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Crowd goes nuts. YEA, TOM!!!

barefooted — Fri, 08 May 2015 00:45:53 +0000

Crowd goes wild. YEA, TOM!!! What do you think of the report? BOO!!! I'll tell ya later. YEA!!!

Sigh.

Wouldn't surprise me. But

barefooted — Thu, 07 May 2015 23:03:55 +0000

In reply to This opens up the question of

Wouldn't surprise me. But that Seahawks play was the worst call in Super Bowl history (only slightly debatable), so what happened next was practically preordained.

The questions surrounding whether this was a one-off or a pattern of cheating are reasonable ones, but we'll never know. Adds to the Patriots rep though, which their fans love.

Oooh ... he has a pre-scheduled Q&A tonight. Will reporters let him get away with "Who, me?"

This opens up the question of

rmrd0000 — Thu, 07 May 2015 22:33:07 +0000

In reply to Well, the ball has finally

This opens up the question of whether the Patriots DB realize the formation the Seahwaks were in the the final play of the SB, or did the Patriots steal signals?

Well, the ball has finally

barefooted — Thu, 07 May 2015 22:18:53 +0000

In reply to Ball Talk

Well, the ball has finally dropped on the "deflate-gate" scandal, and it's taken some of Tom Brady's hot air with it (more probably than not). Yep - looks like the handsome, all-pro quarterback was "generally aware" that someone shrunk his balls.

We'll see what, if any, punishment is meted out by the NFL in the days to come. A suspension for Brady? A franchise slap? It stands to reason that the league will have to do something, if for no other purpose than to save what's left of its face.

So, it's Superb Owl 49 Sunday

barefooted — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 22:15:40 +0000

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So, it's Superb Owl 49 Sunday - XLIX for the numerically challenged. The New England Patriots are set to battle the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona, USA. The game footballs have been dusted for prints and are currently secured in a Brinks armored vehicle. Let the overindulging celebrations begin ...

I am a Carolina Panthers fan (a requirement for NC residency waived only for sufferers of early onset March Madness), and cannot abide the Patriots. I have several resons, but only one sets my hair on fire. They stole the Championship from the Panthers - thus far my team's one and only appearance - on Feb. 1st, 2004 in Houston, TX. Oddly, most people don't remember the 32-29 heartbreaking score. Most people don't even remember Superb Owl XXXVIII at all unless you mention "wardrobe malfunction". That's right, trivia fans, eleven years ago today the entire country lost its mind over Janet Jackson's nipple.

Kind of puts deflated balls in perspective, doesn't it? GO SEAHAWKS!

Aw gee, I missed it. But I'm

barefooted — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:03:46 +0000

In reply to I am catching SNL right now.

Aw gee, I missed it. But I'm sure they were on the ball!

I am catching SNL right now.

Richard Day — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 04:33:29 +0000

In reply to Ball Talk

I am catching SNL right now.

I AM LAUGHING.

IT IS GOOD.

CATCH IT, NO LINK RIGHT NOW.

hahahahaha

Are you trying to say that

barefooted — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:43:00 +0000

In reply to Cheese balls, they never

Are you trying to say that games played with balls today won't matter tomorrow, anyway? Perhaps, but much like objects in the rearview mirror, future ball manipulations are closer than they appear. Consider the future of humankind itself - despite your left leaning ball assertion, any good kicker will tell you that if you aim for the balls dead center you'll hit the uprights every time. Thus causing mass deflation in the entire ball zone resulting in a diminishing herd of.gamers overall. Tragic.

There will always be varmints ready to latch on to those low-swing'n donkey chariots. Another good reason to make sure your hands are clean if you let an ass handle your balls. Unless you can prove you're ball-less, (when in doubt, hyphenate), in which case you're already out of the game.

Unless you're a cheerleader. 'Cause when it comes to spectator sports, boobs beat balls every time.

Cheese balls, they never

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:53:46 +0000

In reply to It ain't easy bein' cheesy.

Cheese balls, they never falls - certainly not when cold, it's high, tight and outta sight. (unless you like those jockey shorts, which ironically aren't for jockeys)

Balls are subject to grade inflation, or the soft bigotry of high expectations. And just as reality has a liberal bias, balls usually lean to the left as well - as paraphrased by Wan Hung Lo in the Art of War - something a good secondary will pick up in a tough game.

But the scenario of 11 or 12 (dis)honest men doing a bag check is technically "balls to the wall". Reminds me a bit too much of Bowie & Mercury, but if that's the way you swing (well, not "you" specifically, obviously), have at it. "Pressure Drop" before 100,000 screaming fans - hardly the "We Are The Champions" one'd expect.

"Swing low, sweet chariot" - ever wonder what that song was really about? Sometimes you're just dragging 'em home, a bit like Sisyphus but different - more like a donkey in a rut - and you know how them donkeys hang. (certainly not 11 or 12 in a circle jerk)

So like the proverbial turd in the punch bowl, we got shriveled balls in a Super Bowl. We expected more of our titans. And how did we get to "game ball" anyway? sounds a little mutilated and manipulated - kinda like "last man standing", but with only 1 left, doubt he's too erect. At least I'd be thinking about a doctor more than the next boudoir. Call me a ballless wonder (how many l's in that word?) - haven't followed sports in decades, just those cute ball girls at Wimbledon. But they have a license to handle those orbs.

Still, while everyone talks about the Qback clutching his pearls/handling his man-thing, what about the special team that's required to kick for him in the balls - wouldn't the soft touch keep it from getting to the upright position? And while the kickoff takes place with each half and touchdown, this is the first time I heard confirmed the jerkoff (AKA circle jerk) takes place before game time. Funny the life lessons sports teach you. Like keep your eye on the ball, learn to keep more than one ball in the air, don't put your balls on the line unless you're willing to back it up... but still in the end, it's only a ball game - tomorrow's another day.

No more cough balls for you!

Oxy Mora — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 05:35:52 +0000

In reply to Okay then.

No more cough balls for you, Doctor!