NFL/NCAA (American Football)

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Originally Posted by hibsbollah

Im not budging from my pre-season prediction Packers-Patriots. The 49ers are being criminally underrated by some though (It would be nice if Scotland was like the USA and had an EAST coast-obsessed football media :greengrin) and San Fran might have a say in the playoffs.In the wake of another embarassing Seattle season, i'll be cheering on the Bears.

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If it's anyone other than the Packers - 49'ers in the NFC Championship game, I'll be amazed! Houston are going well, but they've yet to face a lot of the stronger clubs, as pointed out above.

The AFC is a bit more open ended I think. I don't think we have a good enough defense to get to the Superbowl to be honest and I can't really see past the Steelers in all honesty. I know Baltimore have beaten them twice, but they're losing games they REALLY should be winning and Pittsburgh have a very straight-forward run in to the playoffs. If it came down to Steelers vs Patriots in the AFC Championship game, Roethlisberger has already found the holes and lit up our defense, and I'd expect similar if we have to face them again!

Part of me is hoping we DON'T get to the Superbowl this year, as Aaron Rodgers will rip our wet paper sheets to ribbons.

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Originally Posted by The Story So Far...

Sorry DBS, but i cannot see past the Packers. Convincing again last night by the looks of it.

Minnesota 7-45 Green Bay.

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Watched the game last night on ESPN (currently working in Boston) and they were very, very good. Rodgers was yet again magnificent, but they block so well for him and give him time to pick those magnificent throws, even if his understanding with the receivers is almost supernatural. Yes, they must be favorites for the Superbowl again.

I just feel when they start getting to ten, eleven zero and go to New York on the heavier pitches they'll come a cropper and how they react to that will be telling. For some reason I feel a more rough-housing type of side will triumph at the SB this season, just a gut instinct.

Last night was superb, The D was a bit more like last years and Rodgers is Brilliant, Even Matt Flynn looks good and showed last season's show against NE wasn't a fluke :agree:

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Originally Posted by CFC

Ayrshire, some good NCAA games Tuesday (basketball that is), Kentucky v Kansas and Ohio State v Florida.......with the NBA locked out Ill be following the college game closer than ever......

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Kentucky - Kansas is going to be a cracker, will need to settle for highlights though with a 2am tip off. How are ND looking this year? Possible tournament bid? We're in for a tough year - our non-conference schedule includes Kentucky, Duke, UCLA and Arizona - brutal when you add the Big East lot in to the mix. Will be some great games but too much for such a young group of players.

I hate Thursday Night Football :bitchy:.

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Originally Posted by DH1875

I hate Thursday Night Football :bitchy:.

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Certainly won't be staying up to watch you lot, that's for sure :wink:

Looking forward to the Thanksgiving schedule next week though!

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Originally Posted by The Story So Far...

Certainly won't be staying up to watch you lot, that's for sure :wink:

Looking forward to the Thanksgiving schedule next week though!

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I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving as well Packers @ Lions :thumbsup:

also not long until the end of the College Regular Season

Nebraska @ Michigan (could be a good one :agree:)

Penn ST @ Ohio St

USC @ Oregon

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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving as well Packers @ Lions :thumbsup:

also not long until the end of the College Regular Season

Nebraska @ Michigan (could be a good one :agree:)

Penn ST @ Ohio St

USC @ Oregon

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Yep - Thanksgiving is always an enjoyable one - no family over to celebrate it properly this year, so it'll just be myself and the Mrs, with a roast turkey and trimmings, few glasses of wine and some football (I'm blessed that she likes it as much as I do!).

Only 2 weeks left in our schedule anyway - would love to get to 10 wins, but they're both very difficult games for us. Nebraska have been flying high this season and although they've had some shocking performances and results along the way, Ohio State will never be an easy game. Glad we have both in the Big House though!

I think I'm correct in saying that the BCS Championship game can be sealed this weekend if results go the right way.

Tebow! What a guy!

I had two Broncos players in my fantasy team this week and have ended up on minus points! Tells you a lot about the offense today!

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Originally Posted by S.mouse

Tebow! What a guy!I had two Broncos players in my fantasy team this week and have ended up on minus points! Tells you a lot about the offense today!

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Insane, truly insane. The Broncos are generating no offense but somehow Tebow is willing them to victories.

I dont like Tebow but it was nice watching him run that ball in to win against the Jessies.

Didnt Rex Ryan guarentee a superbowl this year? Or is he the new Romanov? :greengrin

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Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs

Kentucky - Kansas is going to be a cracker, will need to settle for highlights though with a 2am tip off. How are ND looking this year? Possible tournament bid? We're in for a tough year - our non-conference schedule includes Kentucky, Duke, UCLA and Arizona - brutal when you add the Big East lot in to the mix. Will be some great games but too much for such a young group of players.

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3-0 against the easybeats so far.............. we have good guards but we have no interior scoring unfortunately.
This will be a transitional/consolidating year for us, our 2012 recruiting class is supposed to be top 10 but this year I doubt we will make the tourny.

Thats a brutal schedule you lot have, although I notice UCLA have already lost to Loyola, the team I like the look of this year is Ohio State, their point guard Craft is a great little scrappy player always plays tough d and they have Buford and Sullinger who are both projected as lottery picks.

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Originally Posted by CFC

Insane, truly insane. The Broncos are generating no offense but somehow Tebow is willing them to victories.

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He must be a nightmare to play against. Fast and powerful runner, great deep throw, hard to bring down and a ridiculous will to win. (so much like Fran Tarkenton as i said in a previous post) The onus now is on AFC West coaches to devise a gameplan to stop him.

NY Jets 13-17 Denver Broncos - superb run in for the winning TD from Tebow.

:rotflmao:

Both the Jets and the Bronco's are now 5-5.

I haven't seen it yet, but i'm telling you guys, he's gonna prove a lot of people wrong :agree:

TEBOW!! :not worth

It wasnt just the run; it was the 95 yard winning drive that preceded it. He's going to be a great.

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Originally Posted by hibsbollah

It wasnt just the run; it was the 95 yard winning drive that preceded it. He's going to be a great.

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http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-h...headline_stack

Watch the first play of the drive :brickwall. A well, seasons over. Back to the good old days :boo hoo:.

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Originally Posted by CFC

3-0 against the easybeats so far.............. we have good guards but we have no interior scoring unfortunately.
This will be a transitional/consolidating year for us, our 2012 recruiting class is supposed to be top 10 but this year I doubt we will make the tourny.

Thats a brutal schedule you lot have, although I notice UCLA have already lost to Loyola, the team I like the look of this year is Ohio State, their point guard Craft is a great little scrappy player always plays tough d and they have Buford and Sullinger who are both projected as lottery picks.

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Lunardi has Notre Dame as an 11th seed - he's usually scarily accurate come March so will be interesting season ahead for your lot.
I'd agree with Ohio - Sullinger looks a class above sometimes, however I'm picking UConn to make it two in a row.


Might as well add

SAME OLD JETS

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Originally Posted by hibsbollah

He must be a nightmare to play against. Fast and powerful runner, great deep throw, hard to bring down and a ridiculous will to win. (so much like Fran Tarkenton as i said in a previous post) The onus now is on AFC West coaches to devise a gameplan to stop him.

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Hats off I recall you a few paged back being a Tebow believer, Ill admit I thought Orton was the better choice at quarterback for the Broncos prior to being dropped in favour of Tebow. At this point you just can't argue with how he is producing, at least 3 4th quarter comebacks and 4-1 in his 5 starts.

Michigan hammered Nebraska

Penn St now 10-0 up against the Buckeyes

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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher

Michigan hammered Nebraska

Penn St now 10-0 up against the Buckeyes

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How bad were we :rotflmao: . Was just like watching the Jets :furious:. Struggled big time against the run and just couldn't get anything going on the the offence 2nd half. Thought the Lions D looked very impressive though. Still a bit of a let down for the neutral that no-one scored anything 2nd half.
Still.......interesting times ahead for next season. Rumor has it we're going for it big time as the natives are unhappy and we will be splashing the cash on an entire new coaching staff including the likes of Urban Meyer, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Spielman, Jon Tanuta and Greg Studwara ALL coming. As for the Jets, as long as Schottenheimer goes, I'll be happy.

I genuinely didn't have much hope for our last 2 games of the season, but we looked utterly brilliant yesterday! Robinson was fearful with his running game and pulled out the odd magical pass from time to time as well!

It certainly gives me a wee bit more hope ahead of next week, though despite their current implosion of form, I'm still not entirely confident against Ohio State. If we pull it off, it would be the first time I've seen us beat the buggers since I started following the Wolverines!

Some decent matchups in the NFL tonight - be nice to relax and enjoy the Sunday, as we don't play until tomorrow - Sky Sports are covering the Bengals @ Ravens, followed by the Titans @ Falcons.

Colts fans will be relieved to experience a weekend without a defeat :greengrin

#8 Virginia Tech 24-21 North Carolina
Iowa State 37-31 #2 Oklahoma State (2 OT)
#12 South Carolina 41-20 Citadel
#15 Michigan State 55-3 Indiana
#18 Michigan 45-17 #16 Nebraska
#17 Wisconsin 28-17 Illinois
#14 Georgia 19-10 Kentucky
#24 Auburn 35-16 Samford
#3 Alabama 45-21 Georgia Southern
#6 Arkansas 44-17 Mississippi State
#11 Houston 37-7 Southern Methodist
#19 TCU 34-10 Colorado State
#21 Penn State 20-14 Ohio State
#1 LSU 52-3 Ole Miss
Virginia 14-13 #25 Florida State
USC 38-35 #4 Oregon
#22 Baylor 45-38 #5 Oklahoma
#10 Boise State 52-35 San Diego State
#13 Kansas State 17-13 #23 Texas
#9 Stanford 31-28 California

Oakland Raiders 27-21 Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals 24-31 Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills 8-35 Miami Dolphins
Tampa Bay Bucs 26-35 Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers 35-49 Detroit Lions
Jacksonville Jaguars 10-14 Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys 27-24 Washington Redskins (OT)

Late Games:

Tennessee Titans 0-7 Atlanta Falcons
Seattle Seahawks 0-7 St Louis Rams
Arizona Cardinals 0-0 San Francisco 49'ers
San Diego Chargers 3-3 Chicago Bears

GB didnt play well at all today, but still got the win. we will need to play a lot better than that to defeat the Lions

Seattle 10-7 St Louis
Arizona 0-9 San Francisco
Tennessee 3-13 Atlanta
San Diego 10-17 Chicago

Just turned on to the Eagles Giants game and two interceptions already! Blimey!

Both teams kicking off!

Both teams cant throw for ****!

Philly 3-0 Gnats. Finally someone got close enough for a field goal. It has been brutal from the O point of view but good on the D

Jackson just costs his team 50yards... Idiot.

Jackson steps out of bounds on a punt return... should have been a TD! Ball placed at the 14.

Steve Smith in for a TD. 10-0 just before the half.

Tynes 48yrd field goal. 10-3 at the half.

Young picked off in the end zone with 5 to go in the 3rd.