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this one falls in the believe it or not category
my teammate, the year after I graduated - one year younger than me -
got 40 on Dematha in a losing effort
after the game Dematha's legendary Coach Morgan Wooten came up to him and congratulated him and told him it was the most points ever scored on one of his Dematha teams
Alcindor (Kareem) got 33 on them in the first game and 16 in the 2nd
sadly, and so unfairly to him, there is no internet account of this game - that really pisses me off - it was an unimportant non-league game - but still
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the Commanders losing to the Boys was the wildest game I've ever seen
2 missed PATs, a blocked punt, and a kickoff return for a TD and a punt return for a TD
really ugly errors by both teams at different times
41 points scored in the 4th quarter_____________________(-:/
very, very entertaining
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totally boring till the 4th quarter, then it was "don't miss" footballQuote: lilredrooster.
the Commanders losing to the Boys was the wildest game I've ever seen
2 missed PATs, a blocked punt, and a kickoff return for a TD and a punt return for a TD
really ugly errors by both teams at different times
41 points scored in the 4th quarter_____________________(-:/
very, very entertaining
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had a 50% profit boost bet down that I made @ 3rd quarter on the under ... fortunately a little voice told me to cash out before what I could get was next to nothing
Quote: billryanFans of the three-loss Crimson Tide expect the team to be named to the 12-team playoffs and play Notre Dame in South Bend in the first round.
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I would like to see that game.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanFans of the three-loss Crimson Tide expect the team to be named to the 12-team playoffs and play Notre Dame in South Bend in the first round.
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I would like to see that game.
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I'm looking forward to it—my two favorite college teams. The 1973 Sugar Bowl still haunts me.
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanFans of the three-loss Crimson Tide expect the team to be named to the 12-team playoffs and play Notre Dame in South Bend in the first round.
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I would like to see that game.
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I'm looking forward to it—my two favorite college teams. The 1973 Sugar Bowl still haunts me.
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That was probably the only TD reception that Richard Todd ever had.
He scored a touchdown, but is he credited with throwing a TD pass on the play?
Quote: billryanJosh Allen throws a pass to a receiver, who then laterals it back to Allen, who scores.
He scored a touchdown, but is he credited with throwing a TD pass on the play?
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Yes! As has become commonplace for Josh Allen, it’s another first. First NFL player to throw a TD, run for a TD, and receive a TD in the same game. While NOT actually being credited with a reception! So he had ZERO receptions, but had ONE TD reception!
He is now odds on favorite to win the MVP. He’s had a few bad games, but also many ‘highlight reel’ plays as well.
Saquon Barkley probably deserves the MVP. He is probably going to set a record for ‘2nd half’ rushing yards. I think by A LOT. Gets better as the games go on. Combo of power, finesse, and speed.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
Quote: billryanAmerica's Game. The only Game that matters.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
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Total seems high this year. Both teams have better offenses but this game hasn’t hit 40 points since 2013.
Quote: unJonQuote: billryanAmerica's Game. The only Game that matters.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
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Total seems high this year. Both teams have better offenses but this game hasn’t hit 40 points since 2013.
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Under has hit 17 of last 18 games. Dumb SOOPOO has the over in a parlay. Been one score game 8 of last 10 games. Dumb SOOPOO has Army -6.
I’ll be happy to not hear ‘transfer portal’ or ‘5th school in 5 years’ or ‘out on parole’ when discussing the players.
This led to many injured players, especially groggy players, trying to play through injuries. The 1920s seems to be one long experiment as subbing rules changed constantly. One rule change allowed players who left the game injured to return at the start of the next period.
Otherwise, a player substituted for could not reenter the game.
Knute Rockne exploited the system by starting his second string and putting in his fresh first string once the other team was worn down.
When WW2 came along, so many men were overseas that colleges scraped the bottom of the barrel to field complete teams. The NCAA allowed unlimited substitution.
WW2 brought about another significant change. Wartime restrictions forced West Point to cut practices from three hours a day to an hour. Unable to practice offense and defense, the Cadets split into offensive and defensive squads, and the game was never the same.
After the war, so many able-bodied men flooded into colleges via the GI Bill that colleges could field almost unlimited teams. Some programs soon had two hundred players, and B-Squad games were played regularly.
In the 1960s, West Point had almost 150 men in their football program.
Next year, colleges can have 105 players per program, but for the first time, all players will receive full scholarships.
It seems like the days of walk-ons are over.
Quote: billryanI knew players used to play both sides of the ball, but I didn't realize college football had stringent substitution rules. Unlike the unlimited substitutions we all are familiar with, football allowed limited substitutes, and a player couldn't return after he was subbed for.
This led to many injured players, especially groggy players, trying to play through injuries. The 1920s seems to be one long experiment as subbing rules changed constantly. One rule change allowed players who left the game injured to return at the start of the next period.
Otherwise, a player substituted for could not reenter the game.
Knute Rockne exploited the system by starting his second string and putting in his fresh first string once the other team was worn down.
When WW2 came along, so many men were overseas that colleges scraped the bottom of the barrel to field complete teams. The NCAA allowed unlimited substitution.
WW2 brought about another significant change. Wartime restrictions forced West Point to cut practices from three hours a day to an hour. Unable to practice offense and defense, the Cadets split into offensive and defensive squads, and the game was never the same.
After the war, so many able-bodied men flooded into colleges via the GI Bill that colleges could field almost unlimited teams. Some programs soon had two hundred players, and B-Squad games were played regularly.
In the 1960s, West Point had almost 150 men in their football program.
Next year, colleges can have 105 players per program, but for the first time, all players will receive full scholarships.
It seems like the days of walk-ons are over.
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The college football player that is going to win the Heisman is a star at wide receiver and cornerback. He plays all downs except special teams.
Quote: unJonQuote: billryanAmerica's Game. The only Game that matters.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
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Total seems high this year. Both teams have better offenses but this game hasn’t hit 40 points since 2013.
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44 points this year. Navy had over 270 yards rushing.
Quote: DRichQuote: unJonQuote: billryanAmerica's Game. The only Game that matters.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
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Total seems high this year. Both teams have better offenses but this game hasn’t hit 40 points since 2013.
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44 points this year. Navy had over 270 yards rushing.
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Vegas realized they finally discovered the forward pass!
Quote: unJonQuote: DRichQuote: unJonQuote: billryanAmerica's Game. The only Game that matters.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
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Total seems high this year. Both teams have better offenses but this game hasn’t hit 40 points since 2013.
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44 points this year. Navy had over 270 yards rushing.
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Vegas realized they finally discovered the forward pass!
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What? The WINNING team had 4 completions. The losing team amassed 7 completions. It looked like Navy outcoached Army by a lot. I loved the fake punt with the big guy running 30 yards.
Pathetic bowl season is starting. The best players on lots of teams are ‘opting out’ to prepare for NFL draft, or enter the dreaded transfer portal, or to spend more time on their studies.
There are 12 teams that care. The other bowl games can be summed up as …. garbage.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: unJonQuote: DRichQuote: unJonQuote: billryanAmerica's Game. The only Game that matters.
11-1 Army vs. 8-3 Navy.
I've been following this game for over fifty years, have attended a few, and don't recall a game featuring teams with records like this.
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Total seems high this year. Both teams have better offenses but this game hasn’t hit 40 points since 2013.
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44 points this year. Navy had over 270 yards rushing.
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Vegas realized they finally discovered the forward pass!
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What? The WINNING team had 4 completions. The losing team amassed 7 completions. It looked like Navy outcoached Army by a lot. I loved the fake punt with the big guy running 30 yards.
Pathetic bowl season is starting. The best players on lots of teams are ‘opting out’ to prepare for NFL draft, or enter the dreaded transfer portal, or to spend more time on their studies.
There are 12 teams that care. The other bowl games can be summed up as …. garbage.
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2 of Navy’s 4 completions were TDs. Army couldn’t cover. Was the factor for sure in the over under.
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Pathetic bowl season is starting. The best players on lots of teams are ‘opting out’ to prepare for NFL draft, or enter the dreaded transfer portal, or to spend more time on their studies.
There are 12 teams that care. The other bowl games can be summed up as …. garbage.
The beauty of players sitting out is that the casual bettors don't pay attention and tend to bet the teams as if it is the same group of players from the regular season. Small advantages can be found.
Scorigami.!!!
Quote: DRichBuffalo Bill 48 Detroit Lions 42. The first game in NFL history to end in that score.
Scorigami.!!!
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Haven't there been several such games this season? I'd never heard the term scorigame before this year.
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichBuffalo Bill 48 Detroit Lions 42. The first game in NFL history to end in that score.
Scorigami.!!!
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Haven't there been several such games this season? I'd never heard the term scorigame before this year.
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I don't recall any in the NFL earlier this year but it wouldn't surprise me.
There have been 1090 unique scores in the NFL history.
2 different NFL players on the same day fumbled the ball without any interference just before reaching the end zone each time negating a TD - see link
Taylor actually did an end zone dance (first YT vid) not realizing his goof and of course took lots of heat on social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5l7MynxEEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_8LXQSdnyA
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/cincinnatis-jordan-battle-and-indys-jonathan-taylor-drop-ball-before-goal-line-negating-tds
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2 different NFL players on the same day fumbled the ball without any interference just before reaching the end zone each time negating a TD - see link
Taylor actually did an end zone dance (first YT vid) not realizing his goof and of course took lots of heat on social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5l7MynxEEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_8LXQSdnyA
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/cincinnatis-jordan-battle-and-indys-jonathan-taylor-drop-ball-before-goal-line-negating-tds
I can almost understand a defensive player doing it, as they don't practice scoring, but for a receiver or running back to do it is unforgivable.
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at least some Jets fans have a sense of humor
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at least some Jets fans have a sense of humor
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Are we sure that is not a Saints fan? I believe they started the trend of wearing a bag over their heads.
Quote: DRichMy favorite baseball player of all time has died at age 65. RIP Rickey Henderson.
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That's a shock. RIP.
He was a tremendous Yankee until he wasn't.
Ricky was one of a kind.
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That's a shock. RIP.
He was a tremendous Yankee until he wasn't.
Ricky was one of a kind.
His rookie card was the only baseball card I kept from my childhood. I didn't keep it for future value, I just really liked the guy.
Ricky Henderson holds the MLB record for career stolen bases, stolen bases in one season, also the career record for runs scored and he's 2nd behind Bonds in walks
from the article:
Bill James, baseball statistician wrote - "you could take 50 Hall of Famers who, all taken together don't own as many records, as many important records as Ricky Henderson"
the link is a nice retrospective on his life and career
https://archive.ph/0bWxt
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(Is it possible that SOOPOO is grumpy because he bet on two of the teams that were shut out?)
While 0-0 games are bad, a 2-0 game can be worse, as the leading team goes into an offense designed only to kill the clock.
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2 different NFL players on the same day fumbled the ball without any interference just before reaching the end zone each time negating a TD - see link
Taylor actually did an end zone dance (first YT vid) not realizing his goof and of course took lots of heat on social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5l7MynxEEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_8LXQSdnyA
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/cincinnatis-jordan-battle-and-indys-jonathan-taylor-drop-ball-before-goal-line-negating-tds
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This is the kind of thing you'd never ever see on a Bill Belichick coached team do. Is someone did do it-and it didn't matter who it was-their name would be on the waiver wire before the day was over.
A.J. Dybantsa was regarded as the best h.s. baller in the country by many -
he's headed for BYU and will get lots of NIL money
h's 6'9" with very long arms and he's very quick and agile
he reminds me of Kobe
he's only 17 years old
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I think it was in the late '70s/early '80s, but I'm not certain.
There was a fumble and a huge pile on the ball. The player in question was late arriving, and a TV replay showed he was on top of the pile-up, but when everyone was pulled off the pile, he emerged with the ball.
Quote: billryanDoes anyone remember this player and the play I'm referring to?
I think it was in the late '70s/early '80s, but I'm not certain.
There was a fumble and a huge pile on the ball. The player in question was late arriving, and a TV replay showed he was on top of the pile-up, but when everyone was pulled off the pile, he emerged with the ball.
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Quote: billryanBo Nix threw a ball sixty-five yards in the air yesterday. It was the longest pass I've seen in a very long time.
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There was a former Ohio State QB named Cardale Jones that in practice threw farther than all of the other QB's on the team. What was impressive was that he was throwing from his knees and still threw for over 65 yards. It was all arm strength. They said while standing he could throw 85 yards.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanBo Nix threw a ball sixty-five yards in the air yesterday. It was the longest pass I've seen in a very long time.
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There was a former Ohio State QB named Cardale Jones that in practice threw farther than all of the other QB's on the team. What was impressive was that he was throwing from his knees and still threw for over 65 yards. It was all arm strength. They said while standing he could throw 85 yards.
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I've seen longer throws during skill competitions, but he was behind the 35-yard line and threw a strike to a receiver in the end zone.
Quote: billryanBo Nix threw a ball sixty-five yards in the air yesterday. It was the longest pass I've seen in a very long time.
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I believe you're talking about this play (first YT vid) which was only 51 yards, not 65 - it was an amazing throw - he threw it from his own 38 while moving backwards
if you think I'm wrong and he did throw one for 65 yards please post a link - I couldn't find one at google or YT
the 2nd YT vid is Anthony Richardson who did actually throw it 65 yards for a TD - the commentator calls it the 3rd longest completion in the next gen stats era
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOkrytG2Zo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ_uIl2ILgA
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.Quote: billryanThat was his last TD of the game; the 65-yarder was earlier.
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there is no record I can find about the TD you are referring to -
I put "Bo Nix 65 yard TD" into YouTube and got zilch - in Tik Tok it came up with the Mims reception the 51 yard TD - nothing about any 65 yard TD
post the link if you strongly believe you're correct - it looks like you don't like to admit when you're wrong
this link from the Broncos claims the pass to Mims was 67 yards - but I think that's not correct - as I said he threw if from about his own 38 and it was caught deep in the end zone
https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2024/12/29/nfl-news-bo-nix-td-to-marvin-mims-longest-pass-of-2024-season/
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Quote: lilredrooster.Quote: billryanThat was his last TD of the game; the 65-yarder was earlier.
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there is no record I can find about the TD you are referring to -
this link from the Broncos claims the pass to Mims was 67 yards - but I think that's not correct - as I said he threw if from about his own 38 and it was caught deep in the end zone
https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2024/12/29/nfl-news-bo-nix-td-to-marvin-mims-longest-pass-of-2024-season/
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You posted videos of two different plays. The 65plus yard hit the receiver in full stride. The first video was a hail mary later in the game. Take the time to watch a link before you post it Mims had two long TDs, the 65 yarder that made it 17-17, and the original one you posted that made it 24-24.
Quote: billryanQuote: lilredrooster.Quote: billryanThat was his last TD of the game; the 65-yarder was earlier.
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there is no record I can find about the TD you are referring to -
this link from the Broncos claims the pass to Mims was 67 yards - but I think that's not correct - as I said he threw if from about his own 38 and it was caught deep in the end zone
https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2024/12/29/nfl-news-bo-nix-td-to-marvin-mims-longest-pass-of-2024-season/
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You posted videos of two different plays. The 65plus yard hit the receiver in full stride. The first video was a hail mary later in the game. Take the time to watch a link before you post it
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nonsense
I posted 2 links - 2 different games
watched both several times
no 65 yard pass by Bo Nix
the 2nd link was Anthony Richardson
IF YOU SAY THERE IS PUT UP YOUR LINK
I'm done here - you want to post your story but you won't put up the link - none found on YT or Tik Tok as you claim
have a great day
edit - did find a YT vid stating "Bo Nix's 51 yard TD pass to Marvin Mims traveled 67.0 yards in the air" -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Sh8gXDJUo
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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: billryanQuote: lilredrooster.Quote: billryanThat was his last TD of the game; the 65-yarder was earlier.
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there is no record I can find about the TD you are referring to -
this link from the Broncos claims the pass to Mims was 67 yards - but I think that's not correct - as I said he threw if from about his own 38 and it was caught deep in the end zone
https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2024/12/29/nfl-news-bo-nix-td-to-marvin-mims-longest-pass-of-2024-season/
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You posted videos of two different plays. The 65plus yard hit the receiver in full stride. The first video was a hail mary later in the game. Take the time to watch a link before you post it
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nonsense
I posted 2 links - 2 different games
watched both several times
no 65 yard pass by Bo Nix
the 2nd link was Anthony Richardson
IF YOU SAY THERE IS PUT UP YOUR LINK
I'm done here - you want to post your story but you won't put up the link - none found on YT or Tik Tok as you claim
have a great day
edit - did find a YT vid claiming the td to Mims was 67 yards completion by "air distance" and also says it was a 51 yard TD - don't know what they mean by "air distance"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Sh8gXDJUo
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DONT KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN BY AIR DISTANCE?
Isn’t that what you and Billy have been arguing about all along?!?!?!!!
Happy New Year Lilred. Maybe time for memory care…
