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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
unreal final quarter in that game - actually just the final 5 mins! Great stuff. I only saw the second half but it was supposed to be a pretty crap game apart from those final 2 drives.
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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
unreal final quarter in that game - actually just the final 5 mins! Great stuff. I only saw the second half but it was supposed to be a pretty crap game apart from those final 2 drives.
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/...83220&n8pe6c=1
As the commentator puts it "That was one of the most miraculous plays in all of College Football"
Maybe ridiculous is a more appropriate word. Even for Division III the tackling was farcical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
Not a patch on Boise State's Statue of Liberty.
I don't think that's comparing like with like though. Boise's was a deliberate play from start to finish, the Trinity boys were essentially calling it on the fly after the first pass. Two very different scenarios, both of which were awesome to behold in their own right.
They'd obviously been watching the Rugby World Cup :)
21 for the Pats is Gay...........sorry i'll get my coat:o:D
typical, sat feed oges down on the biggest game of the season so far:mad:
Couldn't stay awake for the Pats comeback. So disappointed, I'm not a fan of either side but missing that is still annoying.
To compound matters the feed on the Celtics-Raptors NBA game I was watching went down in the dying seconds of overtime so I had to rely on audio only commentary to find out Ray Allen hit a three for the win.
My ticket for the Packers vs Vikings on Sunday finally arrived today (also seeing the Bulls vs Raptors the previous night).
Can't believe how well the Packers have done in the first half of the season, surely one of the biggest surprises so far.
Stadium regulations list for Lambeau includes a cheesehead and a foam finger in the list of permitted items (but not a camera case.......).:D
Wow tickets for Lambeau. There's no polite way to ask what sort of heinous acts you had to perform to get those.
Stu, it was surprisisingly simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
I looked on some of the ticket selling exchanges and the going price was about $250 plus (back in the summer). I then stumbled across the Packers official tour company, who as well as doing a whole host of overnight packages with tickets (pricey), do a ticket and tailgate only package for about $180. I upgraded from an endzone to a 20 yard line ticket for another 40 bucks.
So obviously not something you would do every week but given the exchange rate its not too bad.
(note: I checked a few weeks back and the ticket prices had doubled since the summer, clearly because of their great start to the season).
Booked to go to Chicago for 5 nights inc thanksgiving before fixtures came out. Hoped for at least 2 Bulls games and maybe get lucky and get Bears on thanksgiving. Bulls on a 8 day road trip and Bears away as well, doa. Did get tickets to Bucks V Lakers, only 80 miles from Chicago.
try catch a blackhawks game. go for tickets on 2nd lebel for waiter service |)Quote:
Originally Posted by Unreal Madrid
Maurice Jones-Drew 5-7, 208lbs (Jaguars) v Shawn Merriman 6-4, 272lbs (Chargers). Mismatch you say??? Nah!
The crowd saw it right away. Great block.
I realise how much of a longshot this is, but if anybody has any way of getting their hands on superbowl tickets, I'll take them in a shot.
Just booked my flights to Phoenix, and have accomodation sorted there too. Just need the tickets now. PLEASE!!!
I have a few contacts in PHX and I will ask but to be honest I wouldn't hold out much hope, from memory the face value is enormous to start with (four figures).Quote:
Originally Posted by shedite
Don't know if you've been there before but you'll have a ball at that time of the year anyway, its a great part of the US.
Make sure and hire a car though, its 80 miles from one side of the valley to the other.
Just to update on my Lambeau trip, wonderful experience, great stadium, not much of a game in terms of a contest but pretty special to be there when Favre went past 60,000 yards (he could pass Marino by the end of the season if they finish strongly at get to the NFC game or Superbowl). And no, I didn't purchase a cheesehead....!
I was wondering how you got on at that. Game day is always a great day out, no matter where you go. I would've imagined it's a little more special at a Packers home game. Glad it didn't disappoint.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
As for getting your hands on a Superbowl ticket shedite, chances are going to be slim to none I'm afraid. When it was in Jacksonville a few years ago, it was virtually impossible to even find a scalper that had one. One of my friends almost got one through a cancellation from someone he knew, however, he got into a bidding war with the other party and lost out to some doctor who coughed up (no pun intended) $3000.00 for a nose bleed seat! Having said that, it's a great week to be in a town for something like that, as there'll be loads of stuff going on. You never know though, you may get lucky.
After tonights big two NFC games (both easy victories despite GB huffing and puffing for 5mins in the 4th) next Thursdays game between the Cowboys and Packers is going to go a long way to deciding who goes to Phoenix to play what most people are assuming will be the Pats.
Homefield advantage will be huge as Texas Stadium is a difficult place to go to and the Packers in January in Lambeau have tended to be almost unbeatable.
I'd favour the Cowboys slightly as the have home field advantage tomorrow, but if anything the Packers seem to be improving as each game goes by, Grant is really giving them a relaible ground game. Romo got it done tonight but its still his first full season.
Next Thursday game is on Sky at 1am.
Packers played well last night and look like they get stronger by each game.
Cowboys were in 2nd gear for the whole game, it was a stroll in the park really. Even giving Romo a rest for the last few mins, it was that easy.
Should be a good game next week, I reckon the Cowboys will win it, not by much but will win it as they can step up a few gears.
As well as Romo is playing at the moment, I'm not sold on him yet. He has a tendency to have a 'mare in big nationally televised games. Case in point, the game against Buffalo on a Monday Night. It'll be interesting to see how he handles the pressure against the Packers. Looking forward to that game as it should be a cracker.
Agree that Favre's experience may count against Romo's relative lack of experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by strangeirish
It really looks like GB/Dallas and NE/Colts are well ahead of the rest of the playoff contenders in their respective conference, but someone always usually comes out of the pack and puts a run together over the last 4 or 5 games to come into the playoffs with momentum. Seahawks or Bucs in the NFC and Jax and Steelers in the AFC look best placed. My outside bet is the Seahawks to finish well, despite having 4 of 6 remaining on the road :eek:
That sums it up nicely. Hoping the Jags can stay consistent. They still have to play the Steelers and Colts on the road though, so it's going to be tough.
I actually fancy the Cardinals to finish well and pip the Seahawks for that division.
LSU just dropped out of the national title picture with a 50-48 defeat in overtime against Arkansas. This college season get more mental by the week.
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Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
I don't see anything mental about that. They could easily have 4 defeats by now and not good enough to win a NC. WVU have the track to go and do it now
Yeah but in fairness how many top 5 teams have lost this year? Crazy amount.
Looking more and more likely Ohio State will sneak in now
I think the winner of Mizzou/Kansas will go on and win the Big 12, hopefully leaving OSU out. If they made the NC game, all credibilty for the current system would be gone
LSU losing this particular game is not particularly mental in its own right but in the context of the season it sure as hell is. Holding a Top 2 ranking has proven extremely hazardous to say the least. I can't recall a year with so many twists and turns.
Ohio State, which is currently on the outside looking in with no control over its destiny, is largely expected to make the top 2 in the end as most people now anticipate that one of the current top 2 will slip up on the final weekend of the season.
Hopefully Mizzou go on to beat Ohio State.
Would like to see a new face in the BCS game.
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Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
WVU are in. Even in this unpredictable season, you can take that one to the bank
Mizzou must beat Oklahoma. They should have already beaten them this year and I would expect them to win and play WVU
Watched the Florida vs Unmentionables game last night.
I'm biased, but what a performance by Tebow. All respect for the Heisman voters goes out the window if he isn't announced as the winner in a few weeks. Nowhere on the ballot does it say it can't be a sophomore or has to be someone on a BCS team.
Its the best player, plain and simple and he's the best player still standing. Period.
Dixon would've possibly shaded him out had he stayed fit, but we'll never know.
Also now rooting for Oklahoma to pick Chase Daniel a few times to make it a certainty :D
Darren McFadden
Tebow can win it next year
As I said, ridiculous assumption that it has to be a junior or a senior.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soko
Who knows what will happen to Tebow next season....... injury, loss of form etc.
Its hard to deny he's the best player this season, wouldn't you agree?
I'd say Colt Brennan is up there too. But then he's with unfashionable Hawaii
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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
McFadden is a superstar. I'd vote for him regardless of class
Tebow is a deserving winner too. At least it's better than that fraud Troy Smith winning it last year
Sean Taylor died this morning as well. That's mind blowing and tragic beyond belief
He was a superstar in the making and finally beginning to put the off the field stuff behind him. RIP 21
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?eref=T1
If Tebow doesn't win it, it's a sham. The argument that he is a sophomore doesn't hold up. The guy has set all sorts of records and has played against arguably the toughest schedule in football. On a side note, look for the Gators to be next years National Champion. A bold prediction I know, but with only three seniors on offense this year and most of their defense are either sophomores or juniors, they'll be hard to bet against.
What a tragic story about Sean Taylor. He seemed to have turned his life around after the birth of his daughter. 24 years of age and his life is taken by some low life scum.
R.I.P.
Tim Tebow has been the favourite for the Heisman for the last six weeks - id be amazed if he didn't get it now.
Really looking forward to seeing BC v Va Tech in the ACC championship game saturday evening. Would love to see BC win thier first title and get to thier first big bowl game in 23 years. They probably have thier work cut out for them on Saturday in Jacksonville against a Va tech team that probably was not at full strength when BC beat them 14-10 earlier in the year.
You can check on the Heisman frontrunners at ESPn and CBS
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/heisman07/index
http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/heisman
Tebow thoroughly deserves it. In any other year McFadden would likely win with his numbers but the Florida QB has done the business this year.
As for Troy Smith, he was no fraud. One poor game in the post season can't take away from the body of work he had put together before that. The Heisman isn't about who has the best NFL potential, it's about who was the best player in College Football in a given year. This year that's Tebow, last year it was Troy Smith. Two very different players but both thoroughly deserving of the award at a particular time.