gaijinmark wrote:shin2 Nice article. The author should have mentioned another California kid (Hart High in Newhall, Cal) Joe Kapp. The only quarterback to play in a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup, and Super Bowl.
Joe Kapp--that's a name I haven't heard in awhile. I didn't know he went to Hart H.S.
Tough guy, real good leader. He and a contempory of his--Billy Kilmer--seemed cut from the same mold. Neither were pretty passers or polished QBs but their toughness and leadership skills made them winners.
bmwracer wrote:On a much happier note, the Plowboys lose to the Patriots, 20-16. :victory:
What a sloppy game for the Pats. :shakehead: It's a good thing Brady is the quarterback, honestly I had no doubt he would be able to take them down the field. They're atop the AFC East, since the Bills lost today.
Sad news--the deaths of two former NFL linemen who were really good players.
Gale Gillingham, a guard who played for Lombardi's Packers, passed away at age 67. He replaced a Packer legend, Fuzzy Thurston, and the famous Green Bay power sweep never missed a beat. He was a multi-pro bowler and all-pro selection.
Kent Hull, who played center on those Buffalo Bills teams which went to four straight Super Bowls, also passed away. He was also a multi-pro bowler and a key to the Bills no huddle offense, identifying the front and making all the line calls. Hull was just 50 years old.
bmwracer wrote:Colts getting trounced big time by the Saints, 62-7, with 12 minutes still left in the game. :(
Where's the mercy rule when you need it?
weird enought i was saying that .. MERCY RULE ...my poor team the pain of extreme defeat :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: they should stop playing for the rest of the season :shamefulcry:
suzzy wrote: weird enought i was saying that .. MERCY RULE ...my poor team the pain of extreme defeat :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: they should stop playing for the rest of the season :shamefulcry:
I stopped watching after the score was 21-0... In the first quarter. :(
OK, I don't want to start a new thread for just one post, so I'll mention it here because well . . . it is kinda similar to football. Anyway the Rugby World Cup just concluded in New Zealand where the famed All-Blacks i.e. New Zealand won their second World Cup (there have been seven World Cup tournaments going back to the inaugural one in 1987 which, coincidentally was also won by the All-Blacks). Both rugby and football share a number of characteristics: both are violent sports which feature tackling, running, kicking, and passing. In both sports size, strength, and speed are important factors. Many of the plays are similar: line plunges, off-tackle runs, sweeps, counters, traps, even bombs (although in rugby it's done via kicking to rather than passing to a player). In the semi-final New Zealand had a great goal line stand against Australia which lasted several minutes and a number of attempts to score.
It's too bad that this tournament received scant coverage here in the U.S.; I think those who like football would also like rugby.
Back on topic: Watching the Oklahoma--Texas Tech game was like watching a seven-on-seven passing league contest.
Michigan State beating Wisconsin on a Hail Mary play which was initially ruled as no touchdown capped off a terrific game. If this contest had been played prior to 2004, the Spartans would have lost; with the introduction of instant replay that season in college football, it was Wisconsin who lost.
Number one LSU versus number two Alabama in two weeks--can't wait.
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