On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:42:47 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Wet and cold won't favor either team. Did you know the 'Hawks practice
with a wet football? They dunk it into a garbage can filled with water
before every practice snap. More accurately replicates the usual
playing conditions.

A lot of teams do that if the weather is going to be questionable.

People don't realise this, but the problem with throwing a wet weather
football isn't the grip - it's the weight. American footballs are
made with a special patented Chemical process called Grip-Tite and
grip is further enhanced by the special pebbling process used when the
leather is tanned and formed. Under certain conditions, an American
football can gain as much as 6 ounces of weight.

Which is not to say that wet, cold footballs don't have gripping
problems, but the main problem is the variable weight.

Damn, I learn something new every day!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Wet and cold won't favor either team. Did you know the 'Hawks practice
with a wet football? They dunk it into a garbage can filled with water
before every practice snap. More accurately replicates the usual
playing conditions.

A lot of teams do that if the weather is going to be questionable.

People don't realise this, but the problem with throwing a wet weather
football isn't the grip - it's the weight. American footballs are
made with a special patented Chemical process called Grip-Tite and
grip is further enhanced by the special pebbling process used when the
leather is tanned and formed. Under certain conditions, an American
football can gain as much as 6 ounces of weight.

Which is not to say that wet, cold footballs don't have gripping
problems, but the main problem is the variable weight.


You guys should upsize those puny american footballs.
Our balls are bigger than yours!
Heck.. even our fields & end zones are bigger.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Wet and cold won't favor either team. Did you know the 'Hawks practice
with a wet football? They dunk it into a garbage can filled with water
before every practice snap. More accurately replicates the usual
playing conditions.

A lot of teams do that if the weather is going to be questionable.

People don't realise this, but the problem with throwing a wet weather
football isn't the grip - it's the weight. American footballs are
made with a special patented Chemical process called Grip-Tite and
grip is further enhanced by the special pebbling process used when the
leather is tanned and formed. Under certain conditions, an American
football can gain as much as 6 ounces of weight.

Which is not to say that wet, cold footballs don't have gripping
problems, but the main problem is the variable weight.

Comparison chart... http://www.13thman.com/cflvsnfl.html

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Dec 31, 1:13?pm, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:20:49 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould





wrote:
On Dec 30, 3:42?pm, John H. wrote:
...and whoever's playing Dallas.

So far, today is a good day!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Good luck next weekend.

Your revitalized Redskins are on a roll, but you've drawn the Seahawks
in the first playoff round. Seattle lost one game at home all season,
(and just barely). It should be an interesting matchup. We learned
yesterday that Seattle's second string can't even beat the 2-13
Falcons, so if the starters don't show up in good health and with
their "A" game on your team could add at least one more game to the
micaculous run with which they ended the regular season.

My brother's wanting me to fly out and watch the game with him. Says he'll
feed me dinner and buy all the beer. Of course, he knows I don't drink.

Miraculous is definitely the right word. We're all wondering where the hell
the team has been hiding. Hopefully, the weather will be very wet and cold.
The 'Skins like that.
--
John H

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Let me know if you come to town, we'll go for a boat ride. :-)

Wet and cold won't favor either team. Did you know the 'Hawks practice
with a wet football? They dunk it into a garbage can filled with water
before every practice snap. More accurately replicates the usual
playing conditions.

You're probably right, but I think the crap weather helped the 'skins
against Dallas.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Dec 31, 1:13?pm, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:20:49 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould





wrote:
On Dec 30, 3:42?pm, John H. wrote:
...and whoever's playing Dallas.
So far, today is a good day!
--
John H
"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."
Good luck next weekend.
Your revitalized Redskins are on a roll, but you've drawn the Seahawks
in the first playoff round. Seattle lost one game at home all season,
(and just barely). It should be an interesting matchup. We learned
yesterday that Seattle's second string can't even beat the 2-13
Falcons, so if the starters don't show up in good health and with
their "A" game on your team could add at least one more game to the
micaculous run with which they ended the regular season.
My brother's wanting me to fly out and watch the game with him. Says he'll
feed me dinner and buy all the beer. Of course, he knows I don't drink.

Miraculous is definitely the right word. We're all wondering where the hell
the team has been hiding. Hopefully, the weather will be very wet and cold.
The 'Skins like that.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Let me know if you come to town, we'll go for a boat ride. :-)

Wet and cold won't favor either team. Did you know the 'Hawks practice
with a wet football? They dunk it into a garbage can filled with water
before every practice snap. More accurately replicates the usual
playing conditions.

You're probably right, but I think the crap weather helped the 'skins
against Dallas.

Dallas already had home field advantage sewn up and the game didn't mean
anything to Dallas except for pride and injury. That last play of the
first half almost cost Dallas their QB. Letting TO sit on the sidelines
was smart too, let him heal for the 2nd round of playoffs.

On Dec 30 2007, 3:42�pm, John H.
wrote:
...and whoever's playing Dallas.

So far, today is a good day!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."


Well played!

Fortunately for Seattle, the victory is awarded to the team that
scores the most points. If the game had been determined by who played
the better football, the outcome should have been much closer than the
final score.

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:04:08 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Dec 30 2007, 3:42?pm, John H.
wrote:
...and whoever's playing Dallas.

So far, today is a good day!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."


Well played!

Fortunately for Seattle, the victory is awarded to the team that
scores the most points. If the game had been determined by who played
the better football, the outcome should have been much closer than the
final score.


Perhaps I'm bitter, but I didn't think it was well played at all. The
Redskins blew too many opportunities and made too many stupid mistakes to
win that game. Seattle played well, or at least they didn't shoot
themselves in the foot at every opportunity.

I can't even blame it on the officiating, pro-Seattle that it was. :)

Good game, Chuck. Now I have to figure out how to finance the money I lost
to my brothers out there.

Crap.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:04:08 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Dec 30 2007, 3:42?pm, John H.
wrote:
...and whoever's playing Dallas.

So far, today is a good day!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Well played!

Fortunately for Seattle, the victory is awarded to the team that
scores the most points. If the game had been determined by who played
the better football, the outcome should have been much closer than the
final score.


Perhaps I'm bitter, but I didn't think it was well played at all. The
Redskins blew too many opportunities and made too many stupid mistakes to
win that game. Seattle played well, or at least they didn't shoot
themselves in the foot at every opportunity.

I can't even blame it on the officiating, pro-Seattle that it was. :)

Good game, Chuck. Now I have to figure out how to finance the money I lost
to my brothers out there.

Crap.

Can we stoke the fires of a quarterback controversy now or do we wait
until August?

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:28:23 -0500, BAR wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:04:08 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Dec 30 2007, 3:42?pm, John H.
wrote:
...and whoever's playing Dallas.

So far, today is a good day!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Well played!

Fortunately for Seattle, the victory is awarded to the team that
scores the most points. If the game had been determined by who played
the better football, the outcome should have been much closer than the
final score.


Perhaps I'm bitter, but I didn't think it was well played at all. The
Redskins blew too many opportunities and made too many stupid mistakes to
win that game. Seattle played well, or at least they didn't shoot
themselves in the foot at every opportunity.

I can't even blame it on the officiating, pro-Seattle that it was. :)

Good game, Chuck. Now I have to figure out how to finance the money I lost
to my brothers out there.

Crap.

Can we stoke the fires of a quarterback controversy now or do we wait
until August?

Let's wait. My wife was in tears last night. I was just ****ed.

I suppose we'll never know whether to blame Collins or Moss for that one
TD, but it makes little difference.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:14:01 -0500, John H.
wrote:

I can't even blame it on the officiating, pro-Seattle that it was. :)

ROTFL!!