CFB Risk Day 35 - Maple Syrup and Grits DO NOT Mix
CliffsNotes Instructions
(1) If you want an order aligned with Michigan’s current battle plan before you attack/defend, go to Michigan Risk Central Command. You'll get a few options to choose from.
(2) If you identify as a rogue, head over to CFB Risk and attack any of the OSU (gray) or A&M (dark red) territories.
Texas' Ugly Cousin Asking for Mercy
1,228 of you played last night, and it's scaring the Aggs. Apparently some of them have been asking us to chill with our attacks on their territories. I presume they're asking for some sort of neutrality pact. Mostly because they need region bonuses to win, and we're now in position to attack those regions.
So yeah, a pact ain't happenin'. We aren't Charlie Brown.
In response to our Southwest successes, Pay-to-Play University has run to Canada, which is unacceptable. Michigan owns the North and the Northern Lights have been a good regional bonus for us. The southerners must be evicted, which would honestly be a favor to them because apparently nobody from the South can handle playing in the cold -- at least that's what they tell recruits.
Fortunately, despite their attack on Canada, we still managed to grab a regional bonus, which is huge. With our raw star advantage, the regional bonuses are A BIG DEAL. Multiplying the most raw stars in the game by 50%? Hell yeah.
So let's keep shotgunning the hell outta TAMU and OSU and making their lives miserable, while also picking up regions to make their lives MORE MISERABLE.
Care to join in on the fun?
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I hear Canada is nice this time of year.
If you're a Wolverine, it's awesome. You've got some prey making itself known again.
Oh man, this sparked a memory of an ad about 10-15 years ago where Pavel Datsyuk would sheepishly say "I trust my eyes to Dr. Ramani, you should too."
I don't like this game or your insinuation that maple syrup and grits don't mix.
(for the record, they do)
Grits mixes with everything
Grits mixes with everything because nobody could eat that spackle masquarading as food on it's own. People keep trying it with other actually edible foods in a vain attempt to make it somehow less disgusting but they fail every time.
I'm convinced Grits, like Grape Nuts cereal, began as a goof, "hey, let's see if we can get people to eat THIS" and then it just got away from them.
This is wrong and you should feel bad.
This is funny, trademark it. I'm planning on sending this to my wife, who is very southern and very much grew up poor raised by grandparents and parents who thought she had it easy. Consequently she eats all those awful southern poor people foods like grits and turnip greens.
To your point, she adds so much butter to her grits my arteries harden just seeing the concoction.
greens are delicious...... born and raised in MI, so no 'you must be from the south'...
fried okra is outstanding as well.
Ahh, yes, Okra. We even grow that stuff just so my wife can have it all summer long. Amazing how much Okra you can grow in one little 6 foot long box.
(I believe my Michigan family ate greens too, but not turnip greens, something else. Hated that too).
awful southern poor people foods
It all taste's better than awful northern rich people foods
I don't know nothin' 'bout northern rich people foods, but greens and grits and the other stuff she eats are awful compared to northern poor people foods.
Potatoes, green beans, corn, pork chops, corn, peas and corn are all some of the best foods on earth!
Good lord, we poors grow and eat all that stuff too.
Frankly, I pity what much of the rest of the country offers in the way of regional cuisine.
you're just salty you haven't had good grits before
Grew up with southerners. I haven't had good grits. They just taste like whatever you add to them.
Obligatory downvote for spreading grit misinformation.
Agree, but upvote for the Grape Nuts fact check, so I guess it evens out. LOL
Eating Grape Nuts is like going out to the country and eating some random gravel road. Roughly the same consistency and taste.
Grits are supposed to be dressed up, that's the point. I never understood the disdain. Grits with a little butter and cheddar, salt and pepper, two sunny side up eggs on top with chopped chives is splendid. Or grits with a little olive oil, onions, and old bay with grilled shrimp? Perfect.
Or, if you've ever had a pork chop served on top of creamy mushroom polenta... fun fact, polenta is grits. Just stone ground yellow corn instead of white corn. Mix in a bit of cream, chicken stock, roasted mushrooms, garlic and thyme.
I concede they're unhealthy. But, so is anything else delicious. You wouldn't crave a plate of plain white rice. Or a bowl of pasta without sauce. Grits should get the same leeway.
#gritsgang
Grits are disgusting. On the other hand, polenta is great, especially grilled, maybe with a little red pepper sauce, some fresh tomatoes and basil, drizzle of good olive oil and balsamic. Sprinkle of salt, grind of pepper, couple Shane's of Parm.
Hate to be “that guy” but, not only were Grape-Nuts not an accident. They were essentially stolen from Kellogg when C.W. Post was a patient at Kellogg’s health sanitarium. Kellogg served them to patients to help them cleanse their bowels.
The history is a bit different depending on who tells it but Kellogg’s was always paranoid about people stealing their secrets because of this betrayal.
Maple syrup mixes with everything too, btw.
If I am nicer to grits will you take the 10 seconds required to play?
No! Because I know the hardness in that lawyer's heart of yours. Harder than grits left to dry out on the side of the pot that no amount of soaking or scrubbing can fix.
Hey now! Don't you know that it's the 99% of lawyers that give the rest of us a bad name?
Be like Mikey! Beat Ohio!
So, how in the world is Chaos kicking ass all of the sudden, when they only have 4 players, and a handful of mercs?
They have around 300 stars to throw around, and the Chaos bridges happened to land in the middle of Canada recently.
Last night, Chaos had what is reported to be the best statistical roll in the history of the game. They had something around a 0.1% chance to get the outcome of 9 territories. Chaos--they are who we thought they are.
Before the UM strategy changed, we could only attack 4 or 5 TAMU territories. This next roll, there are 17 TAMU territories at Risk. You win some, you lose some, but if you have more players you will win more overall.
We need everyone to make a move the next three evenings. The number of players matters. A lot.
On a personal note, my TAMU alum sister in law has been very quiet. Many thanks to all who have participated in this moment of silence.
You are very welcome.
Only team I'd consider allying with at this point... Iowa State. The hues are a bit off, but that maize and blue combo is pleasing. To hell with the rest, especially ohio, aTm, wisconsin, and notre dame. Oh wait, nd is already in hell.
OSU made some solid gains yesterday and has some well protected territories at the moment. This must not be allowed to continue.
Maple Syrup and Grits DO NOT Mix
Well, not as a lubricant, no.
But they mix real well as chinking compound for a log cabin. Sets up like concrete in just about an hour.
We have indeed been Charlie Brown a ton in this game. Glad we arent anymore, as a result, im playing for the first time this year. F pacts, lets go win.
Great to have you onboard!
Also, is that why my back hurts? Cause I actually WAS Charlie'ing? The concussions must have made me forget.
I'd offer texas a&m a non aggression pact for 10 turns if they immediately cede California, Rockies, Flint Hills, and Mississippi River. And also leave Canada completely. They'd keep their regions and focus on attacking the south and the Caribbean.
Also should ally with ISU against Wisconsin, and maybe Tennessee.
Also everyone should laugh at how stupid Georgia Techs leadership is and how they decided to lose the game because a few of them don't like Michigan.
laughed
GT was actually miffed we didn't paint their targets on our recruiting poster. Disrespekt!
Here's the updated poster without #0 making one of the greatest plays in the history of The Game. Please help recruit by blasting it out to your wolverine friends.
This version of Risk has truly turned into a "Us verses the World" mentality. Anyone who looks at the map and digs into the individual territorial battles will see that along the TAMU / OSU border in Central America both sides will not attack each other (unless some crazy rogue goes off, but that is usually just 1 or 2 player(s) only). HOWEVER, take a look at the TAMU / MICHIGAN border along the Red River. TAMU dedicated 600 stars (over 70 players) in 1 territory alone.
So they want us to layoff of them, but they won't go after OSU either??? Hmmmm... Not happening. We have been doped twice in this game because we are trustworthy. But now it is a "No Holds Attack on Anyone"****
**** Except ISU, their cool and well coordinated. They don't bother us, we work around them....
"Doped?" Hmmm, quite an apt word here, under the circumstances.
Can you all please get Wisconsin out of Minnesota???
We don't need no stinkin badgers here.
We aren't Charlie Brown *this time*.