At 9/25/11 08:27 PM, Ship wrote: I feel like a very fitting end to this messed up day would be seeing the Colts beat the Steelers.

Yea right

Hahaha. My college roommate is one of the biggest Colts fans in the world and he's been telling me all day how Indy can pull out a win tonight. I'm going to laugh at him when they don't. :D

At 9/25/11 08:35 PM, Travis wrote:

Fuck Pissburgh.

Recently, I've been conflicted when watching Pittsburgh play. On one hand, I was born in Cincinnati and don't like cheering for my hometown's rival in NFL games, but on the other hand, Ben Roethlisberger is an alumni of my college, so I feel like I kinda have to cheer for him. I'm always go back and forth on how I feel about the team.

At 9/25/11 07:14 PM, Travis wrote: I'm not sure if any of the Ohio natives have noticed this, but then again it could just be me.

I am sorry, Time Warner Cable is an unreliable piece of shit at the worst of times.

I remember them knocking out the cable during NCAA March Madness and today there were problems thoughout the Cleveland-Miami game.

I mean come the fuck on. I personally want Directv or some other service. Time Warner is awful.

Also, I felt your pain. I noticed several moments today where "technical problems" would pop up on the screen and make it so that I couldn't watch the game. Thankfully I had my laptop with me, so I was never without the score or updates, but it was annoying. I expected better from a major service like that.

No doubt the colts will be having a losing season.

At 9/25/11 05:55 PM, Travis wrote: Please tell me this isn't going to be the Ravens pattern every year... Win big, lay an egg, win big, lay an egg, etc.

I sure hope not. I'm thinking the Ravens just had a bad game last week and they're going to do good this season. I won't be too happy if I'm wrong about that.

At 9/25/11 08:35 PM, Travis wrote: I do hope he is right, that's a pick I can live with losing.

Me too. I picked the Steelers to win but I'm still rooting for the Colts in this game.

Fuck Pissburgh.

Agreed.

At 9/25/11 10:07 PM, Travis wrote:

ZJ just because you are going to be a Miami Alum... it's causing conflicts of interest.

Wait, is that a question or are you saying you're feeling the same way? I can't tell.

RAIDER NATION, STAND TALL.

we holdin' down the afc west this year. fuck san diego.

At 9/25/11 07:21 PM, Travis wrote:

At 9/25/11 07:15 PM, orangebomb wrote: The Bengals loss was inexcuseable.

Reality check.

How so? Even I said that the Bengals weren't going to have a good season, if that what's you're thinking.

Anyways, I really do feel your pain for having Time Warner Cable, considering I have TWC myself, and I am not too crazy about having cable and only having 4 games on a Sunday, not to mention the fact that they do cut off service from time to time for whatever reason. About the only reason why I still have it now is because I want to watch TV when it rains/snows/storms, which you can't get on Directv or Dish.

And Pittsburgh and Indy is tied 13-13, deep in the 4th quarter. I guess the Colts now decided to show up now that Peyton Manning is not under center.

So, Steelers win, but not in the way I imagined. I sincerely thought the Colts were going to pull off the upset tonight. They looked like a team that finally knew how to play without Peyton. I'm proud of them. I think they can do well in the future.

I'm 9-6 with my picks for week 3. At least I'm doing better than I did in week one.

At 9/25/11 11:39 PM, Travis wrote: I hate that bastard, I can't remember who hit him tonight when he was running on the sideline, but it was nice.

That was nice to see. I remember, last season I think it was, when Haloti Ngata put a hit on Ben and broke his nose. When I saw that crooked nose with blood running out of it, I giggled like a school girl. I still love Bart Scott for that big hit he put on Ben a few years back. There's nobody I'd rather see take a big hit than Ben or Hines Ward. I love it when someone knocks that shitty grin off of Ward's face.

At 9/25/11 11:40 PM, ZJ wrote: So, Steelers win, but not in the way I imagined. I sincerely thought the Colts were going to pull off the upset tonight.

Well, if Collins didn't get injured, I think they would have pulled it off. Painter really fucked up on that pass to Garcon, which would have been an easy TD. I honestly expected the Steelers to destroy the Colts, so I'm at least happy that the Colts put up a good fight.

At 9/25/11 11:40 PM, ZJ wrote: So, Steelers win, but not in the way I imagined. I sincerely thought the Colts were going to pull off the upset tonight. They looked like a team that finally knew how to play without Peyton. I'm proud of them. I think they can do well in the future.

I'm 9-6 with my picks for week 3. At least I'm doing better than I did in week one.

Ravens got it locked down.

So far the Redskins vs. Cowboys game hasn't been very exciting. It's been all field goals so far, I'm hoping to at least see a couple touchdowns in the second half.

Cowboys win and with that I'm now 11-5 yet again, giving me a total of 32-16.

Thank god the Cowboys can kick field goals otherwise we would have had the Redskins, Lions and Bills all at 3-0 and I think my head would have exploded.

At 9/26/11 11:53 PM, chiefindomer wrote: Cowboys win and with that I'm now 11-5 yet again, giving me a total of 32-16.

Darn, I only made it to 10-6 for this week. My total right now is 30-18, which means I could easily tie you or overtake you next week!

"please don't come to the alumni reception and rape our current students"

Bob said that as a Miami University student, I should say these words to Ben Roethlisberger if he ever tries to return to our school. I laughed a lot after that. :D

week 4 picks:

bears
bills
browns
giants
lions
packers
texans
saints
chiefs
eagles
raiders
redskins
ravens
chargers
falcons
bucs

Week 3 Standings

Most Wins This Week:
13 Wins- jonthomson

Most Losses This Week:
6 Losses - Corky

[ Rank ] [ W - L ] [ Win% ] [ User, Prev rank ]

>>>01 ][ 37-11 ] [ .771] [ jonthomson, 1 ]
>>>02 ] [ 32-16 ] [ .667 ] [ chiefindomer, 2 ]
>>>-- ] [ 32-16 ] [ .667 ] [ illuminate, 2 ]
>>>-- ] [ 32-16 ] [ .667 ] [ Travis, 2 ]
>>>05 ] [ 31-17 ] [ .646 ] [ orangebomb, 2 ]
>>>-- ] [ 31-17 ] [ .646 ] [ Ship, 2 ]
>>>-- ] [ 31-17 ] [ .646 ] [ reverend, 8 ]
>>>08 ] [ 30-18 ] [ .625 ] [ Corky, 2 ]
>>>-- ] [ 30-18 ] [ .625 ] [ ZJ, 8 ]
--
>>>-- ] [ 21-11 ] [ .656 ] [ Psil0, - ]
>>>-- ] [ 21-11 ] [ .656 ] [ Gobblemeister, - ]

Week 3 Rankings:
jonthomson 13-3
Gobblemeister 12-4
chiefindomer 11-5
illuminate 11-5
Psil0 11-5
Travis 11-5
reverend 11-5
orangebomb 10-6
Ship 10-6
ZJ 10-6
Corky 9-7

Week 4 Schedule:
Detroit at Dallas -
Carolina at Chicago -
Buffalo at Cincinnati -
Tennessee at Cleveland -
Minnesota at Kansas City -
Washington at St. Louis -
New Orleans at Jacksonville -
Pittsburgh at Houston -
San Francisco at Philadelphia -
NY Giants at Arizona -
Atlanta at Seattle -
Miami at San Diego -
New England at Oakland -
Denver at Green Bay -
NY Jets at Baltimore -
Monday
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay

Byes: None

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/
prep_rally/post/Tennessee-team-vacates-w ins-after-mom-8217-s-Fa?urn=highschool-w p6392

Seriously WTF?

At 9/28/11 05:43 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/
prep_rally/post/Tennessee-team-vacates-w ins-after-mom-8217-s-Fa?urn=highschool-w p6392

Seriously WTF?

I wonder how that's going to go down with those kids at Thanksgiving, knowing that mom was responsible for vacating their teams wins.

Although I think the act of vacating wins in general is bullshit, unless the refs fuck up so much with the calls. Taking away wins from a school because of some dumbass on the team or whoever didn't know the rules is simply screwing the school and the rest of the team over. Just go look what happen to USC as an example.

At 9/28/11 11:09 AM, reverend wrote: Week 4 Schedule:

Detroit at Dallas -

I've got the Lions

Carolina at Chicago -

Bears bounce back at home

Buffalo at Cincinnati -

I still don't believe in Buffalo at all, the bottom is going to fall out on them sooner then later. Going with the Bengals at home.

Tennessee at Cleveland -

I've got the Titans. Chris Johnson is going to have a huge game running the ball against that bad Browns D.

Minnesota at Kansas City -

This is going to be tortuous to watch. Going with the Chiefs at home.

Washington at St. Louis -

Going with the Rams at home, because if it isn't now, then it's probably never.

New Orleans at Jacksonville -

Saints in a blowout

Pittsburgh at Houston -

I see the Texans bouncing back at their house.

San Francisco at Philadelphia -

I have the Eagles winning

NY Giants at Arizona -

I've got the Giants. They play a lot better when they're under the radar.

Atlanta at Seattle -

Got to go with the Falcons.

Miami at San Diego -

Go Chargers, Go.

New England at Oakland -

Against my better judgement, I'm going with the Patriots.

Denver at Green Bay -

Packers, 'nuff said.

NY Jets at Baltimore -

Got to go with the rat birds...err, Ravens at home.

Monday

Indianapolis at Tampa Bay

Buccaneers win, and I don't think it will be close.

Week 4 Schedule:
Detroit at Dallas - Cowboys (upset pick? lol)
Carolina at Chicago - Bears
Buffalo at Cincinnati - Bills
Tennessee at Cleveland - Browns
Minnesota at Kansas City - Vikings
Washington at St. Louis - Redskins
New Orleans at Jacksonville - Saints
Pittsburgh at Houston - Texans
San Francisco at Philadelphia - Eagles
NY Giants at Arizona - Giants
Atlanta at Seattle - Seahawks
Miami at San Diego - Chargers
New England at Oakland - Patriots
Denver at Green Bay - Packers
NY Jets at Baltimore - Jets
Monday
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay - Buccaneers

Week 4 Schedule:

Detroit at Dallas - Lions
Carolina at Chicago - Bears
Buffalo at Cincinnati - Bills
Tennessee at Cleveland - Browns
Minnesota at Kansas City - Vikings
Washington at St. Louis - Redskins
New Orleans at Jacksonville - Saints
Pittsburgh at Houston - Steelers
San Francisco at Philadelphia - Eagles
NY Giants at Arizona - Giants
Atlanta at Seattle - Seahawks
Miami at San Diego - Chargers
New England at Oakland - Pats
Denver at Green Bay - Packers
NY Jets at Baltimore - Ravens

Monday

Indianapolis at Tampa Bay- Bucs

Week Four
Detroit at Dallas: Detroit
San Francisco at Philadelphia: Philadelphia
Minnesota at Kansas City: Kansas City
Washington at Saint Louis: Washington
New Orleans at Jacksonville: New Orleans
Tennessee at Cleveland: Tennessee
Pittsburgh at Houston: Pittsburgh
Buffalo at Cincinnati: Buffalo
Carolina at Chicago: Chicago
Atlanta at Seattle: Atlanta
New York Giants at Arizona: New York Giants
Denver at Green Bay: Green Bay
Miami at San Diego: San Diego
New England at Oakland: New England
New York Jets at Baltimore: New York Jets
Indiana at Tampa Bay: Indiana

At 9/26/11 10:40 PM, Travis wrote:

At 9/26/11 08:45 PM, skaterdude411 wrote: Ravens got it locked down.

If they randomly play like they did against the Titans and they won't have shit locked down.

Well, I don't expect that to happen.

At 9/28/11 10:25 PM, Travis wrote: Jonthomson is pissing me off lol, he is picking the perfect games to go with the unlikely winner.

unfortunately no .gif can actually get under the pathetically small 150k restriction to actually upload it, so i will just hotlink the thing:

here

Detroit at Dallas - Detroit (Dallas is trash, they can't handle a team that plays with the energy of Detroit)
Carolina at Chicago - Chicago (Not even the Packers at Soldier Field is a sure thing, Chicago will get their act together at home)
Buffalo at Cincinnati - Buffalo (They couldn't even beat us when they were good and we sucked, I don't expect the trend to shift)
Tennessee at Cleveland - Tennessee (Their playing better football right now but I think this will be a lot closer that some people expect)
Minnesota at Kansas City - Minnesota (Vikings play hard until the 4th quarter, Chiefs just can't catch a break, Vikings have more of their shit together than KC)
Washington at St. Louis - Washington (St Louis is stagnant, Redskin defense wins this game)
New Orleans at Jacksonville - New Orleans (Barring a star studded Gabbert day New Orleans finds no trouble outmatching the Jags on offense)
Pittsburgh at Houston - Houston (I think this team is getting to be a real competitor, and they prove it at home)
San Francisco at Philadelphia - Philadelphia (Eagles offense hasn't been performing as well as expected but SanFran is awful)
NY Giants at Arizona - Giants (Even the Giants can't beat this sorry Cards squad)
Atlanta at Seattle - Atlanta (Falcons better enjoy these easy matchups while they last)
Miami at San Diego - San Diego (See above)
New England at Oakland - New England (Oakland is a good team but New England is better)
Denver at Green Bay - Green Bay (One of the leagues worst against the super bowl champion, no contest)
NY Jets at Baltimore - Jets (Baltimore is too inconsistent to bet on at this juncture)
Monday
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay - Tampa (Blount finally gets his big day and Tampa begins to show why they are the real deal in the NFC South)

I must be the only one who is actually giving the Bengals a shot to beat the Bills. Call me stubborn or whatever, but I'm am not buying Buffalo at all, partly because in their 3 wins, they went up against piss poor pass defenses, and they had to come back from big leads to win. Cincinnati is the best defense that they are going up against so far, and I have more faith in the Bengals defense, {which is ranked 3rd in total defense.} than the Bills offense which was inflated by playing poor defenses. Speaking of defenses, Buffalo is ranked 26th overall, and has given up 73 points as well, not good.

Now if Buffalo can go to Cincy and win convincingly, then I will believe that they are for real. But I can't see that happening, especially since they haven't really been punched in the mouth like the Bengals will do to them this Sunday. History has shown us that the Bills have always fell back to Earth sooner than later, and they when they do, they fall down hard.

At 9/28/11 11:09 AM, reverend wrote:

Week 4 Schedule:
Detroit at Dallas -

Dallas

Carolina at Chicago -

Chicago

Buffalo at Cincinnati -

Buffalo

Tennessee at Cleveland -

Cleveland

Minnesota at Kansas City -

Minnesota

Washington at St. Louis -

Washington

New Orleans at Jacksonville -

New Orleans

Pittsburgh at Houston -

Pittsburgh

San Francisco at Philadelphia -

Philadelphia

NY Giants at Arizona -

NY Giants

Atlanta at Seattle -

Atlanta

Miami at San Diego -

San Diego

New England at Oakland -

New England

Denver at Green Bay -

Green Bay

NY Jets at Baltimore -

Baltimore

Monday
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay

Watch your ass Cowboys....

At 9/30/11 10:51 PM, orangebomb wrote: I must be the only one who is actually giving the Bengals a shot to beat the Bills. Call me stubborn or whatever, but I'm am not buying Buffalo at all, partly because in their 3 wins, they went up against piss poor pass defenses, and they had to come back from big leads to win. Cincinnati is the best defense that they are going up against so far, and I have more faith in the Bengals defense, {which is ranked 3rd in total defense.}

You want to talk about inflated stats. Bengals played Denver, Cleveland and San Francisco. These teams would probably struggle to strum up offense against Ohio State much less an NFL team. The Bills played Oakland who managed to gank the Jets for 34 points and the Pats who are easily one of the best teams in the league. When they played the Chiefs the defense locked them down to one touchdown.

The story will repeat itself. 8 wins in a row against Cincy turns to 9 on sunday.