American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

bmwracer wrote:Colts defeat the Dolphins, 27-23. :victory:

And it was a nice game to the end :victory:

More college football upsets:

Oregon CRUSHES No. 6 Cal, 42-3.

Iowa State upsets No. 5 Penn State, 21-10.

One week after upsetting USC, Washington loses big to Stanford, 34-14.


This is looking to be one of the wilder seasons in recent memory. :woot:

Bret Favre snatches victory for the Vikings from the jaws of defeat against the Niners, 27-24.

Talk about a heartbreaking loss... :(

Steelers get upset by the Bengals, 23-20. :twisted: :victory:

I guess the Steelers really miss/need Troy Polamalu.

Colts rout the Cardinals, 31-10... Indianapolis generates over 500 yards of offense against Arizona.

bmwracer wrote:More college football upsets:

Oregon CRUSHES No. 6 Cal, 42-3.

Iowa State upsets No. 5 Penn State, 21-10.

One week after upsetting USC, Washington loses big to Stanford, 34-14.


This is looking to be one of the wilder seasons in recent memory. :woot:

Seven teams ranked in the top 25 went down to defeat this past weekend.


Still, this season's got a ways to go before approaching 2007 when ten different teams lost games when they were ranked #1 or #2. And the national champion that year had two losses.

Bizarre injury to USC's Stafon Johnson. Had to undergo seven hours of surgery after a barbell slipped off his hand while he was benching and fell on his neck and throat. Lucky to be alive. ESPN reported that if his neck hadn't been so thick through years of strength training, he would have been killed. The doctors still don't know to what extent his vocal chords have been damaged.

Wonder if he had a spotter at the time of the accident and how much weight he had on the bar?

shin2 wrote:Bizarre injury to USC's Stafon Johnson. Had to undergo seven hours of surgery after a barbell slipped off his hand while he was benching and fell on his neck and throat. Lucky to be alive. ESPN reported that if his neck hadn't been so thick through years of strength training, he would have been killed. The doctors still don't know to what extent his vocal chords have been damaged.

Wonder if he had a spotter at the time of the accident and how much weight he had on the bar?

Yeah, the was the first thing that came to my mind: Where's his spotter??? :headscratch:

My guess would be that he was probably benching a couple hundred pounds... At least. :sweat:

Texans crush the hapless Raiders, 29-3.... Har har hardy har har. :rofl:

Just lose, baby. :hehe:

^ And Geezer/shin2's Niners crush the Rams 35-0. Boy am I glad we don't have an NFL (*) team down here.

* We do have a professional team - USC

gaijinmark wrote:* We do have a professional team - USC

Yeech. :bleh:

Chargers spot the Steelers a big lead then play catch up and lose, 38-28. :shakehead:

Mark

I believe shin2 is a loyal and true fan of the San Diego Powder Blues. And man was that some great 4th quarter tonight between the Chargers and the Steelers. For a moment there I really did think the Chargers were gonna pull it off.

As for myself... I'll take a 35 to nothing win over the hated Rams (where ever the heck they play now) anytime. Regardless of how gawdawful they played in the first half.

A win's a win and they've been too few and far between for me to turn up my nose at one.

Geezer wrote:
I believe shin2 is a loyal and true fan of the San Diego Powder Blues. And man was that some great 4th quarter tonight between the Chargers and the Steelers. For a moment there I really did think the Chargers were gonna pull it off.

I stand corrected. And, yes, that was a great 4th quarter. I really wish the 'Bolts would go back to the dark blue helmets and unis of the "Air Coryell" days. Yes, I remember Hadl, Alworth, Ron Mix, et al. I just like the dark blue better. :woot: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I stand corrected. And, yes, that was a great 4th quarter. I really wish the 'Bolts would go back to the dark blue helmets and unis of the "Air Coryell" days. Yes, I remember Hadl, Alworth, Ron Mix, et al. I just like the dark blue better. :woot: [/list:u]

Unfortunately, that won't help their run defense, which was virtually nonexistent: Rashard Mendenhall rolled up 165 years on them. :(

Geezer wrote:Mark

I believe shin2 is a loyal and true fan of the San Diego Powder Blues.

Because I live in the San Diego area, I do follow the Chargers rather closely. But I'm more an involved observer than a true fan. Most of the time I don't actively cheer for them to win although against certain teams (i.e. Raiders, Pats) I will root for the Bolts.

gaijinmark wrote: Yes, I remember Hadl, Alworth, Ron Mix, et al.

Keith Lincoln (just a terrific all-around fullback), Paul Lowe, Sam Gruneisen, Ernie Wright, Dave Kocourek, Don Norton, Gary Garrison, Ernie Ladd, Earl Faison, Chuck Allen, Dick Westmoreland, Jimmy Warren . . . . Tobin Rote was the QB when the Chargers won their only AFL championship in 1963; John Hadl backed him up before becoming the starter a couple of years later. Paul Maguire, who went on to become more well known as a color analyst, was the punter. The great Sid Gillman was the coach. Lance Alworth, who became the first AFL player to be elected to the pro football hall of fame, remains, in my mind, the second greatest wide receiver of all-time behind Jerry Rice.

Vikings beat the Packers, 30-23... Bret Favre throws three TDs against his old team.

49ers agree to 6-year deal with WR Crabtree
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AuJ.LzQCYOVAB1uIlR.QYec5nYcB?slug=ap-49ers-crabtree&prov=ap&type=lgns


Well that soap opera is finally over... Maybe. :sweat:

Hurray! Crabtree signed!!!

How does this help fix our Offensive Line?

Geezer wrote:Hurray! Crabtree signed!!!

How does this help fix our Offensive Line?

You mean he's not a lineman?? :beaten:

Geezer wrote:Hurray! Crabtree signed!!!

How does this help fix our Offensive Line?

Air Singletary just on the horizon. :rofl:

I don't know how your offensive line woes can be any worse than the Bolts' o-line mess.

And what a soap opera it's becoming down here in San Diego. The GM says it's the players' fault for the lousy start and characterizes the defense as being "soft and bewildered." He also says he has no problems with the coaching staff and their schemes. That follows the head coach's statement a couple of weeks earlier when he says the Chargers aren't as good as their fans think they are.

In response, cornerback Antonio Cromartie tweets (?) that the DC had them playing the wrong kind of coverages against the Steelers. (I don't know how Cromartie has the time to tweet seeing as how he's got seven kids by five different women in five different states) And Shawne Merriman, who is on the short list of the biggest prima donnas in the NFL, disses the GM by saying the only opinions that matter are the players'.