At 11/6/11 12:30 PM, ZJ wrote: I find it fascinating that the Bengals don't get to play in a single Sunday Night or Monday Night football game this season. I understand the fear that those games might be blacked out in our home market because Mike Brown can't sell tickets very well,

Probably, but you would think that they would have a Sunday or Monday night game for a rivalry matchup, that's when the stadium is generally sold out. Although, with the Bengals at 6-2, tied for 1st place in the defense-heavy AFC North, people will quickly fill up the place, especially when the Browns and Steelers show up to play.

but it's crazy to me that we didn't get to be in any as a visiting team. I guess that's just the way things work. What makes it even worse is that teams with worse records than the Bengals, like the Rams, Dolphins, Cardinals, get to play in a decent amount of these games.

Probably due to the fact they have star players on their teams, or are expected to compete in the division they're in based off last year. They're made in advance, so you don't know who's going to play at what time. What I do know is that the Bengals will be getting more Sunday and Monday night apperences for sure down the road, considering how well they have played so far.

Plus, if memory serves me right, the Browns and the Bengals have never played each other on MNF. I mean, you would think that the Battle of Ohio would get at least a couple of MNF apperences during that time.

Is there a specific reason that we're getting the shaft like that? Is it a money thing?

I wouldn't say that, partly because the NFL tries to keep every team in equal footing money-wise. But when horrid teams like the Jags and the Browns get MNF apperences, the games tend to be horrible. Personally, if the NFL is going to put shitty teams on MNF, whether they're home or away, then they should make it that every team gets a Monday night game. {of course they won't do that, though.}

At 11/6/11 11:10 PM, Travis wrote:

Some dumb bullshit

I just looked at all of the Sunday and Monday night games and found that Cincinnati joins Cleveland, Tennessee, Buffalo, Houston, Carolina, and Arizona as the only teams to not get a Sunday or Monday Night football appearance. I guess the stuff about previous years' records factoring into it makes sense, but it's still a bummer to see so many teams held to only Sunday day games while teams like the Colts get to fail in front of millions during Sunday and Monday nights.

Oh well, there's always next year, right?

At 11/6/11 11:55 PM, Travis wrote:

you have to stay up late for no reason

Are you fucking 80 years old? Staying up to about 8:30 is not that big of an issue man. ;P Imagine having to stay up until about midnight to watch some of those late season college football games all the time.

Torrey Smith fucked up pretty bad a couple times but he totally redeemed himself in the end. It was a tough game and I'm both happy and relieved that the Ravens pulled it off and got it over with.

Somebody sure looked upset losing at home and basically giving the game away,fuck this quarterback.

At 11/1/11 10:41 AM, chiefindomer wrote:

Week 9 Schedule:

Atlanta at Indianapolis - Falcons
St. Louis at Arizona - Falcons

Shit, meant to put Cardinals, Atlanta and Arizona look too similar I guess.

Week 9 Standings

Most Wins This Week:
10 Wins - chiefindomer, reverend, Travis, and ZJ

Most Losses This Week:
8 Losses - Ship

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

>>>01 ] [ 92-38 ] [ .708 ] [ jonthomson, 1 ]
>>>02 ] [ 88-42 ] [ .677 ] [ orangebomb, 2 ]
>>>03 ] [ 87-43 ] [ .669 ] [ ZJ, 4 ]
>>>04 ] [ 85-45 ] [ .654 ] [ illuminate, 3 ]
>>>05 ] [ 84-46 ] [ .646 ] [ chiefindomer, 5 ]
>>>06 ] [ 83-47 ] [ .638 ] [ reverend, 8 ]
>>>-- ] [ 83-47 ] [ .638 ] [ Travis, 8 ]
>>>08 ] [ 82-48 ] [ .631 ] [ Fro, 5 ]
>>>09 ] [ 80-50 ] [ .615 ] [ Ship, 5 ]
---
>>>-- ] [ 41-20 ] [ .661 ] [ Gobblemeister, - ]
>>>-- ] [ 59-39 ] [ .602 ] [ Psil0, - ]

Week 9 Rankings:
chiefindomer 10-4
reverend 10-4
Travis 10-4
ZJ 10-4
jonthomson 9-5
Psil0 9-5
orangebomb 8-6
Fro 8-6
illuminate 7-7
Ship 6-8

Week 10 Schedule:
Thursday
Oakland at San Diego -
Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia -
Tennessee at Carolina -
Houston at Tampa Bay -
Washington at Miami -
Jacksonville at Indianapolis -
Denver at Kansas City -
Buffalo at Dallas -
New Orleans at Atlanta -
St. Louis at Cleveland -
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati -
Baltimore at Seattle -
NY Giants at San Francisco -
Detroit at Chicago -
New England at NY Jets -
Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay -

Byes: None

I prefer that you post your entire picks before the Thursday game, but if you are unable to then just make that day's pick and when you post the rest Reply and Quote it so I have to just look at one post.

At 11/7/11 08:22 AM, illuminate wrote: Somebody sure looked upset losing at home and basically giving the game away,fuck this quarterback.

Who doesn't have a man crush on Rodgers?

chargers for thursday in case i forget

At 11/8/11 02:52 AM, reverend wrote: Week 10 Schedule:
Thursday

Oakland at San Diego - Chargers

Sunday

Arizona at Philadelphia - Eagles
Tennessee at Carolina - Titans
Houston at Tampa Bay - Texans
Washington at Miami - Redskins
Jacksonville at Indianapolis - Jags
Denver at Kansas City - Broncos
Buffalo at Dallas - Bills
New Orleans at Atlanta - Saints
St. Louis at Cleveland - Browns
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Steelers
Baltimore at Seattle - Ravens
NY Giants at San Francisco - 49ers
Detroit at Chicago - Lions
New England at NY Jets - Pats

Monday

Minnesota at Green Bay - Packers

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

At 11/8/11 02:52 AM, reverend wrote: Week 10 Schedule:
Thursday
Oakland at San Diego -

I got the Chargers, Palmer has more or less lost a step, Thanks for the picks, Oakland.

Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia -

Eagles bounce back against a hopeless Arizona team.

Tennessee at Carolina -

I've got the Panthers

Houston at Tampa Bay -

I've got the Texans, they're on a roll while Tampa Bay is stumbling.

Washington at Miami -

Going with the 'Skins.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis -

Got the Jags here, Indy has simply tucked it in now.

Denver at Kansas City -

I've got the Chiefs bouncing back, they can't possibly play any worse than last week.

Buffalo at Dallas -

Neither team is much of a playoff threat, so I'm picking the lesser of two evils and go with the Bills.

New Orleans at Atlanta -

Going with the Falcons at home, New Orleans is piss-poor on the road.

St. Louis at Cleveland -

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

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati -

Bengals, this is the game where they become legit, if they aren't already.

Baltimore at Seattle -

Rat Birds... I mean, Ravens.

NY Giants at San Francisco -

I'm going with the Giants

Detroit at Chicago -

Got to go with the Lions

New England at NY Jets -

Patriots, 'nuff said.

Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay -

Packers, and this game will most likely be a snoozer.

And to answer reverend's question on who doesn't have a man crush on Rodgers, Bears, Vikings and Lions fans don't, {obviously because they're divisonal rivals.} and Brett Farve.

lost a step? palmer's started one game. give him time.

no run-dmc thursday in all likelihood, also

I'll try and remember to PM those who have not posted by noon Thursday but that's no guarantee. :P

Thursday
Oakland at San Diego - Chargers
Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia - Eagles
Tennessee at Carolina - Panthers
Houston at Tampa Bay - Bucs
Washington at Miami - Redskins
Jacksonville at Indianapolis - Colts
Denver at Kansas City - Chiefs
Buffalo at Dallas - Bills
New Orleans at Atlanta - Falcons
St. Louis at Cleveland - Rams
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Steelers
Baltimore at Seattle - Ravens
NY Giants at San Francisco - 49ers
Detroit at Chicago - Lions
New England at NY Jets - Pats
Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay - Packers

Thursday
Oakland at San Diego - Raiders
Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia - Eagles
Tennessee at Carolina - Panthers
Houston at Tampa Bay - Bucs
Washington at Miami - Redskins
Jacksonville at Indianapolis - Jags
Denver at Kansas City - Broncos
Buffalo at Dallas - Bills
New Orleans at Atlanta - Saints
St. Louis at Cleveland - Rams
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Steelers
Baltimore at Seattle - Ravens
NY Giants at San Francisco - 49ers
Detroit at Chicago - Bears
New England at NY Jets - Pats
Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay - Packers

Tonight: The Miami University Redhawks will be traveling to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls in an exciting NCAA football game tonight. Watch as these two MAC contenders go head to head in one of the games that could decide who wins the MAC East this year! Check it out on ESPN @ 8! Do it because ZJ told you to!

No real surprise but Joe Pa is retiring at the end of the season. Even without the whole scandal that is going on at Penn State, I really didn't see him coaching next year anyways.

At 11/9/11 01:04 AM, Buddhist wrote: lost a step? palmer's started one game. give him time.

Well, judging by his performance against an abysmal Denver team, Palmer has certainly lost a step, largely due to constant injuries. I mean, if he couldn't get it done with 2 big name recievers, {egos aside} in Cincy, chances are he is nearing the end. And considering that this is a short week for the Raiders, it's certainly going to be tricky for him to get his old form back.

I guess the only good news is that the AFC West is pathetic, so even if they lose, they're still in the hunt to win the division.

no run-dmc thursday in all likelihood, also

That is definitely not good, especially for a team that runs the ball a lot in the Raiders.

At 11/9/11 09:26 PM, Travis wrote:

At 11/9/11 09:14 PM, orangebomb wrote:

At 11/9/11 01:04 AM, Buddhist wrote: lost a step? palmer's started one game. give him time.

Well, judging by his performance against an abysmal Denver team,

What about Palmer just having a bad week?

Here's the thing, Palmer didn't really have too many good days at QB since he tore up his shoulder a couple of years ago. Even in '09 where the won the division, they largely relied on running the ball and playing great defense. I mean, if he couldn't get the job done with 2 big name WRs last year, {ego problems aside.} What makes you think that he can get his groove back now, especially since he hasn't done squat until he was traded to the Raiders, and has only 1 week of practice in his belt. That doesn't mean he should figure it out eventually, but it might take the rest of the season to get back to his form in '09, if at all.

At 11/9/11 02:05 AM, Ship wrote: Thursday
Oakland at San Diego - Raiders

Chargers

Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia - Eagles

Eagles

Tennessee at Carolina - Panthers

Panthers

Houston at Tampa Bay -

Houston

Washington at Miami - Redskins

Miami

Jacksonville at Indianapolis - Jags

Jags

Denver at Kansas City - Broncos

Kansas City

Buffalo at Dallas - Bills

Bills

New Orleans at Atlanta - Saints

Saints

St. Louis at Cleveland - Rams

Rams

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Steelers

Steelers

Baltimore at Seattle - Ravens

Ravens

NY Giants at San Francisco - 49ers

San Fran

Detroit at Chicago - Bears

Detroit

New England at NY Jets - Pats

Patriots

Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay - Packers

Packers

At 11/8/11 02:52 AM, reverend wrote:

Week 10 Schedule:
Thursday
Oakland at San Diego -

San Diego

Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia -

Philadelphia

Tennessee at Carolina -

Carolina

Houston at Tampa Bay -

Houston

Washington at Miami -

Miami

Jacksonville at Indianapolis -

Jacksonville

Denver at Kansas City -

Denver

Buffalo at Dallas -

Dallas

New Orleans at Atlanta -

Atlanta

St. Louis at Cleveland -

Cleveland

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati -

Pittsburgh

Baltimore at Seattle -

Baltimore

NY Giants at San Francisco -

NY Giants

Detroit at Chicago -

Chicago

New England at NY Jets -

New England

Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay -

Green Bay

Byes: None

No Bye week this week but there is one next week,what the shit NFL?

lol @ that Chargers punt return, it was dangerous but it worked out nicely.

At 11/10/11 02:32 PM, Travis wrote: Why the fuck are people pushing for a rematch in the national championship? That's stupid. Alabama missed what... 4 or 5 field goals?

If either Oklahoma State or Stanford goes undefeated, then the problem will solve itself. But if both of them were to stumble, then I can see Alabama in the National Title game against LSU, I mean the differences between them are razor thin.

That's not championship caliber and they sure as hell don't deserve a shot.

Alabama is more championship material than Boise State will ever be, as I said, if both Oklahoma State and Stanford lose, then the Tide should get in, because they are far better than Boise St. on every side of the ball, and they obviously played a much tougher schudule and beaten everyone of them handily, except for LSU.

I mean damn, Stanford is getting screwed pretty hard.

I'll will agree with you somewhat, The Pac-12 is a sub-par conference, especially since USC is out of it due to sanctions.

I am sorry if you hate Boise State, but they are more deserving of a shot than Alabama at this point... just my opinion.

No they are not. Other than Georgia, who did Boise St. beat that people gave a damn about, much less even were ranked at the time? They can't just beat one good team every year, then play a bunch of tomato cans for the rest of the season, and expect to be in the National Title hunt.

They have proven themselves worthy year in and year out, so why not give them a chance at this point?

Past sucess =/= a chance at a NT in the future, and plus, didn't they lose to Nevada last year anyway?And if the human polls of the BCS are that fucking dumb enough to put the ponies in, ahead of OSU, Stanford or even Alabama, then the BCS is offically a complete joke. Plus, I don't think Boise can even hang with LSU on either side of the ball, especially in New Orleans. I know that's not going to happen, but this isn't the first time that something like that has happened.

Here's a simple solution, if Boise St. wants to be in the national title game, grow some balls and join a power conference. You have to prove it week to week that you belong against tough competition, not go up against a bunch of tomato cans every week, regardless of schudule.

Sunday
Arizona at Philadelphia - Eagles
Tennessee at Carolina - Panthers
Houston at Tampa Bay - Texans
Washington at Miami - Dolphins
Jacksonville at Indianapolis - Jaguars
Denver at Kansas City - Chiefs
Buffalo at Dallas - Bills
New Orleans at Atlanta - Saints
St. Louis at Cleveland - Rams
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Steelers
Baltimore at Seattle - Ravens
NY Giants at San Francisco - 49ers
Detroit at Chicago - Bears
New England at NY Jets - Pats
Monday
Minnesota at Green Bay - Packers

At 11/9/11 04:33 AM, Psil0 wrote:

At 11/9/11 01:04 AM, Buddhist wrote: lost a step? palmer's started one game. give him time.

no run-dmc thursday in all likelihood, also

The guy has lost more than a step looking at least week's game. He completely (and quite literally speaking) threw away that game. Honestly, how much time could this guy possibly need? The rest of the season?

You were saying something about him losing a step?

Seriously, it's been two fucking games. Give the guy a fucking break. Close to 650 yards on 55 pass attempts is fucking dope anyway, in spite of the 4 picks in two games. He's only going to get better as he becomes more acquainted with the offense.

Also, that's a genuinely dumb statement..."How much time could he possibly need?"

Gee, I dunno...a training camp and preseason's worth, like every other fucking player?

hate on.

In my opinion Carson Palmer is plenty good for the Raiders and he is improving fast. I was pretty confident in his improving when I saw him throw 3TDs in a game coming off a shutout. Sure it came with 3 picks and it was Denver but still, he went from "I can't believe I am even here right now" to "DRAGON DOWN THE MIDDLE UNGHHHH" pretty quickly and it's working for him.

I hope he does well even if I think Jason Campbell is the better QB moving forward.

eagles
panthers
texans
redskins
jaguars
chiefs
bills
saints
browns
bungles
ravens
49ers
lions
jets
packers

Ohio State loses again and Wisconsin at least has a somewhat better chance of winning the Big Ten

At the very least they have the division pretty much in hand.

Still makes me sick to think of all we could have accomplished if we hadn't blown easy wins.

Down goes Boise State. No more talk of whether they should be in the championship for this year.

At 11/12/11 07:19 PM, reverend wrote: Down goes Boise State. No more talk of whether they should be in the championship for this year.

Finally, that's the last time we have to talk about Boise State in any BCS bowl game hunt. I lol'd when Travis said that Boise State was more deserving of a National Title than Alabama, and guess what happened, the kicking game failed for them in the last moment yet again, but this time against a so-so TCU team in Boise no less. Like they had a chance to begin with anyways.

Let's see what else happened, Ohio St. falls again to Purdue, most likely eliminating them from winning their division, yay! In all seriousness, Ohio St. just can't seem to play 4 quarters of good football, and that'll will certainly bite them in the ass against Penn St. and Michigan, that's for sure.

Michigan beat the tar out of a pathetic Illinois team, although I will admit that they made it a hassle when they couldn't deliver the dagger to them early on, especially when Illinois couldn't move the ball worth a shit, and kept fumbling it away. Regardless, the next game is against Nebraska, which could possibly be for the Legends division and the Big Ten title. {provided that Michigan State stumbles.} I can say without a shadow of a doubt, that these next 2 games will either prove that we are back to where we should be, or not.