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[bd popeye]

Isn't her husband her coach?

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As for the Super Bowl I do not like the idea of the Super Bowl being played in a cold weather climate. It's all NFL politics.

American football which is over 120+ years old was never intended to be played in the dead of Winter. It's a fall sport. But the NFL has extended the season out because of the sports popularity in the US. The same has happened to college football. When I was a kid colleges played only 9 or 10 games.. now they play as many as 13 if you included conference championship games. Plus many teams play bowl games. I think there are 35 Bowl games.. that is ridiculous. That means 70 of the NCAA FBS schools get to go to a bowl game. There are only 120 or so FBS schools.

When I was a kid 50 years ago the final NFL Championship game took place in Late December. The lengthening of the season pushed playoff games into January. And yes I know about the '67 Championship game in Green Bay. That game was played on December 31st and it was -13F.

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[SteelBird]

Will we have a chance to see United playing at Championship League?

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(CNN) -- Chelsea kept the pressure on English Premier League title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City with a dominant victory over Manchester United -- and heaped more trouble on the defending champions.
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o grabbed his first hat trick for Chelsea to seal a 3-1 win Sunday which edged Chelsea to within two points of league leaders Arsenal.
Manchester United had started strongly at Stamford Bridge and the opening strike from Eto'o, which took a heavy deflection, came against the run of play.
United pressed on and both Belgian teenage winger Adnan Januzaj and England striker Danny Welbeck came close to equalizing but it was effectively game over when Eto'o pounced again on the stroke of halftime, poking in Gary Cahill's cross.
The pair combined again after the break, with Eto'o dinking in Cahill's rebounded header before dancing away to celebrate his hat-trick.
The home side took their foot off the gas in the closing stages of the match and Javier Hernandez slid in to grab a consolation goal for United.
But United boss David Moyes could only roll his eyes in despair when his captain Nemanja Vidic was shown a straight red card for a late challenge on Eden Hazard in the closing seconds of the match.
Chelsea's victory also brought up 100 EPL victories for manager Jose Mourinho in just 142 matches.
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The feisty Portuguese manager might be pleased to know that he has ticked off 100 Premier League wins faster than his old rival Sir Alex Ferguson, who needed 162 matches in charge of Manchester United to reach the milestone.
For United, who are seventh in the table and 14 points off Arsenal's lead, and Moyes, victory over their chief rivals would be tonic enough for now.
"Of course 100 matches is nice, it's one more fantastic thing for my career," Mourinho told broadcaster Sky Sports. "But the most important thing is to win the match.
"It now opens a little gap between us, Man Utd and Liverpool and we are in contact with Arsenal and Manchester City."
Commenting on the title defense, Moyes added: "It's a long way away. We'll never say it's gone for us and we'll do our best to get back in it if we can."

 

[vesicles]

Isn't her husband her coach?

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

As for the Super Bowl I do not like the idea of the Super Bowl being played in a cold weather climate. It's all NFL politics.

American football which is over 120+ years old was never intended to be played in the dead of Winter. It's a fall sport. But the NFL has extended the season out because of the sports popularity in the US. The same has happened to college football. When I was a kid colleges played only 9 or 10 games.. now they play as many as 13 if you included conference championship games. Plus many teams play bowl games. I think there are 35 Bowl games.. that is ridiculous. That means 70 of the NCAA FBS schools get to go to a bowl game. There are only 120 or so FBS schools.

When I was a kid 50 years ago the final NFL Championship game took place in Late December. The lengthening of the season pushed playoff games into January. And yes I know about the '67 Championship game in Green Bay. That game was played on December 31st and it was -13F.

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I actually like a football game played in snow. It fits the tough and rough image of the American football. Nothing beats the image of football players in their full gear fighting in a snow storm. It's like watching a thunderbird flying ahead of a storm. So exciting!

 

[bd popeye]

I actually like a football game played in snow. It fits the tough and rough image of the American football. Nothing beats the image of football players in their full gear fighting in a snow storm. It's like watching a thunderbird flying ahead of a storm. So exciting!

I honestly feel a Super Bowl game should be played in the optimum conditions possible to give both teams an chance to perform their best. Just my opinion.

IMO the Super Bowl should be limited to warm weather cities and domed stadiums...I know many would disagree with me. I'm not here to agrue.

 

[Jeff Head]

I honestly feel a Super Bowl game should be played in the optimum conditions possible to give both teams an chance to perform their best. Just my opinion.

Well, whatever the conditions, this Super Bowl has the chance to be a classic.

It will be pitting the number one offensive team in the NFL against the number one defensive team in the NFL. That type of thing does not happen too often.

The Seahawks were ranked first in the league in pass defense, total defense and scoring defense during the regular season. The Broncos were first in pass offense, total offense and scoring offense.

Has the makings for a heck of a game.

 

[vesicles]

Well, whatever the conditions, this Super Bowl has the chance to be a classic.

It will be pitting the number one offensive team in the NFL against the number one defensive team in the NFL. That type of thing does not happen too often.

The Seahawks were ranked first in the league in pass defense, total defense and scoring defense during the regular season. The Broncos were first in pass offense, total offense and scoring offense.

Has the makings for a heck of a game.

Go Peyton!

 

[Equation]

Go Peyton!

SEAHAWKS babe! Peyton has a superbowl ring already, he doesn't need another one.

 

[Equation]

Isn't her husband her coach?

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Not anymore, Carlos Rodriguez is her new coach for over a year or so. And ever since she had imroved her game. I've watched an interview about her on CCTV where she says there is a difference between someone else that's doing the coaching can really pushed her hard in training, unlike her husband/coach can't really try to do that without risking losing their marriage.

 

[Jeff Head]

Go Peyton!

I believe Peyton Manning will go down in NFL history as one of the top 2 or 3 quarterbacks of all time. His brother is not too shabby either.

 

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I believe Peyton Manning will go down in NFL history as one of the top 2 or 3 quarterbacks of all time. His brother is not too shabby either.

True, but I think Tom Brady is slightly better than him though. I mean he got it all, 3 Superbowl rings, money, good looks, and a super model for a wife (Giselle Bundchen).