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i agree you never saw gail sayers return kicks. http://munilot.com/blogs/vhr/archive/2007/...-returners.aspx The man has already broken Sayer's team record for TD returns! There was a chart on ESPN of the guys ahead of him, and its just ridiculous - guys with 12 or 16 returns - in 120 or 150 games, while Hester has ten in like 20 career games! Its the equivalent of someone approaching Willie Mays' 660 homers - in like five years instead of 20. How about Skip Clueless saying Hester wasn't important to the outcome of the game. Are you kidding me?

I think there was a game against the Vikings that they barely pulled out at the last minute. And a one-point win over the Bills. There were a fair number of blowouts, but an equal number of reasonably close games. Although, they did beat the Pats 52-0 that year. Yikes. EDIT: BTW, looking at the results, they played six preseason games that year! Seems like a lot.

Two things about Pats-Eagles: 1. It was unlikely the Pats wouldn't be tested at some point. And the further along they get, the more likely it becomes. The Pats may have started to believe the hype themselves. Everyone from here on in is going to bring their best game against them, so the Pats will have to match that in order to keep on winning. Question is, were they exposed or will this refocus them even more? 2. The age of the New England linebackers may have been exposed Sunday night. Inside routes were easy pickings for the Eagles' backup QB. Seems like Belichick may have to scheme around that. The formula: Shut down Moss; blitz Brady early and often; play the receivers physical and tight; don't unleash a wild throw on a deep corner route on your last possession of the game when you've been burning them all night inside. It'll be interesting to see what the mad genius comes up with to counter all this next week against the (cough, cough) Ravens.

Yeah, there's one. How about the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl? Nokia Sugar Bowl? ... the whole thing is a scheme to milk more $$$ out of corporate sponsors. I agree the Rose Bowl has the tradition. It pretty much begins and ends there, though. The other thing I don't care for is how they spread the big bowls out over three days now. I much preferred having all the big bowls on New Year's Day. One final blowout and it's over.

Speaking of the Weed Whacker Bowl, I heard the Kansas coach, Mangino, say he opposed a playoff system because he believed in the history and tradition of the bowl system. ... huh? ... I'd bet the number of bowls has doubled in the past 10-15 years. ... And they sell-out their names to corporations. What tradition?

Strictly from a viewer's point of view, I'd rather watch that Patriots offense all game long, I don't care what the score is. Go for 100! And from a coach's point of view, you're playing with fire when you try to reign in your team. I hope they keep their foot on the gas as long as this ride lasts.

I did a little research. The two teams split their regular season games: Sask. 31, Winnipeg 26 Winnipeg 34, Sask. 15 Saskatchewan didn't score a lot of points early in the season but seemed to have the offense going in the last half of the season. Judging from their record, Winnipeg seemed to be hot and cold. With the starting QB hurt, I'm thinking things will get really cold: Saskatchewan, 36 points.

Yep. Right you are. No. 49 according to U.S. News. (No. 17 among non-private schools).

New England is just a joy to watch. ... Near perfect football.

I'm telling ya, get an education at UF so you too can sound like a moron. I'm pretty sure UF is one of the top academic institutions in the country ... top 10 I believe. Not an easy school to get into. Of course, that's now. Back when Emmitt attended, I'm not so sure that was the case.

So me and some fellas at work had a fair chunk of change riding on the Browns giving 2 1/2 points. (The line was 3 elsewhere). Needless to say ....

We'd better be careful or we'll end up on some search list for weird porn ....

I'm sensing a little hostility here. Goddamn fuck shit piss, papsrus, shit asshole damn shit hell! What the fuck are you talking about, motherfucker? You're a sad, pathetic lonely fucking man! I'm gettin' all warm and fuzzy here. ... completely off topic, but ... I'm reminded of the final episode of season one (I think) of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," where they finally open their restaurant. Open kitchen overlooks the restaurant. Surprise, the chef has turrets. Starts swearing away. Everyone horrified. To salvage the situation, co-owner Larry starts blurting out obscenities too, to make it seem as though shouting obscenities is some sort of theme for the restaurant. Before you know it, the whole place is swearing away like mad! Hysterical. Now, back to Bonds. He's a motherfucking shithead and so are his shit-pissing, fuck-faced critics. (I feel better now. Off to church I go.)

I'm sensing a little hostility here.

Hehe. ... sure. But do they have any business sense, or just that pile of cash? Obviously, there is some sense of urgency with the new stadium and all, but what about 3-4-5 years down the line? This team is going to need a major facelift sooner rather than later, no? It must be close to the oldest roster in baseball.

That may be true, but we see people lying to Congress on almost a daily basis with little or no consequence (to them). Are you sure only the record-holders are targeted? That may well be the case. I'm just not so sure. And if it is the case, isn't it common for federal prosecutors to go after the big fish? You're not going to crack open substance abuse in baseball by prosecuting some AAA call-up. I'm not sure I see a problem with the tactic, really. As an aside, the Mitchell report should break things open even further, with reportedly more than 100 names. We'll see. Selig will have his hands full.

Precisely. Indians had a great year. Gave their fans a great ride. Disappointing in the end, but the fans will be back cheering next year for bigger and better things. It's kind of pathetic that Yankees fans consider anything but a string of World Series titles to be a complete failure. And that the reaction of the club is to start dumping buckets of cash on the open market. Does anyone know anything about the Steinbrenner sons? Are they competent?

But this all tracks back to Balco. Marion Jones was tied up in Balco as well, and apparently lied to a grand jury, then eventually came clean. She'll likely do time for the same offense Bonds is charged with. So, to extend your argument, what you seem to be saying is that unless the feds go after every track athlete, they are unfairly targeting Jones? ... I don't quite buy that. Lying to Congress and lying to a federal grand jury are two different things (as has been well demonstrated on a daily basis.) Unless there's sufficient evidence to prosecute those others for lying to a grand jury, your argument seems to be a non-starter.

Very entertaining and informative thread! A-Rod is a great player. I hope he's happy in New York and hope they all have a satisfying season. My dream is that they lose to the Dodgers in the World Series (not gonna happen, but ....). I would think that for most fans of your regular run-of-the-mill (or worse) teams, this obsession with A-Rod is kind of a freak show. I heard the Angels owner say (half-jokingly) last night that he was prepared to offer A-Rod about half of what the Yankees offered him. So really, there's only two or three teams that would even consider the guy. He ended up back with the Yankees because they're the only ones who will overpay him. I'd rather watch the D-Rays develop young talent and beat the big bad Yankees and Red Sox two-out-of three when they come to town. (OK, that's kind of rare, but still. It's more satisfying than booing a $275-million player all season long.)

I know nothing about this character, nor do I care what his sexual orientation might be, but I trust you don't mean to equate homosexuality with fetishism, voyeurism, sadism, masochism and beasteality, etc. ?? Baiting the Christian? No, I don't equate them. All I am saying is that Dumbledore's sexuality has no bearing whatsoever on the story. I didn't think you were, but it could have been read like that. Frankly, it doesn't seem like something that should matter one way or the other. But, I haven't followed the story in any detail, so ....

... Yeah, I suppose so, now that you mention it.

I know nothing about this character, nor do I care what his sexual orientation might be, but I trust you don't mean to equate homosexuality with fetishism, voyeurism, sadism, masochism and beasteality, etc. ??

The thing about Bourdain is he seeks out what the "locals" eat. Whatever that is, he eats it. There was an episode where he went to eat with some African bushmen. ... (This was bound to turn out badly) ... and off he went with the bushmen to catch a wild hog for dinner. They got their hog and I believe as the honorary guest, Bourdain was given the honor of slitting it's throat, something that disturbed him a little, but it gets better (or worse). To cook the hog the bushmen get a fire going in a pit, throw the hog into the pit and cover it with sand. They let is smolder away for awhile, then dig it up and dig in. Well, needless to say, the cooking is a little "uneven." Some parts burnt, some raw. And again, as the honored guest, Bourdain is offered the most desirable part of the hog. .... (wait for it) ........... the anus!!!!! And it's not fully cooked!!!!!!!! He always, always plays the good guest and eats what he is offered, and so he did. Peering into the camera after eating, he says, "I can say without any doubt, that is the worst meal I've ever had in my life." No shit. Love the show. The Iceland episode was classic too. Apparently, rotten shark meat is a delicacy there. And ... there's nothing really for the locals to do but get stinking drunk in public.

My parents have a small place in Cernobbio, it is very beautiful there. The down side is the ever increasing popularity with tourists. That would be ... us

You're new at this, aren't you? Hah! ... Guess so. ... Imagine standing in line at the bank clutching a moldy old suitcase with bills hanging out the side. ... Nothing suspicious going on here. ... And then pleading "finders keepers!!" when the manager and four security guards arrive to "help." I like MG's idea ... you get to hang out at the race track for a while. I guess the logical thing to do is fly straight to Vegas then?