Weekend Sports Open Thread
I'm sure y'all want to talk about the Super Bowl. As a Niner fan still grousing about the clear fumble that was wrongly whistled dead with two minutes to go in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship game, I can't possibly root for the Giants. And I think we've all had enough of the Patriots.
So who do you root for? Exactly what pleasure can come from this game besides the commercials and the beer?
Of course, there are other sporting events this weekend. Tons of NBA and NHL fare, along with golf and auto racing. Also, we're not too far away from March Madness.
So what's on your sports mind today other than that wretched Super Bowl tomorrow? :-)
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My prediction.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:12pm.
The last team with possession of the ball wins.
And my prediction is that the
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 4:50pm.
And my prediction is that the team with the most points will win the game.
Killa, Be grateful the
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:11pm.
Killa,
Be grateful the "progessives" don't have anything to do with the Super Bowl. There would be no score and everyone would get a "Participation Award"!!!!!!!!
And of course we would have Mooooooooooochelle telling what to eat at the tail gate party and during the game.
Not gonna watch
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:15pm.
I usually don't respond to sports threads much, come to think of it, I don't remember if I ever did, but I figured I'd make an exception in this case.
My dad's birthday falls around the time of the Super Bowl, so we used to have a tradition of watching it with the family while watching the commercials and half-time shows.....when it was entertaining.
Like I said, "used to" and "when it was entertaining." And I mean the whole thing. Nowadays, it seems like it's a great deal of effort to watch a Super Bowl. Last year we were kinda half-hearted about it but ended up watching some movies towards the end, skipping the half-time show entirely from then on. This year, we're not even going to bother.
I think it started a game or two prior to that infamous incident of Janet Jackson but it went downhill from there at breakneck speed. Even the way they do the camera work of the game gives me a headache despite the high-def part of it which is good....when the cameras aren't zigzagging all over the place plus those "flying" cameras they have on cables that go directly over the players with a new point of view.(I don't see those lasting much longer if they continue to have near misses with them falling)
So yeah, like I said, this year, we're not going to bother, we already made different plans of a celebration of my dad's birthday (he will be 78) and the Super Bowl is not invited.
-Jon
I'll be cheering for the team with the most Gators in it....
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:34pm.
Aaron Hernandez, Brandon Spikes, Gerard Warren, and Jermaine Cunningham.
I could hardly care less about their pretty boy QB.
But I'll be watching for #81, #55, #98, and #96. Watch for them to do the Gator Chomp. These guys all played w/Tebow (Spikes went so far as to return for his senior season because Timmy did). You'll probably see the most of Aaron Hernandez, who was one of Tebow's favorite receivers. He has great hands.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Dave's Super Bowl menu
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:51pm.
Pulled pork in the form of a nice, juicy bone-in Boston Butt, hickory smoked for about six hours on the Weber, then shredded, mixed with a lot of BBQ sauce, and then two more hours in the oven it goes.
My killer tater salad, baked beans with onions, and grilled pineapple will be the side dishes.
Strawberry shortcake will be the desert if anyone has any room left for it.
And there will be plenty of suds and other adult beverages around, too.
Of course, I'll have to start the grill at 7 o'clock in the morning to have it all ready to serve before the game starts.
GO GIANTS!
-Dave
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Hey Dave
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 1:41pm.
LOL, I made burgers last night, potato salad, Caesar salad & baked beans courtesy of my cooking partner in crime, FRESH tomatoes from my garden (h/t Wrathful Bru who sent me her leftover heirloom seeds), yada yada. No one even had a bite of the gorgeous apple pie I made. But it eats fine for breakfast, or so my mummy tells me.
I bought 3 10 lb.+ pork butts the other day for $1.49 a pound, instead of the usual $2.79....saving almost $40. I am loving the small freezer we bought last year.
Not sure what we're going to have tomorrow, but I have a corned beef ready to go, and maybe I'll do an eye round, get some nice deli cheeses and some great bread, and just have build your own monster sandwiches. That'll do 'er, I just decided.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
For once, the Super Bowl party is not at our house.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 2:37pm.
We received an invitation from a military psychiatrist that attends our church. He is having a small get-together with some other colleagues and military families that we have invited to several of our functions over the years, and he invited us over as a thank you. I could not be more honored than to share something as wonderfully American as the Super Bowl with our brave men and women in uniform and their families. My children and the in-laws are doing separate things this year. Not being able to have my grandson on my knee as I teach him how to ogle the cheerleaders and watch the instant replays will be tough, but I get him all the following weekend and grandpa will watch movies with him all weekend!
Dr. Sam
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 4:17pm.
I just wish I could get my grandson or granddaugter to sit still long enough to olge the cheerleaders. I'll watch it by myself in the bedroom. My wife will be at my daughter's house packing up to move them. The son in law was transferred from Cherry Point to Camp Lejeune. They have to be out of the house at Cherry Point by March 3rd. He is participating in Bold Alligator, a major execrise going on at Camp Lejeune. Supposed to be over by the 13th but you know nothing is a sure thing with the Marines. Besides being in my own home I can do what I want. Be sure I will not be watching that trashy Madonna at half time.
J, I did burgers last night, too
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:06pm.
And in about ten minutes I'll be injecting a chicken full of teriyaki sauce and dropping it on the grill for a couple of hours. :-)
-Dave
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Dave ever try a "GrillGrate" for chicken?
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:24pm.
I'm liking mine a lot. GrillGrate
Blonde they also work great on grills with nobs.
You Didn't Build That.
ucw,
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:46pm.
My brother uses those and I have used them at his place several times, but I haven't used them here yet.
I actually liked them because it keeps the cooking grate a lot cleaner.
-Dave
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I know it is not Super Bowl
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:38pm.
I know it is not Super Bowl fare, but I just made my first attempt at making lentil soup from scratch using Altons recipe. Will let you know how it comes out.
pulled pork-slow smoked style are the best.
Submitted by JAJT on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:13pm.
i couldn't decide between brisket or pulled pork, so we'll be having smoked ribs (using oak chips sent to us from Calif).
i can't wait for the feast tmw..
JAJT Out here in Asiamaui, we have another choice for pork...
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:52pm.
Well a couple of them...
Pork Lau lau... as in wow laulau...
And over on Killas Island there is this twist on Kalua Pork
You Didn't Build That.
JAJT,
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:48pm.
I usually do ribs for the Super Bowl, but decided I didn't want to spend the money this year.
Besides, I found a deal on a really nice big Boston Butt, and we'll have enough leftover to last three days.
And real BBQ is always better the second day, anyway. :-)
I haven't used oak in a long time, but I keep a good supply of hickory (my fave), apple, pecan and cherry (when I can find it). I'm not a huge mesquite fan, but it works pretty well with chicken when I get burned out on hickory.
When I do roast beef (which I almost always stuff with fresh garlic, wrap tightly, and refrigerate overnight), I will take a huge handful of fresh rosemary, soak it in water for about a half hour, and drop it on the coals right after I put the meat on.
That is good stuff.
-Dave
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Bread and circuses and the occasionally good guy
Submitted by lrgon on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 1:48pm.
In the midst of the National Football League is one running back that was snubbed by the NFL draft for reasons that are obvious - too short. He's the NFL's "Rudy" of Notre Dame fame.
How or why the New England Patriots picked him up after Broadway Joe's old team rinsed Danny Woodhead out like an olive in a martini glass and was picked up by the Patriots is attributable to a few hundred prayers. That and the Patriots revisited his remarkable college stats.
It is reported that Danny's mother tweets her son Bible verses.Another interesting aspect to Danny's home grown Bible sound upbringing is that Mr. and Mrs. Woodhead homeschooled their children. If that isn't reason to cheer the Patriots then what is? http://www.sharingthevictory.com/vsItemDisplay.lsp?method=display&object...
Danny Woodhead, TimTebow and a few other Christian players keeps the NFL from being totally engulfed into a world of Bread and Circuses. At this point in American sports the ravenous beasts are not in the field but devouring the advertisement budgets of Pizza companies.
Seeing how I am a Patriot and
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 2:28pm.
Seeing how I am a Patriot and not a Pinhead I say Pats 37 NY Football Giants 24. Not ever close. Manning has had 3 decent games in a row. I don't think he as a 4th.
As a Niner fan still grousing
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:49pm.
As a Niner fan still grousing about the clear fumble that was wrongly whistled dead with two minutes to go in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship game...
Yep. Those zebras could screw up a one-person parade.
-Dave
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Yeah, Dave, I'm not a big
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 3:08am.
Yeah, Dave, I'm not a big G-man fan, but I know that they are good at taking advantage of situations..............I'm still upset that they beat the Pack (well, the Pack played a mediocre game), and then got a couple of gifts from the Niner's AND the refs......
plus my son is a BIGTIME Patriot fan - so I'm going to have to go with the Pats. I'm sure my phone will be texing off the rails during the game with both of my sons, actually.
Your menu sounds great!!! I"m just a meager bachelor these days............I could probably have a couple bowls of Wheat Chex during the game - hahahahahaha!!! But I might try and find some fresh ahi (yellowfin tuna) or ono (wahoo) tomorrow morning, after I surf, as well as some sweet onions and corn and other veggies............and get a little BBQ going on the back stoop (a word my father used to use) while the game is going on, since I can see the TV from there. Of course - later on after halftime, I'm going to be forced to mix a couple of black cherry/vodka drinks - especially if the game is good. I can't watch a crappy game, so I hope that it's tight. My #2 son says Pats by 17 - but I think that's a little optimistic.
Halftime show??? Maybe I'll do the laundry............jeez............when was the last time there was a good halftime show??? Madonna??? I've had girlfriends who are hotter than her BEFORE they put on their faces. And her 'music' is totally vapid and forgettable.
⇒ My prediction
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 4:56pm.
Tom Brady doesn't cut the cheese two games in a row.
Man, BBQing is hard work
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:35pm.
LOL - I lit the charcoal at 7:30 this morning and smoked that pork butt for six hours, and I just now finished the tater salad and loading the dishwasher.
And I still have to heat up the beans.
I think I'll pour up an adult beverage before I do that, though. :-)
-Dave
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⇒ Dave
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:43pm.
Somebody stop me. Pork butt jokes are much too easy given the herd of liberals we've been discussing today.
LOL
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:46pm.
I had to take that puppy off the grill with my fish turner to keep it from falling apart.
Love that. :-)
-Dave
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Do you get a good 'high' when
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:40pm.
Do you get a good 'high' when you smoke pork butts??? I'll bet it's an illegal substance in the mooooooooooslem countries!!!
⇒ Never tried it, killa
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:41pm.
Couldn't find the rolling papers big enough.
Good evening Killa
Submitted by cocodrie on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:22pm.
You must watch Cow and Chicken.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Who's is going to win?
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:54pm.
The Giants, of course. The Giants can rush the passer even better then the Ravens.
And they have Eli
GO GIANTS!
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 7:11pm.
-Dave
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Couldn't have said it better!
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 7:16pm.
Couldn't have said it better! Giants Rule, Baby!
Wow
Submitted by Rukus on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 8:21pm.
Numbnuts commentator just showed the back of the NE owners head but didn't mention he was talking to Steven Tyler! Boink! The camera was lasered in on the Aerosmith front man and dufus didn't even make a mention. Not well versed in the obvious this one.
Ruk,
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:03pm.
Yeah, I noticed that, too.
-Dave
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Decibel meters are needed to rate the Religious Significance of
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:04pm.
various American days of worship.
I live near a small general store, cafe and gas station.
The traffic was more than usual at 1:15 pm.... Kick off @ 1:30 ... Quiet very quiet now. So very quiet, I just pulled the plug on the refrigerator...My ears are ringing form low noise levels/ rated with milage,er some such, car free noise zone....
Soon every vehicle will have a GPS motoring unit on them and then we can get an accurate evaluation on noise levels on any given "holidays".... Beautiful total real time mileage charts....ain't technology grand.
There's already a mass movement displacement czar, right?
Down to the wire it's Space for time....The national credit card can be swiped over and over again.Enough head room til 2013....Soo convenient....
The first post WW-2 president, in wealth destruction/ nanosecond.
Saw o'bama in church, really.
You Didn't Build That.
Is that Betty White on stage?
Submitted by Dan Diego on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:12pm.
Is that Betty White on stage?
No, Betty is better looking.
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:19pm.
.
⇒ No, Rad.
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:22pm.
That was Thor. He's lost some weight.
Betty's not just better looking
Submitted by 26CX on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:24pm.
she moves better, too.
⇒ Another disgusting Bailout commercial
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:24pm.
Detroit is really rubbing our faces in their shared corruption with the Government.
Getting Clint to sell it
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:24pm.
ain't gonna work. Not even Clint can make that look good.
⇒ Old man Rowdy Yates
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:31pm.
Want me to git the herd movin' Mr Obama?
Just saw this link on Facebook
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:29pm.
http://shop.alsharifa.com/
The suntan lotion industry will go bankrupt if these start selling, and teenage boys won't bother going to the beach.
GE?
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:44pm.
They have the gall to advertise about American jobs after moving as many jobs as they could to China? Chutzpah lessons from Obama.
That was the the 3rd time I have seen blatant pass interference
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:22pm.
...on the part of the Pats the zebras didn't call.
-Dave
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Take heart, Dave...
Submitted by Kaleidoscopic God on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:17pm.
Just like in the Steelers vs Broncos game, not even the refs could give New England a super bowl.
Dave
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:24pm.
It's one of the things that got them to this game. It's not talked about much given the two plays that the Ravens flubbed two weeks ago, but on the play between the dropped pass in the endzone and the missed field goal, there was a blatant PI on that #29 as he dragged down our receiver at the three yard line well ahead of the ball getting there.
On another note, that kind of ties in to why these penalties aren't called on NE: there was a headline on HotAir earlier today by someone claiming to know why Tom Brady is hated by so many. Something about Boston and being a pretty boy, but personally, I disagreed. I don't hate Tom Brady but I do loathe him as a QB for two reasons: "the tuck rule" and "the Brady rule". This team generally, and that QB specifically, are the most protected in the NFL. It was nice to see some calls against them tonight, but they had none against Baltimore and even the calls tonight were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things.
I'm thrilled the Patriots lost. Congrats NY Football Giants and Eli Manning.
Told You!!!!!!
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:56pm.
GIANTS RULE!!!!!!!!!!
SUCK IT, PATSIES!!!
Submitted by Kaleidoscopic God on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:59pm.
Nothing since Spygate... coincidence?
Wow, what a game!
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:33pm.
All Super Bowls should end that way.
Congrats to Eli and the Giants.
-Dave
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J, and other Tebow fans
Submitted by bkeyser on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 1:10am.
Here what he had to say on Twitter after the game.
Compared to Tom Brady, who I heard was getting his nails done.
Super Bowl Highs and Lows
Submitted by berlet98 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:46am.
SuperBowl XLVI, Big Highs, Two Notable Lows
After weeks of incessant hype which became as tedious as political blatherings and debates, the annual American spectacle, the Super Bowl, is finally over.
For those living under some rock or maybe in Massachusetts, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the forty-sixth edition of the Super Bowl by eking out a 21-17 victory thanks to Tom Coughlin’s coaching, Eli Manning’s unflappability, and Mario Manningham proving he knows where his feet are.
To Giant fans, those were the highest points of Super Bowl XLVI–the only association with Roman numerals most of America’s schoolkids ever get–although there were others, including a typically-amazing halftime show concluding with Madonna vaporized in a cloud of smoke.
Unfortunately, that vaporization was a special effect.
There were no intentional “wardrobe malfunctions” comparable to Janet Jackson’s nipple display during halftime in 2004 but NBC’s did feature the only low moment of the show when the alleged entertainer M.I.A. showed she has even less class than she has talent.
During Madonna’s song “Give Me All Your Luvin,” M.I.A. displayed the middle finger of her left hand and obscenely cursed at either Madonna, at the hundred million children and adults watching the performance, or both.
NBC and the NFL quickly offered explanatory defenses.
NBC disingenuously contended, “It was a spontaneous gesture that our delay system caught late [to bleep].” The network didn’t explain how M.I.A.’s flipping the bird and mouthing an expletive could possibly be interpreted as ”a spontaneous gesture.”
The NFL’s response . . . (Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=12632.)
There was a game being played?
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 3:12pm.
I just watched it for the commercials and halftime, lol! And besides, ever since my team's season ended, the NFL has, too-Eagles, BTW.