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The NFL Playoffs thread
Paav:
People can say everything they want about hating dynasties in sports but that's all garbage. Having someone to hate is what adds that extra visceral layer to the lasagna that is fandom. That way even if your team is down and out you can still root for someone even if it is only to beat up on another team. Without my hatred for the Packers this post season would have been stale and boring. You need Duke, the Yankees, Red Sox (people are finally starting to hate them too and its about time), Lakers, Cowboys and even the Patriots. Without a villian there is no entertainment.
So rejoice you can either root for or against perfection but just remember this Super Bowl would suck without the Patriots.
I am attempting to steer this back to football. I would like a baseball thread but I think that would work better, you know, not in the run up to the Super Bowl.
0bsessions:
--- Quote from: Narr on 23 Jan 2008, 08:04 ---Obsessions is living up to his forum handle right now.
What part of "I don't like Baseball" do you not understand? Take what I have to say about baseball as what any casually disinterested person in something would. Sorry if, due to marketing, television, and general baseball culture if I was to assume the Yankees are the team to beat, all the time, regardless of if they are actually good or not.
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I assume you've heard the old saying: "Better to keep your mouth shut and look the fool than open your mouth and confirm it."
So yeah, how about them Super Bowls folks? Seems that mini-drama concerning Brady wearing a boot seems to have blown over right quick.
Dissy:
--- Quote from: Paav on 22 Jan 2008, 14:47 ---As a Viking fan (none of you have rooting horror stories like I have rooting horror stories, except Cleveland) Favre is my own personal anti-christ.
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You think you have horror stories as a fan? I'm a "longtime Cubs fan", as in the Chi Cubs. The Cubs are the wrost best team. They get so many good players and still can't win.
And in football, I've been a Pats fan since the late 90's. I've been a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. You want a horror story, The Chiefs haven't won a playoff game in 14 years. About 11 years ago, they were the best team in thier division, had first round bye. The next week, they played against their rivals, the hated Denver Broncos, and it was an excellent game. Came down to the last seconds of the game. KC was in Field Goal range, with mere seconds left on the clock. The kicker hits it perfectly, but, alas there is a penalty. Facemask, on KC, but, if you take a look at the replay, you see that the guy who got called for the facemask never touched the other man's facemask, the opposite was true. Broncos win, and Mr. Ed and co. go on to win thier first ring.
Narr:
Yes. Football.
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i thought the fact people were even talking about Tom Brady wearing a boot was pretty ridiculous. One of the Mikes from Mike and Mike's Radio Show was on NFL Today the other day saying "The ONLY reason we're talking about this AT ALL is because we can and have nothing else really serious to talk about for about a week."
0bsessions:
Pretty much. It's sad that in this day and age, for people to not lose interest, sports stations essentially manufacture stories for the sake of seeming relevant.
In other news, Johan Santana still hasn't been traded. Trade talks haven't moved and he hasn't released any statements, but I thought I'd update everyone that absolutely nothing newsworthy has happened. Followup articles as news continues to not develop.
I'm pretty sure sports media should be killed off.
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