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rocohen20 · 3 years ago

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Pod Fic: 1988

I like to listen to podfics a lot. And I’m prone to listen to the long ass ones. This post consist of my ablosute favourite Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews podfics. Most of those I have downloaded to my phone and I listened to them too many times, to the point that whole lines pop in my mind from time to time, with the exact way the nerator said them. Every story there is really is the best. I hope you’d enjoy it.

-[Podfic of] This Love Is Be and End All, by exmanhater, 22:17 minutes

[The written work has been deleted]

Because of an blackhawks book club competition, Jonny goes to the local library and there he meets librarin Patrick.

-[Podfic of] For they are rain upon the binding dust of earth, by exmanhater, 23:39 minutes

[Original written work: For they are rain upon the binding dust of earth, by ingenius, 3,966 words]

Times when Patrick cried during sex. I really like their relationship in this.

-[Podfic] fight or run, you're just getting older, by AshesandGhost, 28:36 minutes

[The written work is not available]

Beta Patrick imprinted on human Jonny as his alpha within the first week of meeting him. The story is about him trying to cope with that.

-5 things everyone really didn't need to know about kaner and tazer's sex life, thanks by grim_lupine [Podfic] , by Rhea314 (Rhea), 37:33 minutes

[The written work is not available]

the team finds way too much about Patrick and Jonathan’s sex life.

-a light-handed approach to regulation by hazel [Podfic], by Rhea314 (Rhea), 03:37:19 hours

[Original written work: a light-handed approach to regulation, by hazel, 34,078 words]

Alpha Patrick is drafted to the team with Omega Jonny. It leads to a lot of false assumptions.

-[Podfic] Highly Sticked, by marianas, 21:38 minutes

[Original written work: Highly Sticked, by orphan_account, 3,984 words]

Patrick wants to measure the team’s packages, but mainly he wants to measure Jonny’s.

-It's a Love Story, Baby, Just Say Yes by Svmadelyn [Podfic], by Rhea314 (Rhea), 03:33:21 hours

[Original written work: It's a Love Story, Baby, Just Say Yes, by svmadelyn, 34,053 words]

Patrick kane has feeling for Jonny, he tries to fuck them away.

-Like Other Girls, by smoulderandbraids, 01:33:30 hours

[Original written work: Like Other Girls, by BlackEyedGirl, 14,212 words]

This amazing fic is about pat and her relationship with the media and the team. I really recommand listening to the podfic version. Special guests: girl!Sidney Crosby, girl!Tyler Seguin.

There is also a fanart for this fic that I think is fabulous: Like Other Girls art, by essouffle

-[Podfic of] Savoy Truffle, by thisissirius, 47:02 minutes

[Original written work is not available. There is another Podfic version that I did not listened to it, if you are interested]

Patrick goes back to baking after madison, Jonny found his secret and enjoyed it since.

-Say It With Flowers by Hazel [Podfic], by Rhea314 (Rhea), 47:33 minutes

[Original written work: say it with flowers , by hazel, 6,741 words]

Patrick can speak to flowers.

-Scattered Pieces of My Mind [Podfic] , by speakingwosound (sev313), 02:28:16 hours

[Original written work: Scattered Pieces of My Mind, by orphan_account, 22,581 words]

after a gay sex tape scandal Patrick gets traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

- [Podfic] Tour de Force, by marianas, 02:09:26 hours

[Original written work is not available]

Patrick writes a book during the offseason after the madison incident. This book became a smashing hit. I love this story so much, and what I liked the most about it is the writing process of Patrick.

-yet we will make him run [PODFIC], by Opalsong, 04:14:06 hours

[Orignal written work is not available]

Lit major Patrick kane befriends the captain of The Chicago Blackhawks. This fic is amazing, I love this story so much and I heard the whole fic so many times.

-Keep You On My Arm [PODFIC], by bessyboo, 39:17 minutes

[Original written work: Keep You On My Arm, by rsadelle, 6,732 words]

The team started to go to gay bars. Jonathan keeps pretending to be Patrick’s boyfriend.

-Drawing Lines In The Palm of Your Hand [PODFIC], by Opalsong, 02:21:03 hours

[Original written work is not available anymore]

The story follows genderqueer Pat. This story was really interesting.

-Shot right through with a bolt of blue by mermaid [podfic], by Rhea314 (Rhea), 05:32:04 hours

[Original written work: Shot right through with a bolt of blue, by mermaid, 54,722 words]

When Jonny is a little kid he discovered that he could shoot fire out of his eyes, ever since he tried to bury it deep inside.

-Our Family or Whatever by Rsadelle [Podfic], by Rhea314 (Rhea), 09:56 minutes

[Original written work: Our Family or Whatever , by rsadelle, 1,550 words]

Jonny finds out that Patrick is a dad, and he helps him with the child

-we like to get our kicks in this one way [PODFIC], by Opalsong, 04:16:15 hours

[Orignal written work: we like to get our kicks in this one way, by nebulia, 21,929 words (5 works)]

This is a collection of stories from girls of the NHL. The first few parts are about Patrick/Jonny.

-[Podfic of] According to Plan, by exmanhater, 14:41 minutes

[Original written work: According to Plan , by rsadelle, 2,546 words]

Patrick needs to speak to Jonny about their life plan.

-[Podfic] chicago is so two years ago, by AshesandGhost, 46:26 minutes

[Original written work: chicago is so two years ago, by Fireblasts, 8,839 words]

Jonahan and Patrick both adopted a dog at the same day, and named it after the other. That leads to freaky stuff.

-[Podfic of] Write Our Names On the Wall, by exmanhater, 01:31:55 hours

[Original written work: Write Our Names On the Wall, by twentysomething, 15,995 words]

always a girl Patrick and Jonathan start to sleep together. It’s eventually leads to feelings.

-[Podfic of] The Limited Circle, by exmanhater, 34:09 minutes

[Original work is not available anymore]

Jonny is an introvert, Patrick doesn’t mind that at all. The intimacy there is really good.

-[Podfic of] Space Kaner, by exmanhater, 18:05 minutes

[Original written work is not available anymore]

Star Trek! AU. You don’t need to know anything about Star Trek. The story is really funny and light-hearted.

-[Podfic] You Give Love a Bad Name, by AshesandGhost, 20:59 minutes

[Original written work is not available anymore]

Jonny is a sex-column consulted. He have a crush for the worker in his go-to sex shop.

-[Podfic of] Dealing with Dragons (Hockey RPF Style), by exmanhater, 13:20 minutes

[Original written work: Dealing with Dragons AU, by orphan_account]

When Patrick needs to marry he runs away and started to live with a dragon. This story is humorous and fun.

-[Podfic of] something old, something new, by exmanhater, 01:51:24 hours

[Original written work: something old, something new, by longtime_lurker, 19,419 words]

Always a girl! Patty takes teammate Jonny to her sister’s wedding to save face.

-[Podfic of] our song is the way you laugh, by exmanhater, 59:06 minutes

[Original written work: our song is the way you laugh, by orphan_account, 9,951 words]

In order to get up on Sharpy, Jonny convinces Patrick to fake a relationship with him.

-[Podfic of] Racy, by exmanhater, 31:50 minutes

[Original written work: Racy, by Lenore, 5,245 words]

After an ill-advised decision of drunk Patrick, he can’t look in Jonny’s direction without thinking of that said decision.

-[Podfic of] three hundred sandwiches, by exmanhater, 01:25:18 hours

[Original written work is not available anymore]

Patrick is making three hundred sandwiches for Jonny, maybe then he would get his man.

-[Podfic of] Somewhere Only We Know, by exmanhater, 02:17:00 hours

[Original written work: Somewhere Only We Know, by jezziejay, 21,705 words]

Patrick is having an existential criris on his 28 birthday. I love the feelings in this story and the pacing.

-[Podfic of] Kiss and Ride on the CTA, by exmanhater, 52:39 minutes

[Original written work is not available anymore]

Patrick hates the regular guy he sees on his mornin comute. Ben Smith took it upon himself to change it.

-[Podfic of] the days are young, by exmanhater, 42:49 minutes

[Original written work is not available anymore]

After the 2010 Olympic Patrick feels like Jonny is hiding something from him, he tries to figure out what.

-[Podfic of] The slowest spark is a breather, by exmanhater, 13:05 minutes

[Original written work is not available anymore]

When Patrick was in the bathroom Sharpy dicked around in his phone contacts. This leads to an embarrassing situation.

-[Podfic of] Orbital Resonance, by exmanhater, 07:39:08 hours

[Original written work: Orbital Resonance, by joyfulseeker & thefourofswords, 80,825 words]

Patrick and Jonny started to have threesomes with different girls. This leads to feelings and more.

-[Podfic] I've Got A Feeling (I Hope You're Feeling It Too), by RsCreighton, 01:43:36 hours

[Original written work: I've Got A Feeling (I Hope You're Feeling It Too), by textbookchoices, 14,746 words]

Patrick wants to be in Jonny’s pack when they grew up. In order to do that he would have to be a beta. This story is so good and emotional.

-[Podfic] Black Lettering, by RsCreighton, 01:09:18 hours

[Original written work: Black Lettering, by textbookchoices, 10,472 words]

name-on-the-wrist soulmate au.

-[Podfic of] Sign it with your heart, by exmanhater, 56:22 minutes

[The original written work is not available for now]

High school AU where nerd Patrick started to tutor Jock Jonny.

-[Podfic of] you ruined everything in the best way, by exmanhater, 01:30:23 hours

[Original written work: you ruined everything in the best way, by thisissirius, 14,663 words]

When Brendon is de-aged into a kid it’s up to Patrick and Jonny to take care of him. This leads to different decisions.

-[Podfic of] call it magic, by exmanhater, 59:22 minutes

[Original written work: call it magic, by thundersquall, 10,640 words]

Patrick is turned into a faerie.

GOOD LISTENING TO EVERYONE!

#fan fiction #podfic #podfiction recommendation #Fan Fiction Recommendation #ao3 #Patrick Kane #Jonathan Toews #Patrick Sharp #enjoy

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wild-battlebond · 4 years ago

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Appmon Liveblog Collection

I rewatched Appmon recently and liveblogged the whole thing! Because it’s a show I really like, I wound up analyzing the show and its characters rather extensively. So, it’s basically like I analyzed every episode plus some color commentary. It’s really interesting!

(however, if you haven’t seen Appmon before, I would warn against reading these as I discuss spoilers throughout!)

01 - Haru and Gatchmon meet - Highlights: Already noticing things that make more sense on a rewatch

02 - People get lost and attacked by dogs - Highlights: Rounder animation style, camera pronunciation, and Gatchmon’s enthusiasm over the real world

03 - Haru and Gatchmon play a normal video game - Highlights: Everything has its fans

04 - Halloween! - Highlights: Haru and Gatchmon have their first (and only) arguement & I learn the importance of saving drafts as I write them

05 - *dokkan punches you* - Highlights: Karan Eri appears! & her relationship with Dokamon is a little rough to watch

06 - Eri learns how to do food reviews - Highlights: mostly just notes on App Fusion

07 - Astora and Musimon debut! - Highlights: Sometimes parents can unintentionally put a lot of pressure on their kids

08 - A random new apptuber appears so Astora does really weird video challenges - Highlights: Musimon cares enough for Astora to tell him like it is, the importance of creating things you love, and “No Astora, no life!”

09 - The road to the Appmon League! - Highlights: the Appmon are funny & App Fusion is interesting

10 - Everyone goes to a normal party - Highlights: really good battle scene!

11 - Everyone takes a normal trip to the beach - Highlights: Eri and Haru are good friends, the sea of the net is cool, and Hackmon gives away information to try and help Rei

12 - Rei’s life story - Highlights: Mom Katsura headcanons, Haru says protagonist-y things, and a trust-based App Link!

13 - Christmas gets “stolen” - Highlights: only a background character actually has any problems

14 - it’s New Year’s now! - Highlights: everyone writes down their resolutions

15 - The group tries to get Tellermon to tell them the locations of the 7 Code Appmon - Highlights: Eri and Astora become friends & a trust-based App Link!

16 - Uncovering the mystery of the App Drives - Highlights: I completely forget how Deneimon is related to Haru & silly alt history

17 - Eri debuts her single! - Highlights: Ai takes a lot of initiative & Eri’s fanbase gains a face

18 - Haru and Yujin hang out with a bunch of third wheels - Highlights: A rare Haru and Astora team-up, Musimon’s unexplained abilities, and Yujin’s memory

19 - L-Corp inflicts a bunch of phones with a virus - Highlights: Haru and Gatchmon’s bond!!!!!!!

20 - Astora gets his Ultimate-grade Appmon - Highlights: Jenny appears & Astora chooses his own path in life

21 - Eri gets her Ultimate-grade Appmon - Highlights: Eri respects Coachmon

22 - More of Rei’s life story - Highlights: Rei and Hackmon’s unique relationship & hacking in a virtual world is almost-scarily OP

23 - Tracking down Mienumon & retrieving Weatherdramon’s chip - Highlights: Puzzle solving, good character acting, and stress exemplified by said good character acting

24 - Dantemon appears - Highlights: The App Drivers were gone all night?! and Haru’s want to protect the world

25 - Adventures in the Deep Web! - Highlights: everyone plays The Price is Right

Skipped episode 26 since it’s just a recap and clip show.

27 - Eri gains an “appter” account - Highlights: the stressful life of Eri’s manager, Yujin is a good friend, & the App Drive Duo appears

28 - Yujin is the fifth App Driver! - Highlights: Yujin’s relationship with his mom

29 - Gatchmon and co. run away from home - Highlights: it’s an episode where the Appmon wander around on their own! & what’s the deal with Offmon apologizing

30 - Dokamon trains MariPero - Highlights: the effects of idolizing someone you barely know & Yujin encouraging Offmon

31 - Offmon has a bad day on vacation - Highlights: The inn’s wolf thematic, Yujin struggles to understand Offmon, & communication is important

32 - Offmon hides in a box all day - Highlights: Haru gives advice, Offmon breaks his cycle of loneliness, & a trust-based App Link!

33 - L-Corp gets a new CEO - Highlights: Rei and Hackmon do another spy infiltration thing

34 - Everyone visits L-Town - Highlights: App Drive Duo’s Overdrive ability is utilized

35 - The lead-up to the Appliyama Elections! - Highlights: Eri and Astora film videos together & more insight into Eri’s work ethic

36 - The Appliyama Elections!!! - Highlights: Everything about this episode! It’s fantastically directed!

37 - First fight against the Ultimate Four - Highlights: Unryuji Knight’s monologue

38 - Character development on a mountain - Highlights: Everyone is good friends

39 - The Appmon Graveyard - Highlights: being rude to old applications

40 - Rei & Hackmon VS Biomon, Eri & Dokamon VS Beautymon, Astora & Musimon VS Fakemon - Highlights: Biomon is a bad surgeon & what the other fights could have been

41 - Haru & Gatchmon VS Charismon - Highlights: all of it again! it’s another well-directed episode!

42 - Rei becomes a mouse - Highlights: Rei’s life as a manager & drawing parallels between Rei and Eri’s lives

43 - Wake up Sleepmon! - Highlights: I don’t extensively comment on it, but it’s nice to see Rei actually taking care of himself

44 - Everyone saves the summer festival - Highlights: Appmon Kindergarten & Haru’s love for his everyday life

45 - Agumon commits crimes - Highlights: Haru has a really good day hanging out with Agumon

46 - Astora is taken to a temple - Highlights: Astora reaffirms his right to choose his own path

47 - The beginning of the end! - Highlights: What the future holds & it means to change

48 - Bootmon presses a big red button - Highlights: Several paragraphs about everyone’s bonds with their buddy Appmon

49 - The God-Grade Appmon fight - Highlights: Shutmon speculation, the God Appmon are cosmically frightening, Eri acts as leader, & Haru’s emotion fest

50 - Leviathan eats people - Highlights: Haru’s trust in Gaiamon is complete

51 - Defeating Leviathan’s physical body - Highlights: everyone works together despite being apart & it’s just a pretty hype episode!

52 - “A hypothetical point in time where AI becomes so advanced that humanity undergoes a permanent change” - Highlights: Emotion VS Logic & what it means to protect someone

#digimon #appmon #fiftytenpost #fiftytenlive: complete #sorry for not including episode titles but i didn't feel like copying 52 of them down #hopefully the short blurbs are clear enough!#appmon liveblog 20

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f4liveblogarchives · 5 years ago

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Fantastic Four Vol 1 #166 & #167

Mon Aug 12 2019 [08:04 PM] Wack'd: Somehow I doubt this

[08:04 PM] Umbramatic: doubt [08:05 PM] Wack'd: Can't say I think Ben looks good in pinstripes.

[08:06 PM] Wack'd: These extras call Ben on being kind of a dick and leave. [08:07 PM] Wack'd: Dammit Ben don't be a sexist

[08:07 PM] Wack'd: Also this dude is totally being genuine, right? Like, he's flirting? [08:07 PM] Wack'd: This is our first canonically gay character in Fantastic Four! [08:07 PM] Umbramatic: well [08:08 PM] Wack'd: And he'll never be seen again [08:08 PM] maxwellelvis: Either that or he's tossing Ben's act right back at him, but I'm going to subscribe to your reading I think. [08:10 PM] Wack'd: So the Four are headed to Nebraska to catch the Hulk because Reed thinks he's finally perfected a cure for being the Hulk [08:10 PM] Wack'd: The "shocking ending" will be that it works, I'm guessing [08:10 PM] Wack'd: Except not shocking because we all know it'll never take [08:12 PM] Wack'd: Anyway Hulk wrecks the plane, but Johnny and Reed save everyone by creating a massive draft and turning into a giant parashoot, respectively [08:14 PM] Wack'd: Reed don't--this isn't ethical, Reed

[08:14 PM] Wack'd: That's not actually freedom you're describing [08:15 PM] maxwellelvis: Reed might want to look up what the phrase "gilded cage" means [08:15 PM] Umbramatic: oh [08:16 PM] Wack'd: Sue has a new power--Hulk blows up their personal craft so Sue creates an invisible fireman's pole for Ben to slide down [08:17 PM] Wack'd: First instance, I think, of Sue using her force fields to fuck people up--she makes one around Hulk's head to suffocate him [08:18 PM] Wack'd: And while he's struggling Reed gets Ben to deliver a finishing blow [08:19 PM] Wack'd: Ben's uncomfortable because it's not a fair fight [08:19 PM] Umbramatic: oof [08:20 PM] Wack'd: Anyway Reed does the thing, but the military renegs on letting Bruce go, so Ben smashes the machine they've hooked Bruce up to [08:20 PM] Wack'd: Which unfortunately is the same machine that un-Hulked him, and breaking it re-Hulks him [08:21 PM] Wack'd: ...sure

[08:22 PM] maxwellelvis: Well, the last person I'd expect to be familiar with Elton John, that Benjamin J. "Idol O' Millions" Grimm [08:23 PM] Wack'd: I'll say this for Roy Thomas--definitely didn't see this coming [08:23 PM] Aleph Null: everyone knows that big buff monster dudes are an oppressed group [08:24 PM] Aleph Null: like gamers [08:24 PM] Umbramatic: indeed [08:24 PM] Umbramatic: buff monster dudes rise up

Mon Aug 12 2019 [08:25 PM] Wack'd: fight fight fight [08:26 PM] Wack'd: WE'RE DOIN THIS HUH

[08:27 PM] Aleph Null: so we back in the mine, got our racism swinging from side to side, side side to side [08:28 PM] Wack'd: So Ben and Hulk steal a hovercraft [08:28 PM] Umbramatic: as you do [08:29 PM] Wack'd: Reed, Sue, and Johnny are given 24 hours to get them back before the military intervenes [08:29 PM] Umbramatic: oh [08:31 PM] Wack'd: Sue can walk on water now! Force fields sure are grand [08:31 PM] Wack'd: I like that Thomas and Pérez are taking the time to actually figure out how far they can push Sue's powers [08:33 PM] Umbramatic: ye, it's nice [08:33 PM] Wack'd: So anyway Ben over the course of the issue starts to realize Hulk isn't really a pinnicle of good decision making. Ben wants to find some place to bug out and Hulk keeps starting shit [08:34 PM] Wack'd: Eventually, Ben gets fed up when Hulk tosses Reed off a building, and once again--fight fight fight [08:35 PM] Wack'd: Anyway, uh [08:35 PM] Wack'd: Prolonged exposure to gamma radiation de-Thingifies Ben, turns out [08:35 PM] maxwellelvis: Sure, sure [08:35 PM] Wack'd: Hulk, disappointed, wanders away [08:36 PM] Wack'd: And the Four return to NYC without Ben facing any consequences for freeing a military prisoner [08:36 PM] Wack'd: The army presumably is disinterested in getting the Four to go after Hulk again after the great job they did this time, in any case

#1976 #Roy Thomas #George Pérez #The Main Book

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rooyntime · 6 years ago

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01. Date's Pride : Kamurocho Chapter: 12 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Outside Le Marche [ ] 02. Two Fathers : Ryukyu Chapter: 10 Time: Evening Criteria: Before heading to meet Toma at Flawless Club Location: Ryudo Family on Public Market North [ ] 03. Hometown Girl : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Night Criteria: None Location: Inside New Serena talk to Rikiya and go visit Asia [ ] 04. The Finishing Touch : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Night Criteria: None Location: Outside Kanrai with Rikiya on Shichifuku St. East [ ] 05. Silver Screen Dragon : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: At Theater Square in front of theaters [ ] 06. Murder at Café Alps : Kamurocho Chapter: 09 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Inside Café Alps on Nakamichi St. [ ] 07. Stardust : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " The Devoted Grandson (63) " Location: Inside Stardust on Tenkaichi St. [ ] 08. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 1 : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Talk to a group girls near the lockers on Ryukyu Blvd. East [ ] 09. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 2 : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Start " Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 1 (08) " Location: Talk to a group girls near Blue Seal on Ryukyu Blvd. [ ] 10. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 3 : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 2 (09) " Location: Talk to a group girls [ ] 11. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 4 : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 3 (10) " Location: Talk to a group girls at bridge on Kitaryu St. [ ] 12. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 5 : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 4 (11) " Location: Talk to a group girls west of Public Market North [ ] 13. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 6 : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 5 (12) " Location: Talk to a group girls opposite of Quickly on Kariyushi Arcade [ ] 14. Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 7 : Ryukyu Chapter: 10 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Seven Mysteries of Downtown Ryukyu: 6 (13) " Location: Talk to a group girls at bridge on Kitaryu St. [ ] 15. The Ultimate Instant Ramen : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Inside Kyushu No.1 Star on Pink Alley [ ] 16. Find the Murcutt Treasure : Ryukyu Chapter: 10 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Hit-And-Stop Swindle (38) " Location: Kitaryu St. near Ebisu Pawn Ryukyu [ ] 17. Letter in a Bottle : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 / 10 Time: Morning / Evening Criteria: None Location: Find the bottle on the beach, east of the fishing rod. [ ] 18. The Red Balloon : Kamurocho Chapter: 07 Time: Evening / Night Criteria: Clear " Convenient Stakeout (32) " Location: Near the lockers on Nakamichi St. [ ] 19. #1 Draft Pick : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: Score over 1160 points on Hard mode Location: Inside Yoshida Batting Cage on Hotel District [ ] 20. Il Yu-Jin Fever : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " The Water Purifier (77) " Location: In front of the theaters on Theater Square [ ] 21. Find the Lion Dog : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Talk to couple at the intersection on Ryukyu Blvd. [ ] 22. Concerned Stalker : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Meet Michiru (68) " Location: In front of Club Koakuma on Shichifuku St. [ ] 23. Get Back that Loan Money : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: At the square in front of the theaters [ ] 24. Hustler's Challenge : Ryukyu Chapter: 03 Time: Any Criteria: Win 3 pool games at Aqua Sky Location: Inside Aqua Sky [ ] 25. Rookie Dilemma : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Night Criteria: Clear " The Artful Chaser (27) " Location: Man on ground at Public Park 3 [ ] 26. The Artful Dodger's Back : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Night Criteria: None Location: Open parking lot on Shichifuku St. [ ] 27. The Artful Chaser : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " The Taxi Driver (45) " Location: Open parking lot on Shichifuku St. [ ] 28. The Artful Fleer : Kamurocho Chapter: 07 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Rookie Dilemma (25) " Location: Open parking lot on Shichifuku St. [ ] 29. Sunshine Hide-And-Seek : Ryukyu Chapter: 05 Time: Day / Evening Criteria: Before leaving to Kamurocho and ending Chpt. 5. Location: Inside Sunshine Orphanage [ ] 30. An Old Gentleman's Memories : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher (39) " Location: Old man on a bench at eastern entrance to Millennium Tower. [ ] 31. Suspicious Spouse : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Talk to woman with glasses inside Bantam. [ ] 32. Convenient Stakeout : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Kazuma, the Pickpocket? (73) " Location: Inside Poppo Showa St. at Showa St. [ ] 33. A Kidnapping? : Ryukyu Chapter: 03 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Intersection near Kitaryu St. and Ryukyu Blvd. [ ] 34. Sea Bream Troubles : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Suicidal Debt 1 (51) " Location: Fish shop inside Public Market on the ground floor. [ ] 35. Get the Bag-Snatcher : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: At the corner of Kariyushi Arcade and Public Market. [ ] 36. Shut Down the Shady Operation : Ryukyu Chapter: 10 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Suicidal Debt 3 (53) " Location: Inside Public Market [ ] 37. The Market & Mikio : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Inside Public Market in the middle of ground floor. [ ] 38. Hit-And-Stop Swindle : Ryukyu Chapter: 10 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Stop a black Sedan at the intersection on Ryukyu Blvd. [ ] 39. Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " How Low Can You Go? (59) " Location: In front of Kanrai on Shichifuku St. East [ ] 40. Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher 2 : Kamurocho Chapter: 06 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher (39) " Location: In front of Kyushu No.1 Star on Pink Alley [ ] 41. Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher 3 : Kamurocho Chapter: 07 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher 2 (40) " Location: In front of Gelateria on Tahei Blvd. East [ ] 42. Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher 4 : Ryukyu Chapter: 10 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Compulsive Dine-And-Dasher 3 (41) " Location: Near the Ebisu Pawn Ryukyu [ ] 43. The Drinking Game : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " The Bumper Strikes Back (56) " Location: Inside Aqua Sky [ ] 44. Throwing the Game : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: Play 3 full or more dart-games at Bantam Location: Inside Bantam [ ] 45. The Taxi Driver : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Night Criteria: Clear " The High-Tech Peeping Tom (82) " Location: At a taxi near Children's Park [ ] 46. Too Good To Be True? : Kamurocho Chapter: 07 Time: Any Criteria: Clear " Concerned Stalker (22) " Location: The intersection at the parking lot near Shichifuku St. [ ] 47. The Photo of Truth : Kamurocho Chapter: 05 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: Any M Store in Kamurocho [ ] 48. The Kid Finder : Ryukyu Chapter: 04 Time: Any Criteria: None Location: The entrance to Kariyushi Arcade from Ryukyu Blvd. [ ] 49. 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[00:00:00] Devin Davis: Have you ever read a novel where the main character should lose like a lot, but because the story needed them to win and survive at the end, they just never did lose? Well, on the other hand, have you ever read a story where the villain was so awesome that he probably should have won, but didn't? Well, then let's talk about villains and plot today on Writing in the Tiny House. Hello, hello, hello! Welcome back to Writing in the Tiny House. Welcome to the show. I am Devin Davis. I am your host and I am the guy living in a tiny house who is here to show you that writing that work of fiction that you have in your brain is completely possible, and you should do it. Today we are discussing villains and plot.

[00:01:13] Last week, I told you that we would be discussing villains in action. This is kind of that. I was thinking about what action actually meant and all of the points that I had written down fed more into plot rather than just action, because villains can do just about anything you want them to do. But in the overall scheme of things, they play a very important role in the plot.

[00:01:38] Don't you think? So today I don't actually have a lot of announcements because things have been going pretty smoothly and there is nothing new to speak about. So let's dive right in to villains and plot. I have a list of four pitfalls to avoid when structuring your villain and your plot when you go to do the rough draft of your book or the outline of your book. The first thing to avoid is the hierarchy structure of the villain and his henchman. The reason why this is kind of hard to avoid is because we like it. We like the idea that once a bad guy is defeated that there is another bad guy who is stronger, who is more talented, who has more magical powers. And then once that guy is defeated, perhaps there's a third bad guy who is the villain's right-hand man, until we finally get to the bad guy himself. The reason why this is so popular is because it's easy to see, and it's easy to structure a series around. You have book one of the little bad guy and then it just gets a little bit bigger until book three or book five or book seven or however many books are in your series. You finally get to nail the main villain who is behind this entire problem the whole time. It is also a popular way to structure video games. You have the bad guys and you have the henchman and the little fodder guys that are easy to pick off and are not a very big threat.

[00:03:29] And in doing those things, the main character, which is you, gains experience points and gets a little stronger and learns some new things. And onward, the story progresses. However, this is becoming cliche. This is certainly a trope that has been done time and time again. And it is more common to see villains more like people.

[00:03:58] It is more common to see heroes more like people. Like I mentioned in the previous episode, it is more common to see a flawed, main character and to see a main character make some dark decisions. At the same time, it is becoming more common to see a villain with redeemable qualities, or to see a villain who is completely justified in what they are doing.

[00:04:23] And so this structure, this hierarchy structure that you have to beat down the fodder before getting to level two before getting to level three on up to the main big boss at the end, isn't new. It's not fresh. And so find another way to structure the bad guys in your story, especially in your trilogy or in the number of books that you're going to be writing that are related to each other. There are a lot of ways to do it. And at the end of this episode, I'm going to share with you one of the most delightful ways that I found in all of the fantasy fiction that I've read in presenting to you actually a group of five books.

[00:05:10] It is a quintet. So stay tuned until the very end to get that little tidbit. So the second pitfall to avoid ,and granted, you should be avoiding this anyway, it's a thing called plot devices. A plot device, and the reason why I bring this up, this is actually kind of bigger, fundamental writing, but a plot device is a thing that happens only because the writer needs it to happen because something else needs to happen later.

[00:05:48] A plot device is usually pretty contrived. It sometimes can come out of nowhere and all that it serves is for the plot to move forward or to save the main character or whatever. It's these little unbelievable things that happen in order for bigger things to happen later, but that is all the good that they serve.

[00:06:16]One of the most popular plot devices that I can think of is actually in the Chronicles of Narnia in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The children are there in this barren wasteland of frozen ice, and suddenly Santa Claus appears and Santa comes bearing gifts of lethal weapons.

[00:06:39] If you think about it, Santa does not belong in Narnia. There are not other people like Santa Claus that populate Narnia. There are granted a lot of other fantastical creatures and a lot of fun other characters, but Santa Claus himself does not belong there. And the fact that he appears at the very best time and comes bringing gifts that all of these children are going to need to save the day at the end is the biggest plot convenience I have read in a long time.

[00:07:14] Granted it's in a children's story and. We can have more plot conveniences in children's stories if we want to. That's fine. But in the more grownup stuff you get to pay attention to your plot conveniences. Some people call this plot armor. It's when the main character simply has to live because otherwise the book will end too soon.

[00:07:36] And so against all odds, they always win. Or against all odds, they and their central group of friends will win or will come out unscathed and you simply know that just because you know the story. And so it makes things predictable and it makes things unbelievable to a certain degree.

[00:07:59] The reason why I bring this up on a villain's episode is because not only do you get to think of your main character when you are mapping out your plot, but you also get to think about your villain. When your plot is filled with these conveniences and these devices that make the main character always win, you get to see on the other side of that coin or the other edge of that sword, what it does to your villain, or how it paints your villain with these plot devices. Sometimes it can make your villain come across as pretty dumb or come across as way too complicated, way too overthinking things and not realistic in that way. Or it can cheapen such a better deeper experience with that villain if those plot conveniences were not included.

[00:09:03] One of these favorites that I like to call out in fantasy fiction specifically, I like to refer to as the wild card. It's when the forces of evil are upon us. And it looks like the forces of evil are going to win. And we are all in dire straights, but something out of nowhere happens. And it's big and it was not foreshadowed to begin with and it's unexpected and it's a surprise. And to an inexperienced reader, it's probably super awesome. But to the rest of us, it earns kind of,, an eye roll. I read a book once, I don't necessarily want to call it out on the podcast, but there was a situation similar to what I described. The forces of evil were about to conquer this special, magical place. And from out of nowhere, there came a spell that transformed one of the types of magical creatures living in this place into these big warriors. And so these little rinky-dink fairies were transformed into this army of warriors. And the spell happened, and it lasted just long enough for the forces of evil to be abated and for the day to be saved. And then the fairies shrank back down to their normal little fairy selves. The reason why I bring up these things is because you have thought all of these wonderful things through with the villain, you have thought about the awesome ways that the villain is going to come in and threaten the safety of this or that magical place.

[00:10:52] And to throw in a wild card ending really cheapens all of the effort and all of the believability and all of the energy that you have spent trying to build up a believable villain. And instead the reader sits back and realizes that regardless, the villain will not win and it can take them out of the story and it can convince them not to carry on with the series or even to finish the book.

[00:11:24]The fourth pit fall that you get to pay attention to is the villain's backstory. Backstories are wonderful. I love a good backstory. However, it has been used a million times that every bad guy was once an abused little boy or girl. Every bad guy, every bad girl, every bad woman was abused when they were little. And while psychologically all of that makes sense, it is also something that is commonly found in all of literature. And what it can do is make excuses for the villain. If you want the villain to simply be bad and to simply be awful, there are other ways to develop backstory to that. There can be something amiss when they were little and they were involved in things that simply fostered that thing that was amiss. There can be interests that they were exposed to when they were little that carried with them as they learned magic or as they learned business, if it's modern contemporary fiction, or it can be a lot of different things like that.

[00:12:35] If you want them to be abused when they're little, that is fine. It is something that happens all the time in fiction, though, when we do get a good backstory to a villain. And I have read enough and read a wide enough variety of fiction to tell you that not every vicious villain and awful person and person who is threatening to destroy worlds or whatever, not all of them were abused by their dads. There are other ways to do it and to find those ways is fascinating and it makes the writing so much better and so much easier to follow along. And it really catches your interest and holds it there when it is new and it is fresh.

[00:13:24] So let me take a moment with this book review. I'm going to be reviewing the Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore. R.A. Salvatore was one of my very favorite authors when I was in high school. I have since, now that I've gained some more experience in reading and in writing, I've come to find that sometimes his magic systems are a little bit convenient, but I'm going to talk about this particular series of five books. They're five short-ish books, I believe, or five average sized books. It's not a monstrous series, but the Cleric Quintet is about this young man named Cadderly who studies at a library and comes to learn the big mysteries of magic. And over the course of five books, you see it happen and you really come to understand just how powerful this young man becomes.

[00:14:25] And it was a really cool progression to see it over five books and to see actual power happen and to see the learning of spells or the manipulation of matter, or whatever, was really delightful to me. At the same time though, and this is the type of villain that I love to see the very, very most, this villain starts out with Cadderly studying at the same library. This structure didn't have a school. It didn't have classes, it didn't have teachers. It didn't have that type of structure. It just had this library of knowledge. And everybody from everywhere came to this library to learn and to gain more knowledge that way.

[00:15:10]There was another young man studying alongside Cadderly, they weren't friends. And this young man is kind of an awful person. He wasn't talented. He was clumsy. Granted Cadderly was also clumsy. But over the progression of these five books, you watch this untalented jealous, horrible man, young man gradually become the darkest, most threatening monster that comes about in book five. And it is delightful to see, and it was so fun to read. And that is the type of villain that I appreciate the very most, where you see perhaps an amount of foreshadowing, you see character traits and you see people in the very beginning of the story and you think maybe this guy is going to end up being something bad or doing something awful.

[00:16:10] And over the course of it all, you see all of the you see the background, you see the story unfold, you see the reason why this person chooses to be where they are. And you understand their attitudes toward this or that. It makes the villain so much more believable and so much more awesome.

[00:16:33] It is this type of villain that I am choosing to write in my current work in progress, or at least as part of it. Right now I have two half finished books. In one of them, that's totally how the villain is going to be unfolded. And the other one it's going to be different.

[00:16:49] But that is how it is in this book. So if you are interested in checking out the Cleric Quintet, please follow the affiliate links in the description of this podcast episode. And yeah, I give this, I give this entire work of five books. R.A. Salvatore has written a lot of books. And like I said, he was one of my favorites in high school.

[00:17:13]He was one of the Forgotten Realms authors. Did wonderful stuff. One of his characters Drizzt Do'Urden, who was a dark elf, is considered to be one of the most liked in all of fantasy fiction. And this is written by him. So go ahead and follow those links.

[00:17:30] I give these five books, easily, four out of five stars. They were so much fun. But I reflect on some of the things in there and there was an amount of convenience to them, but it was a great read. It was fast paced and the magic and the fighting in RA Salvatore's writing is so much fun. It is so easy to get caught up in all of those wonderful moments.

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CANTLON'S CORNER: RANGERS' PROSPECTS HAVE A SOLID TRAVERSE CITY TOURNEY

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The New York Rangers prospects finished up their time competing in the Traverse City tournament on a high note and left with a 3-1 record. The team showed the promise they have and equally the work they still need to do. It started off with a rocky performance in losing 6-2 to the prospects that Rangers President, John Davidson, brought in when he ran the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brett Kemp (Medicine Hat Tigers-WHL), a training camp, invitee scored both goals on the Rangers' highly-touted Russian goalie, Igor Shesterkin, who had a tough North American debut. There were too many turnovers, especially in the neutral zone, and it proved costly for the young Rangers squad. Game 2 went much better as the prospects rebounded from the loss and beat the Dallas Stars, 7-4. Defenseman Adam Fox had a stellar five-point scoring effort that included the eventual game-winning goal, his second of the game, at 4:45 of the third period. Fox also contributed the primary assist on Karl Henriksson's first goal and he began the scoring sequence for his defense partner, Yegor Rykov’s, power play goal just 1:27 into the second period. VitaIi Kravtsov, the Rangers 2018 first-round pick, earned three assists, with two of them being the primary helper. Ryan Dmowskli (Old Lyme) picked up the final two goals. Fox assisted on his empty netter. Goalie Adam Huska (UCONN) had a strong game with 24 saves. Game 3 of the tourney saw the Rangers score three goals in the third period as first-round draft pick (2nd overall), Finnish winger, Kaapo Kakko, in his debut game scored the winning goal and had two primary assists in a four-point effort. The Rangers scored two powerplay goals just 1:38 apart in the third period off Kravtsov's stick. The Rangers had a five-minute powerplay that carried over from late in the second period after a high-hit by the Stars' Drake Pilon (no relation to former NHL defenseman with the Islanders, Rich Pilon) on Lewis Zerter-Gossage, who was left dazed and bloodied. Kravtsov's first tally came from off the right-wing into a wide-open net, as he converted Kakko’s pass from behind the goal line on the left-wing side at 1:06. Then came the second goal at 2:44. It was a high end, top-shelf play from atop the left-wing circle. From the right-wing circle, Kakko sent a perfect cross-ice pass through the box putting it right in the perfect spot for Kravtsov, who was in full stride and buried it past goalie, Hunter Jones. The Rangers tied the score at three with 1:37 left in regulation. Kakko again tallied, this time from down as he low-banked a shot that went off some legs in front of the net and popped up in mid-air an. The California Kid, Patrick Newell, exercised some fine hand-eye coordination putting it in out of mid-air. The game-winner was the whipped cream on top of the sundae as Kakko burst down the right-wing, circled the net, moved through the offensive zone untouched and went back to the right-wing. Then again, he made another rush from behind the net and this time put a backhanded wraparound on the net from the left wing beat and Jones to the shortside at 2:48 for the game-winner. The team mobbed number 45. The Rangers concluded their tournament play with a 5-3 win over the prospects of the defending Stanley Cup champion, St. Louis Blues. Dmowski kicked off the Rangers scoring at 4:31 of the first period. The goal turned out to be the first of three for the Blueshirts in the period. The Rangers eventually built a 4-0 lead early in the second period as Nick Jones with a goal and an assist scored on the powerplay at 5:47. Swedish second-round pick from June, Karl Henriksson, had another strong game. He had three assists, two of them the primary kind, as well as points in three of the four games. Newell scored again while Finnish rearguard, Tarmo Reunanen, tallied his first two points on assists. Huska again demonstrated a strong presence. NOTES: Former Hartford Wolf Pack forward, Corey Locke, 35, has announced his retirement after playing seven pre-season games with HC Dynamo Pardubice (Czech Republic-CEL). Locke played just one season for the Wolf Pack in 2009-10 and led the Wolf Pack with 85 points, the third-best in the AHL. Only he and Chris Bourque, who also played just one season, are the only Wolf Pack players to have finished in the Top 10 in league scoring in the past ten years. His AHL totals are 639 games played with 182 goals and 568 points. Landon Ferraro, the son of Hartford Whaler great, Ray Ferraro, had an injury riddled year with the Iowa Wild (12-2-3-5-14) last year, signs a training camp PTO deal with Vancouver. Ex-Sound Tiger, Matt Pistilli leaves Lowen Frankfurt (Germany DEL-2) and returns to Esbjerg Energy (Denmark-DHL). Another ex-Sound Tiger, CJ Stretch, departs Orli Znojmo (Czech Republic-EBEL) to MAC Ujbuda (Slovakia-SLEL). Greg Squires (Brunswick School) goes from Kunlun (China-KHL) to EC Graz (Austria-EBEL). Chris Izmirlian (Yale University) departs the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) to head to the Rapid City Rush (ECHL). Drew Blackmun, of Northeastern (HE), transfers to Union College (HE). He will sit out this season as per the NCAA transfer rule. Cam MacDonald (Selects Academy at South Kent Prep) who plays for Sioux City (USHL) commits to Boston College (HE) for 2022-23. Ex-Pack and former Ranger #1 draft, Bobby Sanguinetti, heads to Europe to continue playing signing a deal with EHC Munich (Germany-DEL) who's roster features twelve former AHL'ers including three ex-Wolf Pack in Chris Bourque and Blake Parlett. Sanguinetti played with the defending AHL Calder Cup champion, Charlotte Checkers, last year. He played 150 games with Hartford netting six goals and adding 69 assists. He was drafted as the Rangers first pick (21st overall) in 2006. He along with Jordan Subban of the Toronto Marlies (Dornbirner EC Austria-EBEL) become the 69th and 70th AHL'ers from last season to sign in Europe and Asia. Read the full article

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What we know about RQ4 / WAR STORM so far:

Iris Cygnet has a big(ger) role.

Wild Horses by Birdy is the writing song.

Evangeline Samos POV is still a yes.

Update 1:

Democracy is a thing.

Update 2:

There are three POVs so far.

Update 3:

Democracy

Update 4: Does this mean what I think it means?

Update 5:

Dane Davidson is gay.

Update 6:

Mare to Cal: “Don’t be such a possessive ass.”

Mare doesn’t wear the red earring that Cal gave her.

The Lakelands queen and Iris Cygnet’s older sister enter the picture.

First POV is Mare’s. (Obviously.)

Dane Davidson gets a lot of page time.

“[Cal] gets a bit territorial with another male character and Mare is not having it.”

“[Farley] is pissed that Ptolemus is alive and Mare agreed not to kill him.”

The book begins with the word/pronoun “we.”

Update 7:

The Calore brothers’ “confrontation” finally happens. “They will speak.”

Update 8: a MareCal hickey (OMG) [source 1 | source 2]

Update 9: RQ4 cover

Update 10:

Who Mare ends up with has long been decided.

Update 11:

“Evangeline saves his bum ass”

Update 12: “👯”

Update 13:

Someone gets an internal bleeding.

Update 14:

RQ4 title reveal this August!

Update 15: Cal’s POV???

Readable words from the topmost line:

“her knowledge of my brother and how he thinks unsettles me. Mostly because I know what a high price she paid for it.”

“But who am I to judge what she feels? I still love Maven too, or at least the person I thought my brother”

“knee cracks as I draw back my leg… I make a note to tell Reese about it in the morning. Wincing, I massage the joint, letting my”

“looks up, smirking as she tosses her hair back. ‘You sound like a…’”

“out a pained laugh, ‘Feel like one.’”

“‘See Reese in the morning.” Despite the playful twist of her lips, I hear her concern all the same. Her eyes narrow, looking darker in the after light.”

“‘I’ll bother them tomorrow, I say”

Update 16:

First draft of RQ4 has about 160,000 words and has been completely written and submitted. (08/15/2017)

Update 17:

RQ4 is NOT called CROWN PRINCE.

“The actual title is eighty billion times better than CROWN PRINCE.”

Update 18:

Once again, Victoria said that “the title for RQ4 is NOT Crown Prince.” [source 1 | source 2 | source 3 | source 4]

Update 19:

RED QUEEN 4 will be released on MAY 15TH, 2018!

Title reveal is on SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2017!

Update 20:

RED QUEEN 4 is called WAR STORM. 5.15.18

“Mare has been betrayed for the last time…”

Update 21:

First draft of WAR STORM turned in (11/06/2017)

Update 22:

WAR STORM cover reveal this second week of November!

Update 23:

WAR STORM cover reveal + official description

VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE.

Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.

But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.

War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?

In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.

Update 24:

Update 25:

There will be extra content for both the Target and Barnes & Noble exclusive editions of WAR STORM.

Update 26:

+ two chapters

Update 27:

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Update 28:

source 1 | source 2

Update 29:

source 1 | source 2

Update 30:

source

Update 31:

War Storm SECRETS!

New locations! We’re going to see Montfort and the Lakelands.

Cal and Maven will have a little bit of a face-to-face. Victoria: “I will let you guys figure out how that’s gonna go.”

Cameron gets to go home to New Town, and we’ll get to see more of the red slums.

Update 32:

source 1 | source 2 | source 3

Update 33:

source 1 | source 2

Update 34:

source

Update 35:

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My fingers curl against the arms of my throne, begging to carve the iron into ragged pieces. At home, the many metal galleries of Ridge House made for easy therapy. I could destroy in peace. Channel my fresh rage into ___ changing ___, without having to worry about what anyone else might think. I wonder if I might find some privacy here in Corvium to do just that. The promise of such release keeps me sane. I scratch the clawed ring on my chair, metal on metal. Soft enough that only Mother hears. She can’t scold me for it, not in front of the rest of our strange council. If I have to be on display, I might as well enjoy the few advantages. Finally, I wrench my thoughts away from Anabel’s vulnerable neck and Elane’s absence. If I’m going to figure a way out of my father’s plan, I have to at least pay attention.

cc: @redqueenfandom

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Update 36:

Final proofreading is officially done, and the final draft has been turned in. (03/06/2018)

“New information” about WAR STORM will be out on MARCH 15TH!

Wild Horses by Birdy is the song that represents WAR STORM.

Update 37:

WAR STORM has five POVs.

Update 38:

The “turn around” scene in WAR STORM is Victoria Aveyard’s favorite.

Update 39:

WAR STORM’s Book Teaser Trailer can be seen here.

And here’s WAR STORM’s first quote graphic:

Update 40:

WAR STORM Excerpt #1:

Update 41:

source

Update 42:

WAR STORM exclusive Barnes and Noble edition includes a Scarlet Guard pull-out map.

Update 43:

source

Update 44:

Entertainment Weekly revealed an exclusive excerpt of WAR STORM. Read the excerpt here.

source

Update 45:

There will be no WAR STORM ARCs.

Update 46:

source

Update 47:

The first five minutes of WAR STORM audio is out now! Listen here. Transcript can be found here.

Update 48:

source

Update 49:

WAR STORM’s Official Book Trailer can be seen here.

Five POVs are Iris, Maven, Evangeline, Cal, and Mare.

Update 50:

Victoria Aveyard’s favorite chapter is “the chapter with the secret passage, also the one with some sparring.”

“The earring [that Cal gave Mare] is still kicking around.”

Anabel and Mare will talk.

Somebody dies in this book.

There is zero possibility of Mare being pregnant.

Update 51:

source

Update 52:

Audiobookstore shared an audio excerpt of WAR STORM Chapter Three. Listen here. Transcript by @naercxy can be found here.

Update 53:

‘IF MONTFORT WILL FIGHT FOR YOU,’ the premier says, turning his eyes on Tiberias, ‘you must also fight for us.’ Davidson’s gaze flames gold. Tiberias’s burns red. ‘THEY CALL YOU THE FLAME OF THE NORTH, YOUR MAJESTY. SHOW US FIRE.’ Then the premier looks at me. ‘AND SHOW US STORM.’

— from WAR STORM hardbound back cover

#i’ll update the list as we get closer to the final book ;)#war storm #rq4 #red queen #text

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32-character-limit-in-urls · 5 years ago

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Week 4 roundup: Tumblr’s text editor poo-ed itself

I had hours of unpublished work for this week’s roundup post all lost because the text editor managed to bug out.

Because Tumblr doesn’t save revisions of a draft post, I’m unable to recover my unpublished work.

Lession learnt: remember to save your work constantly because Tumblr is shite.

Out of frustration, I’m only posting a link dump to some security news for this week...

— OP

https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/06/23/presidential-alerts-can-be-easily-spoofed-thanks-to-lte-security-vulnerabilities/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/21/lte-flaws-spoof-presidential-alerts/

https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/trump-officials-weigh-encryption-crackdown-1385306

https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-officials-want-to-outlaw-unbreakable-encryption-report-says/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-yandex-exclusive-idUSKCN1TS2SX

https://threatpost.com/mongodb-leak-exposed-millions-of-medical-insurance-records/146125/

https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/06/27/onedrive-personal-vault-extra-storage/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2019/06/25/onedrive-personal-vault-added-security-onedrive-additional-storage/

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/one-in-ten-aussie-businesses-suffered-it-breaches-last-year-527306

https://security.googleblog.com/2019/06/google-public-dns-over-https-doh.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/brazil-leads-in-ransomware-attacks/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/huawei-security-half-its-kit-has-at-least-one-potential-backdoor/

https://threatpost.com/microsoft-excel-attack-vector/146062/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-excel-power-query-feature-can-be-abused-for-malware-distribution/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-steals-4-5-million-from-bitrue-cryptocurrency-exchange/

https://threatpost.com/thousands-of-iot-devices-bricked-by-silex-malware

https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-silex-malware-is-bricking-iot-devices-has-scary-plans//146065/

https://www.cnet.com/news/ea-origin-had-a-vulnerability-that-left-300-million-players-potentially-exposed/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ea-fixes-cloud-flaw-that-could-have-left-user-accounts-at-risk/

https://threatpost.com/ea-games-account-hijacking-bug/146031/

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/06/researchers-discover-bugs-in-eas-origin-that-exposed-millions-of-accounts/

https://threatpost.com/second-florida-city-pays-hackers-500k-post-ransomware-attack/146018/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/second-florida-city-pays-giant-ransom-to-ransomware-gang-in-a-week/

https://www.cnet.com/news/another-florida-city-pays-hackers-over-ransomware-attack/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/hackers-cell-networks-call-records-theft/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5w4xx/myspace-employees-spied-on-users-with-internal-tool-overlord

#somethingawesome #roundups

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yahoo-puck-daddy-blog · 7 years ago

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Sidney Crosby at 30: Ranking his 30 greatest hockey moments (so far)

Sidney Crosby hit the big 3-0 on Monday, as “Sid The Kid” officially became an ironic nickname.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain has been playing hockey for more than half his life, as his first season with Dartmouth in the NSMHL came at age 14.

Sixteen years later, Crosby is the best player in the world (work on that defense, Connor) with three Stanley Cups, two Olympic golds, a IIHF gold, world junior goal, whatever they gave out for the World Cup of Hockey and so much more. He has 1,027 points in 782 games, with 383 goals. He’s pretty good.

With all that Crosby’s accomplished, it’s hard to narrow the list down to 30 moments in Crosby’s hockey life. But here they are, ranked for your enjoyment.

30. Youngest player to win a IIHF World Championship scoring title

When Sidney Crosby was 18 and the Penguins weren’t playing for the Stanley Cup in, like, every season, Crosby represented Canada at the 2006 IIHF World Championships. He scored 16 points in nine games – including a point in Canada’s first eight games – to win top forward honors and set a IIHF record for the youngest player to lead the tournament in points.

29. Gets Referenced in an SNL Joke

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It’s not that Sidney Crosby was name-dropped in a joke on “Saturday Night Live” in 2012. It’s that someone in that writer’s room acknowledged that Andy Samberg is a Sid doppelgänger.

Did the joke bomb? Eh, we’ll blame it on Lindsay Lohan’s delivery.

28. Crosby’s 66 in 41

In 2010-11, Crosby had 66 points in 41 games to lead the Penguins in scoring (and lead the NHL with a 1.61 points-per-game average). He set an NHL record in the process: No other player led his team in scoring in so few games played in a non-lockout season.

27. Sidney On The Street

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Notable mainly for one of the greatest hockey players to ever live just standing around while teen Jack Johnson tries to make time with some unimpressed ladies.

26. Penguins Rookie Record

The Penguins have had a few decent offense rookies through the years, but none better than Crosby when it comes to total points: His 102 points were two better than Mario Lemieux (100 in 1984-85). Sure, Mario got him in points-per-game, having played 73 games to Sid’s 81, but in Crosby’s defense he had to play against goalies that knew what they were doing and wore actual padding.

25. Homers At PNC Park

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Proving he could have been the best hockey/baseball star since Tom Glavine, Sid went yard during batting practice at the Pirates’ stadium in what we imagine is Doc Emrick’s wet dream.

24. Crosby scores in OT vs. Lightning

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Sid’s only playoff overtime goal won Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final for the Penguins to knot their series with the Lightning, and it was a key point in the series.

23. Crosby Checks Boris Valabik’s Undercarriage

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The moment we all realized how delightfully sneaky dirty Crosby was (with apologies to Mark Methot on the “delightfully” part). Sid speed-bagged Boris Valabik of the Atlanta Thrashers in a moment that would have made Ric Flair proud.

22. Rookie With 100 Points and 100 PIMs

OK, maybe we should have seen the “dirty” part from miles away. Crosby had 102 points and 110 penalty minutes in 2005-06 – the first NHL rookie to record 100 points and 100 penalty minutes in a season. He had 55 minor penalties and no majors. So, still a Good Boy.

21. ESPYs, 2010

While no one will mistake the ESPY Awards with anything as prestigious as, say, the NHL Awards (although admittedly the stage banter is much better), Sidney Crosby has dominated ESPN’s exercise in largess since entering the League. We’ll put the spotlight on his 2010 win for Best NHL Player, which was his fourth straight win and fourth total one – one more than Lemieux had for his career.

Please note that the “selection committee” voting process for the ESPYs ended in 2004, and was replaced by an Internet fan vote. Crosby won from 2007-2010 and 2013-14 and 2016-17, forever dispelling the notion that he won’t be winning any popularity contests.

20. World Junior Gold

Crosby had nine points in six games as the Canadian “all-star team” rolled to 2005 World Junior gold. The only downer was that he had but one assist in their 6-1 rout of Russia in the final.

19. Crosby Exhibits Actual Personality In Commercial For Famed Canadian Doughnut Shop

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Give the assist to Cole Harbour’s Nathan MacKinnon for being the John C. Reilly to Sid’s nascent Will Ferrell.

18. MVP, World Cup of Hockey

Crosby’s line with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand was one of the best things about the World Cup of Hockey, along with Team North America and Ralph Kruger. Canada could have won this tournament with its fifth string, but Sid’s 10 points in six games was good enough to MVP honors.

17. That Contract

In a league where each new superstar contract leads to a slew of new cap headaches for their teams, Crosby’s 12-year deal with an AAV of $8.7 million (thanks, numerophobia!) set up the Penguins to contend for Stanley Cups through its conclusion in 2025.

16. Hey, Look, Jay Leno

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Not only did Sid get a chance to shoot pucks into a dryer on “The Tonight Show” but he got to meet ROB SCHNEIDER in the process, guys…

15. Winning the Richard Trophy in 2017

It wasn’t the best season for goal-scoring – Alex Ovechkin going MIA in the Richard race didn’t help – but Crosby’s 44 goals were good enough for his second Rocket trophy.

14. Winning the Art Ross in 2007

Sid’s 120 points were six better than Joe Thornton to lead the league and net him his first Art Ross trophy in a (spoiler) MVP season. He was the youngest player to win the Art Ross.

13. Sid The Kid Goes Back-To-Back 100s

Crosby had 102 points as a rookie and 120 points as a sophomore, becoming the youngest player in NHL history to record two consecutive 100-point seasons. Would McDavid have broken that if he were healthy as a rookie? A great “what if?”

12. Winning Richard Trophy in 2010

Crosby broke 50 goals for the only time in his career to capture his first Richard Trophy – an award he shared with Steven Stamkos, one goal better than Ovechkin.

11. Winning the Stanley Cup in 2009

Crosby had 31 points in 24 games for the Penguins during their run to the 2009 Stanley Cup, including a playoff-best 15 goals. Alas, Evgeni Malkin’s 36 points in 24 games netted him the Conn Smythe. But Crosby would get the better of another Russian …

10. Game 7 vs. Washington

In one of the greatest playoff series of the modern era, Crosby dueled with Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals for seven games in 2009 – including Game 2 in which both players had hat tricks. But in Game 7, in Washington, Crosby had two goals and an assist in a 6-1 rout to eliminate the Capitals – including the game’s opening goal.

9. Winning the Hart Trophy in 2014

Crosby’s 104-point season made him a runaway winner of his second Hart, getting 128 first-place votes. Ryan Getzlaf was second with five. That said …

8. Winning the Hart Trophy in 2007

… Crosby’s 2007 Hart Trophy, at 19 years old, was a remarkable achievement. His 120-point season was 35 points better than Malkin, i.e. basically one Colby Armstrong’s worth of points.

7. That Breakaway Vs. Lundqvist in Sochi

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From a production standpoint, Crosby didn’t have the best tournament in Sochi with three points in six games. But he saved the best for last, including this breakaway goal against Henrik Lundqvist in the gold medal game – Crosby’s first goal of the Olympics. That made it 2-0, and put a dagger in Sweden.

6. Winning the Conn Smythe in 2016

Crosby had 19 points in 24 games, including two assists in the Game 6 elimination of the San Jose Sharks. That was good enough to earn Phil Kessel’s Conn Smythe in winning Crosby’s second Stanley Cup.

5. Scoring In a Snow Globe

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The first Winter Classic remains one of the most picturesque hockey games in NHL history, what with the snow falling and all. (The constant Zamboni delays are best left out of this memory.) Crosby scored the shootout game-winner against Ryan Miller on Jan. 1, 2008 to give the Penguins the win over the Buffalo Sabres in snowy Ralph Wilson Stadium. Remember those names…

4. Winning the Conn Smythe in 2017

Crosby’s 27 points didn’t lead the playoffs, but the sheer will of his performance drove the Penguins to their second straight Stanley Cup. That including a dominant three-assist effort in their Game 5 rout of the Nashville Predators. Crosby had 13 points in his final 11 playoff games, and with a second straight playoff MVP, entered a new echelon on greatness.

3. The Sidney Crosby Lottery

The NHL literally rewrote the rules because Sidney Crosby was available in the entry draft. After the 2005 lockout, the NHL decided to award the No. 1 overall pick through a revamped draft lottery, dubbed the “Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes.”

All 30 teams were entered into a lottery, with each team having as many as three or as few as one ball to be drawn based on playoff qualification or draft lottery wins over the previous three seasons. The Penguins, who lost the previous lottery that resulted in Alex Ovechkin going to the Capitals, had around a six-percent chance at Crosby. Yet they won, and the rest as they say is Brian Burke being infuriated by the process after settling for Bobby Ryan.

2. The Comeback

As we celebrate Sidney Crosby’s 30th birthday, and his incredible career, let’s pause for a moment to reflect on (a) how lucky we are that Crosby’s been reasonably healthy, by comparison, for the last few years and (b) how much it sucks that we didn’t get to see him at 100 percent (or at all) for much if this career.

That’s why we’re putting his return in Nov. 2011, after 11 months out of action that totaled 61 games, so high on the list. It was a moment the hockey world celebrated because, for a time, we were all a bit afraid that we’d never see that day arrive. (Best of health, Sid.)

1. The Golden Goal

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With due respect to the other 29 accomplishments on this list, this is a Canadian hockey star, scoring in overtime in the Winter Olympic final, on Canadian soil, to win the gold medal over the United States. There’s no telling what Sidney Crosby will do in his years past his 30th birthday. But because of the unique conditions of this accomplishment, there’s no topping it.

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Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at [email protected] or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.

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Is NIU still the safest bet in the MAC, despite all this change?

The Huskies haven’t made a bad hire in about 25 years. Can Thomas Hammock win big like his predecessors?

There are worse parting gifts than another conference title.

After six seasons, Rod Carey left to take the Temple job when it opened for a second time this offseason. He left accomplishments that any successor would do well to match: two MAC titles, four division crowns, 52 wins. He held the fort as NIU had to deal with its third coaching change in seven years and offered some stability. NIU’s last four hires have each enjoyed at least one season of double-digits wins and a brief stay in the AP top 25. Carey continued that. He even won the MAC on his way out the door.

Still, despite the undeniable success, it felt as if NIU and Carey were ready for something new. And it was hard to deny that the Huskies were pretty far away from their peak.

Carey inherited a program coming off a 12-win season and its first major bowl bid (an Orange Bowl berth against Florida State) under Dave Doeren. Carey kept the wins coming for a while, but the product was slipping. After ranking 34th in S&P+ in Doeren’s final season, the Huskies fell to 56th, then 72nd, then 82nd. They went 23-5 in his first two years but thereafter just 29-24, with an average ranking of 80.8.

That’s decent living for a MAC team, but while the defense was peaking with two top-30 Def. S&P+ finishes in 2017-18, the NIU calling card fell flat. After scoring an average Off. S&P+ ranking of 45th from 2010-16, the Huskies fell to 112th in 2017 and 117th in 2018.

NIU has long been the safest bet in the MAC West, but 2018’s title run was a product of a shaky division. After an 0-3 start in non-conference play, The Huskies won their first five conference games by a total of 23 points, smoked Toledo to clinch the division, then threw it into cruise control and lost tight games against Miami (Ohio) and WMU. They ended up a game ahead of EMU, Toledo, and WMU.

In the MAC title game, they played possum against a Buffalo that was superior on paper, then charged back 20-0 over the final 16 minutes to score a 30-29 win. They got pummeled by UAB in the Boca Raton Bowl, and three weeks later, Carey left for Philadelphia.

In a strange way, Thomas Hammock faces a high bar and a low one at the same time. NIU hasn’t finished better than 75th in S&P+ since 2014, which suggests room for growth, but the Huskies have also won their division seven times in the last nine years.

The hire of Hammock appears to acknowledge the need for change, though. With how good the defense has been, NIU could have attempted to promote defensive coordinator Jeff Knowles or predecessor Kevin Kane (who took over the SMU defense in 2018). Instead, for better or worse, the school elected for a fresh start.

Hammock is an NIU grad who spent a couple of seasons at his alma mater (running backs coach in 2005-06) before moving up (four years as Minnesota’s RBs coach, three as Wisconsin’s), then to the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. The 37-year-old New Jersey native is returning to the home of the Corn Fest for his first head coaching stint. He’s the first African-American head coach in NIU history.

Hammock is still completing his staff amid recruiting, but his first hire was inspired. He brought South Dakota State offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness, one of college football’s more interesting offensive minds, east.

But his first team will have to deal not only with a change in culture, but also with a potential shift in strengths. The offense, so weak the last two years, returns almost everyone, while the league’s best defense loses a few difference-makers.

Offense

If your only NIU exposure in 2018 was the MAC Championship, you’re a little bit confused by the summary above. As shaky as NIU’s offense has been, you saw the best version of it in Detroit.

Quarterback Marcus Childers went 21-for-33 for 300 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception, and not including sacks he rushed 11 times for 80 yards.

Receiver Spencer Tears made amazing catch after amazing catch, snaring two huge touchdowns along the way. Tears and D.J. Brown (combined: 15 targets, 10 catches, 157 yards, four touchdowns) almost inarguably outplayed the magnificent Buffalo receiver duo of Anthony Johnson and K.J. Osborn (23 targets, 10 catches, 190 yards, two touchdowns).

NIU looked brilliant when it counted the most. For most of the rest of the season ... it did not.

I mean, just look at that offensive radar above. The Huskies ranked 124th in Passing S&P+, saved by a great defense and a run game that moved the chains just enough to keep the D in favorable field position. Even with the game in Detroit, Childers’ passer rating was an abysmal 112.4 for the season, well outside of the national top 100.

There’s potential, though. And if Eidsness proved anything at SDSU, it’s that he’ll adapt to the talent. He oversaw a Jackrabbits offense that produced the nation’s first back-to-back-to-back 2,000-yard rusher (Zach Zenner) from 2012-14, then produced a three time Payton Award finalist in quarterback Taryn Christion, who finished his career with more than 11,000 passing yards and 100 passing touchdowns.

SDSU’s offenses played with a physical edge that could work pretty well in DeKalb. Tre Harbison rushed for 1,000 yards last year and carries some heft (227 pounds), and backup Marcus Jones gained at least four yards on 54 percent of his carries. Childers is pretty burly, too (6’0, 222) and doesn’t mind lowering his shoulder at times.

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Marcus Childers

The line has to replace all-conference performers in tackle Max Scharping and center Luke Shively, but four players return after starting at least eight games last year, and three are at least 6’4, 306 pounds. There will be quite a bit of young heft on the two-deep as well.

NIU’s success will come down to whether the Huskies can pass when they need to, and it’s hard to predict that going well. Childers’ sack and interception rates were too high, and his completion rate was too low, and now his top two receivers (Wesley and D.J. Brown) are gone. Can Tears bottle up his Detroit performance? Can the Huskies get something steadier out of sophomore targets Dennis Robinson and Cole Tucker? Might three-star JUCO Tyrice Richie make an immediate difference? Or one of a couple of mid-three-star freshmen (Fabian McCray, Justin Clark)?

The defense will probably regress, but I’m not sure the offense can make up for it.

Defense

When it comes to knocking you off-schedule, then harassing your quarterback, NIU had maybe the best mid-major defense in 2018. Among Group of 5 programs, the Huskies trailed only Fresno State, Appalachian State, and Marshall in Def. S&P+, and they were sixth overall in Standard Downs S&P+.

End Sutton Smith was the No. 1 difference maker here. In two seasons, he posted otherworldly stats: 56 tackles for loss, 29 sacks, 53.5 run stuffs. That’s nearly a team’s worth of production from one guy, and with little to prove at the college level, he declared for the NFL draft.

Was he the reason for NIU’s success, an Ndamukong Suh-like talent around which an opponent had to game plan, opening up opportunities? Or was he merely the best player on a defense that boasted other havoc creators?

The answer will dictate whether NIU is a MAC contender in 2019. Smith, fellow end Josh Corcoran (who sneaked in for 10 sacks), and corners Jalen Embry and Tifonte Hunt are gone, but that’s almost literally it. NIU is scheduled to return:

Tackles Weston Kramer, Jack Heflin, and Ben LeRoy, who combined for 15 TFLs, nine sacks, and 24 run stuffs on the interior and might have been NIU’s best defenders after Smith and Embry.

OLB Antonio Jones-Davis, who flew around and recorded 14.5 TFLs, six pass breakups, and another 19.5 run stuffs. Two other senior LBs (Kyle Pugh and Lance Deveaux Jr.) combined for another 10 TFLs.

Every safety, including seniors Mykelti Williams and Trayshon Foster (combined: 104.0 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, and 10 passes defensed).

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Antonio Jones-Davis

You can’t lose Smith and both corners and not regress a bit. But the new coordinator, whoever he ends up being, will still have more to work with than most MAC coordinators, I think.

Special Teams

Special teams is one area where Hammock can quickly outdo his predecessor, but it might take a year or two to develop the right personnel. NIU ranked 10th in Special Teams S&P+ in Doeren’s last season but never topped 86th under Carey.

Place-kicker Andrew Gantz was the bright spot of last year’s 102nd-ranked unit, but he’s gone. Punter Matt Ference didn’t allow many returns but still ranked only 93rd in punt efficiency (which was solid compared to the kick return game).

2019 outlook

2019 Schedule & Projection Factors

Date Opponent Proj. S&P+ Rk Proj. Margin Win Probability 31-Aug Illinois State NR 21.5 89% 7-Sep at Utah 17 -18.5 14% 14-Sep at Nebraska 45 -9.7 29% 28-Sep at Vanderbilt 53 -8.2 32% TBD Akron 124 21.8 90% TBD Ball State 110 14.8 80% TBD Eastern Michigan 96 8.3 69% TBD Western Michigan 75 2.4 56% TBD at Central Michigan 122 15.4 81% TBD at Miami (Ohio) 93 1.8 54% TBD at Ohio 82 -1.2 47% TBD at Toledo 78 -1.8 46%

Projected S&P+ Rk 76 Proj. Off. / Def. Rk 120 / 19 Projected wins 6.9 Five-Year S&P+ Rk -1.6 (82) 2- and 5-Year Recruiting Rk 101 2018 TO Margin / Adj. TO Margin* -1 / -0.2 2018 TO Luck/Game -0.3 Returning Production (Off. / Def.) 70% (64%, 75%) 2018 Second-order wins (difference) 7.4 (0.6)

The numbers like what NIU has. The Huskies will begin projected second overall in the MAC, just behind WMU and just ahead of Toledo and others. You could make the case that, until Smith went pro, they were a year ahead of schedule in winning the conference last year, considering what they were scheduled to bring back this year.

That said, there are plenty of red flags. The defense has almost nowhere to go but down, and while I really like Hammock’s offensive coordinator hire, it’s worth pointing out that Hammock hasn’t coached at the college level since 2013 and hasn’t coached in the MAC since 2006. There might be some adjustment time, especially since the Huskies have to travel to the teams projected third, fourth, and fifth in the conference.

It’s not hard to see the Husky on the helmet, though, and simply assume NIU will be alright. They’ve survived coaching changes before, and the last time they made an undeniably unsuccessful hire, Hammock was about 10 years old. If you want to give this team the benefit of the doubt, I can’t blame you.

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