My hat's off to the Indy Colts for an exciting game on a cold, boring Saturday.
28 points down and they came back to win against K.C. WOW!
The Miami Dolphins could have done that if we had a whole new team, coaching staff and ownership. ;)
Wasn't all that exciting for me, but all in all a very entertaining game. Chiefs did much better than I expected considering all the injuries.
Quote from: Mooseherder on January 04, 2014, 08:49:40 PM
The Miami Dolphins could have done that if we had a whole new team, coaching staff and ownership. ;)
IF....... :D
You can always move to Jacksonville or Tampa Bay. ;D
Glenn, you left out the fans.
Or you could move to Charlotte, the Panthers have done really well this season. Cam Newton is turning into a great Quarterback. Of course, Rock Hill is just over the SC line from Charlotte, so that would put you into Dave's territory.
I keep the door locked. ;D
Quote from: pigman on January 04, 2014, 09:10:00 PM
Glenn, you left out the fans.
Our Cheerleaders did good. They can come back next year.
49ers against the Packers is going to be a good one. The cold is going to be a factor. Frozen fields feel like concrete to play on. It is going to be unpredictable.
Rogers played his Jr College ball at Butte college only an hour to the south of us. I am a die hard 49er fan but the Packers are next in line. Too bad both can't go to the big game.
I remember watching Aaron Rogers play in High School, (he played for the cross-town rivals). He was good, but man, never saw how good he was going to be. I was really hoping that the 49ers were going to take Aaron Rogers when he was in the draft. Alas, they chose Alex Smith instead, and while a capable quarterback, he will never be an elite quarterback.
I think it is going to be very difficult for the 49ers to win this game. Not only the weather and that they are on the road, but this would be their 4th win in a row over the Packers in the last 18 months, (2 on the road and 2 at home). That is a level of dominance that is very hard to achieve in the NFL. Even the hated Sea Hawks lose when they come to Candlestick. So I will be extremely happy if the 49ers win, but won't be surprised if they don't.
I take full credit for the Colts' comeback. We tuned into the game right when they were 28 points down. They proceeded to get 2 TD's and never looked back. They were just waiting for the Mrs and I to show up. LOL ;D
Good to see the Eagles go home. :D
if you want to know what catching a frozen football feels like, put your hands in the freezer for ten minutes. run quickly outside and have someone throw a piece of firewood at you real fast as you try to catch it. :D
Packers game will have to be a brutal one! And it looks like the fans are plenty ready, this is old school football at its best, david
Quote from: Warbird on January 05, 2014, 04:38:08 AM
I take full credit for the Colts' comeback. We tuned into the game right when they were 28 points down. They proceeded to get 2 TD's and never looked back. They were just waiting for the Mrs and I to show up. LOL ;D
:D
Quote from: clww on January 05, 2014, 04:56:21 AM
Good to see the Eagles go home. :D
It was sad to see my Eagles go home? :'( :'( :'(
I didn't even expect them to make the playoffs so it was a nice surprise that they went from worst to first.
My three favorite teams:
1-Redskins
2-Any team playing the Cowboys
3-Any team playing the Eagles
:D :D :D
Quote from: SLawyer Dave on January 05, 2014, 02:11:13 AM
Even the hated Sea Hawks lose when they come to Candlestick.
Don't hate, Dave, it's bad for the blood pressure. :)
Quote from: clww on January 05, 2014, 10:47:56 AM
My favorite team:
Any team playing the Eagles
:D :D :D
Looks like you'll be a Carolina Panther's fan next week. ;D
Come on by for some WANGS and THANGS and watch the Eagles get their wings clipped. :D
Their wings already got clipped. Eagles lost to the saints. :-( they're out.
As a redskins fan do you think you're better off with RG3 or Cousins?
Quote from: JSwigga on January 05, 2014, 11:22:30 AM
Their wings already got clipped. Eagles lost to the saints. :-( they're out.
As a redskins fan do you think you're better off with RG3 or Cousins?
You are right JSwigga.....Panthers will probably play the Saints......I wasn't thinking.....as usual. :D
I hope they play the Saints again....we'll have to wait.
Go Packers! Win!
RG3 went back to soon, almost a waste in my opinion. I feel like he should have waited, he looked tentative when he came back, haven't seen enough of Cousins to make a call on that. david
Quote from: Jeff on January 05, 2014, 11:32:05 AM
Go Packers! Win!
Jeff, I would appreciate it if at some point in the game you find something to do and not watch, last time you left your pick won, just saying its only weird if it don't work, GO PACKERS! david
Quote from: Jeff on January 05, 2014, 11:32:05 AM
Go Packers! Win!
Unless I heard wrong, the wind chill factor will be -30°.
How can ANY team win or lose in this weather? :D This is brutal!!!!!
Quote from: JSwigga on January 05, 2014, 11:22:30 AM
Their wings already got clipped. Eagles lost to the saints. :-( they're out.
As a redskins fan do you think you're better off with RG3 or Cousins?
Cousins.
Unfortunately, I'm not the team owner. They wasted (as usual) a bunch of $$$ on him. >:(
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on January 05, 2014, 11:50:59 AM
Quote from: Jeff on January 05, 2014, 11:32:05 AM
Go Packers! Win!
Unless I heard wrong, the wind chill factor will be -30°.
How can ANY team win or lose in this weather? :D This is brutal!!!!!
One team will win and one will lose, in spite of the weather. (maybe when they flip the game coin, they both will decide to call it a tie and go home ;D )
Apparent temp taking into account the 7pm temp of 3 deg F, will be minus 16 according to NOAA
That is compared to -41 in MPS, and -56 in northern MN. Prolly colder in Canada for our neighbors there who don't talk about it a lot.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10180/Packers_49ers_2014.JPG)
Hate....what I HATE is the fact that I can't even watch the 49ers game because of the continuing feud between Fox and Dish Network. The only 49er game I have been able to watch in the last month was the Monday night game.
So I either have to go down to a sports bar to watch the game, (and I don't even drink), or I get to sit and listen to the radio broadcast. It's probably just as well though....the grandkids are visiting this weekend, and I don't need to expand their vocabulary any more than it already is. ;)
And I was just contemplating switching to Dish. Guess I'll stick to DirecTV.
And not that I wanted to watch the 49er's ;D
And with the lousy game callers, I usually watch most NFL games on the Yahoo game channel.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/gamechannel
This is awful Dave. Just wondering.....will they broadcast on the internet somewhere?
Good game happening at Green bay! Halftime rooting for the Packers.
Watching the Pack and Niners right now. GO PACK! 8)
Thought the Chiefs would win-LOST. ::)
Thought the Bengals would win-LOST. ::)
Dang, hated to see the Packers lose. Good game tho'.
The Pack really never could get any momentum.
Next weekend, I'm a Panthers fan, David! ::)
What a game! It was colder than our freezers. Go 9ers!!!
Still sorry to see Rogers go down at home.
Carolina here we come!!! 8) 8) :)
Well DanG. What to do? I like the Saints but gotta go with the Seahawks on this one. If only they would quit pushing the ref's buttons and settle down to play football. They weren't great against the Rams who completely melted down.
What's up with the Fox vs Dish thing? I have Dish and we get all of the Fox channels. That game was on my TV. ???
Quote from: DanG on January 06, 2014, 01:47:23 AM
What's up with the Fox vs Dish thing? I have Dish and we get all of the Fox channels. That game was on my TV. ???
To be more precise, it apparently depends on who is "reselling" the local network affiliates. Your local stations have a right to broadcast the signal, and the Satellite providers then have to pay a third party who resells that network signal to the satellite. So depending on where you live, and who is your reseller, that determines if the local "feed" is blacked out. The two resellers DISH is fighting with are Bonten Broadcasting and Esteem Broadcasting, which happens to be both my local ABC and Fox resellers. I normally wouldn't notice or care since I watch very little network TV, but I do miss watching my 49ers. My wife called DISH and ranted about how, "Her husband was coming apart at the seems because he can't watch the 49ers and wants to change to a different provider", (which I swear is not true). She did get them to cut our bill in half however, so I thought it was well played by her.
So no, did not get to watch the game, but listened to it on the radio. Then I went to the 49ers website and watched the highlights. It was a great game. I was 'mildly disappointed', (don't want Jeff censoring my posts), :) that the 9ers had to settle for field goals on their first two possessions, until I got to see the highlights. Sheesh, the refs weren't calling any penalties at first. Even the highlight announcers were shocked at what the refs allowed. Holdings, take downs, no wonder the 9ers couldn't move the ball after getting in the red zone.
Anyways, both a little surprised, but very happy that the 9ers pulled out the win. Like I said, beating any NFL team 4 times in a row, let alone a great team like the Packers, is really rare. It won't get any easier with Carolina, (though it should be warmer at least). Since Harbaugh became coach, no team has beaten the 9ers twice in a row. So hopefully, that trend will continue.
I thought this was pretty funny......on our news just now, they said when it looked like the Packers had a chance to win and move on to play the Panther's....phones in Charlotte were ringing off the booking Rooms in the Hotels.
Then all of a sudden when the Packers lost....cancelations one after the other.
Then the phones went to ringing again from the 49er fans. As of now......Charlotte's all booked up.
My sister lived in Colorado Springs for about 30 years and she is a big Denver fan. They don't have pay TV, so whenever the Broncos are playing on ESPN or the NFL channel she will call us up and say, "I'm coming over to watch the game. Is that alright?" Luckily the playoffs are on network TV. I'm hoping the 49ers go all the way, but the Seahawks are tough this year.
I suffered through a feud between the cable company in Blountstown Florida and the ABC station in Panama City for most of the college football season. {most of the FSU games were on ABC} Then just as the season winds down, they have it back on the air. Now that football is over and basketball has started, it's a different challenge. Since the Noles are not as big a name in hoops, their games are carried on the also ran channels. There will be a few games where I listen on the radio.
Larro
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on January 06, 2014, 06:29:14 PM
Charlotte's all booked up.
Charlotte's not that far from ya... you should rent out the saw shed. ;D
Bet you could pack a buncha 9er's in der. smiley_whip
Quote from: WmFritz on January 09, 2014, 12:27:42 AM
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on January 06, 2014, 06:29:14 PM
Charlotte's all booked up.
Charlotte's not that far from ya... you should rent out the saw shed. ;D
Bet you could pack a buncha 9er's in der. smiley_whip
Have to stock a bunch of fruit, nuts and tufo.
Seahawks off to a good first half lead! Its 45° wind n rain mixed with 12th man noise. Could be factor for the saints.
That plus the Seahawks are outplaying our Saints.
I thought this would a better game.....and the Saints may make a come back, I don't know.
Breeze is having a little trouble with gloves......so they say. ::)
I hope the Saints win also.
It may be sacrilegious to not watch the playoffs. I'm outback cooking and pecking on my phone. If the game is on when I am done. Go Seahawks. :)
Quote from: Mooseherder on January 11, 2014, 06:49:32 PM
..........and pecking on my phone.
:D :D :D Don't we all? :D :D :D
Saints are coming back.
Well, my record remains perfect! Whoever I pick to win LOSES! Saints looked awful! >:(
Next game I pick the Patriots to win.
We will watch and see. ::)
Oh well, the Saints just could not pull it out. Looks like the Panthers will face Seattle after they deal with the 49 ers. Just kidding.
Yep.....
8) 8) 8)
The best team won today.
Hawks better hope the cats pull it off, 49ers have had their number this year. Seahawks looked solid in the first half, defense saved their butts in the second. The Saints touch down drive looked to easy though. GO SEATTLE!!!
If the Panther's can recover their own fumbles....we should be OK. :D
Well I feel good now. :) Go Patriots 8)
WOW! :o
How awesome was the National Anthem at the Panthers/49ers game?
It brought a few tears to my eyes! :'(
8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
I just got on to make a remark about that as well. That was awesome. I can't remember hearing a rendition like that before. :)
Have you listened to the group" Madison Rising" National Anthem version. I believe it to be the
best "styled" version and very patriotic.
Yep....the guy playing the National Anthem with the trumpet did a very outstanding job at the beginning of the Carolina Panther's game.
Now I wonder if he can play TAPS at the end. I'm digging a hole
Sorry David. :(
Oh well, they did do a lot better for the season than they were expected to, and Cam is only gonna get better. Now they just need a really good receiver for him to throw to. Steve Smith is good, but he stays hurt more as he is getting older, and he will not be playing much longer.
Just wait till next year!
49ers it is. In Seattle which should give the hawks an edge. Their 12th man is LOUD. :D
I'm pulling for Denver now. :o
Me, too, for the whole shebang! :)
Quote from: clww on January 12, 2014, 09:36:27 PM
Me, too, for the whole shebang! :)
Yes Sir.....betting all my Marbles and Chaulk on them and I will order a PAPPA JOHNS PIZZA next week. :D
Yep, have to pull for Peyton.
I am pulling against New England, other than that, I really do not care.
Here is the national anthem from the 9ers game.
http://youtu.be/3dkXJGwkARU
Quote from: clww on January 12, 2014, 04:03:10 PM
Sorry David. :(
This David is very happy. :) :D ;D 8)
Denver is my preference also....but my only real concern is the 49ers beating the flying fish.
Honestly, did any of you hear about the Seahawks deciding to restrict selling game tickets for the Divisional Playoff to anyone using a credit card based in California and a few other states where they feel 49ers fans might try to attend from? All so that they can protect their "12th Man". I can't believe the NFL doesn't have a policy against that. That's taking "home field advantage" to a new low. I remember when the NFL used to penalize teams when the fans interfered with the game, now it is part of the design for new stadiums.
I wonder what the NFL is going to do when they start getting sued by both players and the general public for hearing loss due to these types of games?
That anthem was " classy". Got chills at the end.
Quote from: Wick on January 14, 2014, 07:07:30 AM
That anthem was " classy". Got chills at the end.
Me too! ;)
The ticket selling to rival states has been going on for years. Denver dose it As well as others. If the noise bothers opposing team fans that go to Quest field to watch there team play the ( flying fish) BRING EAR PLUGS Seattle Seahawks joined the NFL in 1975 They played in a concrete Dome called the King Dome. that was just as loud as these games played at Quest field. Seahawks have always had the 12th man noise.
Thanks for putting that up Jeff!
I tried to find that Anthem Sunday and couldn't. Very Nice.. 8)
The national anthem was a class act for sure. The Division Championship games should be played at a neutral site like the Superbowl. That would end the fan stacking tactic.
It will be a good game. The 9ers have a tough row to hoe but they are also peaking at the right time of the season.
Dish Network just announced the local channel dispute has ended so it feels line the planets are beginning to line up.
Go 9ers.
I wanted to see the trumpeter so Looked it up. Here's a link to another video. I don't know how to add a video yet. His name is Jesse Mcguire.
http://deadspin.com/the-national-anthem-should-be-played-with-instruments-m-1499729678
Any predictions out there for today's games? ??? ??? ???
I'm picking Seattle and Denver to both win today. The games should really be good (I hope).
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
Being from Maine I gota go with the PATS all the way. After all they are the best team.
8)
Quote from: ayerwood on January 19, 2014, 01:40:28 PM
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
X2 ;D
X3
Congrats to the BRONCOS!
Just watched Ann Wilson sing the National Anthem in Seattle.....she butchered it at the end IMO. >:(
Now lets go Seattle!!!!!!!
I got one right!!! 8) 8) 8)
Quote from: clww on January 19, 2014, 07:31:50 PM
I got one right!!! 8) 8) 8)
Your jar of Jelly will be shipped tomorrow. :)
Yes David, I agree on the "butchering" job at the end. Not sure what she caught in the wringer or the drain, but sounded like it hurt a lot.
Have heard pigs squeal better'n that when they were stuck.
Quote from: beenthere on January 19, 2014, 07:55:14 PM
Yes David, I agree on the "butchering" job at the end. Not sure what she caught in the wringer or the drain, but sounded like it hurt a lot.
Have heard pigs squeal better'n that when they were stuck.
:D :D :D :D :D Well said!! :D :D :D :D :D
The HAWKS made it!
Should be a GREAT SUPER BOWL!
I hope those same officials aren't the same crew for the Super Bowl. They were AWFUL! >:( ::) >:(
The refs were as bad as they were good in the first game.
Looking forward to the Sbowl.
You'll have to admit, Sherman's post-game interview with Erin Andrews was Seahawk classy, huh? :D
I agree with poston about the national anthem.
IMO the best one was the trumpet solo.
Couldn't have had a better football day, I'm glad the missed call on the fumble didn't have anything to do with the outcome. Go Hawks
Got to give that guy a whole bunch of credit hanging onto that ball with his leg broke sideways like that.
The drama of it all! So now, bad boy Sherman reportedly scolds Hawks fans for throwing food on injured '49er while being carted away to hospital..for crying out loud! So suddenly Sherman has love for 49ers?
More sour grapes...Pat Coach Belichick accuses Bronco's Welker of cheap shot to hurt his CB Talis and put him out of game.....they wear pads don't they?
Manning explains "Omaha"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgEytquYusM
A wide receiver's dream is to take out a DB, (especially against the team who let you go) they usually take the brunt of it. Sherman isn't really like that, but he made some Bronco fans with his rant. Go Hawks
Quote from: Raider Bill on January 20, 2014, 04:21:27 PM
Manning explains "Omaha"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgEytquYusM
:D Good one
Sherman is smart. Watch what happens around superbowl time.
Quote from: chain on January 20, 2014, 03:34:28 PM
More sour grapes...Pat Coach Belichick accuses Bronco's Welker of cheap shot to hurt his CB Talis and put him out of game.....they wear pads don't they?
Don't listen to anything Belicheat says. That's how he taught Welker to run that pick play anyway.
Missed the interview with Sherman, kinda glad I did from what I heard, surely there is much trash talk we don't get to hear, still struggling with the fact that my ribs were bout scarfed down before I got off the phone, my bad, thanks goodness for Old Wisconsin aged beef! I have two weeks to prepare for another round of something and a good Super Bowl, No pic on the game, but pulling for the Broncos! david
For all you fellow non-Patriot fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMTzhPKSffU
Oh Warbird...... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
It made me laugh, too. ;D
So I'm watching the Pro game and wondering. How do they play with team mates from opposing teams without giving up their playbook?
I think the game is a joke anyway. They're just filling in a gap before the Super Bowl.
That is a fact.
Here's a British rugby announcer calling a American football game. Funny
http://biggeekdad.com/2014/01/british-nfl-commentary/
Haha!! "Oh! A man from prison has come onto the field! What's he got to say?" LOL
I feel this way too.
Superbowl Sunday From a Marine Corps Colonel in Afghanistan: (may or may not be true)
Quote"So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten - straight up, no styling, no screeching. "Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don't make them cringe with your very self-centered ego gratification. Sing it as if you are standing before a row of WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love - not because you want them to think you are a super-super star musician. They could see that from your costume, makeup and your large entourage. Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner' with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you. We're getting a little weary of your own rendition. Francis Scott Key does not need any help." Semper Fi !
Amen! 8)
Who will be singing it this year ???
I have often stated the same sentiment. When the National Anthem is sung, they are not entertaining. A responsibility has been placed in their voices to honor the song that they are singing and the Country that they are singing to. It should be done correctly and respectfully.
Here's my vote for the singing of the national anthem. From my perspective, they do it properly.
This was done at the NASCAR races on several occasions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha9mgYI1KKI
Norm
Quote from: clww on January 29, 2014, 03:16:49 PM
Who will be singing it this year ???
Renee Fleming, opera singer. I'm curious to hear how she sings it - I agree with others, leave out the personalized 'yodelling' (as I call it) and sing it straight!
Won't be much longer to wait. :)
What a game!
Did Denver send their A team?
Or will they show up the second half?
Quote from: redbeard on February 02, 2014, 07:40:27 PM
What a game!
That should read. "What a lopsided game" I was certainly hoping for something much closer
GRRRRRR! >:(
Quote from: beenthere on February 02, 2014, 07:42:24 PM
Did Denver send their A team?
Or will they show up the second half?
Well THAT IS one of Denver's talents....come backs.
But the Dog on Jay Leno did pick Seattle to win. :D
Might be a come back!!!!!!
EDIT-BIG EDIT I hit post and heard touch down,Seattle
I hoped Seattle would make a game of it and maybe even win. Sure didn't expect this. :o Manning hit for a record number of completions in a Super Bowl and came up with one lousy touch down. Have to give the Hawks D their due, they made all the difference.
I was rooting for the old guy, but all he did was set another meaningless record.
What a whupping.
Seattle brought their a game and Denver was about a c-
Seattle put the pressure on Peyton. That was the difference. When they played the Pats, I don't think they laid a finger on him.
Nothing better than good defense...but something to ponder...what if....they hadn't messed up the coin flip and the 'Hawks got the ball first? Everything played to the 'Hawks favor, but once they shut down the Bronco's running game, they also shortened Manning's field too. Bronco's played like they just came from a pizza party.
??
Quotemessed up the coin flip
How so? Manning (with his jump-around antics before getting the ball from center) messed up on their first play, turning the ball over, plus a couple points, to the Hawks.
How did the coin flip get messed up? I missed that.
Well..if you saw Joe Willie flip the first coin toss the Ref caught it in mid-air. I think the Ref said they had forgot to call who wanted heads or tails. So, they flipped it again..50-50- chance the choice would have been the other way with the 'hawks getting the kick-off.
May have reduced the blow-out by two points.
Quote from: chain on February 03, 2014, 12:43:15 PM
Well..if you saw Joe Willie flip the first coin toss the Ref caught it in mid-air. I think the Ref said they had forgot to call who wanted heads or tails. So, they flipped it again..50-50- chance the choice would have been the other way with the 'hawks getting the kick-off.
May have reduced the blow-out by two points.
And if my Daddy would have worked overtime on a certain night, the Forestry Forum wouldn't exist.
I saw that too Chain. Than the bad first play and it kept going downhill from there. For the Broncos.
Next season will really turn some heads 90% of the defence is locked in contract they will stay together for two years. This John Schneider GM really knows what he is doing on getting talent.
Quote from: Jeff on February 05, 2014, 09:22:26 AM
Quote from: chain on February 03, 2014, 12:43:15 PM
May have reduced the blow-out by two points.
And if my Daddy would have worked overtime on a certain night, the Forestry Forum wouldn't exist.
LOL LOL
But they won't be so hungry, not to mention contract disputes, free agent charades, all-about-me egos...and you know who, wanting Hollywood celebrity status.
Pride soon goes before the fall, they say.
Not going to happen with this team. Payton Manning makes more per game than Wilson and Sherman make for the year, and you don't hear them complaining or upsetting the team. This is a team of 5th and 7th round picks that had something to prove, and bought into Pete's philosophy. Some places, the guy at the top thinks its all about him, but this was a team effort, and will be. The 12th man wasn't bad either.
I would think a lot of the Seahawks players are going to try and stay with the team because of the chance to repeat another winning season. And the tremendous fan support which was shown yesterday. A million fans lined the streets and filled both Safeco Mariners and quest field Seahawks stadium. Something that was amazing was form many blocks away you could hear the fans shouting Sea from Safeco then hear Hawks from Quest field.
Safeco must have had the roof open.