The 2011-12 U.S. Sports Thread

**The-Hawkster** · 6-2-12,01:55

Pats DL coming up big in the Redzone again, close game.

**Beige** · 6-2-12,02:03

Thank you, Tom Brady.

**-CADS-** · 6-2-12,02:04

Why did Brady throw that? There was always a big chance that would be intercepted.

**-Chris-** · 6-2-12,02:06

Originally Posted by CharlieAdamDontSurf

Why did Brady throw that? There was always a big chance that would be intercepted.

Because he's a ****.

**-CADS-** · 6-2-12,02:07

Originally Posted by -Chris-

Because he's a ****.

Wouldn't go that far.

**caspertheghost** · 6-2-12,02:15

the mega blow-outs of the likes of SB XX are long gone

**Liverdinner** · 6-2-12,02:16

Madonna was quality.

Nicky Minaj is absolute crap and not even that hot.

**caspertheghost** · 6-2-12,02:32

to quote great satan himself - "squeaky bum time"

**Beige** · 6-2-12,02:34

Very much so. Field goal is good for the win.

**RodgersThat** · 6-2-12,02:36

WHAT A CATCH by Manningham !

Oh I agree that Nicki Minaj is terrible. MIA is so hot but that outfit was completely bleah.....
Madonna .... wow ..

**Beige** · 6-2-12,02:46

Now it's pretty squeaky.

**The-Hawkster** · 6-2-12,02:47

Well very rarely you see an offensive TD being favourable for the defence but Brady gets a big chance now, Giants defence though have come up big since giving up that last touchdown.
What a great finish to the game though.

**The-Hawkster** · 6-2-12,02:51

Hailmary time.

**Beige** · 6-2-12,02:53

And the Giants win the Super Bowl. Boooyaaah! Easy money. Madden did it again. Good match.

**-CADS-** · 6-2-12,02:55

**The-Hawkster** · 6-2-12,02:55

Wow that was so, so close to being a catch.

Well done Giants, even though they did dump my Niners out in the Championship game, at least we lost to the eventual winners & another classic Super Bowl between the Giants & Patriots.

**Beige** · 6-2-12,02:55

Originally Posted by CharlieAdamDontSurf

Wipe those tears, la'. You can still have Tom's babies.

**Airbo** · 6-2-12,02:56

Patriots: no video, no Lombardis.

**-CADS-** · 6-2-12,02:56

Originally Posted by Airbo

Patriots: no video, no Lombardis.

**christhered** · 6-2-12,03:04

Patriots will be kicking themselves to be honest, had the chances and blew it, even the final few plays they just didnt stick.

**Zull** · 6-2-12,03:29

Yayayayayy !!!

What a close game tonight ! And the G.Men won, that couldn't be any better !

Now Liverpool to win the Carling and this month could be one of the best ever !

**Roshi98** · 6-2-12,03:50

Originally Posted by Airbo

Patriots: no video, no Lombardis.

That was 5 years ago, get over it. And the games in question were pre-season affairs. Oh, and EVERY team was doing it but the Pats got caught. Everyone with inside knowledge of the game acknowledged this at the time. It was a zero-sum game for all involved.

**RodgersThat** · 6-2-12,03:57

Congrats Zull. I never wrote off the G-men .. there was plenty of time for their comeback.

**Roshi98** · 6-2-12,03:58

Despite the last minute score putting the Giants ahead for good, that will likely go down as one of the dullest Super Bowls in recent memory.

The Giants were 9-7 in the regular season and they played like a 9-7 team tonight. The Pats were hamstrung by inept team selection (leaving in the seriously hobbled Gronkowski and the entirely ineffectual Ochocinco) and a quarterback who seems to have lost his ability to make plays that count in big situations. Tom Brady was horrible tonight, there's just no getting past that fact. There were some dropped passes in the last possession sequence that might have turned the tide, but it was Brady who made poor decisions, in the very first possession and throughout the game, that allowed the Giants to stay within striking distance.

Credit to the Giants who backed up their big talk leading into the game and doing what they had to do to win, but really this game was tactically boring, unevenly executed by both sides, and in six-month's time will be entirely forgotten. For me, it was equivalent to the most ordinary regular season game one is forced to watch at a colleague's house during a holiday party.

**BostonFans** · 6-2-12,07:14

Originally Posted by Roshi98

That was 5 years ago, get over it. And the games in question were pre-season affairs. Oh, and EVERY team was doing it but the Pats got caught. Everyone with inside knowledge of the game acknowledged this at the time. It was a zero-sum game for all involved.

Not to be pedantic, but they also filmed the red zone drills of the St. Louis Rams practicing before the Super Bowl.

**Airbo** · 6-2-12,08:14

Originally Posted by Roshi98

That was 5 years ago, get over it. And the games in question were pre-season affairs. Oh, and EVERY team was doing it but the Pats got caught. Everyone with inside knowledge of the game acknowledged this at the time. It was a zero-sum game for all involved.

Easy now. Just having a laugh. Still true though

**arwales** · 6-2-12,08:30

Maybe the Patriots are just crap?

**lfcstlouis** · 6-2-12,14:04

Originally Posted by Roshi98

Despite the last minute score putting the Giants ahead for good, that will likely go down as one of the dullest Super Bowls in recent memory.

The Giants were 9-7 in the regular season and they played like a 9-7 team tonight. The Pats were hamstrung by inept team selection (leaving in the seriously hobbled Gronkowski and the entirely ineffectual Ochocinco) and a quarterback who seems to have lost his ability to make plays that count in big situations. Tom Brady was horrible tonight, there's just no getting past that fact. There were some dropped passes in the last possession sequence that might have turned the tide, but it was Brady who made poor decisions, in the very first possession and throughout the game, that allowed the Giants to stay within striking distance.

Credit to the Giants who backed up their big talk leading into the game and doing what they had to do to win, but really this game was tactically boring, unevenly executed by both sides, and in six-month's time will be entirely forgotten. For me, it was equivalent to the most ordinary regular season game one is forced to watch at a colleague's house during a holiday party.

I'm sorry the team you wanted to win didn't, but that was a great game. It was exciting, nailbiting, and the winning score came in the last minute of a game. What more could you want? I guess if your team could catch a football then you might have a had a chance, and then you might have said differently.

**Roshi98** · 6-2-12,14:05

Originally Posted by BostonFans

Not to be pedantic, but they also filmed the red zone drills of the St. Louis Rams practicing before the Super Bowl.

That story was found to be misreported by a Boston-area newspaper and the article was fully retracted. There was never any evidence of wrongdoing by the Patriots in that matter.

**Roshi98** · 6-2-12,14:09

Originally Posted by lfcstlouis

I'm sorry the team you wanted to win didn't, but that was a great game. It was exciting, nailbiting, and the winning score came in the last minute of a game. What more could you want? I guess if your team could catch a football then you might have a had a chance, and then you might have said differently.

Does it really seem like I'm making excuses for the Patriots missing so many opportunities? Saying a game is boring is not the same as excusing the poor play of a team.

It was only nailbiting in the last 10 minutes, which, as it turned out, was the only part of the game worth watching. The rest of it was an exceedingly dull affair with a mediocre team beating a better team who played a notch or two below what they're capable of.

Kind of like we've seen with our Reds playing "smaller" sides to draws and losses this season.

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