Any (American) football fans here?

What do you mean, you don't Mondays, GT? I'm off this week and will be leaving for Miami Wednesday, and so I'll be off all this week. As the game, well, no plans; just watching the game. I might be here just posting during the game.

Cheers Hondo

What a game!!!!! I thought this was going to be a tight one. The Giants defense is holding true, and giving Brady a lot of trouble. But the Pats are doing the same to Manning and the offense. Score at half is 7-3 Patroits. See what happens in the second half.

Half time show was good. Tom Petty & the Heatbreakers are hot.

What do you think of the commericals so far?

Cheers Hondo

Well - the football camps are back in session and pre-season games are just around the corner. The situation with Farve is becoming a circus!

Farve should retire and enjoy life. I'd bet a lot of TV networks would love to have him with them right now. But if he loves the game like he seems to then he should pursue it and give his best. This could diminish his reputation if he whines to reporters.

Cheers

I think as football season approached, he started yearning to get back in the huddle - football was all he lived for and he realized he had put it aside for ???.
Actually I thought he had made a good choice on retiring - he was getting on in years and he was going out with one of the best seasons he had ever!

I am looking forward to football and as the Favre thing keeps going round and round I enjoy it even more. Being a Viking fan it's fun to watch the Packer faithful slam there immortal QB who could do no wrong for so mant years. And wouldn't it be great if by some miracle the Vike's landed him???? I mean not that I want him to play for us really bad, it would be fun to see what he could do, but can you imagine the first game of the season and its the Vikings at Lambeau field and here comes Favre runnign out onto the field in Viking purple??? The Packer fans would be drinking so much beer and passing out they wouldn't make it through the 1st quarter.........

gt,

According to the SEC media day in B'ham this week, Florida is suppose to finish 1st in the East with the bulldogs in second and the Vols #3. In the west it is the Auburn Tigers while LSU Tigers finish 2nd and the Tide #3. The SEC belongs to Florida, but we'll have to wait and see about that in all cases.

Could be an interesting year for the SEC! I've seen some forcasts (no official) that the Gators are to win the season this year. Again, we'll have to wait and see. looking forward to a great season of college ball. I'm sure that ESPN is not a happy group right now.

Cheers Hondo

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Can you imagine the first game of the season and its the Vikings at Lambeau field and here comes Favre runnign out onto the field in Viking purple??? The Packer fans would be drinking so much beer and passing out they wouldn't make it through the 1st quarter.........

That would be a sight to see!!! All those cheeseheads drooping in the stands.

Okay guys, I'm a Packer fan from the Lombardi, Starr, Hornung days so I've rooted for these guys when they were on top and in the toilet.

I've got mixed emotions about this whole thing with Favre. I thought he did a class thing in going out the way he did and now it just seems like he's put himself and his wants ahead of the team. Even though he says the mgmt has talked out of both sides of their mouths, at some time, someone needs to get him thinking about what this is doing to his reputation.

As for who else he might play with, it won't be anyone in the Packer's division and I doubt it'll even be anyone with a decent record. The Packers won't let that happen.

In the end, I'm disappointed in the whole lot of them, Favre and the mgmt.

This is what happens when you pay people way too much money to play a game. They lose sight of the realities of life.

Hi guys,are we talking about American football or proper football that we have in England?

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Hi guys,are we talking about American football or proper football that we have in England?

This is American football. We are kinda in a soap opera right now with a player. Just be patient and we get to the meat and potatos of the sport soon enough. About 35 more days, huh?

Cheers Hondo

Not to dig on ya TBone. But after the "loveboat" stupidity its fun to see the Pack having fun too. You are right though, this is what happens when children make to much money to play a game.

Viper,

My number 2 and 4 sons are also big Packer fans, #2 having played starting offensive line for the last 3 years at his high school and we're all pretty frustrated by what Brett is doing.

To Lucky Ned's question, my #1 son thinks anything outside of rugby is for sissies, although he is a Dallas fan.

Somehow we all manage to live in the same house without killing each other.

To Lucky Ned's question, my #1 son thinks anything outside of rugby is for sissies, although he is a Dallas fan.


Tbone,i agree with your son rugby is a hard game.i hated having to play it at school as i was always put in the group with the lads that were really into it ie 6 feet tall and 15 stone !!!!

Last fall, I got to meet the #8 man for the Singapore national team. He was retired by then and his knees were all used up but he was a big fella.

Don't look now Tbone but it looks like this Favre to Minnesota thing isn't quite dead yet. Just go over to the Star Tribune's website. Gees!!!! Link www.startribune.com

I posted this earlier in the thread:

I am looking forward to football and as the Favre thing keeps going round and round I enjoy it even more. Being a Viking fan it's fun to watch the Packer faithful slam there immortal QB who could do no wrong for so mant years. And wouldn't it be great if by some miracle the Vike's landed him???? I mean not that I want him to play for us really bad, it would be fun to see what he could do, but can you imagine the first game of the season and its the Vikings at Lambeau field and here comes Favre running out onto the field in Viking purple??? The Packer fans would be drinking so much beer and passing out they wouldn't make it through the 1st quarter.........

I still think the same way. I would enjoy it just to see the Packer fans flipping out!!! (No offense Tbone)