Great game...
 

Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

Great game...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

Should have been the Niners.

Great game...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

I agree. I remember watching Eli Manning's dad, Archie, as quarterback at
Ole Miss. I attended a game in Oxford, MS during the 1960s. Don't remember
if he could pass or not, but he was an exciting runner. Really all over the
field. Would probably run 150 yards to make a 50 yard gain. What a legacy
with his sons.

Great game...
 

On Feb 3, 10:17*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. *:)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

Think of the positive. We don't have to listen to the rest of the
country cry for another year;)

Great game...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

The best team *always* wins.

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:17:01 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Best Super Bowl in a long time.

==================

Yes.

Go Giants !

Great game...
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:17:01 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Best Super Bowl in a long time.

==================

Yes.

Go Giants !



Yep, congrats to the Giants and their fans. The Giants played an
outstanding game, damit.

Eisboch

Great game...
 

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.

Great game...
 

On Sun, 3 Feb 08, whbruce wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote:
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)
Best Super Bowl in a long time.

I agree. I remember watching Eli Manning's dad, Archie, as quarterback at
Ole Miss. I attended a game in Oxford, MS during the 1960s. Don't remember
if he could pass or not, but he was an exciting runner. Really all over the
field. Would probably run 150 yards to make a 50 yard gain. What a legacy
with his sons.

Yes, Archie had one helluva strong arm and accurate too But with the
Saints, he never had a decent line and seldom a decent receiver. He
spent his entire career scrambling. He was an all around, do
everything well, make things happen, athlete. And he had good success
at Ole Miss because he had a team around him. Unfortunately, he never
had that luxury in all his years with the Saints. In most cases, he
was the only reason fans went to the ball games. One losing season
after another, Saints fans would go (sometimes with paper bags over
their heads) only to watch Archie scramble and get himself out of one
impossible situation after another. He was a Super Bowl caliber
Quarterback who played year after year for an otherwise dismal and
mismanaged team. But he loved New Orleans and he never complained even
once that I know of.
He's a fine fellow with a great attitude both on and off the field.

Rick

Great game...
 

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

Great game...
 

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 21:42:24 -0600, "William Bruce"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

I agree. I remember watching Eli Manning's dad, Archie, as quarterback at
Ole Miss. I attended a game in Oxford, MS during the 1960s. Don't remember
if he could pass or not, but he was an exciting runner. Really all over the
field. Would probably run 150 yards to make a 50 yard gain. What a legacy
with his sons.

Archie was a class act. Unfortunately, he played for an owner, John
Mecom, who was a complete and total moron and never gave him the tools
he needed to win.

I was at the game when Tom Dempsey, he of the club foot, kicked the 63
yard field goal. I almost missed it - my friend and I were walking
out of Tulane Stadium when they were setting up for the field goal and
we turned around in the entrance way to watch it. :)

Great game...
 

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? :)

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:14:04 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:17:01 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Best Super Bowl in a long time.

==================

Yes.

Go Giants !

I was going to bet you a steak dinner next time you were up this way.

Whew... :)

Great game...
 

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

Great game...
 

Sam wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

The best team *always* wins.


I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4
quarters. The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he
felt the pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Great game...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:14:04 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:17:01 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Best Super Bowl in a long time.
==================

Yes.

Go Giants !

I was going to bet you a steak dinner next time you were up this way.

Whew... :)

I sure am glad you took my up on my bet. Please send me the $1000 via
certified check.

Great game...
 

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. :)

Great game...
 

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. ;-)

Great game...
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..


I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4 quarters.
The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he felt the
pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Hey, you could have gone to dinner and a movie with Harry.

Eisboch

Great game...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..

I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4 quarters.
The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he felt the
pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Hey, you could have gone to dinner and a movie with Harry.

Eisboch




Doubtful. None of the a**holes I associate with are anonymous.

Great game...
 

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)

Great game...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..

I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4 quarters.
The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he felt the
pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Hey, you could have gone to dinner and a movie with Harry.

Eisboch


Eisboch,

Dinner and a movie and back in 30 minutes, that seems a little too
rushed for me, but then again, dinner with Harry might have seemed like
a lifetime.

I had dinner, a beer and one hell of a game. A group of us went up to
the local pub and had a great night. The only thing I missed was Paula
lackluster performance, but I did see in online.

Those Samsung Plasma TV's did look nice.

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:25:39 -0000, wrote:

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.

It's like Hillary - enivitable. :)

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. ;-)

So it's your fault the Pats lost?

Figures. :)

Great game...
 

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.

Great game...
 

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!

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:17:01 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Wrong team won, but it was still a great game. :)

Best Super Bowl in a long time.

Absolutely. Cost me big bucks, but it was a great game.
--
John H

Great game...
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..


I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4 quarters.
The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he felt the
pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Hey, you could have gone to dinner and a movie with Harry.

Eisboch


Did anyone else wonder if Brady should have gone for a field goal on that
4th down in the first half. I believe he threw an incomplete pass and the
Giants took over. After that play and the way the New York defence kept
getting at Brady, and Manning being relatively untouched, I had a feeling it
would turn out the way it did.
note: I only watched about 2/3rds of the game.

Great game...
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..


I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4
quarters. The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he
felt the pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Hey, you could have gone to dinner and a movie with Harry.

Eisboch


Did anyone else wonder if Brady should have gone for a field goal on that
4th down in the first half. I believe he threw an incomplete pass and the
Giants took over. After that play and the way the New York defence kept
getting at Brady, and Manning being relatively untouched, I had a feeling
it would turn out the way it did.
note: I only watched about 2/3rds of the game.


I took notice of that. But, who woulda thunk, that early in the game.
Too bad you watched only 2/3rds of the game. The last 6 minutes of the
forth quarter kept you on the edge of your seat, especially when even the
announcers were talking about how the Pats were only a minute or so away
from setting football history by going 19-0.

Eisboch

Great game...
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in
message . ..


I was rooting for NE, but the Giants played a better game for 4
quarters. The offensive line could not protect Brady, 5 sacks and he
felt the pressure on just about every play.

What I did like to see is two very great teams play aggressive football
for 60 minutes. It really doesn't get any better.

Hey, you could have gone to dinner and a movie with Harry.

Eisboch


Did anyone else wonder if Brady should have gone for a field goal on that
4th down in the first half. I believe he threw an incomplete pass and the
Giants took over. After that play and the way the New York defence kept
getting at Brady, and Manning being relatively untouched, I had a feeling
it would turn out the way it did.
note: I only watched about 2/3rds of the game.


I took notice of that. But, who woulda thunk, that early in the game.
Too bad you watched only 2/3rds of the game. The last 6 minutes of the
forth quarter kept you on the edge of your seat, especially when even the
announcers were talking about how the Pats were only a minute or so away
from setting football history by going 19-0.

Eisboch



I did see the last quarter... I wasn't feeling well so took a nap at
halftime and work up at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Have to admit...that game was more exciting tham the vast majority of Stupor
Bowls.

Great game...
 

On Mon, 4 Feb 08, Tim wrote:
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)

and:
"Football is a children's game..... played by very LARGE children" (no
idea who said that)

Rick

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:07:22 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Go Giants !

I was going to bet you a steak dinner next time you were up this way.

Whew... :)


Nice thought but I probably would not have bet. Based on the game 4
weeks ago it seemed likely that the Giants would give a good account
of themselves, but frankly I wasn't at all sure they could win it.

It was really anybody's game up until the last play with seconds to
go.

Some of our friends here took the loss badly, don't know if money was
involved or just egos.

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:39:10 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:07:22 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Go Giants !

I was going to bet you a steak dinner next time you were up this way.

Whew... :)

Nice thought but I probably would not have bet. Based on the game 4
weeks ago it seemed likely that the Giants would give a good account
of themselves, but frankly I wasn't at all sure they could win it.

It was really anybody's game up until the last play with seconds to
go.

Some of our friends here took the loss badly, don't know if money was
involved or just egos.

Oh my gosh - the sports radio station WEEI is suicidal - the callers
are suicidal. I'll bet half of them throw themselves off the Tobin
Bridge tonight. :)

Good lord - 18-1 season, we still have the best quarterback in
football who owns all but one record, the best coach in football who
has the best overall record of any coach in the NFL and been to the
Super Bowl game and in the playoffs more times in ten years than any
other team in the NFL.

I thought Grady Little not pulling Pedro Martinez was bad - this is
worse.

Jeezeum pete - get over it. It was a good game - could have gone
either way.

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

Great game...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
It's not like we're not going back again next year.

Jeeeze... it's gonna get crowded. The Packers are going too! ;-)

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:23:45 -0600, lid wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
It's not like we're not going back again next year.

Jeeeze... it's gonna get crowded. The Packers are going too! ;-)

Best of both worlds for rme - big time Cheesehead.

My mother's family has had season tickets since the place opened.

Great game...
 

On Mon, 04 Feb 08, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
My mother's family has had season tickets since the place opened.

Lots of Packers fans here in South Mississippi.
Kiln, MS (right next door to me here) was annexed by Green Bay and
it's now considered their southernmost suburb ;-)

Great game...
 

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.

Great game...
 

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:04:16 -0000, wrote:

Maybe, but many of the Patriots are getting a little long in the tooth

They have fangs.