MartyJazz Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=jJHb9m4ccmQ Many thanks, Jim. That was a f***ing riot. Especially enjoyable if you've already seen the wonderful Bruno Ganz play Hitler in the film "Downfall". Very, very funny! Quote
BruceW Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=jJHb9m4ccmQ As soon as I saw the main characters, I figured I was going to hate whatever was coming. But after a few short words and realizing the parody of what was really happening, I loosened up and laughed my ass off. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 If brady can't practice he shouldn't be allowed to play in the SB....... IMO Quote
BruceW Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Don't worry, Brady is practicing, he is just not practicing while the press is there. Another Belichick slick ploy! Even if he wasn't practicing now, he will be before the game; he has to keep his timing. :bwallace2: Quote
papsrus Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Not a Pats fan either, but when you see a team on the verge of doing something special like staying undefeated throughout the season and beyond, can't help for rooting for them. Heck when MU did the treble, i pulled for them and i loathe MU. Just hope that once that they retire they don't act lke assholes about it like the 72 Dolphins did I'm trying to come up with other perfect achievements in sports. Excluding college football, which is too easy (relatively), here's what I have so far: * Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics * Bobby Knight's 75-76 Indiana Hoosiers go undefeated (and 6 or 7 other college teams before them, including three Bruin teams, I think) * 72 Dolphins * Mark Spitz going 7 for 7 golds in Munich * Rocky Marciano's undefeated record in the Heavy weight boxing division * Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956 (one of only 17 total perfect games in MLB history) --- I think there must be more Olympic athletes that went undefeated. Or other perfect records in sports outside the U.S. (soccer?) Can anyone else think of any other examples? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 Some sources say that Brady was suffering from flu-like symptoms in the AFC championship game, which might explain a poor performance. He'll come out smoking in the SB. With Maroney running well, expect some play action calls. A little ankle sprain shouldn't matter much to a non-scrambling quarterback behind an offensive line brick wall. Quote
T.D. Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) I'm trying to come up with other perfect achievements in sports. Excluding college football, which is too easy (relatively), here's what I have so far: * Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics * Bobby Knight's 75-76 Indiana Hoosiers go undefeated (and 6 or 7 other college teams before them, including three Bruin teams, I think) * 72 Dolphins * Mark Spitz going 7 for 7 golds in Munich * Rocky Marciano's undefeated record in the Heavy weight boxing division * Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956 (one of only 17 total perfect games in MLB history) --- I think there must be more Olympic athletes that went undefeated. Or other perfect records in sports outside the U.S. (soccer?) Can anyone else think of any other examples? In Olympics, Eric Heiden! At the 1980 Lake Placid Games, he won gold in all five men's speed-skating events. Can't do any better than that... Al Oerter threw the discus at four Olympic Games, and won gold every time, though he was generally considered an underdog. Emil Zatopek won gold in all three events he competed in (5000m, 10000m, marathon) at the 1952 Olympics. Paavo Nurmi won gold in all five Olympic events he contested at Paris 1924 (one was a team cross-country race). He wasn't too shabby at Antwerp 1920 either: two individual golds, one individual silver, one team gold. Teofilo Stevenson won 3 consecutive Oly golds in heavyweight boxing, and had a reputation for invincibility. Alberto "El Caballo" Juantorena won the 400m/800m double at Montreal 1976, the only athlete to ever accomplish the feat. Edwin Moses had an incredible unbeaten streak in the 400m hurdles (122 races, 107 finals). Set four WRs, won two Oly golds (1976 and 1984; USA boycotted 1980). [Edited to add more athletes and include non-US ones. I used to be an athletics (track and field) fan...] Edited January 28, 2008 by T.D. Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 If brady can't practice he shouldn't be allowed to play in the SB....... IMO Yeah and I'm sure that's the same rule you'd propose if it applied to the QB of the team you're supporting. :rolleyes: Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I'm trying to come up with other perfect achievements in sports. Excluding college football, which is too easy (relatively), here's what I have so far: * Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics * Bobby Knight's 75-76 Indiana Hoosiers go undefeated (and 6 or 7 other college teams before them, including three Bruin teams, I think) * 72 Dolphins * Mark Spitz going 7 for 7 golds in Munich * Rocky Marciano's undefeated record in the Heavy weight boxing division * Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956 (one of only 17 total perfect games in MLB history) --- I think there must be more Olympic athletes that went undefeated. Or other perfect records in sports outside the U.S. (soccer?) Can anyone else think of any other examples? In Olympics, Eric Heiden! At the 1980 Lake Placid Games, he won gold in all five men's speed-skating events. Can't do any better than that... Al Oerter threw the discus at four Olympic Games, and won gold every time, though he was generally considered an underdog. Emil Zatopek won gold in all three events he competed in (5000m, 10000m, marathon) at the 1952 Olympics. Paavo Nurmi won gold in all five Olympic events he contested at Paris 1924 (one was a team cross-country race). He wasn't too shabby at Antwerp 1920 either: two individual golds, one individual silver, one team gold. Teofilo Stevenson won 3 consecutive Oly golds in heavyweight boxing, and had a reputation for invincibility. Alberto "El Caballo" Juantorena won the 400m/800m double at Montreal 1976, the only athlete to ever accomplish the feat. Edwin Moses had an incredible unbeaten streak in the 400m hurdles (122 races, 107 finals). Set four WRs, won two Oly golds (1976 and 1984; USA boycotted 1980). [Edited to add more athletes and include non-US ones. I used to be an athletics (track and field) fan...] While you can certainly argue about whether it constitutes true "perfection" I will nominate David Ortiz in the 2004 American League Championship Series, for his game winning home run in Game 4, eighth inning homer in Game 5 and game winning hit in the 14th inning, and his two run homer in the first inning of Game 7. Every time he had the opportunity to do something crucial for his team, he came through. Quote
papsrus Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I'm trying to come up with other perfect achievements in sports. Excluding college football, which is too easy (relatively), here's what I have so far: * Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics * Bobby Knight's 75-76 Indiana Hoosiers go undefeated (and 6 or 7 other college teams before them, including three Bruin teams, I think) * 72 Dolphins * Mark Spitz going 7 for 7 golds in Munich * Rocky Marciano's undefeated record in the Heavy weight boxing division * Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956 (one of only 17 total perfect games in MLB history) --- I think there must be more Olympic athletes that went undefeated. Or other perfect records in sports outside the U.S. (soccer?) Can anyone else think of any other examples? In Olympics, Eric Heiden! At the 1980 Lake Placid Games, he won gold in all five men's speed-skating events. Can't do any better than that... Al Oerter threw the discus at four Olympic Games, and won gold every time, though he was generally considered an underdog. Emil Zatopek won gold in all three events he competed in (5000m, 10000m, marathon) at the 1952 Olympics. Paavo Nurmi won gold in all five Olympic events he contested at Paris 1924 (one was a team cross-country race). He wasn't too shabby at Antwerp 1920 either: two individual golds, one individual silver, one team gold. Teofilo Stevenson won 3 consecutive Oly golds in heavyweight boxing, and had a reputation for invincibility. Alberto "El Caballo" Juantorena won the 400m/800m double at Montreal 1976, the only athlete to ever accomplish the feat. Edwin Moses had an incredible unbeaten streak in the 400m hurdles (122 races, 107 finals). Set four WRs, won two Oly golds (1976 and 1984; USA boycotted 1980). [Edited to add more athletes and include non-US ones. I used to be an athletics (track and field) fan...] Thanks! Yeah, I thought about Moses, a lot of undefeated "seasons." Olympic athletes are so finely tuned (or tuned up) and their disciplines so focused that I would imagine it's not all that unusual for an athlete to have a perfect record in a given Olympic games. I like the Heiden, Oerter, Nurmi and Zatopek references though, because of the number of events they contested. I wonder what Stevenson's overall record was? He may have gone undefeated throughout his career, yes? Quote
Soulstation1 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Someone on ebay was selling a SB tix for $10K........ If you buy i'll throw in free overnight shipping...... Quote
T.D. Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks! Yeah, I thought about Moses, a lot of undefeated "seasons." Olympic athletes are so finely tuned (or tuned up) and their disciplines so focused that I would imagine it's not all that unusual for an athlete to have a perfect record in a given Olympic games. I like the Heiden, Oerter, Nurmi and Zatopek references though, because of the number of events they contested. I wonder what Stevenson's overall record was? He may have gone undefeated throughout his career, yes? Stevenson actually lost a lot of fights (Wiki shows his record as 302-22), but I assume they were early in his career. Mike Vaccaro's column in today's New York Post gave some historic upsets. Here are a couple of the lesser-known ones: 2000: Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestler Alexander Karelin was a 3-time Oly champ, undefeated in 13 years and unscored upon in six years, but lost in the finals to American Rulon Gardner. 1970: The great (absolutely no exaggeration; the guy was incredible, and went on to win Olympic gold) Iowa State wrestler Dan Gable had gone 181-0 in his NCAA career, but lost to Washington's Larry Owings in the NCAA finals. Quote
Van Basten II Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Not a Pats fan either, but when you see a team on the verge of doing something special like staying undefeated throughout the season and beyond, can't help for rooting for them. Heck when MU did the treble, i pulled for them and i loathe MU. Just hope that once that they retire they don't act lke assholes about it like the 72 Dolphins did I'm trying to come up with other perfect achievements in sports. Excluding college football, which is too easy (relatively), here's what I have so far: * Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics * Bobby Knight's 75-76 Indiana Hoosiers go undefeated (and 6 or 7 other college teams before them, including three Bruin teams, I think) * 72 Dolphins * Mark Spitz going 7 for 7 golds in Munich * Rocky Marciano's undefeated record in the Heavy weight boxing division * Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956 (one of only 17 total perfect games in MLB history) --- I think there must be more Olympic athletes that went undefeated. Or other perfect records in sports outside the U.S. (soccer?) Can anyone else think of any other examples? To be fair you have put the record in the same context, the record is done in one season so you should compare to acheivements done in one season, since it's a team acheivment you can not compare it to individual exploits. And since few leagues a small number of games to be able to acheive it. In futbol we have seen teams go undefeated throughout a eason but i don't think has ever wol all their games. Anyway just putting the record into the context of the NFL makes it special enough Quote
papsrus Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 To be fair you have put the record in the same context, the record is done in one season so you should compare to acheivements done in one season, since it's a team acheivment you can not compare it to individual exploits. And since few leagues a small number of games to be able to acheive it. In futbol we have seen teams go undefeated throughout a eason but i don't think has ever wol all their games. Anyway just putting the record into the context of the NFL makes it special enough Yes. I was just thinking about perfection in sports in general, however it's measured from sport to sport. Still a rare thing, whether by a team or individual. If you look at Comaneci, for example. Yes, she was awarded the first-ever perfect score, but she finished with five individual golds, an individual bronze and a team silver -- not perfect in that sense. Yet still the perfect 10 is a landmark and a sign she achieved a measure of perfection in her sport. I take your point though. Quote
Patrick Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Why wasn't this game played yesterday (already)? Why... Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Posted January 29, 2008 Why wasn't this game played yesterday (already)? Why... Because Tom Brady was wearing a boot? Quote
Quincy Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Giant's players have the flu "Cornerback Aaron Ross caught something over the weekend and got sick on the plane, causing a one-hour delay upon departure from Newark-Liberty International Airport on Monday, until the mess was cleaned up. On Friday, fullback Madison Hedgecock, safety Michael Johnson and defensive tackle Manny Wright missed practice because of the flu and high temperatures." It continues to amaze me the stupidity of sports teams that do not take the initiative and provide flu shots for their players. The World Series starts at the beginning of the flu season and the Super Bowl is in "prime time." I know companies that provide them for their minimum wage workers! A flu shot is cheap insurance given the amount of money that's on the line. When are these jackasses going to wake up, as it's so preventable. Quote
T.D. Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Why wasn't this game played yesterday (already)? Why... The years with a single week between conf. championships and SB are so much better...we're spared a full week of media drivel. I'm a Jints fan and also like the Pats (due to the BB->NYG connection) and still can't stand to read the crap out there. Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Why wasn't this game played yesterday (already)? Why... The years with a single week between conf. championships and SB are so much better...we're spared a full week of media drivel. I'm a Jints fan and also like the Pats (due to the BB->NYG connection) and still can't stand to read the crap out there. Whether its a week of crap or two, its still easy to ignore. So I'd rather have two weeks for minor injuries to heal and have a better game, or at least the potential for a better game. Quote
Chalupa Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 TO owes the Eagles $769K http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/200801...s__769_120.html Quote
Patrick Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Why wasn't this game played yesterday (already)? Why... The years with a single week between conf. championships and SB are so much better...we're spared a full week of media drivel. I'm a Jints fan and also like the Pats (due to the BB->NYG connection) and still can't stand to read the crap out there. Whether its a week of crap or two, its still easy to ignore. So I'd rather have two weeks for minor injuries to heal and have a better game, or at least the potential for a better game. Indeed it is easy to ignore. I have. We'll see if I still have interest/curiosity in this NFL season by gametime. Probably I will, but... You may be correct about minor injuries, but I'm not convinced that it means a better game. At the other extreme, I'd argue that a month off for college football players is not a good thing for the bowl games (of course if they use that time to do their homework assignments, write their papers, etc., that's a good thing! ). Quote
GA Russell Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 My general recollection is that the games with only one week preparation have been the better games. Maybe the fact that injuries haven't healed 100% has enabled the underdogs to make a game of it. Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Why wasn't this game played yesterday (already)? Why... The years with a single week between conf. championships and SB are so much better...we're spared a full week of media drivel. I'm a Jints fan and also like the Pats (due to the BB->NYG connection) and still can't stand to read the crap out there. Whether its a week of crap or two, its still easy to ignore. So I'd rather have two weeks for minor injuries to heal and have a better game, or at least the potential for a better game. Indeed it is easy to ignore. I have. We'll see if I still have interest/curiosity in this NFL season by gametime. Probably I will, but... You may be correct about minor injuries, but I'm not convinced that it means a better game. At the other extreme, I'd argue that a month off for college football players is not a good thing for the bowl games (of course if they use that time to do their homework assignments, write their papers, etc., that's a good thing! ). Well-stated, Patrick, but if you can't regain interest in what will either be one of the biggest upsets in NFL history or else the final game of a historic season, then you probably didn't have all that much interest to begin with. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Let's Get A Hooker maybe brady's luck will change with the ladies Quote
T.D. Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 I'd be kinda surprised if Brady has to pay for it, and would be downright shocked if he pulls a Eugene Robinson act before the SB... Quote
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