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Quote: GWAEMakes me want to go postal when someone has a bday party or wedding during the football season. So glad I have hulu live where I can watch it mobile.
Just tell them to change the date if they want your presence.
Quote: LovecompsWell since my Jets have now screwed me over for exact half a century they should be glad that I'm not a Fair Weahter Fan or I'd have divorced them a long time ago. Here's looking to next season.
Wish the guys at the fire station a Merry Christmas.
Quote: LovecompsWell since my Jets have now screwed me over for exact half a century they should be glad that I'm not a Fair Weahter Fan or I'd have divorced them a long time ago. Here's looking to next season.
I remember when Jet fans would pity us Giant fans. That was six Super Bowl appearances ago.
but in 1956 he threw the only perfect game in World Series history
he just passed - R.I.P. Don
this is the Yankee stadium scoreboard during the day of that famous game
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/obituaries/don-larsen-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
Quote: lilredroosterDon Larsen was a mediocre pitcher with a career losing record
but in 1956 he threw the only perfect game in World Series history
he just passed - R.I.P. Don
this is the Yankee stadium scoreboard during the day of that famous game
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/obituaries/don-larsen-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
I remember Ballantine beer on the East coast. I think Pabst bought them out.
Quote: mcallister3200Brady needs to retire or he’s going to embarrass himself next year right? There’s times it looks like he sees someone but won’t throw it because he doesn’t want to step into a hit.
He's clearly not the best in the league but he played ok. I mean, Edelman drops easy pass... if he catches it they are just about in range for winning FG...... I think if he was QB on Frisco we are talking about a 7th SB now.
But he clearly trails Jackson, Brees, Mahomes, Wilson, Wentz and probably a few others.....
Quote: mcallister3200Brady needs to retire or he’s going to embarrass himself next year right? There’s times it looks like he sees someone but won’t throw it because he doesn’t want to step into a hit.
I am rooting for Brady to be the quarterback for the Chargers next year. Giselle in L.A. makes sense.
Quote: SOOPOOHe's clearly not the best in the league but he played ok. I mean, Edelman drops easy pass... if he catches it they are just about in range for winning FG...... I think if he was QB on Frisco we are talking about a 7th SB now.
But he clearly trails Jackson, Brees, Mahomes, Wilson, Wentz and probably a few others.....
Wow. Seriously? No way. He’s not better than Jimmy G anymore (Jimmy not that good either). He’s not even as good as Cousins or a healthy Stafford now. He’s not even as good as Tannehill now... He’s probably not even a top 20 Qb now over last half of season or going forward.
I’d put him around the Darnold/Winston territory...it’s over, he’s done. QB rating over 100 ONE time in his last 12 games. Second worst qbr of the season against Tennessee who beat them passing for less than 100 yards. He’s showing it to us, people refuse to believe it. He’s going to go out like Favre, Emmitt, or Rice if he insists on coming back.
Quote: DRichQuote: lilredroosterDon Larsen was a mediocre pitcher with a career losing record
but in 1956 he threw the only perfect game in World Series history
he just passed - R.I.P. Don
this is the Yankee stadium scoreboard during the day of that famous game
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/obituaries/don-larsen-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
I remember Ballantine beer on the East coast. I think Pabst bought them out.
Ballantine was ahead of its time. An India Pale Ale a generation too soon.
how about Schaefer Beer - remember the jingle - "Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one"
in junior high there was a girl who's last name was Schaefer - we used to sing " Schaefer is the one girl to have when you're having more than one"
sold out to Strohs
Quote: lilredrooster"Ballantine was ahead of its time. An India Pale Ale a generation too soon." quote from Bill Ryan
how about Schaefer Beer - remember the jingle - "Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one"
in junior high there was a girl who's last name was Schaefer - we used to sing " Schaefer is the one girl to have when you're having more than one"
sold out to Strohs
As a teenager I drank so much Schaefer because it was the cheapest beer available. Was pretty bad too as i remember it.
Quote: DRichAs a teenager I drank so much Schaefer because it was the cheapest beer available. Was pretty bad too as i remember it.
Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is still around - it's the All American red, white and blue beer -
red neck - white socks - and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.........................😄
if there is an injury in the last 2 minutes of the half or the game the team with the injury is charged with a time out
the reason is to prevent the faking of injuries so that a team will benefit by getting more time
but if they have no timeouts when an injury occurs they can be granted, in certain situations, an excess timeout
so faking an injury could still possibly be an advantage play for a team
full explanation at the link:
https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/8/25/6064397/nfl-rules-explanation-of-the-fourth-timeout-charged-to-dallas-cowboys
they may get charged 10 seconds off the clock in this situation if the defense chooses but it would still seem to allow them a potential advantage as they have plenty of time to prepare for another play
the link is the actual official NFL rulebook:
http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/7_Rule4_Game_Timing.pdf
Quote: lilredroosterPabst Blue Ribbon beer is still around - it's the All American red, white and blue beer -
red neck - white socks - and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.........................😄
Actually it isn't a bad beer. Sometimes bars make it a happy hour deal and I will get it. Pretend it's the 70s!
but the Overtime rules on who wins the coin flip gets to choose and they will almost surely elect to receive
they can win with a TD so it seems the winner of the coin flip has a tremendous advantage
an advantage caused by sheer luck
IMO the rules should be changed so that the defending team gets one chance at possession to tie the score or possibly win with a 2 point conversion
why let luck have such a big role in a game? - doesn't make sense to me
The right answer is to do it like college football overtime. Fair and exciting. It’ll never happen.Quote: lilredroosternot making any excuses for the Saints
but the Overtime rules on who wins the coin flip gets to choose and they will almost surely elect to receive
they can win with a TD so it seems the winner of the coin flip has a tremendous advantage
an advantage caused by sheer luck
IMO the rules should be changed so that the defending team gets one chance at possession to tie the score or possibly win with a 2 point conversion
why let luck have such a big role in a game? - doesn't make sense to me
Quote: unJonThe right answer is to do it like college football overtime. Fair and exciting. It’ll never happen.
After years of sudden death it was modified so never say never. Maybe make it 1 possession each for playoffs only is the answer.
Quote: lilredroosterPabst Blue Ribbon beer is still around - it's the All American red, white and blue beer -
red neck - white socks - and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.........................😄
I will occasionally drink that on the golf course as it is usually the cheapest beer.
Quote: lilredroosternot making any excuses for the Saints
but the Overtime rules on who wins the coin flip gets to choose and they will almost surely elect to receive
they can win with a TD so it seems the winner of the coin flip has a tremendous advantage
an advantage caused by sheer luck
IMO the rules should be changed so that the defending team gets one chance at possession to tie the score or possibly win with a 2 point conversion
why let luck have such a big role in a game? - doesn't make sense to me
If I am not mistaken a touchdown is only scored about 33% of the time on the first possession.
Quote: unJonThe right answer is to do it like college football overtime. Fair and exciting. It’ll never happen.
I’d prefer they just give each team one normal possession. Not the starting from the 25 yd line college way
If the team that goes on offense first doesn’t score at all , the team that goes second just needs any score to win
If the team that goes first kicks a FG, the second team needs a TD to win.
If the team that goes first scores a TD, the team that goes second needs a TD and must go for 2. If they convert it they win.
that line seems off to me - I don't see justification for them being favored by that much
Quote: lilredroosterearly line has Chiefs favored by 9.5 over Texans
that line seems off to me - I don't see justification for them being favored by that much
I agree, that is a bg number.
And, the only thing I like about Belichik is how he is rude to the media when he needs to be. "It's only 12 hours after the game and we've been busy preparing for Miami and Houston. We haven't thought about the future, and you can ask that question in many different ways and every time you ask that is the only answer I will give you."
Quote: gordonm888So, is the Patriots dynasty dead? Which team will pick up Brady for a year or two, if he doesn't return to the Pats?
And, the only thing I like about Belichik is how he is rude to the media when he needs to be. "It's only 12 hours after the game and we've been busy preparing for Miami and Houston. We haven't thought about the future, and you can ask that question in many different ways and every time you ask that is the only answer I will give you."
Apparently not busy enough preparing for Miami
Quote: michael99000Apparently not busy enough preparing for Miami
Or tennessee.
it would seem to me at the very least he could force the opposing team back 3 yards increasing the chance for a miss or a mishap
seems to me he would be worth a spot on the roster
Quote: unJonThe right answer is to do it like college football overtime. Fair and exciting. It’ll never happen.
I hate the College OT rules. Who wants to see a 21-21 regular time tie turn into a 70-63 farce.
If you can't prevent a team from scoring a touchdown, you don't deserve to win.
Quote: billryanI hate the College OT rules. Who wants to see a 21-21 regular time tie turn into a 70-63 farce.
If you can't prevent a team from scoring a touchdown, you don't deserve to win.
You will probaby enjoy the XFLrules, I think they eliminated kicking.
My HS team played an overtime game many years ago, with the teams getting the ball on the ten yard line. I forget the final, but we won after scoring a bunch of times. It wasn't football. At that point, there had only been two OT games in pro football and ties were common through all levels of the game. This was a first round playoff game and no one seemed to know the rules.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/sports/as-joe-burrow-spoke-of-hunger-his-hometown-felt-the-lift.html?algo=top_conversion&fellback=false&imp_id=964250205&imp_id=349504567&action=click&module=Most%20Popular&pgtype=Homepage
Quote: lilredroosterJoe Burrow - great QB and good guy raised half a million on Facebook for the poor in his struggling hometown
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/sports/as-joe-burrow-spoke-of-hunger-his-hometown-felt-the-lift.html?algo=top_conversion&fellback=false&imp_id=964250205&imp_id=349504567&action=click&module=Most%20Popular&pgtype=Homepage
I'll be rooting for him in Cincinnati. What I liked most about the game is it finally shut up the announcers who were lauding the " genius defensive coordinator, Venables". If I had a dollar for every time his name was mentioned I could retire! (Oh wait, I already did retire...).
Some talking head was suggesting every team without a QB named Mahomes would trade their QB for Burrow. Interesting thought, as he did mention Burrow will of course be cheap for 4 years salary cap wise, while teams with 'good' QBs (Stafford, Prescott, Winston, Cousins) will count 25 million at least against the cap.
Lawrence had an underwhelming game. But the consensus is he is #1 pick next year. Do you think someone will convince him not to play next year to avoid what happened to Tua?
I went to his basketball camp and knew him a little bit - what a great guy he was
compiled an incredible record at Dematha in Hyattsville, MD of 1274-192 - an absolutely spectacular 93% wins
coached the only team ever to beat Kareem's (then Lew Alcindor) high school team - Power Memorial of NYC
I saw the game in which the only team in DC ever to dethrone Dematha for the DC Catholic League Championship during his finest years
..........................................that was Mackin High School with the legendary Austin Carr
here's Kareem (Lew) getting beat in that famous game:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/morgan-wootten-winningest-high-school-basketball-coach-dies-at-88/2020/01/22/a7ad57b0-3c61-11ea-baca-eb7ace0a3455_story.html
greatest college games that are digitally archived - the NYT story is linked - but it doesn't have my pick which is often called the greatest college basketball game ever played
the 1974 ACC championship game between Maryland and NC State with David Thompson - NC state won 103-100
David Thompson was surely one of, if not the greatest college basketball player of all time
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/sports/best-ncaa-tournament-games.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Sports
Quote: lilredroosterthis post is for Bball junkies who can't get a fix right now
greatest college games that are digitally archived - the NYT story is linked - but it doesn't have my pick which is often called the greatest college basketball game ever played
the 1974 ACC championship game between Maryland and NC State with David Thompson - NC state won 103-100
David Thompson was surely one of, if not the greatest college basketball player of all time
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/sports/best-ncaa-tournament-games.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Sports
Thanks for reminding me of him! There was once a time where they lowered one of our baskets to 8 feet. We would play 2 on 2. When my buddy Perry would have the ball if I saw an opportunity to cut to the basket, I would call out DT, And he would lob pass that I could dunk.
Quote: SOOPOO
Thanks for reminding me of him! There was once a time where they lowered one of our baskets to 8 feet. We would play 2 on 2. When my buddy Perry would have the ball if I saw an opportunity to cut to the basket, I would call out DT, And he would lob pass that I could dunk.
at NC State they called him 𝑫𝑫𝑻 - Dazzling David Thompson
my high school teammate was on the NC State team with him as a sophomore and got booted off because of drugs and some other BS -
he would have been on the team that won a national championship - what a shame
Christian Laettner turnaround fallaway let Duke beat Kentucky
Lorenzo Charles dunk while Akeem the Dream just watched to let NC State beat Houston:
Quote: lilredroosterthe 2 greatest plays in the history of the NCAA IMO - 2 buzzer beaters to win the national championship
Christian Laettner turnaround fallaway let Duke beat Kentucky
Lorenzo Charles dunk while Akeem the Dream just watched to let NC State beat Houston:
The Laettner shot didn’t win the national championship. It was the East regional final and got duke into the Final Four
seeing him as a kid was one of the most fun times of my childhood
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/sports/basketball/curly-neal-dead.html
Rest in Peace.
Quote: billryanThe annual Globe Trotters game was the high point of my time in the Cub Scouts. Curly, Meadowlark and the rest ruled.
Rest in Peace.
I remember seeing them @ The Hemisphere Arena in San Antonio Tx. (~30 years ago). The poor Generals never had a chance against the Globetrotters.
I also vaguely remember the San Diego Chicken being there as well (but I am probaly wrong).
Anyway, I was flipping around yesterday and caught some of the iRacing Pro Invitational eNASCAR race on my local FOX affiliate. I didn't really know what I was seeing at first. I thought it might be a replay of a previous race. The commentators were the standard guys in the booth for a regular Cup race, and most of the drivers were familiar names. Plus the graphics were amazingly realistic. I couldn't tell for sure it was a video game until I looked at the fans as the cars went by -- they never moved.
So, they have the regular Cup drivers, and the standard broadcast. They are just racing in cyberspace rather than on an actual racetrack.
The best part, IMO, was when they would talk to the drivers. They often do this during the yellow flag laps where there is no actual racing, and while the driver was talking, they would show a live shot of him from inside the car. This past race was no different, except when they showed shots of the drivers, they were in their living rooms!
LOL! I was listening to local (FL) sports talk a couple of weeks ago when the 10 person max gathering guidelines were announced. The host said that the good news was that the Tampa Bay Rays would still be able to host home games!Quote: lilredrooster
Back to the iracing concept. I also liked how they could talk to drivers and the TV broadcast really appeared like I was watching a real Nascar race. Very well done in my opinion!
ever seen a bookie pray?........................................ 😄
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/sports/ncaabasketball/coronavirus-sports-betting.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
https://www.randa.org/en/news/2020/04/the-open-in-2020-cancelled
I guess the Sportsbooks will be refunding wagers on this event.
