I’m confused.
I opened this thread wondering if Hal Briston had moved on to harder stuff and was visiting Jellystone.
Since we’re in the Pit…
Nice trolling, troll.
I feel you, but I’m still jittery as hell about our Bears. I think the idea of a Bears/Colts superbowl would cause me to throw up on nerves alone from the end of the regular season forward.
I responded to the ATMB thread and I decided to respond here in addition.
That diatribe was clearly and firmly aimed at BrainGlutton, whom I normally have no problem with.
I read your earlier posts and I did not understand why you got as much grief over them as you did. I would apologize, except none of my words were directed at you. I hope this clears up any problem perceived with me.
Good Luck,
Jim
The idea probably makes the network executives about as nervous as the St. Louis - Detroit World Series did.
Why? Because it could become a blowout therefore reducing viewership and therefore ad revenue?
I do not think the Super Bowl has the same problems as the World Series. This was a terrible match for Fox in Baseball, Baseball is more of a regional sport than Football. People are now conditioned to Superbowl Sunday being an event beyond the game itself. The teams playing usually have a smaller impact then the teams in baseball.
Jim
BrainGlutton, don’t be a jerk. Don’t come into a thread just to troll; the next time, it’ll be a warning.
I agree…I don’t think ad revenue suffers too much no matter what happens in the game. For one thing, the ads have already been paid for. The only thing that might happen is that ad revenue is affected for the next year, but I think that’s unlikely, because I doubt you can predict what next year’s ratings will be for such an event, based on this year’s ratings. Sure, people may drift away from the TV if it’s a blowout, but a blowout this year doesn’t mean it will happen again next year. Anyway, how many events are there on TV where people specifically watch it just to see the commercials? The Super Bowl is the only one I can think of.
You kidding? I bet Bears-Colts would get great ratings.
Da Bears!
Really, what else needs to be said? 
This would make sense to me, but the sportswriters in the Chicago Sun Times, at least, said a knee in the endzone in this case would bring the ball back to the 41 (or wherever the Giants were at).
Who’s right?
The guys at the Times. From NFL.com
Basically if the kick was from the 20 or closer, it’s a touchback and goes to the 20. If farther out than the 20, a downed missed kick goes back to the site of the kick.
Yeah, but that doesn’t seem to quite address the situation at hand. I’ve been trying to look for the NFL rules, and I’ve come across that, but that sounds like it doesn’t take into account what happens if somebody fields the ball.
Like, what if Hesser gets tackled at the 5? It’s still a missed field goal, but I presume the ball would be placed on the 5.
What is Hesser catches it on the one? If he downs it, one would think it would stay at the one, right? But it’s still a missed field goal.
I’m still looking for that too, but my guess is that once you come out of the end zone, even if it’s a yard, and you get pasted, it’s over. You left the “safe zone” and returned the ball into play.
On the radio yesterday they called this a “No! No! Go! Go!” play. As soon as the player decides to run the coaches are yelling “No! No!” because you’re going to blow what would have been decent field position. After you pass the original line of scrimmage they start yelling “Go! Go!”, because then you’ve pulled it off. 
Whoever said that on the radio was listening to John Madden, because that is what he said right after the play.
I sure am glad you missed my NJ drive-by in the Delaware thread. whew.
I thought Count Blucher had that handled nicely, I went for the polite defense instead.
**Brain ** is a good guy, he reminds me of one of my best friends. My friend has no use for sports and disdains all who care. The attitude is annoying in other threads and real life, but it was just too much in this thread. He got the receiving end of some pent up frustration.
Jim
That makes sense, I think it was Frank Caliendo doing his “Sunday Night John” thing on the Mac Jurko and Harry show on ESPN here in Chicago.