Scoop vs Scout

[warthog-driver]

Seattle's a great town to drink in...really enjoyed going out when I made it to the left coast. Rogue's Dead Guy is quality, and love their Chocolate Stout. If you ever get back Midwest, definitely give Rehorst a shot. Whether in a mix, on the rocks, or straight up, it's very good stuff.

If you ever get up this way let me know. I am a Citizen of Rogue Nation and would be honored to buy you a few pints of the world's finest microbrews!

[brewcity77]

If you ever get up this way let me know. I am a Citizen of Rogue Nation and would be honored to buy you a few pints of the world's finest microbrews!

If I do, you can count on it. Still got some family (okay...one cousin) up that way, visited a couple times, and the missus can usually be counted on to travel most anywhere

[Bocephys]

If I do, you can count on it. Still got some family (okay...one cousin) up that way, visited a couple times, and the missus can usually be counted on to travel most anywhere

Don't forget to take photos to prove that both of you aren't Chicos

[warthog-driver]

Don't forget to take photos to prove that both of you aren't Chicos

We'll get Chico's wife to snap the pics of the 3 of us sitting together at the Issaquah Brewhouse

[PJDunn]

Just to get this back on topic...

Issaquah is to Seattle what Scout is to scoop. 

[warthog-driver]

Just to get this back on topic...

Issaquah is to Seattle what Scout is to scoop. 

100% correct!

But not if you live on a mountain!

[PJDunn]

Good to have mountains around.  Full disclosure - I live in Magnolia, a somewhat "scoutish" part of Seattle.

[RushmoreAcademy]

Fairly new to scoop, and honestly I'd never even heard of scout before this thread started. 
I'm glad whatever led me to this board did because it seems a lot more entertaining.  Looked on the google searches and scout seems to come up first in some random searches, but I think seeing that scoop had MU in the actual site name made me assume it was going to be a bit more knowledgable in the 2 seconds it took me to click.

[warthog-driver]

Good to have mountains around.  Full disclosure - I live in Magnolia, a somewhat "scoutish" part of Seattle.

Did you go to Buckley's in Queen Anne to watch the tourney games? I watched last year's Syracuse win at a sports bar with mates next to the TMO campus in Bellevue. I joined you guys at Buckley's for the debacle against UNC so this year I watched all the games in Bellevue. Obviously didn't work.

Let me know if you ever want to grab a beer.

[warthog-driver]

The T-Mobile Corp Strategy team is populated by many Germans who are doing expat assignments from our parent, Deutsch Telekom. As a result, we often savor the taste of malted beverages during working lunches. One of the selections was a Black Ale from Milwaukee's Lakefront brewery. I have to say it was actually rather good. I expected something darker and heavier, along the lines of a stout or porter. Instead this was much lighter and superbly refreshing. I strongly recommend this beverage.

[MUfan12]

The T-Mobile Corp Strategy team is populated by many Germans who are doing expat assignments from our parent, Deutsch Telekom. As a result, we often savor the taste of malted beverages during working lunches. One of the selections was a Black Ale from Milwaukee's Lakefront brewery. I have to say it was actually rather good. I expected something darker and heavier, along the lines of a stout or porter. Instead this was much lighter and superbly refreshing. I strongly recommend this beverage.

The Black IPA, or Eastside Dark? Both are very good, IMO. Eastside Dark is my go-to Lakefront Beer.

[warthog-driver]

Well, it was a dark version of the India Pale Ale. Perhaps it should be called an IBA? Anyhow, it was a great beer. I know Guinness launched a Black non-stout beer but it is a lager.

When I lived in Jakarta I was good friends with John Irving, the Managing Director of Guinness in Indonesia. John is a Jordy Brit - therefore rather witty and a superb raconteur. He had a great bar set up in his home and was known to host social events. Every year, when Jakarta Intl School (JIS) would close for the summer, wives would swarm home with children, leaving the Jakarta expat world one of bored expat men. John was known to gather the tribe together and more than 50 guys would pitch up for an evening of free Guinness. John always asked, "Can I pour you a Guinness or would you prefer a blond?" One time I replied that a blond would be a refreshing palate cleanser...word of this comment got back to Mrs Warthog who was not amused. At all, in fact.

[Daniel]

I visit both boards on a regular basis and enjoy each for what they are.

[Avenue Commons]

I've been around the Marquette basketball message boards since the old Rivals board. Then there was the "split" of the new Rivals board. Over time I stopped even checking in on the Scout site. Not for any particular reason, though, more than any reason than I don't have as much free time anymore do to work and family. One site is enough for AC.

I like Dodds and have always defended him and his right to run his site however he sees fit. Dodds has done and still does a lot for Marquette and Marquette basketball so you will never hear me give him anything over than praise. But I think I prefer this site because there is a younger and snarkier vibe here. While I'm not young anymore (37), there is a part of me that likes to have fun especially when talking sports. I think that's why I still post here and don't check in on Scout anymore.

[Avenue Commons]

Scout definitely has value but I spend the vast majority of my time here.

I'm STILL pissed about picking up a virus there.

The single best thing, IMO, which separates Scoop from Scout is the lack of Murf.

Say what you want about Murf, but he was a great, great athlete at Marquette. My feeling on him is he has walked the walked in his time on this planet and, like it or not, he can say what he wants. And I agree with him on almost nothing so that's saying a lot!

[warthog-driver]

Say what you want about Murf, but he was a great, great athlete at Marquette. My feeling on him is he has walked the walked in his time on this planet and, like it or not, he can say what he wants. And I agree with him on almost nothing so that's saying a lot!

Is he still going on about The Wide Post?

[cheebs09]

Is he still going on about The Wide Post?

Yup, there's as many people that would be perfect to utilize in the wide post as there are guys perfect for the Swing.

[warthog-driver]

Yup, there's as many people that would be perfect to utilize in the wide post as there are guys perfect for the Swing.

Is Travis Diener still a dime a dozen talent?

[warthog-driver]

Who here has been banned by Dodds?

[🏀]

Who here has been banned by Dodds?

I.

[warthog-driver]

I too wear the Dodds Scarlet Letter

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I too wear the Dodds Scarlet Letter

They don't like haiku's on the other site?

[warthog-driver]

A quick scan suggests this board gets 4-5 x the traffic than Dodds. Problem with the Dodds board is there is a pronounced herd/group think mentality whereas Scoop offers a more intense form of dialogue.

[chapman]

Who here has been banned by Dodds?

Who here....winces....when trying...to read...Dodd's posts...?  It's like a magic keyboard where the period, comma, semicolon, and even spacebar result in "..." being typed.   

[warthog-driver]

Who here....winces....when trying...to read...Dodd's posts...?  It's like a magic keyboard where the period, comma, semicolon, and even spacebar result in "..." being typed.   

I never understood why Dodds writes that way. Stream of consciousness? Inability to compose a proper sentence? Brilliant bon mots?