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Yes! My beloved Texans, playing without best WR in NFL andre johnson, withoput Brian Cushing (last year's def rookie of year) and without our starting left offensive tackle, took it to the Raider Nation.

That game was sad because the stands were at LEAST half empty.
officially, only 30 thou showed up to the Raider game in Oakland. wow.

The Texans are now in 1st place, all alone, atop the AFC South. Thanks to Jacksonville and their kicker kitting a 59 yrd field goal at the end of the game!!!!!

The problem with Foster was that he was late to a meeting and completely missed another meeting last week. Coach made an example. Foster was contrite and very forthcomiong though. took all the blame, said it will never happen again. Jacoby Jones told him coach don't fuck around.

Serious laughing out loud at the end of the Dallas/Minny game. The band is
NOT out on the field, Cowtoys.

i missed all games

i think i've given up on the confusion :(

It is admittedly a bit to keep up with.

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It is admittedly a bit to keep up with.

and having espn 3 opened the door to soccer, which fills up the very little portion of my life i devoted to spectator sports.

it's been fun though, and thanks to all for the advice, pointers, enlightening comments, and all-around entertaining conversation, plus phrases like purple people eaters-- it's like if the cookie monster had gone cannibal.

Wait til playoffs!!!! Texans!!

It seems like the original question has been more than sufficiently answered, and the thread has now turned into a generic football discussion. Which is why I'm here. A quick note though:
In the NFL, the clock stops to "reset the chains" after a first down. In college, it does not. Also, (and if you've watched the Florida Gators "play" this season, you would have seen this), a quarterback can snap and spike the ball down to stop the clock, which is used usually if there are no time outs remaining, and mostly because the offense has no idea what they are doing. Or in the case of the 2010 Gators, which quarterback is supposed to be in.

Watching the game in person will definitely help anyone understand the game better, but in order to understand coaching strategy and "philosophy" (i use the term loosely), pick up a used copy of a Madden or NCAA Football game for like 5 bucks from gamestop.

Personally, I like college football more. There's more heart in the game, the rivalries are more intense, the players are still trying to prove themselves, not just getting paid. Plus, (and this is for SONIC GAIL) the bands are THE BEST PART of the game! My team is the Florida Gators, and always will be, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a second favorite. For the NFL, the Miami Dolphins have always been my team, since birth. There are certain teams I like because of certain players, for instance, Percy Harvin, one of my favorite Gator Alumni, is on the Vikings, and I also like Adrian Peterson. I stopped liking Favre when he played for the Jets, but I still like the team as whole. I like the Colts, because I have a lot of respect for Peyton. I like the Giants for 2 reasons: 1) they stopped the Pats in the Super Bowl from becoming the second team in NFL history to have an undefeated season, and 2) my friend from high school, Bruce Johnson, plays for them. I dont necessarily follow those teams, or even consider myself a true fan, but if they are playing, 90% of the time I'll pull for them. The only teams I get fired up about though, are The Gators, The Irish, and The Dolphins. Sadly, none of those teams have done well this season.

But I digress. The reason I say pick up a copy of an football game a few years old is because other than slight graphic and control updates, the game is pretty much the same (and of course roster/stat changes). Personally, I'm not a huge sports fan, especially on video games, therefore i cannot justify spending 60 bucks on a game that will either bore me or piss me off. Secondly, when you play the game, you can play different modes. "Legacy" mode for example, in NCAA, allows you to play as one player. Say you want to learn how to run the ball better. You play as a running back, and learn how to spot the blocks and the gaps, thus producing bigger running plays. Or you play as a corner back and learn how to be a better pass rusher. etc. The most common game mode is where you playing as the coach and the team. You call the plays and you play the plays. You can call your own plays, or you can "Ask Madden/Corso" (Madden and NCAA respectively) to pick a play for you. After awhile, you will start to see WHY they are picking a run or pass, or WHY they are telling you to Cover 2 Man in a 4-3 defensive formation on 3rd and 4. Once you understand why they are telling you to do these plays, you can understand that they sometimes dont know what the hell they are talking about, and can decide for yourself whats best. Once you reach that point, I'd say that you understand the the game of football.

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searched online and was unable to find an excerpt from when Don Meredith made an appearance on, King Of The Hill. Below you can read what was said: RIP Dandy Don

HANK: Mr. Meredith, I have admired you from your playing days to Monday Night Football to your iced tea commercials.
DON MEREDITH: Well, my mom always calls me "Don" or "Donny."
HANK: Wow! That's a great story, Mr. Meredith.

DON MEREDITH: Damned if I didn't want to come through for you, Hank. I'm sorry I let you down. But you'll be a lot happier if you let this one go.
HANK: I'll never have a chance like this again.
DON MEREDITH: No, you won't. You know, there's something I wanted as much as you wanted that million dollars.
HANK: Don, you have everything! You were a Cowboy. During the Landry years.
DON MEREDITH: I wanted to go to the Super Bowl. Came close, but it never happened. It never will. And that's okay. I've never looked back.
HANK: It is an honor just to be on the field with you, Dandy Don.

that's what hank gets for not throwing it himself.

anyways.....bear down bitches.

fuck patriots.

we need this game. and hopefully it will be a good game.

hokly shit.....Minnesota's metrodome is full of snow! The roof caved in.

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hokly shit.....Minnesota's metrodome is full of snow! The roof caved in.

Not only the perfect metaphor for their season, but also the most memorable part

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Not only the perfect metaphor for their season, but also the most memorable part

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But then it could be said that a person who lives in Minnesota who supports the Chicago Bears exhibits similar qualities and I doubt whether many people would argue that Bears fans are inherently more intelligent than Vikings ones.

this may take an 8th Ecumenical Council, perhaps they can hold it somewhere neutral to the issue like Greenbay ;)

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I do believe this was overlooked in its previous incarnation, so I thought it appropriate here..

also to add to the Canon debate, why didn't Baltimore take that kick last Sunday? Wind or not, they surely wasted their only hope!

baltimore coach really blew that game. could he not see his defense huffing and puffing out there? unable to stop schaub from running out of bounds?

they had about 4 plays in a row which were first downs and out-of-bounds. stopping the clock. call a fucking timeout. help your D out. break the opposition's rhythm. do fucking something. limp-dick ending for baltimore right now.

was so obvious that houston was gonna win.

Except they didn't. Matt Schaub for the not-win.

The Redskins are a disgrace, fml.

wow

Gave up caring a month ago.

did y'all see that surprising upset the Vikings pulled off? Third-string, rookie quarterback (well he holds college QB yard record but still, only his 12th starting game as an NFL pro) and second-string entire defensive line, and shuffling the deck actually worked and the Vikes DOMINATED the beloved Eagles. Vick had a season high of 6 sacks, clearly Minnesota had them on the run!

I couldn't believe it, but it was so much fun to watch! Webb and Peterson are definitely the future of the Vikings and Farve can feel comfortable retiring with some good NFL records which will probably never be topped and of course a ring to boot!

and if the rumors start to pan out and somehow the Viking loyalty in Minnesota is overlooked, Webb and Peterson just might make LA football interesting again in the immediate few years ;)

It was bittersweet...WHERE WAS THAT THE REST OF THE SEASON? Ah well.

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It was bittersweet...WHERE WAS THAT THE REST OF THE SEASON? Ah well.

They were relying on the wrong-string, though that shouldn't discredit Bret, even in losing games he was threading passes like magic and playing with injuries like the Terminator.. it honestly looks like the second-string defense made all the difference though, because offensively Eagles were matching yardage, completions, and possessions but the Viking defense seemed unstoppable to match perfectly its strong new offense. I hope they keep Webb and Peterson working together as starters next season, but the second-string defense clearly shows that the Vikings need to reevaluate its defensive-line starters for the next one..

now the Eagles just might find themselves in the same situation last year, a damn fine season with a horrible ending for them.

Seattle Seahawk Fans Cause Minor 'Quake'

Updated: Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011, 12:16 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011, 12:15 PM CST
(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - Seattle Seahawks fans managed to make some noise during the pivotal play of Saturday's game, but it wasn't quite the Earth-shaking event everyone thought.
The Seattle Times reported that fans did at least come near that after Saturday's upset over the New Orleans Saints. As Marshawn Lynch ran the ball for 67 yards to score a touchdown, a 66,336-person crowd cheered and stomped so much that a nearby seismometer registered the vibrations as if it was a small earthquake.
John Vidale, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington, said the stands were shaking. It was like a localized 1 or 2 magnitude quake.
"There was a clear 30 seconds or so of moderate shaking," he told the Times. "It's probably not the first time it's ever happened, but it's the first time we ever noticed."
Yahoo! Sports said the network registered a small tremor from a monitoring system near the Old Kingdome, tore down to make room for new baseball and football stadiums. It was just at that one area.
Yahoo! Sports writer Doug Farrar said he heard from a colleague that the ground did indeed shake after Lynch's run. He said he was in the press box but heard the noise erupt as the fans went crazy.
"We're used to serious noise coming out of that stadium, but it was unreal, and the fans kept it up all the way through the game," he said.
As it goes, the actual extent to which the crowd shook the ground wasn't realized until the next day. The Seattle Times said Vidale wasn't at the game and wasn't even watching it that day. He figured Seattle would lose.
Deadspin.com said Vidale was watching YouTube footage the next day and checked the seismic monitoring station. He said it registered 100 yards away but probably didn't travel very far.
Vidale said tens of thousands of stomping and cheering fans are likely enough to set it off. It just hadn't been noticed before.
The Seattle Times said a similar event happened in 2006 when Cameron scientists noticed short simultaneous spikes across the African country. Scientists eventually figured out they happened every time the national soccer squad made a goal in televised games of the African Cup of Nations.

what the hell happened this weekend? Greenbay destroyed Atlanta at home?! Patriots repeat their typical post-season choke even after dominating the NFL consistently this season?! At the least the seahawks can hang their hat on two unique NFL records, both the first losing-record team to play and win a post-season game, but as for the falcons and the patriots, nothing can be said. Baltimore, I miss them too, but they gave it their all and just fell apart at the end, understandably so against such bitter and hard-hitting rival.. Lets see what Steelers can bring to continuously surprising Jets and as for The Bears, they should watch out, packers are hungry..

^ yeah dood....

fucking Packers.

I did not know Patriots lost...that's kind of good I guess....but damn next week is going to be hard for Chicago. Hopefully we can make something happen.

^^
fuck you buddy. and i mean that in the nicest possible way.

i don't care who wins but i think the packers will take it.

missed extra point is a pretty good gamble...

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^^
fuck you buddy. and i mean that in the nicest possible way.

is it pharmacy day at SYG?

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Troy Polamalu says 'Kala Christougena!'
Christmas arrives today for many Orthodox Christians around the world
Friday, January 07, 2011
By Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Theodora Polamalu, Paisios Polamalu and Troy Polamalu.

The most famous Orthodox Christian in Pittsburgh, if not the nation, has a greeting for his fellow believers today:
"Kala Christougena!" said Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. That's Greek for "Merry Christmas!"
Mr. Polamalu and his wife, Theodora, actually celebrated Christmas 13 days ago, but they keep the same Orthodox traditions as those who observe today. Most Orthodox celebrate on Dec. 25, but many Slavic churches tie liturgy to the old Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. The Greek Orthodox Church and some others have adopted the Gregorian calendar -- except at Easter.
"We all celebrate Easter on the same day," said Mr. Polamalu, 29. Orthodoxy is the Eastern wing of the earliest Christian church, which split into the Orthodox and Catholic churches in 1054.
He and Theodora converted to Orthodoxy about five years ago. His background was Catholic and Protestant, hers Muslim and Protestant. They were Christians in search of a deeper, more consistent experience of God.
"Orthodoxy is like an abyss of beauty that's just endless," he said. "I have read the Bible many times. But after fasting, and being baptized Orthodox, it's like reading a whole new Bible. You see the depth behind the words so much more clearly."
That fasting is a Christmastime difference between Eastern and Western Christians. While many Americans pile on the food from Thanksgiving to Christmas, Orthodox Christians start fasting Nov. 15 or 28.
"Christmas Lent" or "Winter Lent" lasts 40 days, broken by a feast on Christmas, said the Rev. Stelyios Muksuris, administrative assistant to Metropolitan Maximos of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Pittsburgh and professor of liturgy and theology at Ss. Cyril & Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary. Slavic Orthodox keep a strict fast, abstaining from meat, dairy products, oil and fish for 40 days. Greeks usually permit fish, cheese and oil for the first few weeks, then fast strictly for the last two, he said.
Mr. Polamalu is of Samoan heritage, and belongs to the Greek church, but fasts like a Russian.
His consists of a "fast from dairy, from meat and from oil for 40 days -- as well as from sex," he said. "It's to prepare you for the birth of Christ, of God incarnate."
Fasting doesn't affect his football fitness, he said. "When you fast, you can eat extremely healthy by eating a lot of light food, like fruits and vegetables."
There are other aspects to fasting.
"Maybe not watching as much TV, or not getting caught up in idle talk or different things, in order to keep you spiritually healthy," he said.
The most important Orthodox fast is Great Lent, for 50 days before Easter.
When he has kept longer fasts "I have never felt more spiritually strong," he said. Referring to great theologians of the early church, he said, "The church fathers have said that when you eat gluttonously or you eat a lot of meat, your passions get stronger, so your inclination toward sinning becomes stronger. ... [Fasting] really does soften your passions. It gives you spiritual insight."
In Orthodox theology "passions" are negative impulses -- such as sadness or greed -- that can harm the soul.
He doesn't claim that practicing the faith improves athletics. The player known for crossing himself on the field has seen his faith grow more from his injuries than his interceptions.
"When I got injured, I learned so much from it spiritually, just thanking God for the health that I had when I was healthy," he said.
"People have this idea that the more pious and devout I am, the more successful I am. Which is very dangerous. If you look at faith in that way, you're bound to fail at both -- spiritually and in your career."
As the Polamalus build Christmas traditions for their children, Paisios, 2, and Ephraim, 3 months, "It's become less about Santa Claus and more about the birth of Christ and the celebration of the Virgin birth," he said.
They spent Christmas Eve at an Orthodox monastery. The service lasted several hours, ending at 1 a.m. It was entirely chanted.
"Orthodox chanting is non-emotional, it's very monotone," said Mr. Polamalu, who also calls it "the most beautiful thing."
"It's the perfect environment for prayer," he said. "Chanting in Greek ... is like a beautiful opera, but way better. You have candles, not [electric] lights. It's dark. You have the women sitting on the left and the men sitting on the right. Everything is to keep your mind focused on God. ... To me the most beautiful thing anyone on earth can experience, other than maybe marriage and child-bearing, would be the Orthodox Liturgy."
Before he became Orthodox, he said, songs in church sometimes moved him to tears. He now distrusts those passing feelings.
"I'd start crying and feel 'This is awesome.' If I'd had a Red Bull, I'd feel it even more. If I'd had breakfast, I'd feel good. If I didn't have breakfast, I didn't feel anything, I was grumpy," he said.
"It was a very superficial experience. I was thinking, 'God, why did I not feel you today?' because I wasn't feeling the music today. Orthodoxy is very sensitive to that, to take the emotion out of it, to really go after the heart."
The difference between the heart and emotion, he said, is like the difference between the deep love he has for his wife and their daily ups and downs.
"I could say, emotionally, I'm mad and sad with my wife. But that has nothing to do with how much I love my wife within my heart," he said.
"Before we were Orthodox we were able to separate our spiritual lives and our daily lives. Now that we're Orthodox, because of the prayer life that is required ... and the fasting, it consumes your life. It's the number one thing in your life.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11007...#ixzz1EoARNgV4

such a small world, I never knew :)