i win!
American Football (NFL, College, etc.)
Started by Geezer · 17 Aug 2004 · 4,773 replies
General Discussion
The_Lyrics wrote:i win!
Win what?
Tu_triky wrote:
Win what?
money.
The_Lyrics wrote:
money.
That's something worth celebrating.
Tu_triky wrote:Jets just made it a game.
Seems like the Steelers took their foot off the gas in the second half and totallyrelied on their defense... :sweat:
Packers - Steelers in Super Bowl XLV... Go Packers. :victory:
bmwracer wrote:
Seems like the Steelers took their foot off the gas in the second half and totallyrelied on their defense... :sweat:
Did seem that way, brought being conservative to a new level, think they were more confident with the defense out there than having Ben try to hold on to the ball. :bleh: A win is a win though and it couldn't have happened against a better team, would imagine the Packers will be favorites, they're playing like no 6th seed. :applaud:
bmwracer wrote:
Seems like the Steelers took their foot off the gas in the second half and totallyrelied on their defense... :sweat:
Yeah the second half was a totally different game it seemed.
Both games had the winning team struggling in the second half of their games, and in the case of the Packers, they got a score on defense which proved to be the difference. I understand teams with a lead want to play it safe, but it'd be nice if they kept their foot on the pedal for at least one more quarter.
Packers-Steelers should be great. Two teams with great QBs and defenses. I'm rooting for the Packers, and hopefully Rodgers will win a ring. :victory:
Packers-Steelers should be great. Two teams with great QBs and defenses. I'm rooting for the Packers, and hopefully Rodgers will win a ring. :victory:
deseipher wrote:I'm rooting for the Packers, and hopefully Rodgers will win a ring. :victory:
+1.
deseipher wrote:Both games had the winning team struggling in the second half of their games, and in the case of the Packers, they got a score on defense which proved to be the difference. I understand teams with a lead want to play it safe, but it'd be nice if they kept their foot on the pedal for at least one more quarter.
Packers-Steelers should be great. Two teams with great QBs and defenses. I'm rooting for the Packers, and hopefully Rodgers will win a ring. :victory:
Steelers defense scoring too was the difference in that game also. After quite a few comebacks this year, especially the Eagles one against the Giants, you would think the coaches would realize that a 2 touchdown lead isn't that safe and wouldn't go to such a conservative style so early. :bleh:
Yay Steelers won!!!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
OMg i finally get to see the Packers in a Super Bowl :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
OMg i finally get to see the Packers in a Super Bowl :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
suzzy wrote:Yay Steelers won!!!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
Glad they beat the Jets, but I want them to lose to the Packers... Maybe more than I want the Packers to win. :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:Yeaa I'm more than glad that they put an end to the Rex R. rampage sure :dancing: :dancing: :hehe: But I 'm not to sure who I will like to win .. Yea I like the Steelers and all but IDK whoevers is fine with me :mrgreen: :dancing:
Glad they beat the Jets, but I want them to lose to the Packers... Maybe more than I want the Packers to win. :beaten:
suzzy wrote: Yea I like the Steelers and all but IDK whoevers is fine with me :mrgreen: :dancing:
What kind of fan are you? You're only suppose to root for your team. :P
Jav_sol wrote::hehe: I know I am but its to secretly wish for them to WIN !!! :beaten:
What kind of fan are you? You're only suppose to root for your team. :P
A bit of Pro Bowl news with a Japanese connection:
Champion coaches from Japan to assist
Coaches from the Koshien Bowl, Japan's equivalent of the BCS Championship, are on AFC and NFC staffs
By Billy Hull
There will be coaches on opposites sidelines of Sunday's Pro Bowl who recently faced off for a national championship.
And no, Chip Kelly of Oregon and Auburn's Gene Chizik won't be in Hawaii this weekend.
In a new wrinkle to this year's NFL all-star game, coaches from two different universities in Japan will join the staffs of AFC coach Bill Belichick and NFC coach Mike Smith.
Akira Yonekura, who coached Ritsumeikan University to a 48-21 victory over Waseda University in the Koshien Bowl, Japan's version of the BCS National Championship, will assist the offensive line for the NFC.
Hiroyuki Yabe, who coached Waseda, will help out the AFC, and is excited for Sunday's game as a chance to redeem himself.
"Revenge is one of my motives, yes," Yabe said through translator Eric Takahata.
Both coaches admitted to feeling "in a dream" as they sat through yesterday's news conference to kick off Pro Bowl week in Hawaii.
The game is back in Hawaii after it was played in Florida a year ago, breaking a string of 30 straight held at Aloha Stadium.
For the first time in Hawaii, the game will be played the week before the Super Bowl, meaning four Pittsburgh Steelers and six Green Bay Packers won't make the trip.
While those 10 prepare to play in America's biggest game of the year, the two men representing Japan's biggest game are eager to learn from the sport's best coaches.
"(Football) is not the No. 1 sport in Japan," Yonekura said. "(We) hope to learn everything we can with this opportunity to take back (to Japan) with us."
Yonekura is expected to focus more on the offensive line for the NFC, so he won't have to go up against the one player he's looking forward to meeting the most.
"I'm a big fan of Peyton Manning," he said. "Even though I have to coach the NFC."
Yabe didn't have any player in particular he was looking forward to meeting, but does have two favorite teams.
"The Patriots and the Jets," he said, before later admitting he wanted New York to beat New England in the divisional round.
That might not sit well with his boss this weekend. Belichick will coach the AFC for the third time, and Yabe is looking forward to working with one of the most successful coaches in NFL history.
"The NFL is the highest level (of football). There is no higher honor than this." he said. "(When I heard it was Belichick), I started foaming at the mouth. I didn't know what to say."
Smith, who guided the Falcons to a 13-3 record and is averaging 11 wins in his first three seasons in Atlanta, is making his debut as a Pro Bowl head coach.
"I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to interact with these guys ... working with all these great athletes from top to bottom," Smith said. "I think the biggest challenge is a lot of these guys have not been involved in special teams so that will be the biggest thing."
He also hopes Yonekura will bring him some of the good fortunes that he had in winning the Koshien Bowl.
"I understand these are some of the top coaches in Japan and hopefully (Yonekura) will bring us some good luck," he said.
Kickoff on Sunday is set for 2 p.m.
The article mentions the Koshien Bowl, the Japanese equivalent of the BCS championship game. In that game, the league champion from the Western division plays against the league champion from the Eastern division. But then, the winner of that game plays against the champion of the X-League (the semi-pro football league in Japan, made up of several divisions, with the top division consisting of teams funded by major corporations). That game between the college champion and the X-League champion is called (believe it or not) the Rice Bowl and is played in the Tokyo Dome. The Rice Bowl has been played every year since 1984 with the X-league champion holding a 4-win edge in the series.
Champion coaches from Japan to assist
Coaches from the Koshien Bowl, Japan's equivalent of the BCS Championship, are on AFC and NFC staffs
By Billy Hull
There will be coaches on opposites sidelines of Sunday's Pro Bowl who recently faced off for a national championship.
And no, Chip Kelly of Oregon and Auburn's Gene Chizik won't be in Hawaii this weekend.
In a new wrinkle to this year's NFL all-star game, coaches from two different universities in Japan will join the staffs of AFC coach Bill Belichick and NFC coach Mike Smith.
Akira Yonekura, who coached Ritsumeikan University to a 48-21 victory over Waseda University in the Koshien Bowl, Japan's version of the BCS National Championship, will assist the offensive line for the NFC.
Hiroyuki Yabe, who coached Waseda, will help out the AFC, and is excited for Sunday's game as a chance to redeem himself.
"Revenge is one of my motives, yes," Yabe said through translator Eric Takahata.
Both coaches admitted to feeling "in a dream" as they sat through yesterday's news conference to kick off Pro Bowl week in Hawaii.
The game is back in Hawaii after it was played in Florida a year ago, breaking a string of 30 straight held at Aloha Stadium.
For the first time in Hawaii, the game will be played the week before the Super Bowl, meaning four Pittsburgh Steelers and six Green Bay Packers won't make the trip.
While those 10 prepare to play in America's biggest game of the year, the two men representing Japan's biggest game are eager to learn from the sport's best coaches.
"(Football) is not the No. 1 sport in Japan," Yonekura said. "(We) hope to learn everything we can with this opportunity to take back (to Japan) with us."
Yonekura is expected to focus more on the offensive line for the NFC, so he won't have to go up against the one player he's looking forward to meeting the most.
"I'm a big fan of Peyton Manning," he said. "Even though I have to coach the NFC."
Yabe didn't have any player in particular he was looking forward to meeting, but does have two favorite teams.
"The Patriots and the Jets," he said, before later admitting he wanted New York to beat New England in the divisional round.
That might not sit well with his boss this weekend. Belichick will coach the AFC for the third time, and Yabe is looking forward to working with one of the most successful coaches in NFL history.
"The NFL is the highest level (of football). There is no higher honor than this." he said. "(When I heard it was Belichick), I started foaming at the mouth. I didn't know what to say."
Smith, who guided the Falcons to a 13-3 record and is averaging 11 wins in his first three seasons in Atlanta, is making his debut as a Pro Bowl head coach.
"I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to interact with these guys ... working with all these great athletes from top to bottom," Smith said. "I think the biggest challenge is a lot of these guys have not been involved in special teams so that will be the biggest thing."
He also hopes Yonekura will bring him some of the good fortunes that he had in winning the Koshien Bowl.
"I understand these are some of the top coaches in Japan and hopefully (Yonekura) will bring us some good luck," he said.
Kickoff on Sunday is set for 2 p.m.
The article mentions the Koshien Bowl, the Japanese equivalent of the BCS championship game. In that game, the league champion from the Western division plays against the league champion from the Eastern division. But then, the winner of that game plays against the champion of the X-League (the semi-pro football league in Japan, made up of several divisions, with the top division consisting of teams funded by major corporations). That game between the college champion and the X-League champion is called (believe it or not) the Rice Bowl and is played in the Tokyo Dome. The Rice Bowl has been played every year since 1984 with the X-league champion holding a 4-win edge in the series.
NFC beats the AFC in a shootout, 55-41.
Dopey idea to have the Pro Bowl game before the Super Bowl. :crazy:
Dopey idea to have the Pro Bowl game before the Super Bowl. :crazy:
bmwracer wrote:NFC beats the AFC in a shootout, 55-41.
Dopey idea to have the Pro Bowl game before the Super Bowl. :crazy:
I completely forgot about that game. :sweat:
Jav_sol wrote:I completely forgot about that game. :sweat:
So did I... I just happened to be channel surfing and noticed the game was on.
Each time I surfed around the dial, it seemed like the score would change: 7-0, 14-0, 28-0, 35-0, 42-0... And there were still two minutes left in the first half. :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:NFC beats the AFC in a shootout, 55-41.Oh man totally forgot about this too LOL :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Dopey idea to have the Pro Bowl game before the Super Bowl. :crazy:
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