JUNK Drawer!!! 9/7 - Welcome back Football.

by Outlaw is Rejector on Sep 7, 2008 1:10 AM PDT

Hello ladies, and Gents. Today is Sunday, the very first Sunday in which NFL football games will be held in a meaningful fashion since the New York Giants shocked the universe and beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

How many people here are big football fans? How many are minor football fans? How many hate football?
What are peoples early picks for the Super Bowl?

Games Being Played Today

Detroit at Atlanta

Seattle at Buffalo

Jacksonville at Tennessee

NY Jets at Miami

Kansas City at New England

Tampa Bay at New Orleans

St. Louis at Philadelphia

Houston at Pittsburgh

Cincinnati at Baltimore

Carolina at San Diego

Arizona at San Francisco

Dallas at Cleveland

Chicago at Indianapolis

Just curious.. Who has who winning what games?

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Now back to Blazerdom. My cat Travis has taken his own stand against potential Travis Outlaw trades by refusing to take baths until the regular season starts and Outlaw is on the roster... Thoughts?

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Detroit
Seattle
Jacksonville
Jets
Patriots
Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
San Diego
Arizona
Dallas
Indianapolis

Let it be known this is going to be one of the 13 comments I reserve every year for football talk.

Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii

by Outlaw is Rejector on Sep 7, 2008 1:17 AM PDT reply actions

Minor football fan

Not fanatic in any kind of way. I know the rules, I know the teams, but not even most of the players (so fantasy football would be nothing for me). Like to see Green Bay win, but am not really disappointed if they don’t and can cheer for a number of other teams. The Super Bowl last year was really funny, crushing a perfect season and the heart of Bill Simmons with one giant pass.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 7, 2008 1:20 AM PDT reply actions

Cleveland will feel pretty down if they don't win

But who can pick against Dallas?

I am year-around Basketball with Baseball and Football a more casual interest this year. It wasn’t always so. Blazers and Jayhawks. Last year was Jayhawks so this year Blazers. And I will feel good if Dallas wins a playoff game finally!

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Sep 7, 2008 2:01 AM PDT reply actions

One for one

Maybe I should just quit here?

by lee3022 on Sep 7, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought cats gave themselves baths every hour!

Poor cat’s tongue! Hard to sharpen it up on only food.

Of course cats are best outside anyway so maybe let her out to deal with the smell.

Outlaw will be on the roster at season’s start. Of this I am 49.92% confident and 50.08% hoping.

by lee3022 on Sep 7, 2008 2:04 AM PDT reply actions

UPDATE:

Travis is a boy :)

And he has decided that he will lick himself, and me when I smell of things he does not understand.

He will not allow me to bathe him however till… Outlaw dunks in a Blazer uniform.

Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii

by Outlaw is Rejector on Sep 7, 2008 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions

disgusting.

by BAYleSS on Sep 7, 2008 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions

We had two cats for 9 years and never bathed them so either our noses didn't work or

they were able to deal with their own dirt. Of course we did bathe their cuts and wounds from their fights. They cleaned those out themselves as well (they loved A&D Ointment of course).

by lee3022 on Sep 7, 2008 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Travis is my baby.

So he better smell good.. Or it’s Benjamin Franklin time.

Tom knows what I’m talkin bout.
Mortimer know’s too much about what im talkin about.

Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii

by Outlaw is Rejector on Sep 7, 2008 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Sounds sinister!

by lee3022 on Sep 7, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Who the hell would wash a cat?

Detroit at Atlanta — FALCONS

Seattle at Buffalo — SEAHAWKS

Jacksonville at Tennessee — good matchup. JAGS

NY Jets at Miami — JETS

Kansas City at New England — PATS

Tampa Bay at New Orleans — SAINTS

St. Louis at Philadelphia — EAGLES

Houston at Pittsburgh — STEELERS

Cincinnati at Baltimore — BENGALS

Carolina at San Diego — THE WORLD CHAMPION SAN DIEGO SUPER CHARGERS

Arizona at San Francisco — CARDS

Dallas at Cleveland — very interesting game. COWBOYS

Chicago at Indianapolis — COLTS

How’d I do?

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 7, 2008 8:21 AM PDT reply actions

Jets for the win

That stadium in Miami looked ridiculous. Half baseball field with sand, half football. And we care for sweat on the floor in the NBA.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 7, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Missed 4, not so hot....

……………………… but the Charger game came down to the last play and I was feeling the Titans game, even if I did guess wrong.

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 7, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions

very minor NFL fan here

I used to be a huge fan, but my interest has lagged quite a lot over the last 5 years or so. I usually end up following a few stories though and watch games because they’re on at my grandparent’s house on Sundays.
But really, the best part of the NFL starting is that it means basketball is almost here!

by DrivetheLane on Sep 7, 2008 8:54 AM PDT reply actions

Thunder Eggs

A google search starting with “Stealing his Thunder” led me to these links.

Dave the Hen has nothing to do with BEdge’s Dave. And maybe Clay Bennett was living in OKC at the time of the test.

http://www.thedailyquip.com/DAVE20THE20HEN.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_sonic_boom_tests

When the Last Tree Is Cut, When the Last River Is Emptied, When the Last Fish Has Been Caught, Only Then Will Man realize that he can not eat money? A national poem of Bhutan, from "The Geography of Bliss," by Eric Weiner.

by Caveowl on Sep 7, 2008 8:55 AM PDT reply actions

You mean that's the reason he hated the SuperSonics?

Best explanation so far…

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 7, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions

I am an Oakland Raiders fan

It is a sad thing at this point mostly. I am looking forward to seeing if McFadden is a player. Russell…meh. Talk about mixed expectations. Both my teams get the #1 pick in the same year and Oden goes out for the season and Russell holds out until there is no chance to see him in his rookie season. Oh boy!! Of course I am totally stoked to see Greg…but like I said before, Jamarcus..blah!

Styx -"I'm schizophrenic....and so am I"

by 92wastheyear on Sep 7, 2008 9:21 AM PDT reply actions

Abandon all hope until Al kicks it...

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 7, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Hey!!!

Who else would like to see a cage match between LaMarcus (Aldridge) and Jamarcus (Russell)….with Mike Rice announcing. I love to hear Rice mangle those names for an hour!!

Styx -"I'm schizophrenic....and so am I"

by 92wastheyear on Sep 7, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Reason #321 why college football sucks...

…………………………. last play of the Huskies game — QB scores a TD, but before the tying extra point can be set up: EXCESSIVE CELEBRATION penalty, 15 years. Kick blocked and the NCAA has successfully turned a great finish into a steaming heap of fertilizer.

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 7, 2008 9:28 AM PDT reply actions

What is your top ten??

Seriously

Styx -"I'm schizophrenic....and so am I"

by 92wastheyear on Sep 7, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't have time...

Refs and rules and the structure of the NCAA itself and the fact that graduations make continuity impossible… There’s the big four. The fact that with 150 teams the talent level is watered down to ludicrous levels…

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 7, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I do like to watch USC. I am a pro footbal fan, after all...

"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."

by timbo on Sep 7, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

More like Reason #321 why Pac 10 refs suck

by grimc on Sep 7, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Ouch

Charley Rosen on Darius Miles : “Even when Darius Miles was at the top of his game, his defense was pitiful, his jumper was shaky, his game was marshmallow-soft and he was a total jerk..”

This is just one of several reasons why the Celtics may not repeat.

"We’re not going to sit here and get punked by other teams and let them deter us from what we need to do." - Channing Frye, 09//03/08

by jorga on Sep 7, 2008 10:25 AM PDT reply actions

That's harsh

Pretty much spot-on, but harsh nonetheless.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 7, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

To quote Buddy Cole

“Who cares?!?”

Not a foodball fan…sorry. Basketball, soccer and rally racing for me.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 7, 2008 10:26 AM PDT reply actions

Nice home improvement in New Orleans, Chris

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 7, 2008 10:36 AM PDT reply actions

Yeh, but you need to get your old name back from Utah

I invented boxer shorts

by 67 on Sep 8, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Kobe Bryant still didn't have surgery on his finger, will announce date on monday

Recovery time is expected to be six weeks. Is he afraid of this surgery, or why the delay?

http://lakers.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/05/kobe-makes-plans/

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 7, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply actions

by tominhawaii on Sep 7, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

by tominhawaii on Sep 7, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I LOVE LAMP

Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii

by Outlaw is Rejector on Sep 7, 2008 6:51 PM PDT reply actions