Topic: WE LIKE SPORTS (Read 589163 times)

94ssd · « **Reply #3050 on:** 02 Nov 2013, 16:35 »

Ohio State's perfect season continues to be marred by underperforming teams in the rest of the Big 10. None of the voters are going to be impressed by a win against 1-6 Purdue. And after a big loss to #24 Michigan State, #23 That Team Up North, formally the only ranked opponent still on OSU's schedule, will probably drop out of the rankings, and the Buckeye's hopes for a national championship will drop along with them.

LookingIn · « **Reply #3051 on:** 02 Nov 2013, 17:57 »

Quote from: 94ssd on 02 Nov 2013, 16:35

Ohio State's perfect season continues to be marred by underperforming teams in the rest of the Big 10. None of the voters are going to be impressed by a win against 1-6 Purdue. And after a big loss to #24 Michigan State, #23 That Team Up North, formally the only ranked opponent still on OSU's schedule, will probably drop out of the rankings, and the Buckeye's hopes for a national championship will drop along with them.

It's Ohio State...you would be surprised what the voters will do with just a name. There is still plenty of time left for two of the others to slip up then they get their chance in the championship game

ev4n · « **Reply #3052 on:** 04 Nov 2013, 11:09 »

college football is so borked, I have a hard time feeling sympathy for anyone in that kind of a situation

jwhouk · « **Reply #3053 on:** 04 Nov 2013, 18:42 »

All of a sudden, the entire state of Wisconsin held its breath.

Four words caused that to happen:

"Aaron Rodgers is injured."

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #3054 on:** 04 Nov 2013, 19:35 »

FUCKING WHAT!? *goes to pray at his Packers altar*

94ssd · « **Reply #3055 on:** 10 Nov 2013, 16:27 »

Michigan bit the dust against Nebraska, meaning Northwestern will be the only rank team we played all season.

Fuck you very much, rest of the Big 10. Stop losing against teams that aren't Ohio State.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3056 on:** 10 Nov 2013, 17:28 »

Seneca.

TOLZIN.

...someone get on the phone to Kiln, Mississippi...

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #3057 on:** 10 Nov 2013, 18:46 »

Without Favre, Rogers, and Seneca, the Packers are down to their fourth-string quarterback.

See what I did there?

LookingIn · « **Reply #3058 on:** 10 Nov 2013, 20:25 »

Quote from: 94ssd on 10 Nov 2013, 16:27

Michigan bit the dust against Nebraska, meaning Northwestern will be the only rank team we played all season.

Fuck you very much, rest of the Big 10. Stop losing against teams that aren't Ohio State.

Don't give up hope...remember that OSU moves up a spot thanks to the loss by Oregon. It could happen again.

LookingIn · « **Reply #3059 on:** 13 Nov 2013, 15:12 »

This was pretty cool...American football team names and logos reimagined as "real" football crests and team names... impressive redesigns
I am not a fan of the New England one or the Cleveland one, but the rest have interesting takes on the names and animals.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #3060 on:** 13 Nov 2013, 18:18 »

The Greenbay one is weak. The Denver one is bad ass.

LookingIn · « **Reply #3061 on:** 13 Nov 2013, 22:30 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 13 Nov 2013, 18:18

The Greenbay one is weak. The Denver one is bad ass.

Would an outline of the state have helped? I don't see the crest getting much better, given the traditional culture surrounding the team and it being hard to depict packing without angering 1000s of people...

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #3062 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 06:50 »

More then thousands mate. Far more then thousands.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3063 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 06:52 »

The only logo that needs to be used when it comes to the Packers is The G.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #3064 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 07:18 »

Indeed. Photos of crying Vikings fans also works.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #3065 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 07:20 »

Yeah, that Tolzien guy is really going to show the league!

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #3066 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 07:23 »

Rogers will be back. A brief stay of execution for the Pack's opponents.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #3067 on:** 14 Nov 2013, 07:33 »

He will be back and at that time Packers games will be watchable again (though, this Tolzien fellow isn't really all that bad). The prospect is though that the Packers by then might be 0-4 without Rogers. 5-8 or 6-7 is going to make stuff ... akward.

Edit; On the other hand ... they're playing the Giants and the Vikings, the Lions and the Falcons.

Two of those must be winnable, at least. So ... never mind.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3068 on:** 15 Nov 2013, 18:26 »

You'll notice I haven't posted much in here lately.

That's because at the moment, I really don't like sports.

When your two favorite teams are lacking their best players due to injury, and they are, in the meantime, stinking up the joint... well, you know.

Patrick · « **Reply #3069 on:** 16 Nov 2013, 00:28 »

I blame myself for the Sharks not playing so hot lately (aside from the silver lining of beating Vancouver yesterday) because I've been too busy to watch games from start to finish, and every game I've watched the entirety of, we've won.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3070 on:** 16 Nov 2013, 05:50 »

Keep on doing that, then. Give the rest of us the chance to catch up.

(I saw on another board whence I post that the Final playoff spot in the West will most likely, at the current pace, be a 100-point team.

)

Patrick · « **Reply #3071 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 00:43 »

Mostly I'm just impressed we've managed to hang onto the #2 spot, but the realist side of me is saying to curb my enthusiasm because 1/3 of those points are from us barely hanging on until overtime.

LookingIn · « **Reply #3072 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 01:57 »

The good news is the west will be a fight to the finish for spots and slots, the bad news is that will take a toll on the teams- please, continue to beat each other senseless, I want the Bruins to win another Cup

Looking at the standings for the west I saw something odd. Can anyone explain how they are going to play hockey outdoors in a desert environment, even if it is winter?

Environmentalists are going to have a field day with all the refrigeration and power generating equipment being used there

Patrick · « **Reply #3073 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 03:06 »

deserts get cold as fuck at night, dogg

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3074 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 05:13 »

And there's quite a lot of scope for solar power, I'd assume.

LookingIn · « **Reply #3075 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 13:52 »

Quote from: Patrick on 17 Nov 2013, 03:06

deserts get cold as fuck at night, dogg

Maybe, but they already had enough trouble as it was with the Winter Classics melting ice having it out in Southern California seems like a bit of a stretch for the league...

jwhouk · « **Reply #3076 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 17:01 »

I'm pretty sure they can do it. They just have to be careful about keeping the surface area cold. At least they shouldn't have to worry about humidity - which is a killer to ice - ruining the surface.

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #3077 on:** 17 Nov 2013, 18:13 »

Quote from: LookingIn on 17 Nov 2013, 01:57

Looking at the standings for the west I saw something odd. Can anyone explain how they are going to play hockey outdoors in a desert environment, even if it is winter?

As I understand, the NHL's refrigerator can keep ice frozen with ambient temperatures as high as 70°F (that's 21.1°C for the metrically minded.) The NHL has also considered not painting extra logos on the ice and leaving the blue lines as hashed lines to make the surface more reflective.

I remember the 2011 Winter Classic where 55°F (12.7°C) rain made the ice a slushy mess. At the Heritage Classic that same year the temperature never got warmer than 16.5°F (-8.6°C) making the ice too brittle to support the Zambonis' weight.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3078 on:** 18 Nov 2013, 18:53 »

Specifically, it seems the average temperature at Dodger Stadium, at the time of day when the game is going to be, is like, 59 degrees or something?

From what I've heard, the average temp inside your standard NHL barn is juuuuuust about the same, so they're saying they'll make it work.

LookingIn · « **Reply #3079 on:** 19 Nov 2013, 01:10 »

The only thing I hate more than losing is local media who love to piss off fans just to get a reaction.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3080 on:** 19 Nov 2013, 06:51 »

...But I didn't think you lived in Toronto?

LookingIn · « **Reply #3081 on:** 19 Nov 2013, 13:05 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 19 Nov 2013, 06:51

...But I didn't think you lived in Toronto?

No, but I think we have it worse- guys who do it on the radio and on television, and most of the time it's simulcast on both

94ssd · « **Reply #3082 on:** 23 Nov 2013, 18:38 »

The Big 10 title game will now officially be played between Ohio State and Michigan State.

Although, only one of those teams hasn't lost a single game in the last TWO years. Just sayin'.

94ssd · « **Reply #3083 on:** 30 Nov 2013, 15:07 »

Ohio State really needs to get its shit together defensively if it wants to have any hope of beating Michigan State next week. Letting That Team Up North score 20 points in the 4th Quarter? Really?!

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #3084 on:** 30 Nov 2013, 19:04 »

I don't usually care much for the SEC's warm weather imitation of football, but that Iron Bowl was pretty intense.

Patrick · « **Reply #3085 on:** 30 Nov 2013, 23:35 »

Yeah, well, fuck Auburn. ROLL TIDE. And fuck Saban for being a god damn moron and costing a great team everything.

94ssd · « **Reply #3086 on:** 01 Dec 2013, 05:54 »

Quote from: mustang6172 on 30 Nov 2013, 19:04

I don't usually care much for the SEC's warm weather imitation of football, but that Iron Bowl was pretty intense.

I would just like to thank Auburn for improving Ohio State's chances of going to the National Championship game.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3087 on:** 01 Dec 2013, 07:42 »

And now, to root for Michigan State and Mizzou to REALLY screw things up for the last BCS "championship".

Patrick · « **Reply #3088 on:** 01 Dec 2013, 13:48 »

Quote from: 94ssd on 01 Dec 2013, 05:54

I would just like to thank Auburn for improving Ohio State's chances of going to the National Championship game.

Thank Saban. Auburn didn't win that game, but Alabama definitely lost.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3089 on:** 02 Dec 2013, 07:31 »

Should Missouri and Michigan State do the somewhat unthinkable and win their respective Conference Championship games, (and, assuming that Florida State does not trip over Duke), who here thinks the BCS people are just going to say, "Screw it, get Saban on the phone"?

LookingIn · « **Reply #3090 on:** 02 Dec 2013, 11:25 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 02 Dec 2013, 07:31

Should Missouri and Michigan State do the somewhat unthinkable and win their respective Conference Championship games, (and, assuming that Florida State does not trip over Duke), who here thinks the BCS people are just going to say, "Screw it, get Saban on the phone"?

Alabama is still number 4...so no need for the phone call, they would get in by just being idle and jumping over the newly lost teams.

As long as would have the usual BCS huge problem they would be in there despite not being the conference champ and possibly over several teams that won their conference titles. The SEC could care less as long as they have Missouri to point to say their champion got in.

94ssd · « **Reply #3091 on:** 02 Dec 2013, 12:25 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 02 Dec 2013, 07:31

Should Missouri and Michigan State do the somewhat unthinkable and win their respective Conference Championship games, (and, assuming that Florida State does not trip over Duke), who here thinks the BCS people are just going to say, "Screw it, get Saban on the phone"?

Michigan State winning is not in anyway unthinkable. All Ohio State has to do is have the same piss-poor defensive showing that almost got them beat by Michigan.

94ssd · « **Reply #3092 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 05:00 »

It's cold and potentially snowing throughout the Midwest, why did they have to schedule the Big 10 Championship in a dome? *Yawn*, boring.

jwhouk · « **Reply #3093 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 09:50 »

Indianapoli$ did something to get the right$ to the Big Ten Champion$hip game, but I can't quite remember what...

Kugai · « **Reply #3094 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 14:53 »

I'm beginning to fall into the camp that states that the Black Caps should be sent to a Gulag. Bloody chokers.

94ssd · « **Reply #3095 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 19:01 »

Quote from: 94ssd on 02 Dec 2013, 12:25

Quote from: jwhouk on 02 Dec 2013, 07:31
Should Missouri and Michigan State do the somewhat unthinkable and win their respective Conference Championship games, (and, assuming that Florida State does not trip over Duke), who here thinks the BCS people are just going to say, "Screw it, get Saban on the phone"?

Michigan State winning is not in anyway unthinkable. All Ohio State has to do is have the same piss-poor defensive showing that almost got them beat by Michigan.

Called it.

94ssd · « **Reply #3096 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 19:51 »

Michigan State 17
~~Ohio State~~ Braxton Miller and Carlos Hyde 24

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #3097 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 21:07 »

Quote from: 94ssd on 02 Nov 2013, 16:35

Ohio State's perfect season continues to be marred by underperforming teams in the rest of the Big 10. None of the voters are going to be impressed by a win against 1-6 Purdue. And after a big loss to #24 Michigan State, #23 That Team Up North, formally the only ranked opponent still on OSU's schedule, will probably drop out of the rankings, and the Buckeye's hopes for a national championship will drop along with them.

34-24 How's that for underperforming?

LookingIn · « **Reply #3098 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 22:26 »

The bad news is the Buckeyes lost. The worst news is Auburn is going to act like they are entitled to the national championship outright just because of their conference.

94ssd · « **Reply #3099 on:** 07 Dec 2013, 23:01 »

Quote from: mustang6172 on 07 Dec 2013, 21:07

Quote from: 94ssd on 02 Nov 2013, 16:35
Ohio State's perfect season continues to be marred by underperforming teams in the rest of the Big 10. None of the voters are going to be impressed by a win against 1-6 Purdue. And after a big loss to #24 Michigan State, #23 That Team Up North, formally the only ranked opponent still on OSU's schedule, will probably drop out of the rankings, and the Buckeye's hopes for a national championship will drop along with them.

34-24 How's that for underperforming?

All in the defense, or lack thereof. Miller and Hyde can only get so many rushing touchdowns before you have to stop the other damn team from scoring some points too. It's the same thing Buckeye fans, commentators, and detractors alike have been saying all season, and it came to a head tonight.

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