Football (North America: NFL, CFL, Arena Football, minor leagues)

[dvferyance]

Sometimes there isn't the right English words to express joy, so let us turn to one of the Romance Languages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYrQQ_9uMJQ

Sad that Packers have fallen to the level of celebrated rivals failures. That used to be the job of CHI/DET/MIN.

Packer fans are still in denial that the NFC North is being taken over by either MIN or CHI for the next few years

All Packer fans do is deny if the Bears won the super bowl they would call it a fluke.

[Roadgeekteen]

The Packers hired Titans OC Matt LaFleur as head coach.

[DaBigE]

Oh there's no denial over here.  I see the writing on the wall. More work is needed in Green Bay than can be accomplished in one off season.

As the child of two native Milwaukeeans, disdain for all Chicago sports teams is in my DNA.

Seconded.

All Packer fans do is deny if the Bears won the super bowl they would call it a fluke.

And that's the last you'll hear from dvferyance as a Wisconsin resident. Wisconsin State Troopers are en-route to his location to escort him to the state line. Surely some State Statute has been broken. 

For crying out loud, even A Christmas Story makes fun of the Bears.

[Buck87]

Alabama just got throttled by Clemson in the National Title Game

I especially like the way Clemson moved the ball 95 yards on the ground on the final drive, without scoring a TD, to runout the final 10:02 of the 4th

[dvferyance]

Oh there's no denial over here.  I see the writing on the wall. More work is needed in Green Bay than can be accomplished in one off season.

As the child of two native Milwaukeeans, disdain for all Chicago sports teams is in my DNA.

Seconded.

All Packer fans do is deny if the Bears won the super bowl they would call it a fluke.

And that's the last you'll hear from dvferyance as a Wisconsin resident. Wisconsin State Troopers are en-route to his location to escort him to the state line. Surely some State Statute has been broken. 

For crying out loud, even A Christmas Story makes fun of the Bears.

I am not the only non Packer fan that lives here. I know others who support other teams. As I said before where I live in the state is closer to Chicago than Green Bay. NW Indiana supports the Bears over the Colts and the UP supports the Packers over the Lions so don't tell me state lines are always the boundaries of fan bases.

[Roadgeekteen]

Alabama just got throttled by Clemson in the National Title Game

I especially like the way Clemson moved the ball 95 yards on the ground on the final drive, without scoring a TD, to runout the final 10:02 of the 4th

Fire Nick Saban.

[kevinb1994]

Two guys from Michigan die and wake up in hell. The next day, the devil stops to check on them and sees them dressed in parkas, mittens and bomber hats, warming themselves around the fire. The devil asks them, "What are you doing? Isn't it hot enough for you?"

The two guys reply, "Well, you know, we're from Michigan, the land of ice and snow and cold. We're just happy for a chance to warm up a bit, you know."

The devil decides that these two aren't miserable enough and turns up the heat. The next morning, he stops by again and there they are, still dressed in their parkas, mittens and hats. The devil asks them again, "It's awfully hot down here, can't you guys feel that?"

Again, the guys reply, "Well, like we told you yesterday, we're from Michigan, the land of ice and snow and cold. We're just happy to warm up a little bit, you know."

The devil gets a little steamed up and he decides to fix the two guys. He cranks the heat up as high as it will go. The people are wailing and screaming everywhere. He stops by the room with the two guys from Michigan and finds them in light jackets and hats, grilling sausage and drinking beer. The devil is astonished. "Everyone down here is in abject misery, and you seem to be enjoying yourselves."

The two Michiganders reply, "Well, ya know, we don't get too much warm weather up there in Michigan, we've just got to have a cookout when the weather is this nice."

The devil is absolutely furious, he can hardly see straight. Finally, he comes up with an answer. These two love the heat because they have been cold all their lives. He decides to turn all the heat in hell off.

The next morning, the temperature is below zero, icicles are hanging everywhere, the people are shivering so bad, they are unable to wail, moan or gnash their teeth. The devil smiles and heads for the room with the 2 Michiganders. He finds them back in their parkas, mittens and hats. They are jumping up and down and cheering. The devil was dumbfounded. "I don't understand. When I turn the heat up, you're happy. Now it's freezing cold, and you're happy. What is wrong with you two?"

The Michiganders look at the devil in surprise. "Well, don't ya know - if hell froze over, that must mean. The Lions won the Super Bowl!"

Feel free to copy & Paste (I did)

[kwellada]

all right, time for some Wild Guesses (tm) predictions for the games
Colts vs Chiefs
I have this feeling the Colts are going to upset the Chiefs, just because Andy Reid and KC are eternally cursed and are facing a QB who is literally named Luck.

Cowboys vs Rams
Another road upset!  I suspect the Rams will falter against a solid defense AND I think Jared Goff ain't all that. 

Chargers vs Patriots
oh why even pretend San Diego, er, Los Angeles, er...the Vagabond Chargers have a chance.  We all have seen this movie before.

Eagles vs Saint
I'd like to say Nick Foles will be magic yet again, but I actually think the Saints are the best team in the NFL and will prove it.

[Buck87]

Nice to see the New Orleans Buckeyes moving on

Both title games are 1 seed vs. 2 seed

[kevinb1994]

Nice to see the New Orleans Buckeyes moving on

Both title games are 1 seed vs. 2 seed

The way NOLA played today may not really translate well in next weekend's conference championship game against the LA Rams. Scoring 20 points isn't really going to cut it unless the Rams score less or a little more than that.

[Roadgeekteen]

Feeling great now. Patriots put on a great performance against a pretty damn good team.

[texaskdog]

Feeling great now. Patriots put on a great performance against a pretty damn good team.

And all the Commentators could talk about was how great the Chiefs are.

[Roadgeekteen]

Feeling great now. Patriots put on a great performance against a pretty damn good team.

And all the Commentators could talk about was how great the Chiefs are.

I have some faith in that game, but the Patriots have been trash on the road so who knows.

[ET21]

Go Saints

[Roadgeekteen]

Does anyone think that Kyler Murray will play football?

[Ben114]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

[LM117]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

That's the game I'm hoping for, but as long as the Pats ain't in it, I'm happy.

Right now, I'm just glad NBC isn't carrying the game this year. Listening to Cris Collinsworth root for the Pats during the last Super Bowl made me want to smash my TV.

[MantyMadTown]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

That's the game I'm hoping for, but as long as the Pats ain't in it, I'm happy.

Right now, I'm just glad NBC isn't carrying the game this year. Listening to Cris Collinsworth root for the Pats during the last Super Bowl made me want to smash my TV.

Same. I would've been happy if the Chargers went to the AFC title game instead of the Pats because I would've been fine with all four Super Bowl matchups. Now I'm only happy with that one because I don't want another one with the Patriots and a second Chiefs-Rams matchup won't top the first one.

[Roadgeekteen]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

That's the game I'm hoping for, but as long as the Pats ain't in it, I'm happy.

Right now, I'm just glad NBC isn't carrying the game this year. Listening to Cris Collinsworth root for the Pats during the last Super Bowl made me want to smash my TV.

Shouldn't you hate the Saints more?

[MNHighwayMan]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

That's the game I'm hoping for, but as long as the Pats ain't in it, I'm happy.

Right now, I'm just glad NBC isn't carrying the game this year. Listening to Cris Collinsworth root for the Pats during the last Super Bowl made me want to smash my TV.

Shouldn't you hate the Saints more?

Aww, do you find it upsetting that anyone with good sense hates the Patriots?

[dvferyance]

Who in the world other than roadgeekteen would want to see a 9th Tom Brady super bowl?

[hotdogPi]

Who in the world other than roadgeekteen would want to see a 9th Tom Brady super bowl?

I don't. I figure that the more the Patriots win, the more they'll be hated by the rest of the country. If they lose, they'll be hated a bit less.

I'm still a Red Sox fan.

[MantyMadTown]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

That's the game I'm hoping for, but as long as the Pats ain't in it, I'm happy.

Right now, I'm just glad NBC isn't carrying the game this year. Listening to Cris Collinsworth root for the Pats during the last Super Bowl made me want to smash my TV.

Shouldn't you hate the Saints more?

Eh, whatever. I'm just glad the Bears and the Cowboys aren't in it. And there's also the Rams if LM117 doesn't want the Saints in the Super Bowl anyway.

Aww, do you find it upsetting that anyone with good sense hates the Patriots?

Yeah, nobody likes your team, roadgeekteen. Only bandwagon fans and people from New England do.

[oscar]

Aww, do you find it upsetting that anyone with good sense hates the Patriots?

Yeah, nobody likes your team, roadgeekteen. Only bandwagon fans and people from New England do.

And me too, mainly out of long-standing admiration for Bill Belichick's evil genius. But I also like the other three teams still in contention (especially the Saints, as much of a pain as they've been to my Panthers), and would not be upset if one of them knocks off the Patriots this year.

[LM117]

I think we're gonna have a Chiefs / Saints super bowl in a couple of weeks

That's the game I'm hoping for, but as long as the Pats ain't in it, I'm happy.

Right now, I'm just glad NBC isn't carrying the game this year. Listening to Cris Collinsworth root for the Pats during the last Super Bowl made me want to smash my TV.

Shouldn't you hate the Saints more?

Nah, it was Pittsburgh that beat the season out of us. We were trash after that game.

Though I still haven't forgotten Super Bowl 38...