American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

bmwracer wrote::victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing: Giants Win! Giants Win! :victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing:
:victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing: Giants Win! Giants Win! :victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing:
:victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing: Giants Win! Giants Win! :victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing:
:victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing: Giants Win! Giants Win! :victory: :woot: :applaud: :dancing:

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adub2adub wrote:the Eli-Tyree connect will be one of the most unlikely plays in Superbowl history. It was quite amazing to see. :mrgreen:

I likened Eli's scramble to one of those Tony Romo escapes that he made during the regular season... Houdini in a football uniform.

but that perhaps is just a reason to get liquored up together. :beaten:

Probably the best reason of all... Though champagne would take a while. :)

The Giants' defensive effort was among the best I've ever seen in a championship game, especially considering that the Patriots' offense was statistically the greatest in NFL history. Huge kudos to New York's defensive coaches and defensive players for a great performance.

Re: The Play--I thought the officials would whistle it dead claiming Manning was in the grasp of defenders; fortunately they didn't and one of the signature plays in Super Bowl history was allowed to unfold.

Aside from Patriot nation, the two saddest people must be Tiki Barber and Jeremy Shockey. The Giants proved they could win the big one without either of them, and that must be a huge blow to their huge egos. Speaking of Shockey, why was he watching the game from a luxury box and not on the sidelines with his teammates?

shin2 wrote:Re: The Play--I thought the officials would whistle it dead claiming Manning was in the grasp of defenders; fortunately they didn't and one of the signature plays in Super Bowl history was allowed to unfold.

Yeah, I thought they would call "in the grasp" as well, but they didn't thankfully... A coworker said that the rule was removed, but I don't think so.

shin2 wrote:
Aside from Patriot nation, the two saddest people must be Tiki Barber and Jeremy Shockey. The Giants proved they could win the big one without either of them, and that must be a huge blow to their huge egos. Speaking of Shockey, why was he watching the game from a luxury box and not on the sidelines with his teammates?

I'm not sure if Tiki really was all that sad to be honest. All year, even after each Giant playoff win, Tiki would reiterate his stance that he doesn't miss playing the game.

It's hard for fans like us to relate to that, but for a guy to retire at a young age of 31 and near the prime of his career - namely Tiki - it's most likely cause he lost his desire to play. This is unlike most other players, who retire cause physically (age, skills, and health) they can no longer play at a high level. Yet, for players like Tiki and Barry Sanders, I think emotionally they just didn't care anymore.

Tiki is now just content doing journalist stuff like the Today Show .... where I heard he interviewed Eli Manning..... kinda awkward, ne? :sweat:

As for Shockey, knowing there was no way he was gonna play ... I think he was just trying to keep himself from being a distraction to the team.

Amazing Super Bowl!

shin 2

Speaking of Shockey, why was he watching the game from a luxury box and not on the sidelines with his teammates?

I was listening to John Clayton on the radio a few days before the game and he said Shockey was told by his Doctor not to go to the game. He just had major reconstructive surgery on his leg (3 weeks ago?) and the Doctors felt the worst thing he could do would be to go to the Superbowl and stand on the sidelines for 3+ hours. Not to mention the hassle it would be going through the crowds around the stadium.

I suppose he was told he could go as long as he sat in the box during the game.

adub2adub wrote:Tiki is now just content doing journalist stuff like the Today Show .... where I heard he interviewed Eli Manning..... kinda awkward, ne? :sweat:

Unless they put it all behind them. :) :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Speaking of Junior Seau....

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must have been tough
ouch

but itwas a well played 4th quarter i will say shocking
oh so very shocking but really nice :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :banghead: :banghead: :shakehead:

suzzy wrote:must have been tough
ouch

To wait 13 years for another Super Bowl try... And to lose again.

Crushing heartbreak.

bmwracer wrote:
To wait 13 years for another Super Bowl try... And to lose again.

Crushing heartbreak.

wey that sucks
so long with the record that thwey had and to come and to lose it to the giants
well some wins and some lose
:puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog: :shamefulcry: :mecry: :mecry: :ashamed:

From The Onion:

Patriots' Season Perfect For Rest Of Nation ( http://www.theonion.com/content/news/patriots_season_perfect_for_rest ) :hehe: :rofl:

From Yahoo! Sports:

Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre retires after 17 seasons, says hefs etiredf

Full story here: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-packers-favre&prov=ap&type=lgns

Reviving the thread for the upcoming '08 season :mrgreen:

Yes, it's a bit early, but after watching this past season's BCS bowl games via Hulu.com I can't wait!

Looking forward to the Fresno State-UCLA matchup, as well as Ohio State-USC. Fresno State-Boise State is another one I'm eager to see as well.

I predict that Ohio State will back into the BCS title game once again and get beaten by another SEC team, Georgia. :beaten:

deseipher wrote:I predict that Ohio State will back into the BCS title game once again and get beaten by another SEC team, Georgia. :beaten:

LOL.

If so, maybe they'll change their name from Buckeyes to Bridesmaids. :hehe:

Football is back....!

And unfortunately, all those stupid Viagra/Cialis/etc. ads. :shakehead: :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:Football is back....!

And unfortunately, all those stupid Viagra/Cialis/etc. ads. :shakehead: :bleh:

Football is back, and that means that every weekend during the season I will likely be stuck watching the Niners or the Raiders during the 1PM PST game. :doh:

deseipher wrote:Football is back, and that means that every weekend during the season I will likely be stuck watching the Niners or the Raiders during the 1PM PST game. :doh:

What I don't get is that they keep showcasing RAider games down here as well... :headscratch: :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
What I don't get is that they keep showcasing RAider games down here as well... :headscratch: :bleh:

Perhaps that's because SoCal, including LA, doesn't have a NFL team. :doh:


The Bay area has monopolized all of them as the only ones to watch. :hehe:

adub2adub wrote:Perhaps that's because SoCal, including LA, doesn't have a NFL team. :doh:

That's fine with me.

The Bay area has monopolized all of them as the only ones to watch. :hehe:

Hardly... I'd rather watch Time-Life music infomercials for three hours.

And besides, the Chargers are in SoCal. :P :P