Your “It’s Not Stealing; It’s A Homage” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes:

• Gerald McCoy is taking it personally that the Bucs gave his #93 to Ndamukong Suh.  
  • “Them giving the number away, that’s their prerogative, but the respect they showed. It would be different if it was a guy who signed four or five years. This is a one-year deal.”
    • He further added, “It was a sign of respect. I’m one of the best players to ever play in the organization… It kinda shows the respect and how they feel about me.”

• Byron Leftwich is Bruce Arians’ point-man in what nfl.com calls the “Jameis Winston Reclamation Project”. 
  • The biggest reclamation project launched in Florida since the Everglades Forever Act of 1994, Leftwich was brought in to be the Offensive Coordinator by Arians because of his experience and their history together.
    • Leftwich was a QB under Arians in Pittsburgh, and got to know him well because BIG BEN OWN COACH!
      • When Leftwich retired, Arians got him to go to Arizona & work on his coaching staff.
  • The main goal is to start Winston over from scratch with the new offence Arians wants to introduce to Tampa.
    • Because it appears to be the last chance before the “Bust” label is applied and he’s replaced by a journeyman white QB.

• NBC, the NFL & Carrie Underwood are being sued for copyright infringement over the atrocious intro song for “Sunday Night Football”.
  • A songwriting team from SoCal is suing over similarities to their song “Game On” which they put on the internet two years ago, and allegedly pitched to Underwood’s management in 2017.
  • Hopefully, the best-case scenario is that these parasites don’t get paid and NBC opts for a different, less-shitty intro.

Tonight’s sports:

• CFL:
  • Roughriders at Redblacks – 7:30PM | TSN / ESPN+
    • don’t forget to check out The Maestro’s award-adjacent “CFL Beat” before the game for all your betting & game information.
• Fútbol:
  • Copa América Brasil 2019:
    • Uruguay vs. Japón – 6:30PM | TELMUN
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Soccer 2019:
    • Nicaragua vs. Haiti – 7:00PM | FS1
    • Costa Rica vs. Bermuda – 9:30PM | FS1
• Béisbol:
  • MLB:
    • Angels at Blue Jays – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
  • College World Series: (elimination game)
    • Game 10: Louisville vs. Mississippi State – 8:00PM | ESPN2
      • The winner gets Vanderbilt & their whistling fan on Friday night.
• NBA:
  • Draft – 7:00PM | ESPN / TSN2 / Sportsnet1

That’s it for me this week. Seamus has you tomorrow night, and I’m away on more personal business until Tuesday.

Have a good one.