Jason Staples

Former Coach | Unconquered Pod | Football Analyst @InsideCarolina | Book: | Opinions mine | Non-sports: @jasonstaples

[On Code 863 @GeoSoFly]

Man @DocStaples literally predicted this game from start to finish on the last episode of unconquered

[Wulden @Wulden83]

Bruh...

[Joe Johnson @_JoeJohnson_]

And to put Ashton Daniels' season into perspective...

Jordan Travis had a MUCH better roster, an elite defense, and protected the football far better in 2023.

Travis finished with 27 total TDs. Daniels already has 23 through 7 games, averaging 3.29 TDs per game to JT's 2.45.

He's on pace for nearly 40.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@PointBreakwt Norvell. And by a lot. Unfortunately, however, games are mostly decided long before gameday, mostly via talent acquisition during the offseason. And for that, Mario has been a lot better (with some significant $$$ help, of course).

[InsideCarolina @InsideCarolina]

Three great UNC Film Room sessions this week to check out ...

Jaylen McGill to the House - https://t.co/UpNMnrJZlm
Greg Smith's Key Stops - https://t.co/EXY66AlF3n
Jordan Shipp's Mesh Dig TD - https://t.co/B0GYO1bQzQ

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@llama_dale @_johnny_bgood So you don’t know the rule. You could’ve just kept that to yourself, but somehow you insisted on displaying your ignorance.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

Best angle I've seen of this. Clearly shows that Miami DB's hands came off the ball when he contacted the ground, while FSU WR's gloves are still on it. Too bad the ACC replay booth didn't have this angle to ignore.

[Dolfan Derek @Dolfin55]

Game sealing In for 3 !

Go Canes 🙌🏻

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@_johnny_bgood You’re telling on yourself and your lack of knowledge of the rules here.

[Stefan Schubert @StefanFSchubert]

Moralisation of sex is less of a historical accident than is sometimes suggested

[Daniel Friedman @DanFriedman81]

“The Simpsons” was a beloved animated sitcom that ran for ten legendary seasons and concluded in 1999. The show was celebrated for what was widely perceived as a near perfect run that wrapped before it wore out its concept and overstayed its welcome.

Creator Matt Groening and showrunner James L. Brooks famously decided to bring the show to a conclusion after experiencing the negative audience reaction to the season 9 episode “The Principal and the Pauper,” in which it was revealed that the school’s principal was actually an impostor who had stolen the real Seymour Skinner’s identity. Brooks did not want to sully the show’s legacy by doing a bunch of weird episodes as the franchise slid into mediocrity and cultural irrelevance, so the writers and cast decided instead to go out on top and end things on a high note.

However, because of its centrality in 90s pop culture, a long-running Internet joke is to pretend “The Simpsons” is still on the air, a premise that gets more absurd and deranged with each passing year. If this show were still producing new episodes, it would be in its 38th season now, and most of the voice cast would be in their 80s.

The joke is to imagine how distorted this charming show would have become if it had been stretched out to more than 800 episodes. Comedy posters on “weird Twitter” used to try to top each other by making up terrible ideas for what modern episodes of the show might be like.

For example, a viral 2012 tweet imagined an episode where Lady Gaga helps Lisa Simpson with her self esteem. In 2019, popular shitposter Megan Amram originated the premise of Bart Simpson becoming a men’s rights activist to protest a gender-swapped reboot of “Itchy and Scratchy.”

But perhaps the most elaborate Internet “Simpsons” joke was a 2017 YouTube mockumentary “The Problem With Apu,” in which the comedian Hari Kondabolu ironically pretended to be offended by the charming and innocuous convenience store owner character Apu.

Everyone thought this was hilarious, especially since the show had been off the air for nearly two decades when the mockumentary was released. So, Twitter ran with the joke by pretending to “cancel” Apu, and the viral gag memorably resulted in the character’s voice actor, Hank Azaria, recognizing the meme by promising never to perform the character again, which everybody thought was really funny since Azaria had been retired for years.

Now, nearly a decade later, fans are pretending that the show — which has now been off the air longer than most people tweeting about it have been alive— has brought back the “cancelled” character with a new racially-appropriate voice actor.

I actually don’t think this is that funny, and I kind of think the gag of pretending “The Simpsons” is still airing new episodes has overstayed its welcome, a mistake the actual show “The Simpsons” would never have made.

If you haven’t seen this 1990s classic, which — and I cannot emphasize this enough — ended after 10 seasons in 1999, you can watch all the episodes on Disney+ (except the one with Michael Jackson that got pulled from streaming).

[Chief Nole @AG_Nole8387]

@MLNoles

[NoleML @MLNoles]

Good take on the holding call in FSU Miami game. Former college player on the oline

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@DeaRHJJR No, the NCAA rule book says what I said. Look it up. It’s all about material restriction, which is defined exactly as I explained. I know it can be hard for fans to understand, but if you buckle down, maybe one day you can get it!

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

Every ball knower coming to exactly the same conclusion. Only people saying otherwise are telling on themselves.

[Eric Mac Lain @EricMacLain]

Rewatching FSU vs MIA. That holding call on the 1st Hail Mary was insane… was an absolute miss… the LT literally CHOPPED the DE’s stab… wow.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@YogurtInBogurt Why did you circle Duce’s right hand in green? Trying to prove my point?

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@GabeZ33 Front and back of ball, dude.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@canenation34 @DevonL1gon If both hands are on the ball while it’s in the other player’s stomach, its joint possession by rule.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@P_Arthur2 Because that’s Duce. He had the ball on the ground until the pile ultimately took it. Nothing to complain about, just let it go to review. I’d have done the same.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@_johnny_bgood The ball is literally breaking the plane in this image. Clear evidence it’s not a safety 😂

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

@dtackett_ Miami (FL) has been playing in front of empty stadiums for decades.

[Jason Staples @DocStaples]

This is amazing, @dannykanell.
Apparently I'm the only one who sits in almost stone silence watching these games. After it was initially caught, I just turned to my wife and said, "Like I said: they're somehow going to score here and then lose it on a failed 2pt conversion." Then the flag notification went up.

[Holli H. FSU @NolesHolli]

This actually great from @dannykanell ‘s fam. The outcome sucked but your daughter’s screech was great. We need that kind of comic relief.
Also 🙏🙏🙏 for your family and Bowden.

[InsideCarolina @InsideCarolina]

NEW: Greg Smith's stellar performance was a big reason for UNC's win at Duke.

Today's Film Room takes a closer look at four key plays made by Smith.

https://t.co/EXY66AlF3n