American Sports Thread

[mc_grens]

The broncos have lost NFL sack leader Dumervil for the season. He tore a pectoral muscle and is out for at least 4 months I think. That means Denver have now lost their 2 best players from last season,  wide receiver Marshall and Dumervil.

It's the one thing I hate about the NFL: injuries. The game is so violent that it's unavoidable, but I hate that we're so often robbed of seeing the best players e.g. Both Bob Sanders and Troy Polamalu missed almost the entire year last year. That's a huge shame.

[AZOffaly]

And now they will be going to 18 games a season in the new CBA (I'll bet), so imagine the extra injuries? They'll have to increase rosters.

[Capt Pat]

Brett Favre is headed back to Minnesota today to play or to retire

[Minder]

Brett Favre is headed back to Minnesota today to play or to retire

Jared Allen, Steve Hutchinson and Ryan Longwell reportedly flew to Mississipi to coax the big baby back to play.

[AZOffaly]

Well, does anyone follow this? They have good coverage on ESPN America (Channel 430 if you bought ESPN).

The marching bands and college girl cheerleaders are back as the players kick off tonight. ESPN America is showing Southern Miss @ South Carolina at 12.30 am tonight, followed by USC at Hawai'i. (Nice place to open your season).

I love the NFL, but the pageantry and colour of the NCAA Football, along with the 'folksy' commentators are real Americana as well. Plus the fight songs are great, especially Notre Dames and Ohio State's 'dotting the i' (look it up on You Tube)

[wicked]

The marching band shows at halftime are something else, as is the entire atmosphere surrounding college football. I'll take a Division I college game over the NFL any day.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

American Football is back on terristrial TV where it started

Channel 4 will be showing the Sunday nighter

[new devil]

Was at a Notre Dame game in southbend 2 years a go...By far the best sporting expierence i ever had

They are playing in both Giants and Yankee stadiums in the next few months

[AZOffaly]

And Croker in 2012.

[new devil]

who?

[AZOffaly]

Notre Dame. They are playing Navy in Croker in autumn 2012.

[new devil]

Yea ment who were Notre Dame playing...Thats who there playing in Yankee stadium....Tickets pretty expensive...$270 for nosebleeds but well worth it

[Gabriel_Hurl]

It's Navy in Giants Stadium and Army at Yankee Stadium

[stew]

Yea ment who were Notre Dame playing...Thats who there playing in Yankee stadium....Tickets pretty expensive...$270 for nosebleeds but well worth it

Fitry bucks would be about right, $270.00 is a disgrace for the cheap seats, ye must have mney to burn.

[new devil]

Yea it is a joke....but be a long time until they play in NY again so just have to suck it up