NFC playoff

[LAZERDAN]

I was there at Milwaukee County Stadium when 'THE MAGIC MAN' WENT down, they brought in this kid Faverray somebody.  Green Bay sucked, but we went anyway(every game)  Farve wins, Packer fans have a savior.  That may have lead to having kids, grade school, High school and they never saw any other QB,  Kids say " you mean green bay had other QB's  Ya right "  I'd say check the history books!     Then the Bi%*h leaves us.  People are angry at work, women cry ( and some men)  fights break out at taverns.  Termoil and mayhem.  Jets ahhh who cares But Minnesota (sorry but when you bleed green and gold ya can't like Minn)  you might just as well fall on your sword.   But the bleeding stopped yesterday.   I wish the guy well ( he does drive a green tractor, can't be all bad)  All in all what a ride,and all i can say to you Lovers and Haters of Brett is from a Russel Crow movie Gladiator  "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED" and we were.( is this the obituary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsqJFIJ5lLs?)   Thanks for the entertainment Brett               Lazerdan

[wi woodcutter]

I was there at Milwaukee County Stadium when 'THE MAGIC MAN' WENT down, they brought in this kid Faverray somebody. 

I was Milwaukee County Stadium when I got the first beer poured on me during a Brewers vs Cubs game. Ah the memories.

[LAZERDAN]

OK now ya got me fired up!  this is what i'm talkin about.  This is just opening the wound     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ6LTcvzzAs

[mcfcfan]

When it gets to Superbowl final day it will already be Monday here in NZ so i will already know who won. :D :D
Picking Colts, actually are they in the final (shows how much we Kiwis know about your type of football.
Maybe some of your guys should try Rugby, now that is a man's sport.
I can sence a few taunts coming back my way : :

[ibseeker]

Picking Colts, actually are they in the final (shows how much we Kiwis know about your type of football.
Maybe some of your guys should try Rugby, now that is a man's sport.

Are you picking the Colts for any particular reason?
I'd like the Saints to win for a couple of reasons. Drew Brees and the Saints are fun to watch, New Orleans has endured enough and a Super Bowl win would mean so much to them.
I'll pick the Saints to win because of their explosive offense. I believe Brees is a better QB than Manning, he hasn't had the talent or media exposure until just recently.
The Colts are a quality organization and Manning is a great QB and person so there is a lot to admire there, however I think the Saints are on an emotional roll and will win if they limit their turnovers.

You comment on Rugby isn't the first time I've heard that. A while back I asked a co-worker who played Division 1 football and also rugby at a highly competitive level what he thought about the two games. He said they aren't really comparable. His experience was that each required a lot of toughness. Rugby is not as brutal as American football but required tremendous stamina and discipline because the play doesn't stop. American football has devastating hits, the speed of the game is phenomenal and the complexity of plays offers more variety and innovation. He loved playing rugby but enjoyed watching American football more. The complexity of plays and the athleticism are what draws me to the game.

Now, if we could just do something about all the commercials...

[mcfcfan]

ibeseeker,
No particular reason at all really it was the first team I saw to be honest, re commercials, Rugby in NZ has commercials at half time only.
Mind you the amount of time they take resetting the scrums these days you could fit half a dozen of them in then.

I really like all the hype and atmosphere in American football

[ibseeker]

That's exactly what I don't like about American football, the hype and all.
Watch these idiots dance after doing a routine play and you'd think they found the cure for cancer.

[cuznguido]

For the average fan, this Super Bowl is gonna be a tough watch.  If the Vikings had gotten in, all we would have heard would have been "Brett Favre" till our ears bled.  Now that the Saints are in, all we are gonna hear is "Katrina" and how the people of New Orleans deserved this and yada yada yada.  It ain't about football any more.

[metalspinner]

The game is about football.  Two great quarterbacks are gonna light up the game with lots of touchdowns.  The game will be great.

There's no reason to watch all the hype over the next two weeks.

Saints fans have suffered for many decades with the poor play of their team, unwillingness of its owner to put a winner on the field, and just bad luck long before Katrina blew through town.  It will take lots more than a football game to recover from that devistation.  This is just a moment of joy that was a lonnnng time coming.  Similar in some ways to Chicago Cubs fans or Boston Red Sox fans before they turned it around.

You have to remember that the Superdome just a few years ago was a symbol of the failures of the local and federal government and the citizens of New Orleans to adaquitly prepare for a devistating hurricane and to protect themselves in the aftermath.  People were dying of exposure and were victims of murderers in that very building.  I hate to say this but, despite the security some of us feel living our daily lives, we are all just one terrible disaster away from living in anarchy and fending for ourselves against the human animal.

[beenthere]

.......... It ain't about football any more.

I agree, and it seems it is as much or more about the ESPN announcers blowing their own horn and telling stories about each other, and then get the blonde to do the color commentating (yuk). They include the sad tales of each players family, and losses, and mother-in-laws, etc., etc.  and who is playing injured, etc.

Just like Axe Men, I usually mute the TV and just watch the game. Don't need all that touchy-feely chatter in the background (maybe un-mute to listen to the reason for a flag, or explanation of a re-play).
For the most part, the sound is off.  I enjoy THE game.  ;D

[jdtuttle]

It's halftime Minn. 14 N.O. 14  
great game so far

I started this thread during halftime because I like to watch the game. When i watch the superbowl it will be because I like football. This thread has gone alot of places  :D i think alot of people lose sight of the fact that it is just "a game" & I will enjoy it with lots of munchies friends & family. I may even watch the commmercials because they usually have some good ones ;)
jim

[Burlkraft]

I really don't have a favorite team in the Superbowl

I do have some favorite numbers tho  like 7 and 4 and 5 and 3  :D  :D  :D

[red oaks lumber]

the story around here is.. what does a stolen car and the minn. vikings have in common?
neither one has a title... ouch that has to hurt!

[tstex]

the story around here is.. what does a stolen car and the minn. vikings have in common?
neither one has a title... ouch that has to hurt!

Good one...I also agree with Beenthere" and like to either turn the sound off or to the radio because ESPN is all about ESPN and their pompous hosts...just call the game, not the shots...

[Texas Ranger]

A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great
seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she
liked it. "Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tight pants
and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing
each other over 25 cents." Dumbfounded, her boyfriend asked, "What do you
mean?" "Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of
the game, all they kept screaming was... 'Get the quarterback! Get the
quarterback!'  I'm like...Helloooooo? It's only 25 cents!!!!"