American Sports Thread

[Rois]

Should be a great game, Rois. A rivalry match-up with PAC implications.

Someone told me today you couldn't get a beer at a college football game, but I disagreed as I've been to two now and def had a beer or wine or sonething at half time at both.
Turns out we randomly went to two of the c.30 colleges where beer was sold. Not at Stanford tho!

[gallsman]

If he was really good, Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady good, he would be starting. He isn't so the owners obviously don't see it as being worth the hassle. He would be a marginal starter/good back up in my opinion.

he got his team to the superbowl in his 2nd season so that's nonsense/fake news

We're talking about Winston, not Kaepernick.

[Gmac]

Should be a great game, Rois. A rivalry match-up with PAC implications.

Someone told me today you couldn't get a beer at a college football game, but I disagreed as I've been to two now and def had a beer or wine or sonething at half time at both.
Turns out we randomly went to two of the c.30 colleges where beer was sold. Not at Stanford tho!

think u can get a drink if it's not in a college stadium like last week 2 teams played at Dallas cowboys stadium but u won't be getting one in Stanford, Palo Alto downtown just a short walk from stadium lots of yuppie wine bars there

[gawa316]

Should be a great game, Rois. A rivalry match-up with PAC implications.

Someone told me today you couldn't get a beer at a college football game, but I disagreed as I've been to two now and def had a beer or wine or sonething at half time at both.
Turns out we randomly went to two of the c.30 colleges where beer was sold. Not at Stanford tho!

think u can get a drink if it's not in a college stadium like last week 2 teams played at Dallas cowboys stadium but u won't be getting one in Stanford, Palo Alto downtown just a short walk from stadium lots of yuppie wine bars there

Fresno State have just started serving drink again but it's in a designated beer tent outside the stadium and you can't bring it in to your seat. It's about $10 for a tall can though so it's a feckin rip off

[omochain]

Should be a great game, Rois. A rivalry match-up with PAC implications.

Someone told me today you couldn't get a beer at a college football game, but I disagreed as I've been to two now and def had a beer or wine or sonething at half time at both.
Turns out we randomly went to two of the c.30 colleges where beer was sold. Not at Stanford tho!

think u can get a drink if it's not in a college stadium like last week 2 teams played at Dallas cowboys stadium but u won't be getting one in Stanford, Palo Alto downtown just a short walk from stadium lots of yuppie wine bars there

Actually not that many Wine Bars on or off University Ave in Palo Alto. More Pubs trying to sell you expensive tequila. You can get all the beer you want though at the Old Pro or The Rose and Crown. If you want they will let you pay them over $100 for a bottle with a cork in it😜. Antonio's Nut House on California Ave is worth a visit if you want to see what " Googleites" and "Facebookies" can do to minimize the amount of beer a pub can sell!

[Capt Pat]

Bucs are up 31-24 on Saints at half time. I have the Saints in survival football and I am on course for a first round exit 2 years running.

[gallsman]

I'm up against Barkley, Mixon, Mike Thomas and the Ravens D ffs

[Farrandeelin]

Browns and Steelers gone to overtime.

[gallsman]

Browns and Steelers gone to overtime.

That was possibly the worst overtime I've ever seen. Dire stuff.

[Minder]

Browns and Steelers gone to overtime.

That was possibly the worst overtime I've ever seen. Dire stuff.

Only saw it once but when Schobert was running the INT back it looked like a Browns player nearby showboating and pointing to the end zone instead of blocking for him and allowing him to get in/get closer.

[Carmen Stateside]

Rodgers down and out of game already!
Bears addition of Mack looks great business already.

[Carmen Stateside]

Rodgers out to play second half so things can't be to serious

[Capt Pat]

Rodgers finished off the Bears late in the fourth quarter. The Bears threw it away in the second half

[magpie seanie]

Rodgers out to play second half so things can't be to serious

At his ould antics again. Was he limping around and then forgetting he was injured when he had to run? Great player, shouldn't be at that carry on.

Looks like the Bears just didn't do enough on offence. Was following text commentary in the bed and thought they'd use the lifeline provided by Mathews being a bone head but alas no. Tougher defences await so that's very disappointing. I didn't/don't but into the "this years Ram's" narrative but i'm expecting the offence to be a nice bit better.....last night would leave you wondering.

[Crete Boom]

Watched the game live as I had the morning off today. The Bears D looks like a top 5 unit and the front 7 will cause trouble for all teams. The packers D looked way better than the last couple of years and is going to surpise alot of teams.Rodgers is going to get the ball in better field position than he has been used to.
While it is only one game as a Bears fan I am worried about Trubisky, he was very jumpy in the pocket and while the Rodgers comeback willl probably be the story of the game, Mitch missed a wide open Tre Burton in the endzone to make it 24-0 and missed a wide open Cohen which would have converted a huge 3rd down to break the Packers momentum. He is great and accurate throwing on the run but is very jumpy and inaccurate in the pocket.Nagy got a little carried away in the second half and should have pounded the ball with Jordan Howard to tire out the packers D!!
Roquan Smith looks like he belongs and it was impressive to have your very first play in a Bears jersey to be a sack of the QB! Mack was brilliant and he freed up Floyd, Hicks and Roy Robertson Harris to wreak havoc!Rodgers is well Rodgers but I think he won't have to do it all on his own this year which makes the Packers a contender for me.
Trubisky needs to improve (which is even tougher having only 13 starts in college) and it has to be this year or it will be like the Lovie years again and he will join the list of Cade McNown, Rex Grossman etc.. He doesn't need to be John Elway or Brett Farve but it would be nice if he could be a Jim McMahon or Phil Simms type QB!!
I know I am probabaly overreacting with Trubisky but just Google the list of names that have played QB for the Bears since Jim Harbaugh and you will understand why Bears fans just expect doom and gloom under center most years!!