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Hear me out.

Here's FaZe's current situation:

• Best team at the start of Counter-Strike 2.
• Lose in the first CS2 major final against an unexpected opponent (NAVI).
• Lose in the second major against an on-fire roster mixing the old guard with young blood (Spirit).
• Come into the third major with no expectations, no longer being the favorites.
• They make playoffs, their first match against one of the best teams from a non-EU region (MongolZ).

Sound familiar? Well, cast your minds back to the very beginning of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, to the almighty Ninjas in Pyjamas. Their story:

• Best team at the start of CS:GO.
• Lose in the first CS2 major final against an unexpected op

The major finals with the Swiss system have been:

• Astralis (3-2) vs. Virtus.pro (3-0)
• Gambit Esports (3-0) vs. Immortals (3-2)
• FaZe Clan (3-0) vs. Cloud9 (3-2)
• Natus Vincere (3-1) vs. Astralis (3-1)
• ENCE (3-2) vs. Astralis (3-0)
• AVANGAR (3-1) vs. Astralis (3-1)
• G2 Esports (3-0) vs Natus Vincere (3-0)
• FaZe Clan (3-1) vs Natus Vincere (3-0)
• Outsiders (3-1) vs Heroic (3-1)
• GamerLegion (3-2) vs Team Vitality (3-0)
• FaZe Clan (3-2) vs Natus Vincere (3-2)

With this result, only a 3-1 vs 3-2 match hasn't happened yet in a grand final!

I'm gonna be taking real analysis next fall. I know that we're gonna be using Baby Rudin for our textbook, and from what I've seen, the classes at my school tend to follow it pretty closely. That being said, I have heard many many anecdotes about it not being good as an introduction to the subject.

If I were to self-study over the summer, should I start with Rudin or another textbook? If another textbook, are there any in particular that would be good for my situation? I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the choices. If it helps, I already have experience with proofs from other classes.

The major finals with the Swiss system so far have been:

• Astralis (3-2) vs. Virtus.pro (3-0)
• Gambit Esports (3-0) vs. Immortals (3-2)
• FaZe Clan (3-0) vs. Cloud9 (3-2)
• Natus Vincere (3-1) vs. Astralis (3-1)
• ENCE (3-2) vs. Astralis (3-0)
• AVANGAR (3-1) vs. Astralis (3-1)

Very exciting stuff!

In recent tournaments, Brad has been described as an actor and producer. This led me to think: what if Brad became executive producer? Here are some of the reasons why he would be a good candidate:

• His resume in Jeopardy! is unmatched (except perhaps by Ken or James). Being one of the most experienced players in the show's history, he will be innately familiar with the ins and outs of the show from a contestant's point of view.
• He has experience hosting a quiz show. In his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he hosted a high school quiz show named InQuizitive. and as such, would be at least somewhat knowledgable about the behind-the-scenes work on this genre of shows.
• He has very lit

There have been some pretty good guest hosts that are definitely solid candidates for the job, but of course, only one can become the permanent host. However, maybe they could still be part of the Jeopardy! family via the Clue Crew. The Clue Crew roster has dwindled quite a bit since they were introduced. Giving people who are known for doing a good job presenting clues a shot at still working on the show would be a nice sort of consolation prize.

I've been thinking of doing some video essays (a la Scott The Woz) as a summer project, but I'm worried that the topics I want to talk about are simultaneously too niche and too diverse.

The main topics I would want to talk about are esports (specifically CS:GO and Smash) and the game show Jeopardy!, with the possibility of a few other topics like games or movies. There are a few problems I have with these. Not every esports fan watches CS:GO, especially with VALORANT taking a good chunk of that audience. The average Jeopardy! viewer is in their 60s, which is probably not my target demographic. I highly doubt either of the topics I'm gonna talk about will overlap in a substantial manner, an