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brighn
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response 175 of 199:
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Dec 10 18:40 UTC 2001 |
The Bucs played atrociously except for the first quarter. The Lions let them
win. There's no excuse for not one but two fourth-down 15-yd passes, followed
by a game-winning pass to the *same player* that got the other two heroic
passes.
Then again, I want the Lions to go 0-16, so I'm still happy. =}
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albaugh
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response 176 of 199:
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Dec 10 22:39 UTC 2001 |
Now, will next year's issue of the BCS "rules" have something in there about
conference champions getting precedence over those they have beaten,
"regardless" of record? In this case, I'm referring to 10-2 Colorado having
beaten 10-1 Nebraska, and winning the Big-12 championship, including a win
over Texas, the team that beat them earlier in the year. This year's BCS put
Nebraska ahead, based on some marginal categories. But that decision / rule
is a great detriment to the concept of conference championships!
OTOH, I *hate* it when for the post-season conference tournaments for
basketball, some conference has a tournament champion with a losing record
that gets the NCAA bid. I think that should be "outlawed".
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gelinas
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response 177 of 199:
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Dec 11 01:29 UTC 2001 |
I think Jim C. had _one_ good idea in his column this evening: Take the
pressure off the "national championship." Two polls, two hundred champions
works for me.
College football ends on New Year's Day.
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gelinas
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response 178 of 199:
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Dec 17 03:58 UTC 2001 |
I've heard that the Lions missed their opportunity to set a record for the
most losses without a win at the beginning of a season: they now have a 1-12
record.
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krj
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response 179 of 199:
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Dec 17 05:11 UTC 2001 |
Darn. Who will remember a 2-14 season?
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gelinas
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response 180 of 199:
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Dec 17 05:17 UTC 2001 |
But who can forget a 0-12 start? At least until it's replaced by something
more spectacular.
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ea
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response 181 of 199:
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Dec 17 05:26 UTC 2001 |
there's always next year
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brighn
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response 182 of 199:
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Dec 17 16:04 UTC 2001 |
#180> there's been an 0-15 season.
The Lions are now *tied* for the worst record in football, with Carolina, who
(with 12 losses in a row) could still nudge the Lions for the worst record,
and the longest losing streak (the Lions had had 13, including 1 from the last
season, although the *longest* losing streak belongs to Tampa Bay, I believe,
which didn't win a game until its 27th, in its second season).
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gelinas
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response 183 of 199:
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Dec 17 22:26 UTC 2001 |
I thought the worst start had been Tampa Bay at 0-14. That was the record
I expected them to meet and maybe beat.
I think it'll take more than a few 8-8 seasons to wipe out the memory of this
one. A 16-0 next season _might_ do it.
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brighn
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response 184 of 199:
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Dec 18 01:05 UTC 2001 |
oh, I think you're right, TB went 0-14 then 2-12.
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gelinas
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response 185 of 199:
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Dec 23 05:13 UTC 2001 |
The other day, I started reading some columnist's opinion that Tom Brady was
a 'fraud'. I read about half of it and gave up, setting it aside for later
consideration. ESPN2 just showed some highlights of an apparently recent
game, one of which was Brady catching a pass for a first down.
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albaugh
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response 186 of 199:
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Dec 25 07:45 UTC 2001 |
I don't see how a "fraud" could survive in the NFL...
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ea
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response 187 of 199:
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Jan 2 22:23 UTC 2002 |
Ouch. That was not a good football game. It's only Michigan's worst
bowl loss in history ... Michigan spent too much time trying to
establish the run, and it took Lloyd Carr too long to realize that The
Run had been established, and it was not working. I know, traditional
Big Ten offense requires having a strong running game, but if you have
a good passing offense, it will open up the defense, and allow you to
run the football.
In other Big Ten news, Ohio State went from being down 28-0 to having
the game tied at 28-28, then losing to South Carolina, on a last second
field goal (only over the bar by about 3 inches)
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gelinas
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response 188 of 199:
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Jan 3 03:35 UTC 2002 |
Yeah, but Michigan doesn't seem to have much of a passing game, either.
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gelinas
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response 189 of 199:
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Jan 7 04:54 UTC 2002 |
So the Lions said good bye to the Silverdome by winning. I'd have liked to
have seen the game, now that I know how it turned out. It looked like they
got an "excessive celebration" penalty after the second (?) touchdown.
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ea
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response 190 of 199:
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Jan 7 18:29 UTC 2002 |
It wasn't an "excessive celebration" The flag was for a facemask on
the defense. The penalty was assessed on the ensuing kickoff.
Although, if the NFL had the excessive celebration rule, Johnie Morton
would've been flagged for doing the "worm" dance in the endzone after
he scored that touchdown.
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gelinas
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response 191 of 199:
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Jan 8 03:47 UTC 2002 |
All I saw was him flopping around and a flag being thrown in front of him.
Sometimes, highlights aren't enough.
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gelinas
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response 192 of 199:
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Jan 28 04:51 UTC 2002 |
I watched the Patriots beat the Steelers today. A couple of the calls seemed
really wrong, but when all was said and done, my team won.
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tpryan
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response 193 of 199:
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Jan 28 23:36 UTC 2002 |
As I was waiting for the Simpsons to begin, the commentators
where saying that this was the *big* game while the Superbowl is
a reward for a conference championship. The other returned with,
no, it's the goal to make it to the Superbowl and win the Superbowl.
I can see where some of the logic comes from. If the Patriots
walk all over the competition in the Superbowl, then I can see looking
back and saying the the conference championship was the "super" game
to have won, as the logic would be that the Steelers also may have
wiped the floor with the competition.
Of the playoff games thusfar, which one was the best?
From you as a fan viewpoint, and as a toughest game to win
basis.
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gelinas
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response 194 of 199:
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Jan 29 05:37 UTC 2002 |
The Patriots game was the first professional game I've watched in memory.
I'm no judge.
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albaugh
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response 195 of 199:
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Jan 30 23:20 UTC 2002 |
Let's see who's old enough to be able to remember what the "Playoff Bowl"
was... :-)
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gelinas
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response 196 of 199:
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Feb 4 00:46 UTC 2002 |
No, I don't remember that bowl, but I *probably* am old enough to.
So I'm watching the Superbowl. Again, the Patriots defense is doing better,
offensively, than the Patriots offense. Still, as long as they keep it up,
I'll be happy. :)
Brady looked pretty good on the first few plays.
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jep
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response 197 of 199:
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Feb 4 03:36 UTC 2002 |
It turned out to be a really good game! New England actually won on a
last-second field goal. The final score was 20-17.
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tpryan
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response 198 of 199:
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Feb 4 16:58 UTC 2002 |
Hearing the end of the championship game, I thought the Patriots
where supposed to wipe the walls with the Rams. Little I know. I did
see the end of the Superbowl. Hey, good to see that it did turn into
a match of the champions.
It kinda negates my asking the question again about "Was there
a game that was more Super for the Patriots in the championship series?".
Can it be said that an earier game gave them a tougher opponent or
where we seen better play?
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albaugh
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response 199 of 199:
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Feb 5 16:49 UTC 2002 |
Time for U-M fans to be proud of their alums in the Super Bowl: Brady on
offense, Ty Law on defense. :-)
The "Playoff Bowl" was an old NFL thing where the losers for the conference
championships would play a "consolation game" prior to the Super Bowl. It
was deservedly scrapped: Who wants to lose *2* playoff games at the end of
the season?!
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