My beloved football team

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You could be Lions fans. That would hurt!

Doesn't hurt that bad, I stopped watching football when Brittney Spears and Aerosmith shared the same stage at a Superbowl...a gapping hole was torn in the universe!!!

The Pats were 11-5 and the Lions were 0-16 and neither made the playoffs!!!!! 

[Hazcat]

...sucked so hard the last two weeks that David Orek is introducing his new Dallas Cowboys model Monday.  

Location: Penna

And you're a Cowgirl fan??

[PegLeg45]

Doesn't hurt that bad, I stopped watching football when Brittney Spears and Aerosmith shared the same stage at a Superbowl...a gapping hole was torn in the universe!!!

The Pats were 11-5 and the Lions were 0-16 and neither made the playoffs!!!!! 

+1

NFL started sucking when they went to four team divisions. They should do it like the SEC. Divide each conference into east and west divisions and take the top three teams from each for the play-offs. Not perfect, but better IMO.

San Diego makes it in at 8-8 and New England is out at 11-5.

Oh well, there would still be controversy either way. 

[Fatman]

Location: Penna

And you're a Cowgirl fan??

It's a looong story.

Dad worked for Ford finance, Southfield, MI. Two games on Sunday in the 60s. Hapless, fat, out of shape Lions (unlike today, where they are just hapless and fat) and the national game. That game almost always involved the 'Boys. Flashy, fun, not generally hapless. Been a fan ever since come hell or high water.

Ok - story is not that long. 

[PegLeg45]

It's a looong story.

Dad worked for Ford finance, Southfield, MI. Two games on Sunday in the 60s. Hapless, fat, out of shape Lions (unlike today, where they are just hapless and fat) and the national game. That game almost always involved the 'Boys. Flashy, fun, not generally hapless. Been a fan ever since come hell or high water.

Ok - story is not that long. 

I was a Cowboys fan when Tom Landry run the show. Polished professionals. You don't see a lot of that discipline these days. I know most are good guys, but many are overpaid thugs.

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[MikeBjerum]

NFL started sucking when they went to four team divisions. They should do it like the SEC. Divide each conference into east and west divisions and take the top three teams from each for the play-offs. Not perfect, but better IMO.

My thought would be to stay with four divisions;
Play the other teams in your division twice;
Play the other conference teams once;
Replace one preseason game with a regular season game, and eliminate the bye week (these two changes would keep the season the same lenght but make it 18 games);
And go into the playoffs with the top team from each division.

No wild cards, and no controversy over easy or tough schedule.  Only controversy would be the yearly rotation on who gets homegame and who's on the road for the once a season match ups.

Better yet ... accept it is a game meant for entertainment, and we all put way too much importance on it!  The only reason it is big business is because we are stupid enough to give millionare owners our tax money, and pay way too much for tickets to make players into millionares for doing what they paid to play in their youth.

[Hazcat]

STEELERS!!!!!!!!!

[PegLeg45]

My thought would be to stay with four divisions;
Play the other teams in your division twice;
Play the other conference teams once;
Replace one preseason game with a regular season game, and eliminate the bye week (these two changes would keep the season the same lenght but make it 18 games);
And go into the playoffs with the top team from each division.

No wild cards, and no controversy over easy or tough schedule.  Only controversy would be the yearly rotation on who gets homegame and who's on the road for the once a season match ups.

Better yet ... accept it is a game meant for entertainment, and we all put way too much importance on it!  The only reason it is big business is because we are stupid enough to give millionare owners our tax money, and pay way too much for tickets to make players into millionares for doing what they paid to play in their youth.

You are very correct there.
That's why the only articles I have related to the NFL were gifts that I had no control over. I have never been (nor do I desire to go) to a NFL game.
It just does not rank that high on my priority list.
(now drag racing on the other hand.......)
 

[Fatman]

STEELERS!!!!!!!!!

lol, my aunt and I used to live for Cowboys - Steelers matchups.

 I've no problem with anyone rooting for any team... as long as it's always that team, 'for better or for worse'. Single guys need to suffer a bit too. 

[Hazcat]

lol, my aunt and I used to live for Cowboys - Steelers matchups.

 I've no problem with anyone rooting for any team... as long as it's always that team, 'for better or for worse'. Single guys need to suffer a bit too. 

Steelers for well over 40 years.