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28 November 2005

SportsChat (American) football game's about to start. Whatcha think? Steelers or Colts or Monkeys or Bunnies?

post by: panoptican at: 20:44 | 22 comments

I'm far from objective and I dislike both teams so it's tough. But I'm thinking the Colts. I had this neighbor who was obsessed with the Steelers. His name... I don't remember actually cause he always had us call him whatever his favorite Steeler at the time's name was. So when I first met him, it was Rod after Rod Woodson. Than Slash-mania hit Pittsburgh and he went by Kordell. And then I stopped paying attention. Then I moved. I suspect his name is Ben right now. Go Colts.

posted by panoptican 28 November | 20:48

Colts, since it's at home on turf. That said, Big Ben doesn't make a habit of losing games that aren't against New England. I really want the Steelers to win, but my money is on Indy.

Unless the Laser Bunnies attack.

posted by selfnoise 28 November | 20:48

Colts. Although I could give a shit about pro football, they're from my home state, so I'd better root for 'em. Or maybe I'll reheat some spaghetti.

posted by sciurus 28 November | 20:52

The Colts are from my home state, too. I miss the bay.

posted by Hugh Janus 28 November | 20:56

You got a little black birdie now though.

posted by sciurus 28 November | 20:58

Colts. But really I'd like it if they both lost. Can we engineer that?

posted by gaspode 28 November | 21:01

I would root for the Ravens if they renamed their stadium Poe Field.

posted by Hugh Janus 28 November | 21:02

I would root for the Ravens if they renamed their stadium Poe Field.

I would root for the Ravens if they started playing football.

posted by LeeJay 28 November | 21:05

I think most of the Ravens just think of football as "a good gig in between major criminal activities." (Would you be surprised to find out that their offensive line is responsible for the light-pole thefts? No, you would not. And it would turn out they were stealing them because they thought you could get high by smoking them.)

I think Peyton is just too squeaky clean and so I have to root for him to get roughed up a bit.

posted by Wolfdog 28 November | 21:11

Well that was fast.

posted by panoptican 28 November | 21:12

ouch. blew the coverage.

posted by gaspode 28 November | 21:13

Well, this doesn't look good. That was hella entertaining, though. You're covering Marvin Harrison and you're worried about the RUN?!?

posted by selfnoise 28 November | 21:20

Would you be surprised to find out that their offensive line is responsible for the light-pole thefts?

Impossible. The Ravens' offensive line is incapable of sneaking anything past anyone.

posted by LeeJay 28 November | 21:21

poor sad Ravens. Yet every week I go to our local sports bar and watch them. I think they feel sorry for mr. gaspode and me, and give us free drinks.

posted by gaspode 28 November | 21:31

I still love them. I'm trying to keep the dream alive.

posted by LeeJay 28 November | 21:33

Here's a fantasy football story.

I need one more win to make the playoffs. My team is done for the week with 98 points (a very good score, in our league). My opponent only had 60 after Sunday - however, he has Peyton Manning AND Marvin Harrison.

In one play, I lost (80-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Harrison).

There's still next week.

posted by yhbc 28 November | 22:16

Another hoosier, so I'll root for the Colts when they don't play the Patriots. But that won't stop me from going to bed at halftime.

posted by sohcahtoa 28 November | 22:39

I think Peyton is just too squeaky clean

You must have never heard of the time Manning teabagged Tennessee trainer, Jamie Ann Naughright.

posted by danostuporstar 28 November | 23:18

Or not as the case may be.

posted by danostuporstar 28 November | 23:19

That's tough, yhbc. Your league must have huge bonus for big plays though... 2 TDs and 160 yards is over 38 points?

posted by danostuporstar 28 November | 23:22

Okay, it wasn't quite the one play - that one play was actually only worth 31 points. Ten points for touchdowns, one point for each ten rushing or receiving yards and one point for each 25 passing yards. We also penalize for interceptions thrown so Peyton went backwards briefly, but now my opponent is more than comfortably ahead.

posted by yhbc 28 November | 23:39

Meanwhile I started the night 21 points up against Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu, and the Steelers D...when the Polamalu interception turned into a Ward touchdown, I basically gave up on that pony and turned from rooting against Pitt to rooting for them. (Yet I still cling to a two point lead.)

Why for them? Because I picked Indy to win the SportsFilter pick 'em league, of course.
(I'm second overall and the person ahead of me also picked Indy, but assigned more points to the game than I did, so I'm actually hoping my pick loses. Games within games.)

posted by danostuporstar 28 November | 23:54

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