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Yeah, that trade made all the sense in the world for the Pats :applaud: and none for the Vikes, makes perfect sense to give the best RB in the game less carries now so the interception machine called Favre can throw even more. :twisted:

^ Possibly true.

But without Sidney Rice, the Vikes ' attack is rather limited... And Moss is a good-sized target for Favre... Ya gotta think it'll help them.

Look what Moss did when he joined the Pats... Brady broke the season TD record.

First game up for him is against the Jets and his nemesis Revis, he's averaged less than 40 yds/game against him in his career. :doh:

hitomi #1 wrote:First game up for him is against the Jets and his nemesis Revis, he's averaged less than 40 yds/game against him in his career. :doh:

Revis isn't 100%... And Moss won't be acclimated to the Vikings' system... Seems like a wash.

shin2

You worked at St. Mary's College . . . the one in Moraga? If so, then you know about Squirmin' Herman Wedemeyer?

You do know your stuff, coach. Yup. I live about 3 miles from the campus and I taught a couple of classes there for 2 years. I used to really enjoy going to Gaels Games before they shut the program down.

Well... enjoyed until I mentioned to one of the Brothers that I started my college career at Fordham. Then came the history lessons. I learned all about Squirmin' Herman, the Little Big Game, St. Mary's dominance over Cal and USC, and of course the legendary story about when tiny St. Mary's traveled all the way to N.Y. and crushed Mighty Fordham.

All from a guy who was born about 20 years after all that happened.

Geezer wrote:shin2
Well... enjoyed until I mentioned to one of the Brothers that I started my college career at Fordham. Then came the history lessons. I learned all about Squirmin' Herman, the Little Big Game, St. Mary's dominance over Cal and USC, and of course the legendary story about when tiny St. Mary's traveled all the way to N.Y. and crushed Mighty Fordham.

After listening to his litany, I hope your response was short and sweet: Vince Lombardi. :hehe:

So that's why he got out of New York..... :rofl:

NFL looking into Favre allegations

By BARRY WILNER,
AP Pro Football Writer

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The NFL said Friday it would review allegations involving the Vikings' Brett Favre, who the website Deadspin said sent racy messages and photos to a former game hostess while he was the Jets' quarterback in 2008.

The league action comes one day after the site posted a video that included below-the-waist photos, said to be of Favre.

The Vikings will travel to New York to play the Jets on Monday night.

"We are reviewing the matter," league spokesman Greg Aiello said when asked about reports that a person alleged to be Favre sent voicemails and lewd pictures to Jenn Sterger.

Asked to respond to the Deadspin report on Thursday, Favre said: "I'm not getting into that. I've got my hands full with the Jets and am trying to get some timing down with our guys, so that's all I'm going to discuss."

Vikings coach Brad Childress had no comment after Friday's practice. He said he was not aware of either the NFL's investigation or the website's allegations. Bus Cook, the agent for the three-time league MVP, didn't immediately return messages.

Later Friday, Deadspin reported that Favre also pursued two female massage therapists who worked part-time for the team, according to one of the women. Deadspin did not identify the women, but a Jets spokesman said the team has contact information for the two women and was giving that information to the league. The Jets spokesman requested anonymity because the NFL investigation is ongoing.

The women were two of 17 massage therapists the Jets used during what they called two intensive recovery days in training camp in 2008.

According to Deadspin, one woman exchanged phone numbers with Favre, and the other woman told the website that the quarterback sent "nasty" text messages and invited both women to his hotel room.

On Thursday, Deadspin reported that a man alleged to be Favre contacted Sterger on MySpace and began leaving her voicemails. The website posted a video of the voicemails and several graphic pictures allegedly sent to Sterger's cell phone.

"Send me a text. Love to see you tonight," one voicemail said.

The 26-year-old Sterger, now a TV personality for Versus, has a website that describes her as an actress, model, writer and television host. Her duties during Jets games included introducing the Jets' dance team, asking trivia questions and making announcements to the crowd.

Sterger's manager Phil Reese said she is "not doing any interviews or commenting at this time," but that "Jenn did not provide Deadspin with any information."

In an e-mail to The Associated Press, A.J. Daulerio, Deadspin's editor in chief, declined to reveal the source of the material. He did say the source of the photos contacted him and that Deadspin paid "more than we ever have" for them.

"I was certain about the accuracy of her story, the evidence was presented substantiating that," he said, "and then as things began to unfold, it appeared more and more likely that this happened. Plus, there will be more."

The Jets referred all questions to their public relations firm, Sunshine, Sachs and Associates.

"We are working closely with the league in their review of this matter," said the firm's spokesman, Jesse Derris.

Deadspin also reported that Jets director of media relations Jared Winley may have been an intermediary between Favre and Sterger. But Derris said Winley "played no role in this alleged incident."

If the NFL finds that Favre violated its personal conduct policy, Favre could be fined or even suspended. The league's policy allows it to punish a wide range of behavior, even that which is not illegal.

Commissioner Roger Goodell used the policy to suspend Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for four games after he was accused of, but not charged with, sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman at a Georgia college bar.

Favre, who turns 41 Sunday, and his wife, Deanna, have been married 14 years. He became a grandfather in the spring.

South Carolina pulls off the upset, beating #1 Alabama 35-21. Wonder who will be the new #1 when the polls come out tomorrow.

The other SC wasn't so lucky, as Stanford gets a last-second field goal to beat the Trojans 37-35. I give the Trojans credit for staying in the game as I was thinking Stanford would blow them out.

Les Miles continues to be the madman that he is, calling for a fake field goal late in the game with LSU just down a field goal. LSU goes on to beat Florida 33-29 on a touchdown with just six seconds left.

Lastly the local station must have done me a favor not showing the Fresno State-Hawaii game as the Bulldogs are down 28-13 late in the 3rd quarter.

deseipher wrote:The other SC wasn't so lucky, as Stanford gets a last-second field goal to beat the Trojans 37-35.

:woot: :dancing:

Always a good day when the Evil Empire loses. :mrgreen:

Unfortunately, UCLA got pounded by Cal, 35-7... What happened to all that momentum? :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
Unfortunately, UCLA got pounded by Cal, 35-7... What happened to all that momentum? :shakehead:

Momentum was mauled by bears as the Bruins got pistol whipped :beaten:

I'm guessing Ohio State will be #1 in the polls this upcoming week with Oregon and Boise State right behind. While seeing Boise St. beat up on Fresno St. yearly is frustrating, I do hope the Broncos can get into the title game. Heck, I would love to see Oregon and Boise St. meet.

Colts beat the Chiefs, 19-9, in an ugly game. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:Colts beat the Chiefs, 19-9, in an ugly game. :bleh:

from Yahoo.com:

Ugly hair vs an Ugly Beard

Randy Moss told Tom Brady his haircut made him look like a girl

By Chris Chase

Before he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, Randy Moss(notes) got into a catfight with Tom Brady(notes) about, all of things, his facial hair.

According to Charley Casserly of CBS, Brady and Moss had a verbal altercation before the trade and that the pair had to be separated. During the spat, Brady told his receiver to shave his beard. Moss responded that Brady should cut his hair, because he looks like a girl.

Gentlemen, gentleman; both your follicle-stylings look awful. Brady telling Moss that his hair looks bad is like Creed telling Nickleback that they're lame. Takes one to know one.

What do you think?

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I say Moss shaves his beard, and Brady cuts his hair. Afterward, They can glue the beard clippings from Moss' beard on to Brady's head for a better look.

^ I just read that... I was hoping they'd settle the catfight with a good ol' fashioned hot oil/mud wrestling match. :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:^ I just read that... I was hoping they'd settle the catfight with a good ol' fashioned hot oil/mud wrestling match. :rofl:

LOL. I see a Vegas pay per view event in the making.

Second straight Sunday without a Pats' game. :puppydog:

Chiefs' offense looked pathetic as they couldn't score a touchdown in their loss to the Colts.

Dallas' offensive line didn't show up. Titans made the big plays as they win, 34-27.

Detroit won and big. :shocked: But don't worry because the Bills still lost. :mrgreen:

Jav_sol wrote:Detroit won and big. :shocked: But don't worry because the Bills still lost. :mrgreen:

We are worried, Lions were the one game on the schedule the Bills may have had a chance for a big W :sweat: .... maybe the Lions will lose their growl :doh: against the Bills so they don't tie their record for futility.

Alex Smith is single-handedly losing the game for the Niners, 24-10, in the 4th. :shakehead:

To say the guy is a train wreck would be an understatement.

EDIT: Niners make it close, but too many mistakes do them in again, 27-24. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Alex Smith is single-handedly losing the game for the Niners, 24-10, in the 4th. :shakehead:

To say the guy is a train wreck would be an understatement.

EDIT: Niners make it close, but too many mistakes do them in again, 27-24. :shakehead:

So disappointing. Turnovers killed them. :puppydog:

deseipher wrote:So disappointing. Turnovers killed them. :puppydog:

Absolutely... It accounted for at least 10 Eagle points, huh?

And Nedney missed that FG near the end of the 2nd quarter. :sweat:

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On a positive note, the Cowboys and the Saints lost. :victory:

With the Texans losing and the Rangers losing in baseball, it was a forgettable day in sports for Texas.

Surprising football stat: The stunning blowout of the Rams (44-6) helped Detroit become the NFCfs highest-scoring team with 126 points on the season. :shocked: