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  1. bukie
    So the Bears have tie-breakers over New Orleans? I didn't think that was the case. Isn't the first tiebreaker conference record? The Bears are 1+ on NO in that right now, but if they lost tonight, obviously they would be even there and move to the next TB. Have no idea what that is? Common opponents? Here's hoping they make it a non-issue and take care of business against a team they should pound on. New Orleans would win any tiebreaker with the Bears, as if they finish tied, NO would have the better conference record.
  2. bukie
    Rex snaps out of it, and the defense keeps rolling. Griese gets some playing time, but it's in garbage time. Bears 34 Rams 13 There, that's all the optimism I have energy for.
  3. bukie
    Now, now, don't go de-railin' this here thread. I believe the goal here is for the NFC East to completely beat itself up so nobody gets a wildcard spot, and the division winner is so beaten up it gets blown out in game 1. Right? ;)
  4. bukie
    So, anyway, Big Ten-ACC challenge starts today. Matchups: Monday: - Michigan @ NC State, 7pm EST Tuesday: - Maryland @ Illinois, 7pm EST - Florida State @ Wisconsin, 7:30pm EST - Penn State @ Georgia Tech, 8:00pm EST - Indiana @ Duke, 9:00pm EST - Miami @ Northwestern, 9:30pm EST Wednesday: - Michigan State @ Boston College, 7pm EST - Virginia @ Purdue, 7:30pm EST - Iowa @ Virginia Tech, 8:00pm EST - Ohio State @ North Carolina, 9:00pm EST - Clemson @ Minnesota, 9:30pm EST Obviously, the marquee matchup is OSU @ UNC, and there are some bad mismatches among teams (PSU@GT, IU@Duke, FSU@UW). I'm really looking forward to watching Michigan/NC State, Maryland/Illinois, and MSU/BC, as those look like good matchups aside from OSU/UNC.
  5. bukie
    Illinois about to get a solid OOC win on a neutral floor against a previously undefeated Bradley team. Really quiet solid start for the Illni this year. Should be fun to watch against Maryland next week.
  6. bukie
    A Notre Dame win, followed by lack of voter impression on the quality of ND.
  7. bukie
    Question is...if ND beats USC, and the voters decide Michigan is still the 2nd best team, are there two bowl game rematches with USC and ND playing again?
  8. bukie
    A win and a Packer loss, and the Bears clinch the NFC North.
  9. bukie
    Wow, that's an unflattering Rex picture. You must really despise him unfairly.
  10. bukie
    Wow, Rex, where was that?
  11. bukie
    That throw was not Grossman's fault. EDIT: Well, that one was.
  12. bukie
    I wouldn't say a bad throw, he simply put it in a place where nobody but Moose could have possibly caught it. And he did. So I suppose it was fortunate he caught it, but at least there was no shot of an INT.
  13. bukie
    This is the second game this year where they simply expected the opponent to lay down. This is disappointing.
  14. bukie
    I've never seen a team that panics as much when behind as these Bears.
  15. bukie
    And...ND's defense again shows that it's...not good.
  16. bukie
    Grats to Samardzija on setting the all-time ND receiving TD record.
  17. bukie
    Friendly office wager of the week: Who wins with the larger Chicago-Miami margin, Bulls over Heat (42), or Bears over Dolphins? Yes, the line of 42 is enormously high, but this is also an office full of Chicago fans. The fact that people here are actually spiritedly debating the wager indicates that the Bears are having a special year.
  18. bukie
    From the looks of things, the only thing the Bulls sorely lack is any kind of a post scorer. If the Bulls had somebody like an Elton Brand, they'd be really dangerous... Failing that, they'll either have to be really good with their jump shots, or they'll have to simply outrun the opponent/tire them out.
  19. bukie
    so then Cal/Washington...I hear that game is interesting...
  20. bukie
    Yeah, the defense just look confused the last few plays. They were on the field far too long. Svoboda/Dorrell need to stop getting conservative. I just want Svoboda gone already, he's a nightmare. And nothing the NBC crew was saying was pissing me off more than when they were compliment Svoboda and his play calling. Yeah, the offense was doing well while they were still mixing it up. Running the same play up the middle 3 straight times on that last possession was basically giving new life to a team that had just practically been defeated on a failed 4th down play. Not even trying to get a first down was near Zona-esque calling there. I'm not sure the NBC announcers really had much of a clue what was going on all game.
  21. bukie
    This is why people don't like Notre Dame. I've seen this movie a lot of times, and it always ends with a Quinn TD. See? All I see is him making a prediction, it coming true, and him quoting the prediction. Happens all the time in Bears game threads or Cubs game threads. Maybe it can come off smug in text, maybe he was being smug, who knows? ND didn't deserve to win it, especially that way, but they did. Quinn did play well despite the rest of the team doing almost nothing, and they pulled out a second game they deserved to lose. I understand being a UCLA fan has to be really frustrating, especially having watched them outplay a largely board-hated ranked ND team for about 50 minutes, but I don't happen to see anything wrong with a fan of a supposedly "neutral" team making a prediction and being happy when it comes true. There is some serious hypocrisy among board members on trolling regarding specific teams. I understand it for the Cards, this being a Cub board. I somewhat understand it for the Sox, despite it being a pot/kettle thing most often. I don't understand it for ND, and really don't think that's fair.
  22. bukie
    Well, that's the second time the Irish got lucky enough that the opposing team played the end of the game specifically to give them another opportunity. And really, I understand Raisin's frustration, but everybody else could use a few deep breaths. The NBC broadcast is the equivalent of an ND home broadcast, it's to be expected that the team is favored in commentary, and this is no worse or better than any top 15 team that was outplayed the entire game only to squeak one out. It just happened to happen to ND twice. To ND fans, the team has so many holes, it's a wonder they're still in the top 15, and unless they find an O-line, a run defense, and a secondary in the next few weeks, they'll get blown out either by USC or an other top team in a BCS bowl. Consider it fortunate that the opponent played not to lose twice and it paid off both times.
  23. bukie
    So...how do you let Samardzija get behind you when ND needs a TD with 30 seconds left? I mean, honestly?
  24. bukie

    Week 7 NFL Games

    bukie replied to Andy's topic in Other Sports

    This week's DVOA ratings: here Bears fall back to the pack, and clear separation once again between quality teams and bad teams. Buffalo falls back to the bad teams category completely now. Division net ratings: 1. NFC East: 91.3% 2. AFC North: 18.6% 3. AFC West: 8.9% 4. NFC North: 8.8% 5. NFC South: -2.2% 6. NFC West: -29.7% 7. AFC South: -42.9% 8. AFC East: -45.7% Notes: - NFC North falls mostly due to the Bears coming back from the stratosphere. Teams overall aren't as bad as other divisions' bad teams. - NFC East appears to be in a class of its own, with no bad teams. - AFC East has just one good team, AFC South has 2 of the 3 worst teams. - AFC North is improving despite Cincy's and Baltimore's struggles due to Pittsburgh coming on strong.
  25. bukie
    The Cards did their share, but the Bears still caused 2 fumbles and had a punt return. None of those were "gives" by Arizona. It wasn't like someone had butterfingers...those were legit takeaways and great "plays". The takeaways were skilled. The returns for TDs were a bit lucky. Not having to rely at all on the offense to come back from 20 down was also a bit lucky. :) Rex has been playing with fire for weeks now, throwing ill-advised passes that were fortunately dropped by defenders. This week it caught up to him, so I do hope that he learns from this and is willing to throw some shorter passes to open receivers. Also, the line really needs to give him better vision and time than they did last night.
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