On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:02:33 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


It's not like we're not going back again next year.

Maybe, but many of the Patriots are getting a little long in the tooth.
There might be a couple of retirements coming.

On Feb 3, 7:17�pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. �:)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

My theory is that the Pats fell victim to their own press, and
possibly didn't realize until too late in the game that they wouldn't
be able to sleep walk through four quarters and automatically go home
with the title.

Example- last couple of minutes of the game. 4-5 Pats have hold of
some part or another of Eli Manning. It looks like lights out for the
Giants. Suddenly Manning (not a great big guy by NFL standards) just
simply wiggles free and can complete a play for a decent gain. The
Pats were already visualizing their Super Bowl rings, but Manning was
visualizing the end zone.

The Giants, on the other hand, knew they would have to paly the game
of their lives to have a chance against the "unbeatable" Pats- and so
they did.

The Giants defense really carried the day, IMO, with the offense
performing brilliantly just at those critical moments when it mattered
most.

On Sun, 3 Feb 08, Chuck Gould wrote:

On Feb 3, 7:17?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. ?:)
Best Super Bowl in a long time.

My theory is that the Pats fell victim to their own press, and
possibly didn't realize until too late in the game that they wouldn't
be able to sleep walk through four quarters and automatically go home
with the title.

I adamantly disagree.
The Patriots were damn lucky to win against the Giants in the regular
season game and they knew EXACTLY what they were up against. Last
night the Giants simply executed better and had a better game plan.

Example- last couple of minutes of the game. 4-5 Pats have hold of
some part or another of Eli Manning. It looks like lights out for the
Giants. Suddenly Manning (not a great big guy by NFL standards) just
simply wiggles free and can complete a play for a decent gain.

Reminded me of his Daddy ;-)
Archie did exactly that on almost every down of his career with the
Saints lol!

Rick

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 23:35:01 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

The Giants, on the other hand, knew they would have to paly the game
of their lives to have a chance against the "unbeatable" Pats- and so
they did.

Therre is the key - right there.

Sometimes, it just ain't gonna happen, ya know? :)

On Mon, 04 Feb 08, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Sun, 3 Feb 08, Chuck Gould wrote:
The Giants, on the other hand, knew they would have to paly the game
of their lives to have a chance against the "unbeatable" Pats- and so
they did.

Therre is the key - right there.

They also had to play the game of their lives two weeks earlier
against the Packers. And they did.
hmmm.... seems to be a pattern here somewhere ;-)

Rick

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:15:25 -0600, lid wrote:

On Mon, 04 Feb 08, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Sun, 3 Feb 08, Chuck Gould wrote:
The Giants, on the other hand, knew they would have to paly the game
of their lives to have a chance against the "unbeatable" Pats- and so
they did.

Therre is the key - right there.

They also had to play the game of their lives two weeks earlier
against the Packers. And they did.
hmmm.... seems to be a pattern here somewhere ;-)

I thought the Giants would give them a game, but I didn't think the
Pats would lose.

Hey - that's why they call it a game. :)

And they did go 18-0, undefeated in the regular season and one more
than those lame ass Dolphins. :)

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:13:48 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


I thought the Giants would give them a game, but I didn't think the Pats
would lose.

I was surprised at the betting line. The last I heard the Patriots were
12 point favorites. That seemed rather high, considering the Giants only
lost by three a couple of weeks ago.


Hey - that's why they call it a game. :)

And they did go 18-0, undefeated in the regular season and one more than
those lame ass Dolphins. :)

After years of watching the Giants find a new way to lose, I gave up
rooting for them mid-season. It seems to have worked. ;-)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:15:25 -0600, lid wrote:

On Mon, 04 Feb 08, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Sun, 3 Feb 08, Chuck Gould wrote:
The Giants, on the other hand, knew they would have to paly the game
of their lives to have a chance against the "unbeatable" Pats- and so
they did.
Therre is the key - right there.
They also had to play the game of their lives two weeks earlier
against the Packers. And they did.
hmmm.... seems to be a pattern here somewhere ;-)

I thought the Giants would give them a game, but I didn't think the
Pats would lose.

Hey - that's why they call it a game. :)

And they did go 18-0, undefeated in the regular season and one more
than those lame ass Dolphins. :)

@hen it came time to put the cap on the whole season they changed a 0 in
the L column to a 1. Best team to have ever lost the Super Bowl.

On Feb 3, 9:17 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

a couple quotes:

"Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American
life: violence and committee meetings." (George F. Will)

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't
like
that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. "
(Bill Shankly)

Tim wrote:
On Feb 3, 9:17 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

a couple quotes:

"Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American
life: violence and committee meetings." (George F. Will)

Will is a baseball snob.

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't
like
that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. "
(Bill Shankly)

Damn right!