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I figured Big Ben wouldn't be 100% for the Steelers and I'd also heard that Hines Ward wouldn't play. Add to that Cincinnatti being at home and you got my motivation for picking them. They may be overrated... but Carson Palmer is for real. Haven't seen his stats for todays game, though.

When it's something small, it's one thing... but when it's sexually assaulting somebody with a broom stick or making them drink an amount of alcohol that they're not capable of drinking, it's another. I'm all for giving people 'bitch duties' or stuff like that -- but when it starts to put someones health in jeopardy, or involves things going up the ass -- I'll be one of those people against it.

Best thing I've read all day.

Friday, October 21 Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins I'll be honest about it... I had the Dolphins taking it. Sunday, October 23 Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders Tennesse Titans at Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens at Chicago Bears Denver Broncos at New York Giants Monday, October 24 New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons

David f'n Pauley! Longmont High School, baby... I was in his PE class when I was a Freshman. He was chilling at my house a few months before he got traded to the Sox.

Didn't know whether to post it here or to create a new thread, so I just posted it here. Celtics guard Tony Allen has been arrested and charged with assault. http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/8990516 Good thing they got the dress code... wouldn't want the players looking like thugs.

His sig here... That post... Me thinks that's contradicting. Dare I check out the nice things he has to say about the Red Wings on their forums?

It's amazing how a fan of a team that really hasn't won anything can be so cocky. If you're going to be a dick, you can do it elsewhere.

A technicality? You say 'technicality'... I say rule. It was a two handed push, clear as day -- on top of that, he doesn't get into the endzone without it and it's against the rules. And the aiding the ballcarrier doesn't happen very often actually and I think it's only a penalty at the goal line -- it certainly doesn't happen as clearly as a two handed shove to the chest. No matter how often it's called, it's still a rule. Before one fateful night in New England, how many people had known of the tuck rule and how often had it ever been called? Those referees managed to get it right. There were THREE missed calls to end that game. THREE. Two of which, the push in the chest and Pete Carroll's son for attempting to call a timeout well outside of the coaches box with none left, even, would've ended the game with the aforementioned clock run off. The clock kept running because at first, according to Charlie Weis, anyway, the referee said the ball was fumbled forward, which I'm pretty sure would not stop the clock -- he then changed his call. You actually think that they'd have made a call just to favor the home team? Please... those were Pac-10 referees. And yeah, 'luckily' USC didn't lose on a bad call, or a mistake like Notre Dame did... that would be tragic. And Notre Dame played above their heads? Call it what it really is. The 'best coach in the Nation' getting outcoached. The 'best team ever' getting outplayed, and then bailed out by the officials.

I've never been there either, but on TV, it does look a lot better than all of the other cookie cutter stadiums (ie. Three Rivers, Veterans Stadium)... then again, that doesn't say much as those were awful. It did look really nice when they had the arches lit up

It'll be sad to see the place where, just last October, the Red Sox celebrated their first World Series win in 86 years coming down.

My friend plays for the college hockey team. Last year, all the rookies, they had to drink 5 beers that were sitting in boiling water in 30 minutes. If you've ever had beer that's warm -- you can imagine how disgusting that'd be.

Rocky VI? How can there be a Rocky VI when there was no Rocky V? note - Yes, I'm aware that there was a Rocky V, but I'd prefer to think that it never happened

Missing one call is understandable -- but missing three isn't. All in all, it's a shame the refs weren't paying attention because they missed a hell of a finish.

That's such a dumb argument. If Notre Dame scores on every possession, it's not an issue, either -- the bottomline is that they didn't... they WERE in that position... and it WAS an issue.

There's a difference between losing in regulation and going to OT. And who's to say they "probably would've won in OT"... Notre Dame had outplayed USC practically the entire game and even Pete Carroll said he didn't want to go to OT because he didn't think his defense was capable of stopping the Notre Dame offense.

No it's not... If not for three blown calls... 1. The spot of the ball following the fumble. 2. USC's Assistant coach Brennan Carroll signalling for a timeout near the endzone. There was no call despite USC having no timeouts and Carroll being well outside of the coaches box. I wasn't aware of this one until Weis brought it up... but it's a missed call none-the-less. 3. Not calling Reggie Bush for aiding the ballcarrier when he obviously pushed Leinart in. ... Notre Dame wins that game, or has a chance to win that game in OT. Should Notre Dame have put themselves in that position? No -- but that doesn't mean the refs missed calls. You say it's a cop-out because you have nothing else and I'd assume you'd like to think you have a chance of winning this disagreement. 1. You seem to be the only one that considers the spot of the ball correct. Almost everyone I've heard talk on sports talk radio, ESPN, Fox Sports Net, seems confident enough with the spot of the ball being incorrect that they say Pete Carroll is lucky for having rejected instant replay. 2. Don't even try to argue this one. 3. He didn't push him in, you say? Then what was Reggie Bush referring to when he said, "I just shoved him in there as hard as I could". What was Matt Leinart talking about when he said Reggie Bush told him, "You're welcome, man. I pushed you in". Notre Dame played good enough to, at the very least, have that game go into OT -- and yes, that "you shouldn't have been in that situation" is a cop out because they WERE in that position, whether they should've been or not and it doesn't excuse poor officiating.

The line of scrimmage was also the two yard line, and the ball was placed inside the one. I NEVER said the ball should be at or beyond the two yardline.

No... but in the games where one big hit would've sent his team to the World Series -- he couldn't get it done -- in any of them.

He also went 2 for 17 with 1 HR and 2 RBI's in game 4 through 7 of the ALCS

The article brings up great points. But the umpiring didn't stop the White Sox from scoring runs in game 1. The only time I had a real problem with the umpires was in game 3, when Graffanino saw 5 or 6 balls with with the bases loaded and struck out.

Before it's a reason -- afterwards it's an excuse. I feel for the guy, having lost his 'father' (basically) and all, but I think historically, the great ones rise to the occassion, afterwards. The guy just doesn't play good with a chip on his shoulder -- that's the reason he failed this year, it's the reason he's always failed in the past. I'm not going to use this as a crutch for A-Rod because he wouldn't, either -- and no athlete does or would.

I'm not saying it should be at the 2 or 3... but Matt Leinart fumbled the ball at the one, the ball went backwards... the ball was spotted inside the one. How does that work? Regardless of whether or not they should've been in that position... they were -- the refs blew two calls that cost Notre Dame the game. If the 'aiding the runner' was called on Bush, it'd have been a loss of 5 yards... and the clock had expired, so game over.

Exactly, A-Rod... USC was even joking about it after the game and the NCAA Rules Committee Editor even acknowledged that what Reggie Bush did was illegal. Dennis Dodd of CBS Sportsline said it best... "On a field made of shamrocks, USC shockingly, fortunately, lucked out." Notre Dame got absolutely screwed.

Ballgame. Congratulations, White Sox fans. Best of luck in the World Series.