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NFL Opening Weekend - Thursday September 7th to Monday September 11th - Live Thread
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Posted on 09/07/2006 12:02:29 PM PDT by MikefromOhio

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To: marajade

no prob, I just use ESPN gamecast to keep track of games I'm interested in that I don't get. It's worth a look.


801 posted on 09/10/2006 4:24:08 PM PDT by Cyclopean Squid (Clockwatcher Extraordinaire)
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There we go...Bledsoe gets his 3rd INT.

I'm wearing a paper bag over my head while posting until Romo starts.
802 posted on 09/10/2006 4:24:13 PM PDT by Dysart
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To: JeffAtlanta

I'm not saying it's right, but they shouldn't punish one group of players because of what an entirely different part of the school does....

That's like saying MIT Engineers suck because they don't have a good Dentistry program.

I will say this, the entire system is absolutely arcane. It's also full of rules that can be selectively enforced and punishments that are negotiable.

The entire thing needs to be scrapped and simplified.


803 posted on 09/10/2006 4:24:21 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq - Go Bucks!!!)
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To: over3Owithabrain

May very well be the case.


804 posted on 09/10/2006 4:24:48 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Cyclopean Squid; All

One thing I don't understand about Green Bay... You are down 26 - 0, don't you think it wise to put in Aaron Rodgers so he gets some playing time.....


805 posted on 09/10/2006 4:24:55 PM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: mainepatsfan

I used to bleed Cowboy blue....til the trash from Arkansas took over. Now, a loss for the team of Jerry Jones is SWEET!


806 posted on 09/10/2006 4:24:58 PM PDT by Jrabbit (Scuse me??)
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To: Cyclopean Squid

Hey since the Cards are sold out this year. A first believe since they've been here. We can watch them without the block out in the local market.

I like ESPN in HD on Dish.


807 posted on 09/10/2006 4:25:48 PM PDT by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: Cyclopean Squid

yep but then Drew gave it right back.


808 posted on 09/10/2006 4:25:52 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq - Go Bucks!!!)
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To: MikefromOhio
It's actually very interesting that teams in the SEC, especially teams that have a rivalry with Tennessee, don't try to plant things on them, considering what Fulmer did to Alabama.

Tennessee was protected by the SEC commissioner's office and apparently by someone in the NCAA. Even with obvious violations by UT, none were ever investigated seriously.

With the new SEC commissioner there seems to be somewhat of a cooling off with all of the backbiting.

My take is that every NCAA team violates the rules. Most rival coaches don't mind as long as it isn't too extreme. Fulmer, however, and to a lesser extent Spurrier take the rivalries extremely personally and inject a lot of hate into what were once intense but respectful rivalries.

Unfortunately, the NCAA is totally corrupt and inconsistent with their investigations and penalties.

809 posted on 09/10/2006 4:26:01 PM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: Dysart
Very disillusioned Dallas fan here too. Real letdown after that first impressive drive. Team got worse as game progressed. Not just the obvious sucky QB either. Defense broke down, ill-timed penalties, kicking game blew, etc.

Same old thing we've seen endlessly since Parcells took over and a few years prior...
810 posted on 09/10/2006 4:26:10 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: over3Owithabrain

I agree 100%.

It's especially important in the NFL, but all through every level in football, right down to Junior High, the better the line, the better the team. There are a few exceptions here and there, but that's a general rule to build on.


811 posted on 09/10/2006 4:26:37 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq - Go Bucks!!!)
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To: Allegra

Well it really isn't :)


812 posted on 09/10/2006 4:26:48 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq - Go Bucks!!!)
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To: KevinDavis

"You are down 26 - 0, don't you think it wise to put in Aaron Rodgers so he gets some playing time....."

Come on. Its not Favre's fault they were losing. If I was Rodgers I would have asked to be traded. Favre's going to be thinking he can do it again next year too and the year after that.


813 posted on 09/10/2006 4:27:29 PM PDT by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: over3Owithabrain

This is leading more credibility to the observation that Parcells has never won anything with Bellichick.


814 posted on 09/10/2006 4:27:48 PM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: MikefromOhio

Best example may be the ol' Redskins. Slow, heavy, white RB (Riggins) unstoppable behing the Hogs. Decent but not great QBs (Williams, Rypien) winning Superbowls.


815 posted on 09/10/2006 4:28:04 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: marajade

Favre has said he doesn't want to groom a new QB. His ego is killing the future of the Pack. I used to really like him, now it is pathetic seeing him flail about out there. Retire already!


816 posted on 09/10/2006 4:28:57 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: Dysart
My Longhorns lost and my Cowboys lost, BUT, the Crawford Pirates were victorious Friday night, so it was a good football week for me.

Rest of the shots are at http://www.crawfordamerica.com, if anyone wants to check on the exploits of President Bush's home town team. BTW, I've added a podcast to the game notes of a short interview with the coach after the game.

817 posted on 09/10/2006 4:30:15 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, everything else is easy.)
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To: over3Owithabrain

Hey but Favre is best ever in NFL history as QB, don't you all get it?


818 posted on 09/10/2006 4:30:17 PM PDT by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: JeffAtlanta

I think you meant without Belichick.


819 posted on 09/10/2006 4:30:38 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: JeffAtlanta

It does appear "Tuna" is a she without some real brains running the game. I do think Manbreasts has an eye for talent re:drafts and free agents, but cannot manage a game or get a team to play consistent.


820 posted on 09/10/2006 4:30:44 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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