10-19-2008, 05:21 PM | #251 | |
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The same ref earlier took out an LSU defender going up against a TE on a crossing route, leading to a big gain. (Maybe this take down was a makeup hit? ) |
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10-19-2008, 05:31 PM | #252 |
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LOL!!
It was a flashback! He was back in high school, college...something...that is just awesome...
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10-19-2008, 07:00 PM | #253 | |
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But it is completely blantant. That's not only a firing, there needs to be a gambling investigation in that one. Holy Cow! |
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10-19-2008, 08:06 PM | #254 |
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10-19-2008, 08:14 PM | #255 | |
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Nope. It's just we have much more access to everything, 24 hours a day. Everything gets broadcasted, scrutinized and replayed to a far greater extent than ever before. |
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10-19-2008, 08:21 PM | #256 | |
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Exactly. You all get the best angles to see thing. Go down on field level and make split second decision and then tell me it's not a tough job. |
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10-19-2008, 10:00 PM | #257 | |
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I know it's not, but it just looks so photoshopped. |
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10-19-2008, 10:21 PM | #258 |
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Yeah it looks like one of those Nike or whatever it was commercials where they altered all those historic sports moments to end the opposite way. Definitely this version has that vibe to it.
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10-20-2008, 09:40 AM | #259 | |
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I'm sure you're right.. I also think the stakes are much higher nowdays and chances for corruption are much higher. |
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10-20-2008, 11:00 AM | #260 | |
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Really sorry to hear about the stands skirmish. That's unacceptable. I suppose every school has their idiots, but wow. Sorry. I finally got to watch the game last night. I didn't think the hold was a bad call (the running into the kicker was worse). At the very least, the hold was sort of a lifetime achievement penalty, as I think that was the first (or second--maybe there was one called on Ford early in the game) hold called and I saw multiple occasions where #93 and #91 were impeded in their progress toward the quarterback. Clemson's defense was impressive. The speed up front is great. I thought the Clemson offense was much better once they settled into a more traditional set. Harper clearly wasn't the problem. I think Johnson has the skill kids that he needs right now. Dwyer is a horse and Nesbitt will be very, very good. The problem is that the interior of the offensive line is just a mess. Anyhow, good luck to Clemson the rest of the season. And for Radii, JIMGA and the other GT fans, I actually think Tech will be favored in every ACC game the rest of the season. Has to be one game at a time. College Football News has pretty spot on analysis. The team is good enough, because of the defense, to win every game the rest of the way (even Georgia), but the offense is giving so little margin for error right now that no game is a sure thing. |
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10-20-2008, 11:21 AM | #261 |
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The Georgia Tech fan must have been from Philadelphia
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10-20-2008, 11:22 AM | #262 |
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HAHAHA
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10-20-2008, 11:32 AM | #263 |
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10-20-2008, 11:52 AM | #264 |
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10-20-2008, 01:54 PM | #265 |
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10-20-2008, 02:30 PM | #266 | |
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It looks exactly like the third base ump tracking Youkilis to make sure he couldn't get to the foul ball last night But did the ref really throw a forearm shiver at the QB. That's the part that makes me wonder. Did he really track along the path of the QB and then throw a shiver at him? It really does look like a LB got 'shopped.
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10-20-2008, 03:07 PM | #267 | |
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I think Vandy is more creative than that. They just hung around town after the game to get a backup DL liquored up
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10-20-2008, 03:26 PM | #268 |
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10-20-2008, 03:39 PM | #269 |
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Rule #1 of attending sports events: Don't get involved in skirmishes, even as "peacemaker".
I was at the World Series last year in Denver when there was shenianigans 10 feet from me. I jumped down about 10 rows as not to risk getting kicked out of there (there's no way security can sort things out properly - they'll err on the side of ejecting anyone even remotely involved). Last edited by molson : 10-20-2008 at 03:40 PM. |
10-20-2008, 06:29 PM | #270 |
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I think that ref in the South Carolina game was just auditioning for the next Buffalo Wild Wings commercial.
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10-21-2008, 08:11 AM | #271 |
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Apparently the ref was a linebacker in college. Flashback? Instincts?
ESPN - Spurrier, SEC clear official in collision with South Carolina QB Garcia - College Football
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10-21-2008, 02:27 PM | #272 | |
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Rule #2 is fast approaching "don't bring the family". I've had good and bad experiences. I think I could take my kids to a Carolina Hurricanes game, as long as Buffalo wasn't playing. I've seen some very good-natured opposing fans even at playoff games, but the Buffalo fans weren't very good-natured. But hockey in this area is a largely family affair with LOTS of parents there with kids, which seems to help temper the atmosphere and keep it from getting too wild. My brother took his family to last year's Indy/Pats game, and won't ever take them to another NFL game again, at least not until they are in college or something. I felt okay at the Carolina Cobras Arena League games, but I don't know if I'd felt comfortable with my kids there. Minor league baseball has seemed cool. Durham Bulls and Carolina Mudcats games are pretty nice family events. But with all the drinking and the problems that generally leads to, I'd be nervous taking my kids to any sort of professional or college event until they hit high school or so. I'd be too afraid of hitting what CU Tiger ran into. I don't care what's going on, there is NO reason to dump a drink on a small kid's head. That's completely unacceptable.
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10-21-2008, 02:37 PM | #273 | |
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Major college sports is rapidly reaching that point in my experience, the better the game the worse the problem as a general rule. I know even die-hard 3rd generation UGA people who have stopped going to game because, in his words "it's not fit for women nor children" and the worse behavior comes from the older crowd not the students. I've run into significant problems at both women's college basketball & college baseball games (both of which led to security/police involvement). Pro sports seem to be a mixed bag around here. Hockey environment is okay, baseball & football have the most drunks, minor league hockey is still mostly okay as long as you overlook the few random drunks (good security in the building helps with that).
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Ok, So yesterday I was served papers from the GT fans attny(dont think he was looking for a wuick buck do ya? and BTW they have the same last name, daddy please) ; I promptly supplied the video tape of the event to my attorney and today all charges have been dropped and a formal written apology issued along with a check for my daughters cheerleading outfit. looks like this deal will blow over, For the "dont get involved" crowd, the skirmish was between an apparent GT student and a member of the Clemson '59 team who has been sitting behind us for 5 years. It was 20 on 70......and the 5'9" 170lb 28 year old that decided to dump a drink on the 6'2" 275lb guy's kid's head probably should have thought before he acted. I only hit the guy 2 times; apparently that was enough. Quote:
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These 2 sentiments are sadly true. I pay well (8k in 6 seats) to sit amongst our own and it has been a while since I have had to deal with opposing fans, but with the direction of this season a number of vets have decided to cash out while they can. I was appalled at the behavior of this kid attacking a senior; but even more so at an unrelated adult dumping a drink on a 5 year old kids head....In hind sight I honestly wish I had killed the SOB...he deserved it. As it was Im not sure he will soon forget the GT win of 08...but he doeesnt deserve oxygen. |
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you're 6'2''?
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10-21-2008, 09:15 PM | #276 |
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Cheers CU....I would have had to have been pulled of the guy, with my foot being surgically removed from his ass...
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10-21-2008, 09:50 PM | #277 |
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Did I miss it, or have we not yet heard from someone on that ass-raping handed out by the Big XII's 2nd (or was it 3rd?) best team this past weekend?
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10-21-2008, 11:35 PM | #278 | |
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I've had many of these same thoughts and concerns. I've considered going to a Canes or Wolfpack game and bringing along my oldest daughter, but I've decided against it simply because I didn't want to deal with issues surrounding obnoxious fans (granted, as you note, may not be as much of an issue with our local teams, but my luck would give me the one idiot in thousands right next to me). |
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