Best team ever!
Best Coach ever!
Best Season ever!
Best Quarterback ever!
Patriots to possess perfection 42-24
OK I'll have a go.
1. Current Kerry team
2. Sean Boylan
3. 1991
4. Don't understand - but I'll guess you mean midfielder. So Brian Mullins.
i'm the opposite... love underdogs and like eli
Come on The GIANTS
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what station is it on here and what time?
its on at 11pm on TV3. not sure if you can get that in armagh. Its also on Sky sports. Pats by 10
Quote from: venter on February 03, 2008, 05:53:01 PM
its on at 11pm on TV3. not sure if you can get that in armagh. Its also on Sky sports. Pats by 10
Good stuff cheers.
It's on BBC2 as well
The anthem singer.
Ya would.
Shes never met a dinner she didnt like. Great set of lungs though.
QuoteYou couldnt!
In fairness I could.
Its more accurate to say that I wouldn't be given the opportunity!
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
GIANTS WON THE TOSS!!
GO GIANTS!
Jaysus thon announcer's some craic.
ARE YOU REAAAAAAAAAAADDDDYYYYYY GIANTS FANS?
ARE YOU REAAAAAAAAAAADDDDYYYYYY PATRIOTS FANS?
Its all very well to say this before New England have the ball, but the Giants are fired and ready.
Unless Bellichick dyed his sweater red, New England are fcuked! :D
field goal is not bad for first drive
Are you feckers getting the commercials over there? Cracking Pepsi Max one there.
first commercials now
QuoteAre you feckers getting the commercials over there? Cracking Pepsi Max one there.
Not on the BBC!
God bless them. Jaysus dunno if I can stick with this all night. Work comes fierce early in the morning.
How do so many channels have the rights to this ? Sky/TV3 and BBC?
BBC ALL THE WAY, no commericials.
about what time will this be over?
everything I know about this game I've learned from the Madden ps2 game.
Anyone know where ye can watch it on the net?
Hard to say this being an Philly Eagles fan, but viva New york
not until about 6.40 my time.
Quote from: Puckoon on February 03, 2008, 11:55:46 PM
not until about 6.40 my time.
and what time would that be here?/
NE must have serious TD rate in red zone.
We witnessed history there. Longest drive in SUPERBOWL HISTORY at 9 minutes 59 seconds !
3 hrs.
And there we are - 1 from 1.
SD's downfall was not scoring big in the red zone - looks like Giants will suffer from the same disease.
NE are ruthless.
Didn't realise they just start the 2nd quarter from the same spot that the 1st quarter ended at.
Quote from: Puckoon on February 04, 2008, 12:01:52 AM
3 hrs.
I'll never last it - such a time to put anything on at!
Yes tac - I believe it's half time they go back at.
Desperate from Giants - mountain to climb me thinks.
Are yous sleeping!!!
Time left still. Sorry Pints, was playing with baby Puck. I like this game so far.
Giants committing 'schoolboy errors' against the team that would punish you most, only one winner tonight folks, no upset.
Quote from: corn02 on February 04, 2008, 12:26:49 AM
Giants committing 'schoolboy errors' against the team that would punish you most, only one winner tonight folks, no upset.
Agree, I'm away to bed.
I don't know - you get the feeling NE are stumbling over the endline. Brady was average in the previous game and was turned over a couple of times. He has been anything but the superstar again.
I disagree, the giants arent playing great, but it is still close. A little rub of the green and it can go either way. They need some red zone scores here.
That's one hell of an image - the last Brady sack. If they lose this, it'll be iconic.
that is an expensive shampoo tom petty uses,how silky is his hair? Its as if he has just stepped out of a salon . . . . Minder is fucked,away to bed. . . . . .Come on the big blue!
for f**k sake get on with the game some of us have to get up in the morning!
how long does half time last?
Best half time show in years. Great stuff. If the Giants can get some points on board, this game can go to New York. The will not contain New England enough, so they need at least two touchdowns.
Quote from: pintsofguinness on February 04, 2008, 01:19:04 AM
for f**k sake get on with the game some of us have to get up in the morning!
how long does half time last?
For once embrace your insomnia and let one fly at how beautiful Tom Petty's hair is.
What's the score now? Have NY killed them off yet, because it does happen ;)
NE-7
NY-3
NY with the ball....6mins left in 3rd quarter
C'MMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN GIANTS
Quote from: pintsofguinness on February 04, 2008, 01:19:04 AM
for f**k sake get on with the game some of us have to get up in the morning!
how long does half time last?
Some of us dont, Wa-hey!!!!
Eli has been given the perfect platform from which to take the Superbowl to New York by his defence.
Woooooooooooooooooooo
C'mon You Boys In Blue(Helmets)!!!
great stuff.
Christ there is alot of gay blue writing going on here boys.
Pints, was just going to ring you there to wake you up for the finale and Pucks bet coming in!
Can they hold out for the last 10? Brady has been starting find Welker in the last few possessions, while one of those long ones to Moss might get there yet.
Nail-chewing time!
Ah, only keeping with some of the earlier posts, never tried out the moving words, and not too bothered as to who wins anyway.
Not looking good for the Patriots though.
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes , what? What happened?
10-7 NY....but you probably already new that :)
I wasn't bothered about who won until the patriots decided to be c***ts over the giants player not being off the field in time.
Aye that was a bit of a joke..but thats the Pats for you..use ever trick in the book
Fcuk 1st down NE inside 10yard line :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Patriots getting closer all the time.......
not looking good
Quote from: pintsofguinness on February 04, 2008, 02:31:16 AM
I wasn't bothered about who won until the patriots decided to be c***ts over the giants player not being off the field in time.
Jesus thats the same thing Mrs Puck said when I explained it to her. Except she said they were being mean. :o :o :o :o
Well there you go. Patriots touchdown.
for f**k sake
FFFFFFUCK!!!!!! Come on Eli :-[ :-[ :-[
What a catch....come on!!!!!!!! :o
Offaly 1982 all over again!
that's it!
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, this is killing me, c'mon Brady f**k up,
Giants Win
unreal. great game.
Great win.....What a finish...f**k i wish was in new york :'( :'(
they deserved that much more than the pats. Giants defence were unreal and eli deserves the mvp for that play to tyree before the touchdown pass alone. amazing game.
come on The Giants
That Catch........................WOW. Thats why american football is f**king untouchable
Unbelievable! ;D
Burress hadn't done a thing all game!
Talk about a turned-around season! Two months ago, the NY press were slaughtering Manning! This time last year, Coughlin had to beg to keep his job!
Quote from: thejuice on February 04, 2008, 03:08:29 AM
That Catch........................WOW. Thats why american football is f**king untouchable
Let's not get carried away now
Quote from: J70 on February 04, 2008, 03:09:28 AM
Unbelievable! ;D
Burress hadn't done a thing all game!
Talk about a turned-around season! Two months ago, the NY press were slaughtering Manning! This time last year, Coughlin had to beg to keep his job!
yea unbelievable turnaround ended the season 10 games unbeaten on the road... Maybe tom brady and pats under estimated giants defence. They soon found out... strahan was class. love underdogs winning.
Quote from: stephenite on February 04, 2008, 03:11:36 AM
Quote from: thejuice on February 04, 2008, 03:08:29 AM
That Catch........................WOW. Thats why american football is f**king untouchable
Let's not get carried away now
are you for real. 2 men pulling on him in mid air. to hold onto it after they pulled him backwards bent his back and for him to land on his back and still have the ball.. credit were credits due
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 03:15:04 AM
Quote from: stephenite on February 04, 2008, 03:11:36 AM
Quote from: thejuice on February 04, 2008, 03:08:29 AM
That Catch........................WOW. Thats why american football is f**king untouchable
Let's not get carried away now
are you for real. 2 men pulling on him in mid air. to hold onto it after they pulled him backwards bent his back and for him to land on his back and still have the ball.. credit were credits due
Just watched , it was unbelievable. But still one amazing feat does not make the sport in general, the comment was that American Football is untouchable. OK, Gaelic football or American Football Leg End and Juice, All Ireland final or the Superbowl - which would you chose if you had to?
Yea was an unreal catch but the throw and play from Eli was equally as good
Quote from: stephenite on February 04, 2008, 03:17:32 AM
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 03:15:04 AM
Quote from: stephenite on February 04, 2008, 03:11:36 AM
Quote from: thejuice on February 04, 2008, 03:08:29 AM
That Catch........................WOW. Thats why american football is f**king untouchable
Let's not get carried away now
are you for real. 2 men pulling on him in mid air. to hold onto it after they pulled him backwards bent his back and for him to land on his back and still have the ball.. credit were credits due
Just watched , it was unbelievable. But still one amazing feat does not make the sport in general, the comment was that American Football is untouchable. OK, Gaelic football or American Football Leg End and Juice, All Ireland final or the Superbowl - which would you chose if you had to?
sorry i thought u were talking about the catch...
wouldn't mind the money from winning the superbowl ::) ::) ::) ::)
definate would prefer scoring the winnng point in croke park on all ireland final day
If you go by this years All Ireland...i would have to pick tonights superbowl
Quote from: new devil on February 04, 2008, 03:20:52 AM
If you go by this years All Ireland...i would have to pick tonights superbowl
Don't worry, Cork won't be there to make a mess of it, just need to scupper Mayo and we might get a contest. :P
A Super Bowl that was actually thrilling.
Can't stand Belichick or Moss. Pity for Vrabel, a Cleveland lad, a Buckeye and a great player.
If Armagh can make it to the All Ireland and win, then the Browns can be in the Super Bowl. Perhaps. Suit up Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly.
Still get annoyed when I hear the term "World Champions." Is being the national champ not enough?
Cannot believe what happened tonight. Crazy stuff, im wordless...
All we need now is for the Yankees to win the WORLD series ;)
man that was sweet, it helps that half the guys I work with (including my boss) are pats fans.
Ticker tape parade on Tuesday- I've never seen one of those, cant see much work being done that day...
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Quote from: Oraisteach on February 04, 2008, 03:47:44 AM
Still get annoyed when I hear the term "World Champions." Is being the national champ not enough?
agree totally with you,fcuk me does that mean kerry are "world champions"?
who got MVP?
Quote from: J70 on February 04, 2008, 01:04:28 PM
Quote from: lurganblue on February 04, 2008, 12:51:51 PM
who got MVP?
Manning.
did he deserve it?
as i said on the american sports thread, i fell asleep just after half time and missed the end. up until then the giants defence were outstading and keeping them in the game. Eli had made a few mistakes and generally wasnt getting enough scores on the board for the amount of ball they had. i take it he came through in the end though...
it would have been nice to see a defencive player get MVP for a change
yea he had an awesome second half. if u have read this thread you'll read about 'the catch' and wat eli done to get the ball away watch this. he deserved it for this alone ::) ::) :D :D :D
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e5BWzoyzVbc
f**k that was class !!
Eli got MVP based on 1 halfs performance (and not even the full half at that) - think the yanks wanted an "MVP brothers" angle for the media.
Justin Tuck should've got MVP
Come on the JaMarcus and the Raiders for 2009
maybe so but he wasnt far away. strahan was also class... if the pats had've won welker was a cert for mvp.. he was everywhere. great game and great sport.... panthers for 2009
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 01:19:22 PM
yea he had an awesome second half. if u have read this thread you'll read about 'the catch' and wat eli done to get the ball away watch this. he deserved it for this alone ::) ::) :D :D :D
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e5BWzoyzVbc
are yous on the wind up?fcuk me youll see a better catch at a u/12 match every saturday,gridiron is the biggest load of crap i have ever seen,a friend of mine is into it big time and i argue with him all the time so i took his advice and gave it a chance last night,well sorry but what a load of bollicks,jesus the last 5 mins of the game took nearly a hour :o
piss off out of the thread then drumanee, thought tuck should have got mvp,without the defence playing to that level they would have struggled to stay in the game,but tuck would have needed 5 intercepions too to have any chance of getting it,as long as the qb does not do anything silly it usually goes to him. Some people,and some on this board had the pats annointed as the best ever before they had won the super bowl,you cant say that now because they didnt win when it mattered
just watched that clip there. Eli did unbelievable well to stay on his feet there but jaysus how did the pats miss that sack?
from what i saw of the game i would have had strahan as MVP.
Quote from: Minder on February 04, 2008, 02:06:07 PM
piss off out of the thread then drumanee
oooooooooooooohh sorreeeeeeeee,just expressing my opinion on a discussion board,thats what discussion boards are about?isnt it?ah well i'll take your advise :-*
Quote from: Drumanee 1 on February 04, 2008, 01:59:31 PM
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 01:19:22 PM
yea he had an awesome second half. if u have read this thread you'll read about 'the catch' and wat eli done to get the ball away watch this. he deserved it for this alone ::) ::) :D :D :D
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e5BWzoyzVbc
are yous on the wind up?fcuk me youll see a better catch at a u/12 match every saturday,gridiron is the biggest load of crap i have ever seen,a friend of mine is into it big time and i argue with him all the time so i took his advice and gave it a chance last night,well sorry but what a load of bollicks,jesus the last 5 mins of the game took nearly a hour :o
An under-12. Right...
I don't particularly like hurling, but I wouldn't presume to basically call people idiots just because they do enjoy it.
And say what you like about the time-keeping, but at least they get their full hour of playing time. During the Donegal-Kerry match the other evening, there was about 10 minutes of football played during one 25 minute stretch, which is fairly typical of quite a few gaelic football matches.
Quote from: J70 on February 04, 2008, 02:14:44 PM
Quote from: Drumanee 1 on February 04, 2008, 01:59:31 PM
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 01:19:22 PM
yea he had an awesome second half. if u have read this thread you'll read about 'the catch' and wat eli done to get the ball away watch this. he deserved it for this alone ::) ::) :D :D :D
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e5BWzoyzVbc
are yous on the wind up?fcuk me youll see a better catch at a u/12 match every saturday,gridiron is the biggest load of crap i have ever seen,a friend of mine is into it big time and i argue with him all the time so i took his advice and gave it a chance last night,well sorry but what a load of bollicks,jesus the last 5 mins of the game took nearly a hour :o
An under-12. Right...
I don't particularly like hurling, but I wouldn't presume to basically call people idiots just because they do enjoy it.
And say what you like about the time-keeping, but at least they get their full hour of playing time. During the Donegal-Kerry match the other evening, there was about 10 minutes of football played during one 25 minute stretch, which is fairly typical of quite a few gaelic football matches.
where did i say people were idiots if they liked gridiron?i just dont like it but to milions it's there no1 sport whereas i dont expect gaa football to be everybodys cup of tea either
Had never watched a full game before and like POG the only thing i knew about the game was from playing Madden on the Playstation..
Have to say i found myself unable to turn it off and go to bed..I was glued to it and i didn't even give a feck who won..
Really enjoyed it but am paying for it today for staying up late last night
QuoteReally enjoyed it but am paying for it today for staying up late last night
thats why i went to sleep. couldnt have got up for work the next day if i hadnt have. not that i'm working hard or anything ;)
going home soon to hit the red button on bbc and watch the highlights of what i missed :)
Great game - a close defensive game is just as good as a 38-35 wide open game if you ask me.
The Giants front 7 were beasts the whole game - and I do think one of them should have gotten the MVP award.
Mr Spagnuolo off to the Redskins?
Absolutely delighted for Eli Manning after all the flack hes taken.
also Justin Tuck , Umenyiora(sp??) and Strahan were absolutely magnificant as was the whole Giants D
i enjoyed that Superbowl more than any other one ive seen before.
The Giants Defensive Co-ordinator as Gabirel has just said will have the pick of his head coaching jobs.
i asked this on the other thread, but was strahan not considering retiring at the start of the year?
He was LB. didnt partcipate in voluntary workouts etc, was encouraged by his dad to quit.
i would say he might quit after this though.
bet he's glad he gave it another year though
Quote from: lurganblue on February 04, 2008, 02:30:27 PM
QuoteReally enjoyed it but am paying for it today for staying up late last night
thats why i went to sleep. couldnt have got up for work the next day if i hadnt have. not that i'm working hard or anything ;)
going home soon to hit the red button on bbc and watch the highlights of what i missed :)
I gave myself a half day today..The perks of working for yourself!
Interesting take on the whole razzamatazz
The Super Bowl: Who Stole the Soul?
by Dave Zirin
Apparently it's not killer bees, sleeper cells, or flesh eating viruses we are supposed to fear this week. According to the mainstream media, it's the Super Bowl that's hazardous to our health.
The LA Times ran an article this week titled, "Sports is a strain on fans' hearts". "In Germany," the piece opened, "a study finds a spike in heart attacks on soccer game days. Super Bowl viewers, take heed."
It seems that the adrenaline and heart pounding passion of Super Bowl Sunday could send the hundred million viewers into a pulmonary panic. Balderdash. If you want to know if the Super Bowl will strike you dead, don't ask a doctor. Ask a sports writer.
The NFL Championship is many things, but a white knuckled adrenaline overload aint one of them. In other words, any heart attacks this weekend are far more likely to come from undigested animal fat than adrenaline.
Before it is anything else, before it's even a football game, the Super Bowl is first and foremost a two week entertainment festival for the rich and shameless: a corporate Woodstock with suits and sports cars subbing for ponchos and patchouli. Less free love and drugs, more hookers and scotch.
One headline preceding the big game read "Phoenix Faces Super Bowl Parking Woe: Where to Put Gulfstreams?" As the article stated, "The Arizona host committee expects 800 to 1,000 private jets, or more, to use the airports before Sunday's game. That will be at least double the number when nearby Tempe was the site of the Super Bowl in 1996." Giants co-owner Steve Tisch spoke about the pugilistic plutocrats at the airport. "'When that game's over and a lot of people who've flown on private planes want to go home and everybody feels that they're entitled to be the first to take off, that's when it gets interesting. A lot of people are saying to their pilots to tell the tower, "Do you know who I've got on my plane?"'
What a terrifically charming slice of life. Is now an appropriate time to tell Mr. Tisch that 21.2% of children in Arizona live below the poverty line? Or 40% of Native Americans? Can he hear me over the jets?
The thought of corporate execs swinging their egos to get their planes out of an airport hangar is a perfect snapshot for the excess that's smothered the game. The Super Bowl has become a place to see and be seen. Q ratings matter more than quarterbacks. And spectacle has triumphed over sport.
Consider the 2004 game between the Patriots and Panthers. It will be remembered for eternity as the day Janet Jackson flashed the world, even though it was probably the best quarterback duel in the history of the game. Tom Brady set a record for completions, driving the Patriots down field for a last second Vinatieri fieldgoal.
But what I remember against my will, after Jackson's Action, was the sight of so much smoke, fog and haze from the halftime pyro, it was hard to see what was happening the first five minutes of the second half. The game looked like it was being played on the back streets of London's East End, with Jack the Ripper ready to slice up an unsuspecting Antowain Smith.
No question it's the spectacle that drives the spectacular ratings. Of the 20 most watched shows in history, 10 are Super Bowls. For the overwhelming majority of the public, this is a day to rank the commercials, grade the halftime show, and eat enough trans fats to make a goat nauseous. But one thing it is not, is a place to invest any kind of passion in the game itself.
Here's a modest proposal. Let's start playing the Super Bowl at the home stadium of the team with the best record. Imagine this Sunday instead of playing on the fast tracks of Scottsdale, in front of an audience text messaging in between martintis, the Patriots had to prove their worth in the Frigidaire of New England. Imagine if the fans were those same beautifully hateable minions that have been slogging to Foxboro all year. Imagine the excitement as the Giants would attempt to win a fourth straight game on the road. Imagine Eli avenging the Mannings in front of the Foxboro faithful (and just imagine...I'm from New York). Instead both teams have become scenery, some athletic bursts of poetry around which to sell us erection medicine, beer, and tires that are allegedly being produced by African child labor.
But exhilaration just isn't part of the program. Like a burly sous-chef pounding a chicken breast into flattened submission, the audacity and excitement of the great game of football have been pummeled out of the contest. A great way to avoid dangerous over stimulation would be to take five hours... and watch the game.
did any of you's see the ''biggest hit ever'' this year of reid for the colts taking out henry of the titans. cringe worthy.. i've posted it on the classic you tube thread.. hve a look
There's no way a Superbowl will be played anywhere else than a city with a warm climate - it's one of the conditions for a city being awarded a Superbowl
There is a minimum average temperature requirement for OUTDOOR stadiums but indoor stadiums in cold climates still have the chance of applying.... which is why it was in phoenix last night with a temperature of 4 degrees celcius but they had the facility of closing the roof
F U C K I N G... Gutted. :'(
Have to hand it to the Giants, their pass rush was unstoppable. The MVP was Strahan or Tuck, Manning was great but how lucky was he not to be sacked on that hail mary play.. The football gods were on NY's side. New England just did not perform, and I'm sorry to say, that was Tommy Terrific's second bad game in a row.
What a letdown, for 18 games the excitement has been building. Its like being about buried to the back axle in a virgin's honeypot and her old man walks in.. What an anti-climax for Patriot fans, and I suspect not a few neutrals.
All I can say is that New England can be proud, I think they brought gridiron to a whole new level this year, and a whole new audience. They just dont do boring. And they certainly dont do boring Superbowls. Thats a point difference in the last 4 superbowls of +3, +3, +3 and sniff -3
Quote from: GY Joe on February 04, 2008, 03:41:27 PM
F U C K I N G... Gutted. :'(
The MVP was Strahan or Tuck, Manning was great but how lucky was he not to be sacked on that hail mary play.. The football gods were on NY's side.
agree with most of what u said but this.... it was the blockers job to make sure he didn't get sacked so this was maybe their fault that they got through but thought it was brilliant not lucky the way manning got out of it and the pass and catch to follow were superb
Quote from: Drumanee 1 on February 04, 2008, 01:59:31 PM
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 01:19:22 PM
yea he had an awesome second half. if u have read this thread you'll read about 'the catch' and wat eli done to get the ball away watch this. he deserved it for this alone ::) ::) :D :D :D
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e5BWzoyzVbc
are yous on the wind up?fcuk me youll see a better catch at a u/12 match every saturday,gridiron is the biggest load of crap i have ever seen,a friend of mine is into it big time and i argue with him all the time so i took his advice and gave it a chance last night,well sorry but what a load of bollicks,jesus the last 5 mins of the game took nearly a hour :o
Where are you? Surely you didn't sit and watch something until after three in the morning that you thought was crap?
There's something wrong with you if you weren't amazed at Tyree's catch!
Im not fit to walk today - think I'll have to have a nap. Worth it though - some game.
Presentation was a bit shite though.
Quote from: Leg End on February 04, 2008, 03:48:45 PM
Quote from: GY Joe on February 04, 2008, 03:41:27 PM
F U C K I N G... Gutted. :'(
The MVP was Strahan or Tuck, Manning was great but how lucky was he not to be sacked on that hail mary play.. The football gods were on NY's side.
agree with most of what u said but this.... it was the blockers job to make sure he didn't get sacked so this was maybe their fault that they got through but thought it was brilliant not lucky the way manning got out of it and the pass and catch to follow were superb
To be honest I think Manning just flung the ball downfield and hoped for the best. The Giants' Tyree that caught it has to take a lot of the credit as he was actually well covered by Patriots but pulled off an unbelievable catch. Jamming the ball between his hand and the top of his helmet. That said Manning did well to avoid going down as they had a hold of him three times.
Assante Samuel must be sick today as well. He probably should have made the interception on that last drive. Just seemed to take his eye off it for a second because he was worried about going out of bounds.
Had the Pats won I think Wes Welker would have got the MVP. He was the one Patriots player the Giants couldn't handle. Will be interesting to see where the Pats go from here as they have a few ageing players in that squad but their division is weak so they should still be back in the play-offs next year at the very least.
History will fete Eli Manning for that late drive but I just looked at the highlights and he was a lucky, lucky boy. NE could have intercepted him a few times and will feel sick about not stopping them. That's sport though.
Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on February 04, 2008, 03:16:19 PM
There's no way a Superbowl will be played anywhere else than a city with a warm climate - it's one of the conditions for a city being awarded a Superbowl
Steelers won in Detroit but it was indoors.
I hate indoor games, football should be outside in the elements. look at the Packers vs Giants game - thats what football should look like at this time of year.
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 04, 2008, 11:53:46 PM
History will fete Eli Manning for that late drive but I just looked at the highlights and he was a lucky, lucky boy. NE could have intercepted him a few times and will feel sick about not stopping them. That's sport though.
Most losing teams can point to where they missed by inches, no matter what the sport. That's the way it goes. Ask Scott Norwood about the Giants last superbowl victory. Ask Bayern Munich about the shots off the crossbar in the '99 champions league final. Manning did the job when it mattered, going 83 yards up the field in two minutes with the biggest game of his life on the line, just as he did in Dallas and Green Bay when nobody rated his chances. The better team on the night won.
I was delighted for the Giants, great to see a team really laying out for the win, and upsetting the odds. I just got the impression in the early part of the game that the Patriots were not as 'up' for it as the Giants were. I think they deep down believed that no matter what, they were going to get there in the end.
I thought Armani Toomer had lost the game for the Giants when he didn't get that extra half yard for the first down on the Giant's second last drive. The Patriots went down and scored after that.
Anyway, I;m delighted for 4 reasons.
1) Bill Bellichek. Karma's a bitch ain't it?
2) Michael Strahan.
3) Eli Manning for winning the big one in the manner he did. Far from brilliant for 3 quarters, but he was the one who came through in the 4th. Even after Brady had marched the Patriots down the field.
4) We saw the Superbowl Champs live at Wembley :D
Quote from: AZOffaly on February 05, 2008, 09:00:35 AM
4) We saw the Superbowl Champs live at Wembley :D
I think the pitch to the NFL teams when trying to secure games at Wembley in the future, was,
"If you play here you'll either end up Superbowl champions or with the first pick of the draft"
So San Diego for Superbowl XLIII? And ?new Orleans for 1-15? :D
You will probably see the break up of the Pats now, linebacking corps is old, will Seau, Bruschi come back? Will Moss come back? He took a pay cut to come to New England and probably thought it would be worth it for one year if he gotr his ring, i would imagine he will now want that contract renegotiated. Its now three years since the Pats won the Superbowl. Bellichick is a good loser, he started walking to the locker room with 1 second on the clock......
In fairness to Bellichek, much as I hate to be :D, he had ran on and congratulated Coughlin after the 4th down incomplete pass, when the pitch was invaded. There was no point staying and doing it all again. i'm sure he was sick as a small hospital.
I was thinking that about the Pats linebacker corps alright. I'd nearly expect Bruschi to retire, and maybe Seau as well. I imagine the Pats will pay Randy Moss, and Brady and Maroney will be around. They'll still be a force next year.