Remember: Just text and emoji icons. No GIFs, no twitter embeds. Just text and emojis. NEW: All game threads will remain open, and the new Qtr. threads post with roughly 2 minutes remaining in a Qtr.

2nd Qtr. thread will post with roughly 2 minutes left to play in the 1st Qtr. NEW: All game threads will remain open. In GAME THREADS, please follow these guidelines:

• trutxfan if he’s on, it’s customary for him to be the first comment of the Pregame thread and the 1st Quarter thread. I don’t make the rules on this, it’s how it’s been and how it will be. THIS IS THE WAY. If he passes the baton to someone if he can’t be there for it, then so be it.
• No GIFs, no uploaded photos, no embeds of any kind, no links (except for the Boyce situation, see below for details). If I see it, and I’ll be watching, I’ll delete it.
• Text and emoji icons are permitted.
• Each quarter will have its own thread and will post when there’s roughly 2 minutes to play in a Quarter. Only in rare instances will a Part 2 be created if a Quarter is slow and comments are piling up
• Overtime situations will always have it’s own thread. Always.
• If you don’t migrate to the new thread, that’s on you. If Boyce wants to put a link to the new thread, it’s customary for Boyce to do that because some traditions should never die. If any of you want to post a link to the new thread then that’s fine with me. It’s no biggie if multiple people post a link to a new thread.
• NEW IDEA: I’ll be leaving ALL GAME THREADS OPEN. You can migrate and move into the new thread(s) if you want, or hang back and finish up convos if you want, or drift around the various threads at halftime or after the game go back into each Quarter’s thread and have convos about things in those threads. Then I’ll close all the Game Threads down sometime the next day, except for the Postgame Thread that will stay up for a few days into the week.

Pre-Game thread, it’s OK to post as usual. 1st Qtr. thread posts at 3:00 p.m. CT and kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT.

In the actual GAME THREADS, though, please follow these guidelines:

• trutxfan if he’s on, it’s customary for him to be the first comment of the Pregame thread and the 1st Quarter thread. I don’t make the rules on this, it’s how it’s been and how it will be. THIS IS THE WAY. If he passes the baton to someone if he can’t be there for it, then so be it.
• No GIFs, no uploaded photos, no embeds of any kind, no links (except for the Boyce situation, see below for details). If I see it, and I’ll be watching, I’ll delete it.
• Text and emoji icons are permitted.
• Each quarter will have its own thread and will post when there’s roughly 2 minutes to play in a Quarter. Only in rare instances will a Part 2 be created if a Quarter is slow and comments are piling up
• Overtime situations will always have it’s own thread. Always.
• If you don’t migrate to the new thread, that’s on you. If Boyce wants to put a link to the new thread, it’s customary for Boyce to do that because some traditions should never die. If any of you want to post a link to the new thread then that’s fine with me. It’s no biggie if multiple people post a link to a new thread.
• NEW IDEA: I’ll be leaving ALL GAME THREADS OPEN. You can migrate and move into the new thread(s) if you want, or hang back and finish up convos if you want, or drift around the various threads at halftime or after the game go back into each Quarter’s thread and have convos about things in those threads. Then I’ll close all the Game Threads down sometime the next day, except for the Postgame Thread that will stay up for a few days into the week.

Hangout thread for the early games. The Ravens v. Texans Pre-Game Thread will post at 1:25 p.m. Central Time and the 1st Qtr. thread posts at 3:00 p.m. Central Time (Kickoff is 3:25 p.m. CT). Some rules (please read)…

Once the games kick off at noon, within this particular thread let’s transition into keeping it like a normal game thread where it’s just text and emoji icons (no gifs, no embeds)–This way the conversations as they happen during the early games can be easier for people to read and reply to.

The Texans Pre-Game thread will post at 1:25 p.m. Central Time, so any reporting of news such as twitter embeds, or embeds and GIFs of any kind, need to take place in the Pre-Game thread that will be open for about 2 hours before Ravens/Texans kickoff set for 3:25 p.m. Central Time. The 1st Qtr. thread will post at 3:00 p.m. Central Time.

Bengals (0-1) vs. Browns (0-1). Kickoff on NFLN is set for 7:20 p.m. Central Time.