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  1. UMFan83
    Hmmm well maybe that Bears/PAckers playoff game will be at Lambeau...
  2. UMFan83
    The Patriots are so good on offense. Unbelievable
  3. UMFan83
    We have been electing to defer for the past 3 or 4 weeks. So no it was not. The Bears deferred against NE last week also. But then again Lovie is too dumb to pull off something like that.
  4. UMFan83
    Meh, the Bears are used to playing on the worst surface in the league every year. Worst surface yeah. But the field never becomes solid like a rock. So while there is a danger to tear an ACL, which is a legit concern, at least players don't have to worry about becoming brain damaged by playing in Soldier Field's turf (at least any more than any other stadium in the league)
  5. UMFan83
    Not really anything interesting, but Matt Dodge's (Giants punter) Twitter after the game:
  6. UMFan83
    I'm thinking the most likely scenario now is this: Packers lose to Patriots Bears beat Vikings Packers beat Giants Bears lose to Jets Packers beat Bears If that happens, as long as the Saints and Eagles don't lose out, its gonna be Bears/Packers at Soldier Field in 3 weeks. Even if the Bears beat the Jets, its the same matchup as long as the Eagles win out (playing Vikings and Cowboys) Bears/Packers has a really good chance of happening.
  7. UMFan83
    So I'm looking at the weather right now. Its 9 degrees out right now. The good news is that the high will get up to 28 tomorrow. The bad news is, it looks like theres snow in the forecast. Id rather it be 9 degrees out than play another snow game. Then again maybe a little snow will soften the ground a little bit
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    great in September and October, maybe. Seems completely inadequate in cold weather That's kind of like saying they botched Madison Square Garden because it's not suited for international soccer competitions. Ecept not at all. It's a football field in Minnesota not designed for weather you can easily get in college football season. And there was talk of the Vikings sharing it at one point. Just makes no sense. There has been absolutely nothing to suggest that the Minneapolis weather will ever create such problems on the field during the college football season. Minneapolis Novembers are too warm for that and although sub-freezing weather certainly occurs, just like it does at lots of places, it doesn't happen for such an extended period of time during the college football season to create these conditions. Agreed. As I said on the last page, if they had planning to host this game a long time in advance, they would have taken precautions to prevent the snow from collecting on the field and the field wouldnt have iced over creating this issue. A simple tarp and some timely shoveling does wonders.
  9. UMFan83
    No, but beating two playoff-caliber teams in back-to-back games won't be an easy task, even though both games are at Lambeau. Even if the Bears win the division before Week 17, they'll likely still be playing for the 2nd seed and a first-round bye in that game. Yeah but the point is that they now control their own destiny AND can afford to get demoralized by NE tonight and survive Rodgers not play and still control that destiny. Considering how bleak things were for them coming into today, Im sure Packers fans will take that. Im sure most Packers fans still believe that if their team is healthy they are the best team in the conference, so basically if the Packers take care of business, they are in the playoffs. Today's game against NE only really affects their divisional chances at this point. The fact that its looking somewhat likely that we might be seeing Bears/Packers from Solider Field on Wild Card Weekend is already getting me anxious. Still a long long way to go for that though. Bears just need to get in.
  10. UMFan83
    Consensus is that it's a pretty great stadium. Opposite end of the spectrum from having to play in the dome for the Gophers. great in September and October, maybe. Seems completely inadequate in cold weather yea because they designed it for late January Is it January? Does it never get below freezing during college football season in Minneapolis? Of course it does. I will agree it seems poorly designed for cold weather but at the same time it seems like the biggest issue they are having is because they took no precaution to all the snow falling on the field because they had no reason to expect to use the field until spring practice. I'm sure if they had thrown a tarp on the field and/or shoveled the snow up before it had a chance to ice over, there would be little issue preparing for a game. I say all that and remember that the consession stands weren't designed to work under freezing temps. So yeah that part of it is poorly designed.
  11. UMFan83
    both teams have a nearly identical point differential there's not much of a gap in terms of talent between the teams Yes we know it was a nice 44-6 win over the Rams. Sorry I'm just trying to rile you up sneaky. Good win today. Getting that road monkey off their backs is great for their confidence moving forward. Part of the process of learning how to close games is to have successes to draw back on. Lions should be legit dangerous next year with another good offseason.
  12. UMFan83
    Well Giants up 24-3 at halftime. If we can clinch tomorrow, we will be in a position where we are rooting for the Packers to beat the Giants next week to help out our bye hopes. One step at a time though.
  13. UMFan83
    I'm rooting for the Eagles. A Giants win gives them the head to head for the bye over us (if we can win tomorrow). An Eagles win keeps us in that spot. As someone pointed out earlier in the week, the WC is not very likely at this point, so I'm cheering for bye potential. Too bad its 14-3 giants now
  14. UMFan83
    I can't believe the favre streak and the packers qb streak are ending within 6 days of each other.
  15. UMFan83
    Wow...did not expect to see that Greinke Gallardo Marcum Wolf ? Not bad Guess they aren't trading Fielder this offseason.
  16. UMFan83
    I don't think so. It's not on the Superstation. I'm getting the Clipper broadcast here in the LA area. Yeah I checked all the usual channels. Looks like one of those WCIU local-only deals. *sigh* Theres a working link on atdhe.net. I'm watching that now.
  17. UMFan83
    Yeah I wouldn't feel great about our chances in the last 2 games if we couldn't manage to win this one with so much at stake.
  18. UMFan83
    As the resident Vikings fan, if you had to put an honest percentage chance on the Vikings winning this game, what would you guess? 30%? 40%? More? Less? Just curious. I won't let me self feel very comfortable at all about this game. In my pessimistic mind, Peterson is going to pretend it's his rookie year at Soldier Field again, and Webb is going to be Michael Vick.
  19. UMFan83
    Well why am I turning down trades hoping for the 9th pick of the draft 5 years from now? You aren't. If the Bulls were doing everything possible to avoid trading that pick, its because of the small chance that they can get a top 5 pick 6 years from now. Otherwise, who the hell cares about the 15th pick 3 years from now or whatever.
  20. UMFan83
    Yankees fans are bewildered that they havent been able to just buy anyone they want this winter. One of the more enjoyable subplots of the offseason so far.
  21. UMFan83
    The probability of that pick meaning something is so so tiny, that its value is much better to other teams in a trade than it is to us. If you look at the last 5 years, the only teams to not make the playoffs over that time are the Knicks and TWolves. The Knicks will probably make it this year, which would be the "unprotected" year for the pick. So you are hoping Charlotte is the Twolves. But not only that you have to hope that they arent a borderline playoff team in any of those years. Then you have to hope that they dont improve enough to be decent with 5 straight high lottery picks. The odds are just so low. If someone is asking for that pick as a necessity for a player that would help us long term, I wouldnt hesitate to throw it in.
  22. UMFan83
    Dammit it makes me sad to see Gortat and JRich possibly switching teams in the same trade. Both would be AMAZING pickups for us. I've pined for JRIch all season and was hoping we could pry him away from Phx as the season went along. If he goes to Orlando hes not going anywhere. Richardson would be the perfect SG to compliment Rose IMO. Gortat would also be an awesome pickup to help ease the loss of Noah. Since he'd be going to hopeless looking phoenix in the trade maybe we can get him at some point.
  23. UMFan83
    His back has given him a ton of trouble and I think he missed the first month of 2010 with a shoulder issue.
  24. UMFan83
    You better have been eating Red Ivy instead Among others. I [expletive] love Red Ivy. It's worth the outrageous prices. I'll make it a point to head over to D'Agostino's sometime soon.
  25. UMFan83
    I've lived within 2 blocks of D'Agostino's for the last 4 years and have never eaten there. What is wrong with me?
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