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NFL Football 2010/2011 Season

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I am not a big gambler ... however the Steelers as dogs seem like easy money.

I like the Steelers to win outright :cool:
 
4God said:
Anybody?
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now that filmon is shut down for networks I don't think it will be possible without a sling player or something

I gotta say, really enjoying watching aaron rodgers shine during media day. What a story to go from being a junior college transfer to cal and turning that program around with no scholarship, then being drafted so late in the first round and having to start off as a backup to mr' interception who never missed a start... to bringing the team to a superbowl and only 27. He was undersized and underrated for much of his career. His and Clay Matthews story, which is similar, really makes me hope the Pack can pull this off over big ben teeny-groper
 
Pittsburgh Hospital Wraps Newborns in 'Terrible Towels'

That's just so full of awesome no matter who you root for.


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rdowns said:
Pittsburgh Hospital Wraps Newborns in 'Terrible Towels'

That's just so full of awesome no matter who you root for.


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LOL :D

http://www.lakeshorelaments.com/?p=7898

The Terrible Towel: Made in Wisconsin
Too funny.

Staff Writer Melissa Repko is working on a story about Super Bowl merchandise and stumbled upon this odd fact:

The "Terrible Towel ," furiously waved each weekend at Heinz Field by fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, comes from a company in Wisconsin -- roughly 110 miles southwest of Green Bay.

That makes Super Bowl XLV a dream match-up for Gregg McArthur, president of McArthur Towel & Sports in Baraboo, Wisc.

He's a diehard fan of the Green Bay Packers. And, he's making lots of money selling Terrible Towels to the other side. Orders, he said, are coming in at a "feverish pace."

The company is also cranking out "Title Town USA" towels, in honor of the Packers. McArthur admits that the Steelers' version remains more popular, but, he says, make no mistake about the game.

"Our loyalties lie with our Green and Gold," he said.

In other "Packers - Steelers related news, WBAY-TV in Green Bay points out that Steelers legend Bob "Rocky" Bleier is an Appleton Xavier alum.
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MacDawg said:
Enough!

Just play the game!
I hate the 2 week gap

I'm ready for pitchers and catchers to report
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I agree. I don't even know if I will watch this SB and if I do, the whole game. I love football, but this two week gap tests even my patience and when I find more interest with the halftime show, then something is wrong with that long gap.

I am so not into football after the long gap and having teams I really don't care about doesn't help either. With all I have seen on sports news and betting on the internet and in newsstand articles, I am ready to see if the Phillies deserve their odds on favorite status to go all the way in 2011 or if a certain trade made way for too much speculation. Baseball was on more sports covers and magazines in general this week and last week and that's not a good sign at all. What's with that? I live near San Francisco and I will puke if I see another cover story with the Phillies on it. OK, OK, Cliff Lee is God I get it people, but he hasn't thrown a pitch yet. :)

But for this year and the SB, I at least I would have liked to see Vick there so I could root against him. ;)

If the Steelers are to break Vegas odds in the gambling mecca's perfect prediction on them in their past 7 appearances, which now runs at 128-1 against the Steelers defying Vegas Odds, then maybe things will be interesting. Combining with the fact that Vegas odds not only pushed past 60% percent in their SB accuracy (32/44), they put some pressure on the Steelers.

It seems like every betting site goes for the Packers and people are putting down millions on Green Bay, but it would be funny if the Steelers beat the Packers by 21+ points and hold Green Bay to less than two touchdowns. It could happen and that would make things interesting. This is one game and it's football lest we forget when the Steelers were a #6 seed and won it all. (see article below).

If players didn't age or get injured, then the lineup of Super Bowl rings on the Steelers team would pretty much sum up a team that shouldn't lose on Sunday. But we have always seen a story of an upstart team dethrone a dynasty or great core of players. It's more true in football than in any other sport.

With all those odds and Vegas being very, very accurate, I still think all those past Steelers victories and one loss and Vegas going 7 for 7 doesn't change the fact that it will probably be 17-14 (like Einmusiker predicted and I agree with) for Green Bay. That score does fall into the math of the odds and past predictions. Just like throwing a penny on heads 7 times in a row doesn't change the odds for the 8th throw akin to Vegas odds as it factors with the Steelers, Sunday's game should be close.

I only predict based on the principles of math, but statistics may not be math as I found out in graduate school and can only take an educated guess at a narrow Green Bay victory. While I don't see either team busting out and destroying the other, it can happen and I hope it does. While I trust statistics up to a point, I have just seen too much that defies the odds like a friend hitting more than a grand on scratchers (3 times actually in a pretty short duration), and another hitting lotto for 10 mil+, and a neighbor hitting 27+mil. where it's highly unlikely that I can be in a small town and see this happen, but it did so with that anything can happen and a blowout SB victory would be just another game imho.

http://www.docsports.com/2011/super-bowl-odds-packers-favored-540.html
 
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einmusiker said:
It's not gonna be the phillies. It'll be the brewers and Yankees this year's world series you heard it here first!!!!

Stinkadelphia always folds under pressure :p
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They have a recent ring though.

Sure they could have more. :)

Last year they came up on the Giants who had the pitching when they needed it. They peaked at the right time. I don't know how SF will do if they meet against Philly again in the playoffs (assuming they both get there).
 
63dot said:
They have a recent ring though.

Sure they could have more. :)

Last year they came up on the Giants who had the pitching when they needed it. They peaked at the right time. I don't know how SF will do if they meet against Philly again in the playoffs (assuming they both get there).
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they won't, read my previous post :p
 
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Anybody expect them to reach an agreement before March 4 and avoid a lockout?

I don't

Joint NFL-NFLPA statement

The NFL and NFL Players Association met for two hours today in a continuing effort to narrow the differences and reach a fair agreement that will benefit the players, teams and fans. We plan to increase the number, length and intensity of bargaining sessions so that we can reach agreement before the March 4 expiration of the current CBA.
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MacDawg said:
Anybody expect them to reach an agreement before March 4 and avoid a lockout?

I don't

Joint NFL-NFLPA statement
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They might lock out over the off season, but by the time september rolls around there will be football again. 18 of the 20 top rated tv programs this fall were NFL games. you really think the NFL is going to piss away that popularity and BILLIONS of dollars?
 
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