Quitters never win.
Hah, the Patriots are being investigated for using underinflated balls. As if they didnāt beat the Colts into last year anyway.
I understand, but donāt like, the Patriots emphasis on doing what it takes to win. Shifty play books, video cameras, stealing signals, eligibility games, pushing the envelope on penalties. It seems mean spirited and petty, and it makes teams that donāt do these things look like suckers and crybabies.
I know most teams do some of this, intentionally or āaccidentallyā, but the attitude the Patriots take just drives me up the wall. They can do anything that people arenāt stopping them from doing to win. And winning is the point, but what happened to the spirit of the game and the thrill of competition?
I had a friend who never cut the deck, and we played a Euchre tournament and sure enough after the first round we hit a team that knew how to stack a deck and every time he wouldnāt cut weād lose that hand easily. Complaining about it made me look like a sore loser, and made my partner look like a trusting idiot. And the other team didnāt care because they were winning on easy mode. To them we were just handing them the victory.
The Patriots come off as bullies to me, and I canāt stand them for it.
āAre you a bitter Coltās fan?ā asks this bitter Packerās fan. 
I have almost no interest in the Superb Owl now.
Me neither, dak. Two teams I intensely dislike are playing. Can they both lose?
Now GB vs Indy I would have watched, and pulled for the Colts because I like Andrew Luck (and also because they are an AFC team not named the Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, or New England Patriots). I dislike Seattle slightly less and they do have the USC tie with Pete Carroll. So um, go Seahawks I guess.
Ditto.
Or maybe go Doritos and Budweiser. If the commercials suck too Iām going to be less than happy.
I could post about the Patriots tampering with their balls, but Iāll post something happier instead.
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As a lifelong WA state resident, it feels damned peculiar to have one of our local sports teams doing really well. Especially twice.
Remember, Puppy Bowl XI is playing on Animal Planet. I used to be a really big fan of football, but Iāve lost interest in the past few years. I donāt really know why. I am thinking of going to see a movie this afternoon because the theater should be fairly quiet at that time.
Worst ending to a SuperBowl ever.
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By far the worst. I donāt know who made that call, but Seattle is probably in an uproar over it. However, I did feel like I was watching hockey there for a second.
And those commercials. I canāt even figure out how/why those made sense to anyone. Heartfelt story about a dad = Deodorant commercial. Amputees = buy a car. Iām not understanding what the connection was.
One more edit, for the meme:
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Did anyoneās fantasy football team make it to the Superbowl?
I donāt think Iāll ever understand the decision Pete Carroll & Russell Wilson made at the end of that game. They had more than enough time to attempt at least one, maybe two, runs. Why would you not take a shot with Beast Mode? Or even an option w/ Wilson rolling right & taking it in?
Side note: Butler should have fallen when he made that INT. Heat of the moment and all that, but he was inside the end zone and his momentum was carrying him further in. Had he just fallen, it would have been a touchback, putting Brady on the 20 yard line where he could safely take a knee.
Commercial note: Nissan used Catās in the Cradle for their big spot. Harry Chapin diedā¦in an automobile accident.
In a Taxi no less.
Iāve heard two reasons.
- Beast Mode was 1 for 5 from the one yard line, with two of those being losses.
b. Due to the fact that they had one timeout they thought they had to throw at least one pass in there somewhere to get three plays out of it. Thinking the Pats would assume they would throw on third down they went for the head fake. (A totally telegraphed head fake, pull the fullback, go from the shotgun, everyone was playing pass that down)
I think itās interesting that the trickiest offense and the most straightforward defense played each other to close to a tie last night.
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1st & Goal at the 5, 1:06 left on the clock. Lynch picks up 4.
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2nd & Goal at the 1, 0:26 left on the clock
You have 26 seconds, one timeout, and three downs. You can execute at least two plays here. You obviously donāt need to call for a TO to get the FG unit on the field, since youāre down by 4, so you have it to use however you want.
I say you go to the ground on 2nd down. If you donāt get in, call a TO & reset.
I do not understand a single discussion in this thread.
What language are you guys talking?
American Football. Itās a sub-dialect of standard American that almost every American knows.
I believe they have entire days dedicated to the sub-dialect, and itās not hard to pick up if you watch the right programs.
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Ahem.
Crypto-anthropology is easier.
Okay, itās a sub-dialect that every American knows (or was that not what you meant 
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No it wasnāt.
I have almost no interest in football, other than to be pre-warned about any incipient riots.
Besides, I can have guacamole every day, why do I need a Bowl game?
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