Jan 09 2011

Wildcard Throwball Weekend: Sunday

Did I mention sentiment and loathing?

It’s hard to get worked up about the early game @ 1 pm on CBS.  On the one hand the Ravens are kind of overdogs in comparision to the Chiefs who haven’t been in the playoffs for a long time.  On the other hand I know a rabid Chiefs fan and he’s a total idiot.

Pick ’em.

Now the late game @ 4:30 pm on FOX I can get enthused about.  In the first place I’m only half troll and over the bridge we’re all huge fans of the Pack.  Not to mention it’s the only publicly owned franchise in the NFL so it has that anarcho-syndicalist vibe to it.

And then you have the Iggles, loathsome not just because they play in the same division as my Giants, but also because they employ the despicable Michael "Dog Killer" Vick.  Obama may have forgiven him, but I sure haven’t.

So I think you know how to root.  As I did yesterday I’ll try to note breaking developments in the comments and bump this when the late game starts.

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    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:01
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    Get a haircut or a rubber band. Can you imagine all that hair in your face if he lands on top? Uck

    I guess hair pulling is out of bounds.  

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    I wonder if the Iggles won the toss and elected to receive or if the Packers picked the wind.

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    This will be that last play of the first quarter.

    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:17
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    The Pack had a 77% chance.

    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:18
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    Oh! That was Green Bay. hurrumph

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    8 seconds in the quarter, check your pool cards.

    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:23
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    They are working Vick hard.

    Good.

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    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:30
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    1st down.

    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:34
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    Iggles 35, 8 + minutes in the half

    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:37
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    Did they outlaw hand glue?

    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:39
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    Did I mention that 77%?

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    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:45
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    • on 01/09/2011 at 23:54
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    14 – 3

    1:11 left in the half.

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    Check your pool cards.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 00:20
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    Ugh.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 00:21
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    Double Ugh.

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    • on 01/10/2011 at 00:56
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    I hope you all found that just as thrilling as I did.

    On the other hand I was able to finish up the news.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:01
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    You’ll need a 2 point conversion.

    That is, if you don’t blow a 34 yard field goal.

    Then you still need 2 touch downs or a field goal, a touch, and a 2 point conversion.

    Could be the game ender, we’ll see.

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    but the Pack doesn’t need 2 scores and a 2 point conversion in 8 minutes either.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:15
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    They still need another score even if the Pack doesn’t stop them.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:17
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    Time Out.

    If they blow this it’s pretty much game over dude.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:19
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    Stupid.

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    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:22
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    the thing about 2 point conversions is they never work.

    Find a better plan.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:23
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    He’s getting a second chance?

    What the Fuck!?

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:25
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    Even on second tries you don’t deserve.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:27
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    Vick probably out of the game.  Pack with a 5 point lead and the ball.

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    1 left.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:31
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    Iggles get 2 minutes.

    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:36
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    1:45 no time outs, 66 yards.

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    33 seconds away.

    Packers win.

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    • on 01/10/2011 at 01:46
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    Good.  I can go back to hating the Iggles for all the regular reasons.

    Except that there’s going to be no NFL next year unless they suit up Scabs.

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