Football is a pleasant diversion during Baseball’s off-season. I can’t get into it too much. But that may be 'cause
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I AM A BENGALS FAN!
Oh, the shame…
Oh, please. If Dayne goes bad, there’s no Heisman jinx to blame it on. I believe the Heisman jinx was destroyed by one Eddie George. And I should know–I watched him play for Ohio State, and have been following him ever since.
GASP
I’ve heard of people like you, but I thought that was just an urban legend.
I guess being a Rams fan isn’t on par with being a Lions fan anymore. I do know your pain though, you must know what it was like calling myself a Rams fan prioe to the 1999 season, and before we had the Rams I was a Cardinal fan. (That’s right youngin’s - the football Cards used to be from the Gateway City.)
Damn! Finally there is a thread about football and I’m a day late to the party. Hello, my name is denbo and I am a hopeless football addict. My idea of a perfect weekend is watching college footbal from 11:00am until midnight on Saturday, watching the highlight shows afterwards, and then repeating the whole thing on Sunday. Then there is that long break on Monday when I have to go to work before I can get home and watch MNF.
I am a Packer fan. No, let me rephrase that. I am a Packer fanatic. I was born and raised in Green Bay. I can sustain myself on nothing but beer and bratwurst. I grew up during the lean years, when Lynn Dickey, David Whitehurst, and Turdell Middleton were the stars. I perservered through the dark times and finally was rewarded three years ago, but it’s not enough. I can’t go back to the way things were in the 70s and 80s. I can’t and I won’t. Therefore, I say (as I have said every year since I was a pup) that this is their year. The year they regain their glory.
Aw, who am I kidding. I don’t see them getting past the Bucs this year. All the Bucs needed to be a true force was a superstar receiver. Nuff said. My only consolation is that the Vikings will suck, suck, suck this year. Their entire offensive line now plays for Tampa Bay, they lost their only decent DB, and they have a starting quarterback who has never played an NFL game before.
Milo – You are a true fan, and as such you have my sympathy. Here’s hoping the Lions and Packer meet in the playoffs.
Satan – I don’t think Dayne will suffer from the jinx. Livng in Wisconsin, I’ve been lucky enought to get most of the Badger games on TV, and the guy was incredible here. As long as he stays healthy, he will be a force.
Spiritus Mundi – Ahh, the good old days. When a Packer vs. Bucs game meant seeing who would get a better draft position.
Bring on the season! I can’t wait!
I looked on SNOPES, but apparently this one is true, Bengals fans do exist!!
The Bungles problems can be summed up in one word: Coslett.
No, we sucked long before coslett.
The Bengals problems can be summed up as such:
Occasionally they screw up and actually make it to the Super Bowl. Not that they’d ever win it though. Who was that fullback who went on a cocaine bender before the last Super Bowl and blew it for the Bungles?
Seriously, Coslet wouldn’t be so bad if the Bengals front-office gave him more to work with than the local Pop Warner team. I remember what the Pats were like from about 1988-1993, and those years of futility AT LEAST match some of the Bengals worst years. Hell, it was so bad Dick MacPherson, who helped make Syracuse a decent football team, couldn’t bring the pats around. We went through owners and kickers and quarerbacks in those years like they were disposable. Victor Kiam couldn’t manage a semi-pro team in Japan, never mind an NFL franchise, and James “Buddy” Orthwein spent all his money and resources trying to find a way to move the team to St. Louis that he forgot to spend money on PLAYERS! I DO understand the sort of pain the Bengals feel. They just need to get a new team from top to bottom and start again fresh. Worked for the Pats under Parcells and Kraft (though I still LOATHE the “new” uniforms. I know, it’s been 6 years, but I still want Pat the Patriot back…)
And I will concede that the Lions fans are the football equivalent of the Cubs fans; other fans can complain of having lean years, but the Lions are an exercise in football futility. My buddy from Detroit used to say “People who want to see good professional football in Detroit drive half an hour west to Ann Arbor…” About sums up the Lions for me.
The lions always find a way to break my heart…but I will always love them. Kinda dysfunctional huh?
The problem with the Lions recently is the mediocrity. 8-8 and a first round playoff loss. It makes a fan crazy! GRRR!
denbo -
I think Mr. and Mrs. Middleton should still be arrested for naming their son “Turdell.”
What a cruel thing to say.
Reminds me of the year they did meet in the playoffs, and the Lions had the Pack beat, and Sterling Sharp got open for that long bomb late in the fourth quarter for the win.
Not a Lion’s defensive back within 30 yards of him.
What does the Lions’ secondary and passengers on the Hindenburg have in common?
You’ll figure it out.
Oh, God, Milo – that was an awesome game (not rubbing it in, honest). One of Brett Favre’s first “pull a victory out of his ass” games. If I recall correctly, the Packers went on to Dallas the next week and got creamed. That started their streak of seven straight losses at Texas stadium and made me hate the Cowboys with a passion.
And if you want to compare secondaries that get burned, just ask Randy Moss about the Packers.
i am a dolfan.
i’m not sure what i’ll be watching this year. sigh.
i have co workers that root for the bills and jets. very deep sigh.
please note the true spelling for the miami dolphin fanatic.
Ah, the Lions. I know your pain well. Before In settled in Tampa, when I was but a young pup wandering the world without a home, I became a Lions fan. There was no particular reason for this. I have never lived in Michigan. I knew nobody from Detroit. Nevertheless, somewhere in my 6 year-old brain originated the idea that I would root for the Lions and the Tigers (if only the NHL team were the Bears).
I rooted for Greg landry and Steve Owens and Alex Karras and Mel Farr. I remember the Billy Sims era. I groaned when the moved into the Silverdome. Through it all, I persevered.
Then, I moved to Tampa. What can I say? For a while I stayed true to the unmitigated mediocrity that was the Lions. But the Bucs were soooo pitiful. They were sooo bad. They had such uuuugly uniforms. And yet, every preseason they would be filled with hope. I watched them spurn Steve Young and drive Doug Williams out of own. I watched them toss the dice again and again with high draft picks and roll snake eyes every time. I watched Chris Chandler and Steve Deberg and even Vinny Testaverde swing through the revolving doors and find success elsewhere. (Is Dilfer next? The Ravens may be the next winner of the ex-Buc QB Sweepstakes.)
In time, they won me over.
Then they hired a new GM. they got a new owner and a new head coach. They jetisoned Bucco Bruce (now tending bar in a Key West cantina). They started drafting players who – amazing concept – could actually play the game! They started offering fair contracts to their stars instead of chasing them away into free agency. And they started winning.
Life is good.
But what I’m really saying is – if it can happen here, it can happen anywhere. But it might take a change of ownership. (Especially for Cincinatti.)
Please note that Dolph-f-f-f-f-f-fans are immune to subtle forms of ridicule. It is best to hammer them over the head obviously.
Jimmy Johnson!
Cecil the Diesel!
Tony Martin!
Demetrius Underwood!
Shula Shula Shula!
I feel for you about the Jets fans, though. I can’t wait to see how Keyshawn is going to treat his old mates. (I imagine that ol’ Warren might want to re-introduce himself to the Teste one, too.)
Yeah, and it was my Cowboys you beat, too! AARRRRGGGHH!!
But what I really want to tell you about is a cold autumn night in 1973 in East Texas, in Greenville, to be exact. My Alvarado Indians were there to play a Quarter-Final game against Hooks, Greenville being half-way between Hooks and Alvarado. We thought we had a chance, but the coaches were worried about Hooks’ halfback, even though he was only a Junior.
We lost that game 38-3, IIRC. Billy Sims scored every touchdown. He signed with the Oklahoma Sooners after graduating (and later won the Heisman Trophy), but my cousin, who was on the defensive line for Alvarado, said Hooks could’ve turned pro that year if the NFL had allowed it.
Seeing Billy Sims run that field, even though he beat us, is something I’ll never forget.
All right, let me first say that I DO enjoy football. LOVE the Broncos. I have 7th row season tickets. I miss Elway, can’t wait for TD’s return. I have nothing against football, fans, sports, etc. I understand it is a very important part of many people’s lives.
That said, and I mean no offense to those who eat, sleep and breathe football or sports in general (Mr. Sunshine is one of them. ESPN is his life. I am only slightly less important)…but what is the frickin’ deal?! IT’S JULY for cripes sake! I just got Mr. Sunshine back from the clutches of hockey and basketball, and he is still being sucked in to the greedy maw of baseball and golf. Didn’t there used to be some sort of millisecond break between seasons? Don’t get me wrong…Mr. Sunshine is happy as a clam with 87 thousand different sports channels and I am glad he is so happy. I, too, am happy for footbal season (although I think it shouldn’t start until September…) But, sheesh! Sometimes all these sports get to be a bit much and I have to take myself out for a manicure.
Plea: I beg you, Sportsfans, please don’t yell at me because I don’t share your deep abiding love for all things hit, kicked, thrown or tackled. I respect you for your incredible enthusiasm, and I do share your love for football. But Mr. Sunshine seems to find it inconceiveable that I don’t want to watch sports, no matter what it is, during every waking hour. I have no desire trying to explain it to anybody else when my own hubby won’t accept it!
Go forth and sportify. 
Oh, and GO BRONCOS!
Sorry, you’re only gap is the day before and the day after the MLB All-star game. Otherwise there is a game of one of the big four (NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA), every day. Looks like you missed your window. :eek:
God I love this country!! 
Spiritus Mundi’s Official ranking of Spectator Sports:
NFL
NCAA basketball
MLB
NCAA football
NBA
NHL
every other conceivable human activity
NASCAR
nobody asked, but I felt I must share.
I believe it was actually “Terdell”…
Oh, and I’m a Lions fan, too, even though I’m from LA. I don’t think their vicissitudes are nearly as painful as the Chicago Cubs.
Football is in the air. Can you smell it? It is so close I can almost taste it!
Packer Fan reporting for duty. Looking forward to a new season with renewed hope. Even if the record doesn’t get better at least we should see some disciplined football this year!! Thank you Mr. Wolf for having the guts to pull the trigger and minimize a mistake.
Ahh the NFC Central where real football resides. Could we have a tougher division please.
Green Bay – The reports of Favre’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Thumb is better, it will never be “right” again, but it is better. Discipline and whole lot of offensive talent. Pin it on the defense. Hey, Bubba!
Detroit is dangerous if James Stewart stays healthy with that offensive line. Milo… How is Batch’s knee?
Chicago is stepping up to the plate finally. That Robinson kid is a player. Now if they can just decide on a QB and keep Enis healthy.
Tampa added more than Johnson. They added Randall McDaniel to their O-line. They didn’t lose anyone significant and finally rid themselves of Trent Dil-hole. That may be the move that indicates getting over the top. A much better move than getting rid of Steve Young.
Minnesota – BWAA HAA HAA HAA HAA. Does your defense come with lighter fluid… because they burn easy. Did John Randle retire mid season and not tell anyone(Kind of like Gilbert Brown did to us at halftime of the Denver Superbowl Debacle.) Bubby Brister… hoo that’s rich!! Of course that Moss kid is good, a punk, but good. Get rid of Denny and build a stadium before you are the San Antonio Vikings. Much as I hate the Viqueens I don’t wan’t to see that happen. It would destroy the rivalry.
Oh and along that line…Art Modell can blow me!!
If there is a slot open I’m game for Fantasy ball.
If nothing else maybe I can be the idiot who trades away Cris Carter to the eventual champ. You’re welcome very little…Gazoo! Who knew Fred Taylor would essentially be done for the year at that point. Oh, well still a respectable 4th place finish.
For the record Peyton Manning can carry you all season but he disappears at Fantasy Football Playoff time.(2 years in a row)
Carl Perkins has signed with Tennessee. Now the Bengals suck even harder.
Woe is me.