.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:28 PM ^
OP hit the nail on the head
November 17th, 2023 at 12:46 PM ^
I have been missing that column something terrible.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:09 PM ^
TWSS?
November 17th, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
There's an inuendo laden Ionic vs Doric preference joke in here somewhere.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:47 PM ^
I fear not even BiSB could put the right shade of lipstick on this pig.
November 17th, 2023 at 3:46 PM ^
Sisyphus cheated Hades twice... maybe he found a way to skip out of town.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:48 PM ^
It's the best sense of humor and clever feature on the blog. Didn't realize there was a hiatus going on.
The irony of the title of those column now tho....
November 17th, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
Plot twist: BiSB was Connor Stallions all along.
November 17th, 2023 at 12:51 PM ^
big ol hole in the weekly reading list without opponent watch!!
November 17th, 2023 at 12:53 PM ^
You know what's making everything worse: everything
November 17th, 2023 at 12:56 PM ^
also entropy
November 17th, 2023 at 1:03 PM ^
Criminally undervoted comment.
Signed,
UM ChemE degree holder
November 17th, 2023 at 1:11 PM ^
I had a professor in grad school that said "entropy is just a buzzword" used by scientists and engineers.
He is correct on both accounts.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:13 PM ^
he forgot musicians
November 17th, 2023 at 1:43 PM ^
Worse is holding its own as well
November 17th, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
Agree
November 17th, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
Desperate need to read level: 10
November 17th, 2023 at 1:00 PM ^
Here here
November 17th, 2023 at 1:04 PM ^
We have met the opponent, and he is us... .
November 17th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
+1 for Pogo reference!!
November 17th, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
Agreed. I'd like to take a break from our opponents laughing at us to laugh at our opponents.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
Uncle T had to get a job. Life moves on.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:13 PM ^
Hold me, BiSB!!!
November 17th, 2023 at 1:15 PM ^
You know what the team needs: Leadership. Detroit hasn't felt any real pride since George Bush went to Japan and vomited on their auto executives.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:19 PM ^
Agreed. We are a spoiled needy bunch. I want my Opponent Watch!
November 17th, 2023 at 1:30 PM ^
Hear, hear!
If there’s one piece I really look forward to here it’s the Opponent Watch. Not seeing it is like Mad magazine with no Spy vs Spy
November 17th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
I didn't realize how much I counted on OW to be my weekly dose of levity heading into a weekend of football nonsense until it was gone. Keeping my fingers crossed that life calms down for BiSB soon and he can return to delighting us with his supreme wit and pithy observations.
November 17th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
I think what we all need is an update to the CRex saga...
November 17th, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
Yeah, my bad. I’m not saying this is all my faulty, but I’m not NOT saying that either.
I meant to comment at the time, but my professional-looking alter ego I took a new gig, and the transition just isn’t allowing me to give Opponent Watch the level of stupid sincerity (or sincere stupidity?) it deserves.
Love y’all.
November 17th, 2023 at 2:31 PM ^
As someone traveling through a protracted job search & interview process, I'm envious of as well as saddened by your lack of free time. Hopefully you will find some slack in your schedule again down the road.
November 17th, 2023 at 2:47 PM ^
Can you confirm or deny that Opponent Watch was elaborate part of Stallions' operation?
November 17th, 2023 at 2:58 PM ^
I suppose to create the best piece of writing the world has ever seen you have to be able to give it your all. Anything less and it wouldn't meet the high standard set. I hope things calm down in your transition, not just for OW's sake, but for your sake as well. Less stress = a healthier BMac. We're all rooting for you.
November 17th, 2023 at 3:24 PM ^
I've already forgotten the geographical location of Indiana without being reminded each week.
November 17th, 2023 at 3:31 PM ^
Our vast network ceased conducting organized "Opponent Watch" some weeks ago.
November 17th, 2023 at 8:09 PM ^
Here's to you, BiSB