So Alabama scores 6 points on their home field & loses to LSU. Their reward is a rematch in the National Championship.
This is why I have a hard time embracing college football. Oklahoma State should be LSU's opponent, plain & simple. RIGGED
I totally agree with you.
Hopefully we are blessed with at least ONE TOUCHDOWN this time around.
C'mon guys. I know of the technicalities that allow us to claim the history of the team that moved to Baltimore, but that technicality is disingenuous to all of us who consider ourselves Cleveland football fans.
We don't root for a team that has played professional football for 65 years. We root for a team that has been in the NFL for 13 and has done nothing but disappoint. We have acquired a form of Stockholm Syndrome when it comes to showing faith to this incarnation of the Browns.
Gipper, you have a lot of enthusiasm for this team. However, pulling the sheet over your eyes makes you look like a fool. I'm not going to tell you how to root for the Browns, but it has gotten to the point where I can only stomach going to one game a year to end up making the walk of shame up W 3rd with the 30,000 other fans who stuck it out all four quarters.
Maybe I'm just tilted. Tilted by the fact that the team I grew up watching and having moderate success moved to Baltimore. That team has all the history, not technically of course, and it kills me every single time I see them.
Anything you say is subject to a credibility gap when you say the Browns have 13 years of franchise history. This is the Browns 62 season of play. (Math not your strong subject?)
No dude, these Zombie Browns have nothing to do with the once proud franchise that moved to Baltimore.
I like Jaws. He's pretty solid.
TV: Kevin Harlan, Gus Johnson, Jaws
Radio: Greg Papa, Kevin Harlan
Here is a possible scenario involving the Browns 2011 schedule scenario, including if the NFL goes to 18 games (that is assuming there is a season at all). No dates involved here, just opponents:HOME games:
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Arizona
plus, if the standings ended as they are now with the Browns in 3rd place the AFC East 3rd place team, right now, the Miami Dolphins.
If they expanded to the 18 games (and the Browns end up 3rd) it is proposed that they would have a home game against the AFC West 4th place team, right now, the Broncos
AWAY games:
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Seattle
St. Louis
plus, if the standings ended as they are now with the Browns in 3rd place the AFC West 3rd place team, right now, the Raiders.
If they expanded to 18 games and the Browns end up 3rd it is proposed they would have a game against the AFC East 4th place team, right now, the Bills.
So there you go for your future tailgate and possible travel plans. If you like to travel to road games you could do a trip to the northwest to sip your Starbucks, or possibly to Oakland and head north to sip wine in the Napa Valley...or maybe ballpeen could host a tailgate party down in HeeHawYeeHaw land at Nashville and sip some of his moonshine.
You have some home/away games mixed up with out of division opponents. The Rams, Cardinals, Jags, and Titans will be coming to Cleveland. The Browns will travel to play the Colts, Texans, 49ers, and Seahawks.
This story is definitely fishy.
1. Why didn't the guy fight back? If it were my kid, I would have killed the guy?
2. Why wouldn't you seek police assistance?
3. Cops are everywhere.
4. Would other fans really let this happen?
5. Why is the mom telling the story? His account is second hand and not very reliable.
What's the deal with stadium security? I've been to about a dozen games over the past 5 years and I would always enter the stadium 30 minutes before the game without waiting too long to enter the stadium, 5-10 minutes MAX. During the Jets game, I must have waited for about 30 minutes.
Is this a result of the Browns winning 2 in a row and bandwagon fans showing up right before kickoff, or are they ramping up their efforts?
Like I said, I wouldn't mind a Sunday night game. Even a 4:00 start wouldn't be too terrible. I just wanted to point out that Monday night and Thursday night games are the worst.
When it comes to tailgating, I'm not an early riser. If I tailgate, we usually get there at 9:30 and get the grill going for a few hours. Hell, on Saturday I didn't get to bed until 6:00 A.M. I needed the 3 hours of sleep in order cheer the 5 quarters of football we saw.
I loved this season's schedule. Every game at 1:00 except fro Halloween (bye). How autoplay is that?
Monday night and Thursday night games are the worst. Fighting regular weekday traffic and getting to the stadium can be a hassle. Also, you have less time to get drunk before the game if you have to work until 5.
I wouldn't mind a Sunday night game.
P.S. xxxx the Steelers being on primetime 3 weeks in a row. It makes me sick. I'm just glad they went 1-2.
1. Were you named after a Saint? Which one(s)?
Archie Manning
2. Did you dress up for Halloween? As what?
George W. Bush
3. Assume for a moment that political correctness went wild and the Browns (who allegedly are named for the African-American race) and the Indians ( who are named for the Native American race) were both "ordered" to change their names. What new names for these teams would you choose?
Browns - Oranges
Indians - Natives
4. The MLS is now in the midst of their playoffs. Should the MLS, Soccer, now be given the designation as the "5th Major League" along with the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL?
Bring back roller derby.
5. LeBron James in his new commercial asks "What should I do"? What, in your opinion, should he do?
Too bad the trading deadline is over. It would be awesome for a terrible team to claim him and auction him off to the highest bidder.
There are too many gheys in Columbus for it be #2 in the country in MANLINESS!
This has to be the xxxxing dumbest thread I've ever seen.
I got real excited about the Browns bringing FredEx out of retirement.
Ben Watson, the greatest week 1 fantasy football sleeper TE OF ALL TIME.
Alex Mack seems like a fixture. If you want a jersey that is of a player, Mack and Thomas are safe bets.
The answer is simple: You play be the rules that are in place at the time. You just have to deal with the way things were then. You cannot judge them by today's standards. I mean, years from now some people may look back and say "what a joke football was back in the era around 2010" when they didn't decide college football's champion through a legitimate 16 team playoff tournament. How can any champion be considered legitimate who didn't go through the playoff process" Well, the fact is, right here, right now, we do NOT decide our college football champs through a playoff. But the championships awarded now are the way we do it. Just like those guys did it the way they did it back then.
Thanks for side stepping my question.
In 1872, a year in which one poster considered this "REAL FOOTBALL," two National Champions were recognized.
You know what their records were?
1 Win
0 Losses
That's why my original response was:
I have a hard time respecting football and all accolades associated with it when the players wore leather helmets.
I don't get how some of you clowns can jump down my back for me considering a sport that awarded a one win team a NATIONAL TITLE was a huge joke.
The Gipper, or any of you other guys who think football was legit before the 20's, you are off your rocker.
Here's the 1888 Yale schedule.
vs Wesleyan
76 - 0 W Sep 29, 1888
vs Rutgers
65 - 0 W Oct 6, 1888
at Pennsylvania
34 - 0 W Oct 13, 1888
at Wesleyan
46 - 0 W Oct 16, 1888
at Amherst
39 - 0 W Oct 19, 1888
at Williams
30 - 0 W Oct 20, 1888
vs MIT
68 - 0 W Oct 24, 1888
Stevens Tech
69 - 0 W Oct 27, 1888
vs Pennsylvania
54 - 0 W Nov 3, 1888
at Crescent AC
28 - 0 W Nov 6, 1888
vs Amherst
70 - 0 W Nov 10, 1888
vs Wesleyan
105 - 0 W Nov 17, 1888
vs Princeton
10 - 0 W Nov 24, 1888
I'm pretty sure they were the only ones who knew how to play the game. Sure, they won a National Title, but the game of football was A JOKE back in the day. Christ, how do you win a game 105-0?
Get real.
Oh, and The Gipper, if you think football was credible way back then, do you mind telling me Princeton and Yale's record record from 1872. They were both National Champions, mind you.
Here is this week's survey, a 00s in review:1. Who in your opinion was the most dominant athlete of the decade of the 00s?
Roger Federer
2. Who was the best Browns player in the 00s?
Phil Dawson
3. Who was the best musical artist of the 2000s?
CREED
4. What was the best movie of the 2000s?
The Departed
5. What was the most important historical event of the 2000s?
China emerging as a world power
Since when did John Kerry start coaching the Florida Gaytors?
