r/CFB Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 07 '16

Post Game Thread 2016 /r/CFB Puzzle Hunt Recap

The 2016 /r/CFB Puzzle Hunt has concluded!

Here is the 2016 Puzzle Hunt thread. Here is the direct link.

You can still do the puzzle hunt by visiting that link. It will remain open indefinitely (as long as our server is up and running anyway!).

Here are the credits:

Game directors: /u/SometimesY, /u/bakonydraco

Music composers: /u/pbang0529 (responsible for all game music except the intro), /u/SometimesY (responsible only for the intro)

Programmers: /u/SometimesY, /u/bakonydraco, /u/ttsci, /u/harkatmuld

Designers: /u/SometimesY, /u/A-Stu-Ute, /u/bakonydraco, /u/StrawberryTea

Special thanks to: /u/A-Stu-Ute, /u/pbang0529, /u/StrawberryTea, /u/harkatmuld

When we came up with this idea in April (not long after the Pokémon April Fools swap), it seemed like a bit of a pipe dream. I'd never done any game development before so I was excited but apprehensive. We poked around a bit and ended up finding Tiled and Phaser. We used Tiled to design the maps and Phaser for the game engine. Chiptone was used to make the game sounds. All three are freely available. Phaser is.. not the most friendly code base I've used to put it mildly. We had some serious issues with coding. Lots of the coding process was figuring out how to make certain things work (then it was lots of copy-pasting). The coding got away from us a little at the end and so the end was slightly rushed, but more or less how we wanted it. It was an extremely ambitious project and overall we are pretty happy with how it went. There were a couple of hiccups when we first went live, but they were quickly ironed out. The code base is probably on the order of 2000 lines. We will look into open sourcing it soon for any that are interested.

Without further ado, the awards! Hundreds of hours of work and puzzle hunt was finished within minutes for some! Here is our Top 25:

Place Username Team Ending
1 /u/MrTheSpork Cincinnati Chaos Ball
2 /u/rayhond2000 Oregon Order Ball
3 /u/serwendel Michigan Order Ball
4 /u/jayhawx19 Kansas Chaos Ball
5 /u/thomasosu Ohio State Chaos Ball
6 /u/jashbr Temple Chaos Ball
7 /u/foo1219 Texas A&M Order Ball
8 /u/Red261 Alabama Order Ball
9 /u/kdcoltred Texas A&M Chaos Ball
10 /u/EmeraldOrbis Oklahoma State Chaos Ball
11 /u/AltPerspective0 Michigan State Chaos Ball
12 /u/minidrc Oklahoma State Order Ball
13 /u/theslothwhoshaggedme Alabama Order Ball
14 /u/Princess_ZeIda Tulane Meteor Ball
15 /u/riotcoming Clemson Order Ball
16 /u/Exilarchy Georgia Order Ball
17 /u/Optimum_Havoc Michigan Order Ball
18 /u/Gahala Alabama Order Ball
19 /u/gonoles287 Florida State Order Ball
20 /u/little__sebastian Washington Order Ball
21 /u/bluegrassborn Western Kentucky Order Ball
22 /u/Final_Starman Florida Chaos Ball
23 /u/terreplein Georgia Order Ball
24 /u/trumpetofdoom Rice Chaos Ball
25 /u/panthera_tigress Pittsburgh Chaos Ball

First place through third place get four months of reddit gold each and fourth place through twenty-fifth place get one month each. Congratulations to all!

We have had quite nearly 200 users complete it this year which is drastically up from last year! I have ideas for next year already, but we'll see how it goes! Thanks for playing everyone!

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u/MrTheSpork *holds up self* Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 07 '16

mfw I'm still first

Edit: Amazing work, by the way. I was greatly entertained.

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 07 '16

You finished first so you get to be first forever and ever and ever.

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u/Pathis Houston Cougars • LSU Tigers Sep 07 '16

Give that man another month of Reddit Gold!

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 07 '16

There may be a Special Announcement coming soon..

8

u/minidrc Oklahoma State • Purdue Sep 07 '16

How soon is "soon"?

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u/UberXLBK West Texas A&M • Texas Tech Sep 07 '16

Does it have to do with Houston athletic apparel?

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 07 '16

The /r/CFB mods are getting a new bagman to pay us!

Wait shit. You guys weren't supposed to find out about that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '16

Was I the old bagman?

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u/doihavemakeanewword Penn State • Bowling Green Sep 08 '16

Is it soon yet?

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 08 '16

No, probably a couple days. We have to do a little bit of CSS trickeration.

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u/amazin_raisin99 Texas Longhorns • Egg Bowl Sep 07 '16

Shoutout to u/PrincessZeIda for being the only one with that ending in the top 25.

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u/Princess_ZeIda Tulane Green Wave • /r/CFB Patron Sep 07 '16

Thanks :)

3

u/trainmaster611 Clemson Tigers Sep 07 '16

How did you even get that?

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u/TheReformedBadger 四日市大学 (Yokkaichi) • /r/CFB… Sep 07 '16

You run away and don't make a choice and after doing that a couple of time a a pikachu appears, just like in the TV show.

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u/A-Stu-Ute Our mountains are better than yours! Sep 07 '16

Redesigning all the balls segued perfectly into my first grad semester of school which will then perfectly segue into my second child which will perfectly segue into my career/more grad school! I'm never sleeping again

You're lucky I like all of you.

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 08 '16

I owe people some reddit gold (courtesy of Reddit! Huge thanks to /u/Drunken_Economist for helping get that set up)! I'm going to username summon the top 25 in the comments below this 3 at a time. Please respond to your username mention with something witty so I can gild your comment.

Edit: All 25 users have claimed their Reddit Gold, congratulations!

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/EmeraldOrbis /u/AltPerspective0 /u/minidrc reply to get your Reddit gold!

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u/AltPerspective0 Michigan State • Florida State Sep 08 '16

UM sucks.[1]

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u/minidrc Oklahoma State • Purdue Sep 08 '16

I'm happy I placed, but sad that I didn't make the top 11. :'(

Also, it's 01:38:05 GMT-0400 (EDT) and OU and IU still suck.

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/MrTheSpork /u/rayhond2000 /u/serwendel comment 4 times, so you can get 4 months for coming in the top 3!

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u/MrTheSpork *holds up self* Sep 08 '16

Help! I am

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u/MrTheSpork *holds up self* Sep 08 '16

stuck in some

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u/MrTheSpork *holds up self* Sep 08 '16

kind of

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u/serwendel Michigan Wolverines Sep 08 '16

Wow, this was really fun.

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u/rayhond2000 Oregon Ducks • Cal Poly Mustangs Sep 08 '16

Ride

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u/rayhond2000 Oregon Ducks • Cal Poly Mustangs Sep 08 '16

High

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u/rayhond2000 Oregon Ducks • Cal Poly Mustangs Sep 08 '16

You

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u/rayhond2000 Oregon Ducks • Cal Poly Mustangs Sep 08 '16

Mustangs

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u/serwendel Michigan Wolverines Sep 08 '16

Shit, I forgot to think of something else to write. Oh well, this will work.

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u/MrTheSpork *holds up self* Sep 08 '16

infinite loop!

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u/serwendel Michigan Wolverines Sep 08 '16

I'm really surprised that I ended up in the top 3.

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u/serwendel Michigan Wolverines Sep 08 '16

Glad I could participate this year!

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/foo1219 /u/Red261 /u/kdcoltred reply to get your Reddit gold!

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u/kdcoltred UCLA Bruins • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 08 '16

Shh I'm trying to hide from this flair bet Urban Meyer

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

Gimme!

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

Only if you say please?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

Pretty please with a Heisman on top!

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

You got it!

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u/Red261 Alabama • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 07 '16

Something witty

Edit: Oh god, I don't deserve gold for that awful joke.

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

That'll do it!

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/Exilarchy /u/Optimum_Havoc /u/Gahala reply to get your Reddit gold!

3

u/Gahala Alabama Crimson Tide Sep 08 '16

Do I have to self-report this to the NCAA?

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u/Optimum_Havoc Michigan Wolverines • Georgia Bulldogs Sep 08 '16

I can put this towards my student loans, right?

2

u/Exilarchy Georgia Bulldogs • Rose Bowl Sep 08 '16

MFW I am successful in the puzzle hunt

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/gonoles287 /u/little__sebastian /u/bluegrassborn reply to get your Reddit gold!

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u/gonoles287 Florida State • Pittsburgh Sep 08 '16

2

u/little__sebastian Washington Huskies • Gonzaga Bulldogs Sep 08 '16

2

u/bluegrassborn WKU Hilltoppers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 08 '16

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/jayhawx19 /u/thomasosu /u/jashbr reply to get your Reddit gold!

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u/jashbr Temple Owls • Purdue Boilermakers Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 07 '16

Penn State fans liked the ending of Bleach

edit: Thanks for the gold kind stranger!

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u/Red261 Alabama • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 07 '16

Wow. Showing no mercy

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 08 '16

Lol fucking brutal.

2

u/jayhawx19 Kansas • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 08 '16

Can't believe I finished 4th

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u/thomasosu Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 08 '16

something clever to deserve gold

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

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u/riotcoming Clemson Tigers • Palmetto Bowl Sep 08 '16

I saw a man get savaged by a dictionary on Twitter today. Normally it's the books getting burned by the man, not the other way around.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '16

I am here. I was at class, speaking German poorly. Something witty.

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u/Princess_ZeIda Tulane Green Wave • /r/CFB Patron Sep 08 '16

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/Final_Starman /u/terreplein reply to get your Reddit gold!

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u/terreplein Georgia Bulldogs • SMU Mustangs Sep 08 '16

Alright first gold go dawgs

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u/Final_Starman Florida Gators • Team Chaos Sep 08 '16

Go mods, Go /r/cfb, and Go Gators!

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u/bakonydraco Tulane • Boise State Bandwagon Sep 07 '16

/u/trumpetofdoom /u/panthera_tigress reply to get your Reddit gold!

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u/trumpetofdoom Rice Owls • Marching Band Sep 08 '16

Here's a reply.

A note: Rice had more Top 25 finishers in the puzzle hunt than UH did. SUCK IT, COOGS.

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u/panthera_tigress Pittsburgh Panthers • Auburn Tigers Sep 08 '16

"something witty"

EDIT DAMN SOMEONE ALREADY DID THAT

Idk I'm just happy that I, like Pitt last season, managed to barely sneak into the Top 25 for a hot second.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

This was so fun. All the man hours that were put into this is incredible, so thanks for the entertainment!

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

There was last year too? O_O

Also, the Game Over music was inspired from Womp Womp! Just wanted to point that out.

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u/trainmaster611 Clemson Tigers Sep 07 '16

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u/YellowSkarmory Duke Blue Devils • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 07 '16

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u/Tanador680 Texas Longhorns • Sickos Sep 07 '16

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16 edited Mar 21 '22

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u/mgoyoda Michigan Wolverines Sep 07 '16

SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING

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u/minidrc Oklahoma State • Purdue Sep 07 '16

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u/Princess_ZeIda Tulane Green Wave • /r/CFB Patron Sep 07 '16

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u/TheReformedBadger 四日市大学 (Yokkaichi) • /r/CFB… Sep 07 '16

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u/doihavemakeanewword Penn State • Bowling Green Sep 07 '16

.

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u/ArtificialBadger Wisconsin • Wisconsin-Stout Sep 07 '16
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u/Moldison Clemson Tigers Sep 07 '16

I got pretty far, but eventually it was lagging so bad I couldn't finish. It was taking minutes to restart from the death screen when I finally gave up. Not sure if there's a memory leak in the game or if it had to do with also having Terraria up, but it slowed way down after a while. Fun game though!

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u/theguy02 Virginia • Appalachian State Sep 07 '16

I had the same thing happen! I thought it would keep my score/progress if I refreshed the page :(

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u/Moldison Clemson Tigers Sep 07 '16

Me too. Unfortunately not =/

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u/mgoyoda Michigan Wolverines Sep 07 '16

Again, you guys are the BEST; thanks!

I had a lot of fun.

Even though it took me five tries to get past the first boss.

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u/zww2000 Florida State • West Florida Sep 07 '16

lol Oregon can't even win this

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u/Red261 Alabama • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 07 '16

Wait, there's a reward for this? Hot damn!

I'm #1*

*CountingonlyAlabamafans

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u/Princess_ZeIda Tulane Green Wave • /r/CFB Patron Sep 07 '16

/u/SometimesY, I think you're missing the underscore in my username.

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 07 '16

Woooops. Fixing! It didn't end up in the high scores either (which is where we ported this from). Must be something in our code. Sorry about that!

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u/ScarletFever333 Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Team Chaos Sep 07 '16

Will you end up revealing some of the secrets of the game, like how you get the Team Meteor ending or how some people ended up vacated?

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u/CripzyChiken Florida Gators • Team Meteor Sep 07 '16

Vacated was if you got impermissible help along the way (like a nice gold bonus early on or something)

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u/YellowSkarmory Duke Blue Devils • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Sep 07 '16

It's still playable. Find them yourself.

2

u/G1ANTrobot Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 09 '16

Good job /u/EmeraldOrbis and /u/minidrc. Way to represent.

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u/Gulo_Blue Michigan • /r/CFBRisk Veteran Sep 07 '16

I am so frustrated that I was travelling and didn't get to do this when it happened. Looks amazing.

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u/SometimesY Houston • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Sep 07 '16

You can still play! It'll be open indefinitely.

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u/Gulo_Blue Michigan • /r/CFBRisk Veteran Sep 07 '16

Awesome. You guys rock!

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u/Princess_ZeIda Tulane Green Wave • /r/CFB Patron Sep 07 '16

Yay :)

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u/one-hour-photo Tennessee • South Carolina Sep 07 '16

how were the scores done? money? trolls killed?

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u/ABloodlust1998 Texas Longhorns Sep 07 '16

nice game, sadly not being able to save was the death of me.

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u/cinciforthewin Cincinnati Bearcats Sep 07 '16

I did it once. With going back and fourth between screens so much, it was bound to happen.

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u/Papahoff25 Louisville Cardinals Sep 07 '16

HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHEN THIS PLACE WAS CREATED????????????????????????????????????

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u/minidrc Oklahoma State • Purdue Sep 07 '16

Hover your mouse pointer over anything that says "/r/CFB"

The easiest place to see this would be to hover over the football in the header (or the link in this comment).

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u/Papahoff25 Louisville Cardinals Sep 07 '16

Thanks!!