Our 3-0 Dolphins travel to Cincinnati to take on last year’s AFC Super Bowl team, currently 1-2 in the AFC North. The Bengals lost a tough opening game 23-20 to the Steelers, then lost to the Cowboys 20-17, and then defeated the NY Jets last week for their first W, 27-12. They lost their first 2 by just a FG, so despite the 2 losses, they were in each game. Our Dolphins have been in 2 crazy games so far, a 21 point comeback victory against the Ravens, and an exciting nail biter against the SB favorite Buffalo Bills, who had the ball on offense for over 40 minutes, yet somehow the Dolphins held the Bills to just 19 points. Quick note to the Dolphins detractors who say the Bills had 5 guys injured; the Dolphins defense won the game, none of your injuries were on offense. The Dolphins only had the ball 19 minutes and 20 seconds, so the defense wasn’t your problem, even down 4 or 5 starters. You just needed to actually watch the game to come to that conclusion. Your offense didn’t get it done in this game and that’s why you lost.
Back to the Dolphins. QB Tua Tagovailoa comes into this game with some back issues. It looks like he’s going to play, he did finish out the game against Buffalo although he did miss a series with back spasms. Hopefully he’s ready to go and able to play the entire game, because Teddy Bridgewater looked lost, slow, and unprepared when he relieved Tua last week. I won’t be surprised if the Dolphins carry 3 QB’s on their 46, but that leaves another unit short. My guess is they have Teddy better prepared. We have a lot of guys that are injured, and TE’s Cethan Carter and Hunter Long are both still OUT. LT Terron Armstead, QB Tua Tagovailoa, CB Xavien Howard, S Brandon Jones, DT Raekwon Davis, and WR’s Cedrick Wilson Jr. and Jaylen Waddle are all QUESTIONABLE. In this case, I’d say all of them give it a go, it’s a matter of for how long.
I wanted to express how pleased I was after seeing us knock off an excellent Buffalo Bills team last week. It was a crazy game, our defense was on the field most of the game, and in years past, that would have meant 40-3, like it’s been for the last 4 years when we couldn’t compete with the Bills. Somehow, our defense bent all day, but only broke twice. Some power rankings have us #3, some #1, but honestly, I couldn’t care less. Power rankings in Week 3 don’t mean squat. Actually, they never mean squat, it’s your record, and if you watch the games, you know what your team is about. This team seems so different under HC Mike McDaniel. There is an air of confidence, perhaps it comes from the coach’s confidence in his team and his players. They make the big plays, they make the big stops, they convert the big 3rd downs, they’re doing it all. A lot of the same guys are here, but they carry themselves differently. No question the talent upgrades make a huge difference, Tyreek Hill is wreaking havoc every game, and Terron Armstead is the best LT we’ve had here in a long time. DE/LB Melvin Ingram had a big game last week, giving us that wily veteran presence.
This could be a difficult game for us, coming into Cincy against last year’s AFC Champs. We’re beat up, and they need to turn things around. Cincy has 2 former Dolphins coaches from 2015, HC Zac Taylor who was our OC, and Lou Anarumo who was our DC. That was a different team then, so no advantage in that regard. I expect our team to compete, and keep this one close. As long as most of our guys stay healthy enough to play, it should be a competitive game, both teams facing the short week. Hoping we find a way to come out on top here and go to 4-0.
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
First! Thanks for all you do Mike E.!
Go Dolphins!
❤️🐬🏈
You’re welcome Herd!
Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
🤚23-22 🐬
Hell Ya!
Nice!
Sweet, keep it up
Great FA pickup for us! His presence has lead directly to two wins.
He’s been a huge find for us, didn’t know he played enough snaps to win that, but he’s that vet pressence we needed
GAME DAY BI>>>>> Gentle folk! 😉
Oh, I almost forgot.
IT’S GAME DAY BITCHES!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
Man, I didn’t plan ahead. I will need to strip the bed to make some laundry to wash tonight!
Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
🤚23-22 🐬
🗿28-24 🐯
Son! I am so happy to hear you came out of the storm unscathed. Glad to hear it!
I often wonder if some of the old guys don’t stop by to lurk and not post. Hope Howie is doing well.
Nice article Mike E!!!
Thanks again for keeping this place stocked with fresh content.
The good news about this short week is, if by some chance we win tonight, we will be 4-0 and have 10 days to rest and recover before the next game.
IF we win we will be 4-0 and have 10 days to prepare to face the Jets in NY.
DAMN! Please win tonight! We can very well be 5-o with the way next week is setting up.
As always, Mike E., you’re the best. Thank you!
Rockphin says:
September 29, 2022 at 9:36 am (Edit)
Man, I didn’t plan ahead. I will need to strip the bed to make some laundry to wash tonight!
I’m having the same issue! I’ve got maybe one small load of laundry after Sunday, then I remembered my daughter was here one weekend and I haven’t washed/changed the sheets on her bed. That’s my 2nd half load!
Go Dolphins!
❤️🐬🏈 🧺
Belicheat anyone
wtf? I guess at least we know and can sorta prepare to counter it with what little time we have.
Still fucked up
Come to Cincinnati we’ll accommodate you
Yeah, it’s effed up.
This
Nasty wicked winds on the back end of this, shredding the tree in the yard behind me, ain’t done yet
Phelon, how did your place in the Keys do? I have a friend who lives on the south side of the island and she said they got a few feet of surge. She lives on Stock Island
I would tell the university, “You aren’t getting paid!”
Or FU pay me
More money than brains!
https://twitter.com/GrammyC4Zone/status/1575507953511268352?s=20&t=ZunSERSMwrz9ak5G-DR1Ew
Spend a million dollars on a car that isn’t in a garage during a hurricane? I don’t understand.
ok
Sun 1-0!!!!!!
Yuck
Bengals in general are irking me this week, hope we kick their ass
Apple-gate, players talking shit, now this spy-gate
I hope Naples and the other Florida peeps are safe and well.
Naples got slammed really hard we’re waiting to hear from him
Yea I saw that. He didn’t t evacuate?
I don’t think so, he’s inland a little. I just texted with a friend who lives down there he’s fine but no power. He’s near where I think Naples lives based on what Naples has described of where he is. I texted Naples but haven’t heard back yet.
Cracraft gets signed to the 53 now watch them make him inactive lol
Lol
LOL
The guy I don’t want inactive is Apple, want Tyreek to either shut him up directly or indirectly
Indirectly by drawing attention, so that others like Waddle feast
The cheats were working the offseason to gameplan us, and came to Miami early, because of the heat and humidity, and wanted to avenge 0-3
The Ravens were trying to stop our cover-0
The Bills went with quick, short passes to compensate for DBs and DL out
This week Cin’s DBs seem to have a vendetta on stopping Hill
Just keep our opponents worrying about us and not player their game and we’ll keep winning
AS ALWAYS, CONGRATS AND A HIGH-5 TO MIKE E. for consistently providing us with stimulating and intelligent info on this upcoming game. As for the “taping of practice” stories, I am aware of one college coach who, when notified that a big fan of their upcoming opponent was secretly taping practice, DELIBERATELY had his boys practice plays NOT IN THE GAME SCRIPT!!
By game time, this team had selected a game plan that was NOTHING LIKE what was on the film! Head Coach M.M. strikes me as a guy who can effectively deal with this issue. AND HE WILL!!
OUR DEFENSE will determine the outcome of this game. And Joe Burrow has shown a tendency to be careless with the football when seriously pressured. AS I said earlier this week, if we hold the Bungles to less than 25 points, we will win! And having just held BUFFALO to 19 points, I’d say the outlook is pretty rosy.
Lots of tree limbs down in our neighborhood, including a really big limb in our back-
yard. Otherwise we are fine.
Hoping to hear from Naples today!
PS: Can’t get tonight’s game on DIRECTV. So I’ll be making an occasional call to a friend who will supply me with the details. GOOO FINS!!
You can go to ESPN.COM and follow on the gamecast, nfl, scores, click Fins vs dickheads, then gamecast
Kong – dont forget game on Sky option tonight, but don’t know if they still have studio guests and chat for TNF.
I have prime, but may switch over to Sky because I love there are almost no commercials.
The Cin DHs don’t come across as being a team, that would know what to do with the video of Fins practice anyways
Hearing about some of the devastation, that seemed to be withheld yesterday, makes it even more worrisome, that Naples hasn’t posted, maybe just doesn’t want to run his phone charge down
Hope he’s alright
Keep on knocking
LOL — we will some time, some week though. We are not the best team in the NFL, even if closer than we would have hoped a month ago.
Freshness of the D could be an issue, we need to get off the field on D, no long drives
Didn’t see where anyone besides Baker and Phillips upfront played too many snaps, would hope they’re fresh
Mike E — awesome write. And yeah this team has a different feel to it. Like watching a Dirty Harry movie — no matter how bad things seem they always turn out OK…. unless you are Harry’s partner of course.
And best hopes for everyone who got hit by Ian, but most of all for Naples. He and his town won the “hurricane lotto” two major storms in a row. Hope they rebuilt the power infrastructure bigger and stronger after Irma so it comes back relatively quick.
So, worried about the laundry situation, I put on 5 sets of clothes and ran up and down the neighborhood to get all sweaty. Now, I got one basket of darks and might as well do the sheets while I am at it. 😉
You could have saved a BUNCH of energy and just opened a drawer and poured your cup of coffee in it. DONE.
I’m not running unless I am being chased by 3 wolves or more. (I will stand and fight two, before I work on these old knees)
Nice write, Mike.
Hoping all are well with the hurricane.
How nice is this? If doesn’t pop check out.
https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GvJPEz1UpZTIw9VyyozO_g–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2022-09/8f3cbc50-3f71-11ed-bcd7-c13360e7a69b
Am I reading that right? The dolphins have the most efficient passing game in the league?
Yes sir. And the rush ranking is higher than one would expect.
Yes, when you combine the 2, looks like Brown’s edge us out
Interesting stat
The Dolphins average 6 yards per play when. There is presnap motion.
That is EVERY play! LOL
It confuses the D and allows Tua to get a better indication of the coverage…the old if the man over him follows its man on man…
I think I like the new coach!
LOFL MMs look says it all
He doesn’t get mad he gets even and laughs in your face
Hopefully it doesn’t confuse OUR players.
But when we did the walk-thru the tight end picked up that guy. (You mean the 4th TE?)
If McDaniel becomes the next Shula…. that’s a story we will be telling down the road.
I love my fucking coach!!
So they brought Coleman up from the PS instead of the new guy. I hope he doesn’t have to play.
But Tua CAN’T throw deep. His 3/4 arm release won’t……..
So do we just go on Amazon and stream the game
Is there some sort of link?
Do we have to do hokey pokey first?
you just log into Prime and it will be right in your face first option.
I don’t know how anything works anymore
I’m old
I’m still worried can get the game on TV (different story), but if you have Amazon Prime (not sure if need some extra option) where you go. I don’t but my nice wifey pointed out we could do it with a free trial.
We are going solid Aqua unis tonight. Against the solid white units it should prove beneficial being able to see without processing the similar unis.
In the past we’ve had good game plans, but haven’t adjusted in-game, we saw last 2 weeks the adjustments
A reason why we’ve stayed close for a half only, especially at NE
FOUND 2 MORE BROKEN OFF tree limbs stuck in a wedge of trees near/over our rental house. Rental company says professional tree surgeons have tons of work, but he hopes they’ll get us out of out predicament by Monday.
Echo Piggy’s words. To wit, I’m old and I can’t figure out these I-Phone gizmos. Maybe my wife will figure it out before gametime?
TO REPEAT: 25-17 Miami.
You’re on the list OD!
Ya, thanks, I knew that. Just wanted to reinforce my belief that Miami has both a superior team and a superior head coach.
– – and thanks for all you do!
Please tell me you will not lose to this!
Saw that, he looks like jets qb
All you have to do is sign in with your account info. on Prime and you get the game.
Stanger I think the game is being broadcast on local tv down there
I think so too. Some places I read is on WSFL, which is the CW station (and not where normally see the game). I’d be cool with that but not on the station menu. Maybe Amazon is doing moves to get as many people to sign up for Prime as possible.
Sara Walsh is the wife of Blue Jays bullpen coach Matt Buschmann, who turned Judge’s #61 over to the Yankees. Ball might have got seven figures at auction.
Soooo, I’ve had Bloody Mary’s every game thus far. I’m thinking I really don’t want to drink those all evening. Does anyone have some kind of antidote for this superstition bullshit I have going on?
Do more laundry. Oh, wait… 😉
Just make sure you have one to sip on.
I’ll be drinking vodka no matter what I mix it with. Surely that’s enough?!?!
Don’t call me Shirley.
Stay with vodka. It’s the vodka not the mixer.
Dang, Naples got hammered by Ian in south Florida. Though he is from Charleston, SC. Now, Ian has restrengthened back to a hurricane and is headed toward Charleston, SC.
That is some crazy shit. Hope they are doing ok and now have to worry about any family back in SC. If he even knows it’s headed that way.
^
I’ve been checking in all day to see if anyone has heard from him.
I texted him this morning haven’t heard back.
Ribs almost done! Time to get working on the fixings.
Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
🤚23-22 🐬
🗿28-24 🐯
Tim 27-23 Phins
I have 18-15 🐬 gonna be strange game
Fort Myers Beach where Jim has his beach house and we visit frequently is completely demolished. If you see the wiped out pier there were buildings behind it and all along the beach and all completely wiped out. It’s so sad.
He saw a pic he said and the house is still standing but the bottom must be toast (stilt house). The house is off the beach and then another block down but towards the river.
Feel so bad for Jim and his crew. Fort Myers was not the place to be. Storm didn’t make landfall as far north as expected, even if that was good for OD.
Tampa dodged the big one – Again
“Larnel Coleman is being elevated to the active roster for the contest. This is his third elevation.”
That means no more for Coleman unless he is put on the 53.
Believe he gers 1 more, at least that’s what the article Kong posted said
Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
🤚23-22 🐬
🗿28-24 🐯
🗡 27-23🐬
🌞 18-15 🐬
Alright, it’s not sorted properly, but I have scrounged enough for two loads of laundry, including the clothes I was wearing. He have a load for each half.
I’m feeling …….I don’t know how to describe it….have you guys ever had the feeling, no, no…
Have you guys ever had the feeling the Dolphins were going to win, before the game? I know, I know. Crazy huh?
You’re a guy you shouldn’t even know what sorting is.
I always do. But I’m crazy. 😂
I love that I was able to filter that you each answered a different question.
Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
🤚23-22 🐬
🗿28-24 🐬
🗡 27-23🐬
🌞 18-15 🐬
I hope I’m not cursing things here
👍
I struggle with copy and paste
Son, sorry to hear that about your friend. Sad stuff. My uncle lives in Cape Coral and he got some damage to his house with trees coming down. He saw police on his street and thought they were checking on the neighborhood only to find out that one of his neighbors went out in his front yard and shot and killed himself. This kind of devastation can really affect people in the saddest of ways.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This whole Thursday Night Football thing is bullshit. I am missing out on my episode of “the Coach Mike McDaniel Show’ and “Dolphins Weekly”
They are part of my whole ritual and I like them.
Let’s Go!
LET’S
GO
4
AND
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Tim, that story is awful. Brings me back to being 10 YO My next door neighbor killed himself. But he didn’t want to do it in his house to fuck up his kids so he went to a little motel 1/2 mile away and got a room and then sat in his car had shot himself.
Problem was the little motel was next to the 7-11 where little boys hang out when they scrounge bottles for refund. Jimmy saw his dads truck and rode his bike up to it and was the one who found him.
Ugh… that’s horrible.
So does Prime have like, pre-game commentary and everything? What time does it start?
I’m still on NFL network. Does Amazon do any kind of pregame? Or is it just Bam!—here’s your game! 😂
Owe you a beer
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/1575620336594264064?s=21&t=f03M4WvOlJODqdMZVUJnXw
I just saw it and took a picture myself. Is it a sign? 🙂
Yup
Why is this sensitive? 😂
I don’t know it drives me crazy
STAY TUNED
Does the NFL pay the camerapersons does Amazon?
Prime started up some video and it was a fixed camera from the stands…..Made me laugh thinking about Herds comment above. Here you go seat 3 row 15 section 114
Prime has a pregame starts at 7 featuring Ryan Fitzpatrick
Is he wearing a scarf? Is it scarf season already? It is still swampass season here.
BBM – No problems here. Shit ton of shredded leaves in my pool that I had to clean up, but that is all. Surge was pretty minor where I am…didn’t even take my boat off the lift.
FyI
I had to back out of prime
Then go back in and there was a prompt that said watch now
Now I am watching pregame on prime
SOMEBODY CLEARLY FUCKING HITS THEIR FUCKING HEAD ON THE FUCKING FIELD EVERY FUCKING PLAY!
Yeah, that segment kind of annoyed me too.
OMG I just realized the phins have won 11 of their last 12 games. That’s pretty impressive
But Tua isn’t really a franchise QB. He’s just a place holder until the Dolphins can find a real QB that can win. LOL
Daniel Oyefusi
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Rookie Skylar Thompson is active for the first time this season as a third QB tonight.
ooooooohhhh
Only 4 WRs with Wilson out
ANOTHER SMART MOVE by the coach.
Bilgewater’s time as a Dolphin may be nearing its end.
Fitz, that beard is magnificent
Hi Kaylee
OD, in July I moved my son to Tampa, they’ve since moved to Clermont outside of Orlando, but the reason he initially picked Tampa was, because of how long they’ve game without an earthquake
DID YOU MEAN “HURRICANE,” not “earthquake?”
What time is kickoff? I thought it was at 7 something eastern.
8:15 EDT
Man, Not just because I want us to win, I SOOOOO want him to succeed.
2 of the last 3 meetings were decided by 3 points.
Our all teal look good
Good to hear Phelon!
Thanks Steve!
👍
IT”s MEAN!! LOL
And the other undefeated team is the Eagles… and if remember Ace Ventura , We played Philly in the Super Bowl …
Destiny !!! 🤯🤯
None a for Tua but Two a for youa
The last qb we’ve had that I thought was a winner was Chad Pennington. Tua is a winner. Winners find a way to win
Since you mention him, his son Cole is now a freshman at Marshall, playing QB, several spots down the depth chart.
^
Rockphin says:
September 29, 2022 at 6:10 pm
Howie’s List
Dolphins @ Bengals
🦬 33-24 🐬
🐷36-14 🐬
🦈🐡🐟🐠 35-10🐬
😺28-10 🐬
🦏 26-16 🐬
🦍 31-24 🐬
🌴24-14🐬
🤠 45–42 🐬
🪨 24-21 🐬
🐎 21-13 🐬
👨🏻🦳 25-17 🐬
🎰 27-21 🐬
🇨🇦 31-17 🐬
🇬🇧 34-20 🐬
🤚23-22 🐬
🗿28-24 🐬
🗡 27-23🐬
🌞 18-15 🐬
🏈 : 31-30 🐬
Isn’t it fun to even be playing for 4-0 in the AFC? A loss won’t hurt our season but a win puts us on another level.
Yabadabafndo!
YES TIM
It is fun to win…..
BWAHAHAHA JBB
That’s how they add the 151 in rum runners at Earl’s in Sebastian
IDK how it got here was supposed to be below under Capt Morgan
Bengals unis look stupid. Like the owner was too cheap to buy color ink for the printer. lol
I likes em
JaMarr has a clue, he called X – Zavien, and not XZavien like the media does
What are you drinking tonight Rock? 😂😳😵💫
IDK, but the storm went right over Rockledge and my mom’s house in Viera
AHHHHHH sorry sorry sorry
My stoned ass started the washer without thinking.
Captain 100 proof and Ginger
with lime squeezed out of a little plastic lime….
😦
Apparently we have Prime at home, don’t have to go out
I BELLY LAUGHED AT THIS
Tim Knight says:
September 29, 2022 at 7:36 pm
Isn’t it fun to even be playing for 4-0 in the AFC? A loss won’t hurt our season but a win puts us on another level.
————-
I hear ya, man. If we come out of this initial stretch going 4-0 against Belicheat*, the dreaded Ravens (we always seem to lose to them), the Bills (the consensus Super Bowl favorite this year), and the Bengals (the reigning AFC champs)… the sky is the limit for us this year.
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
My wife paid for membership in the Amazon channel.
SO FAR WE’VE BEEN UNABLE to dial up ANYTHING.
SCAM/RIP-OFF??
Try to sign in with your cell phone. You’ll get a code. Type in the code and you can see it on your TV.
Of course, your TV must be internet-capable, man.
he has to have a current smart tv or a device to get it on his TV. I get it through my cable box, but I can’t on my smart TV for some reason
I made sure I got all the bugs out last week!
me too
LET’S GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
LET’S GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!
I NEED TO BE THE LOUDEST FAN TONIGHT!