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If Mitchell throws that just a bit farther, Rice would have had a TD catch.

I hadn't seen it either but that's a pretty deliberate slam to the ground while Deng was up in the air completely exposed. I have no problem with a hard foul going for the ball, but he didn't even attempt to get the ball. went for the neck, then grabbed the shoulder and threw him down. short of a football tackle, I'm not sure how it gets much worse. I'm not trying to say it was clean, it was dirty and I understand the feelings considering Posey's past and who got fouled. That said, I don't see any throw down on Posey's part. are you looking at the same video as I am? Deng is coming straight down after the initial foul then his legs suddenly come out from under him. look at the video at about 1:08. whys does Posey's left leg kick out, other than to gain leverage to slam Deng down? why does he follow through with the right arm to the point where it almost hits the hardwood? it's a blatant slam to the ground. Yes, I'm watching the same video. Posey nearly clotheslines him, but I don't see the malicious follow through. You're convinced otherwise. I won't try to sway you though, it's a trivial detail since we both agree it was an unnecessary and dirty foul. I see the same thing you did. Dirty foul and clothesline but no follow through. As for the reason 1st and 10 focused on Hinrich it's because it's Dwayne Wade who was injured and he's the media darling.

Good wins for both Rutgers and Cal today.

Texas Tech is down 12 to UNLV with 3:30 to go. Knight may have to wait another game to pass Dean Smith.

Cal is firmly in control now.

Those have to be the worst attempted laterals ever.

Come on kick return for a touchdown. Please.

Do you really need to take 3 timeouts? Is that really necessary?

Crap.

It's a tough world isn't it?

Thank you OKSt.

Great play by Alabama. It's always funny to see offensive linemen catch the ball and even better when they get to run with it.

Well, their punt returner doesn't.

Alabama sucks.

Because they have nothing to play for while the Packers do.

You don't have to completely dominate a game to win it.

I could see the Seahawks "manning up", as you put it, and beating the Bears. It's not likely, but it's possible.

These stupid, idiotic announcers just compared Bobby Knight chasing the wins record to Barry Bonds chasing the home run records. I'm speechless.

Ok. What about a 20-6 halftime score and an opening drive TD by the Bears to start the 3rd quarter says that the Seahawks were in that game? I'm not disputing that the Bears aren't likely to beat Seattle as bad as 37-6 if they played again, but Seattle was never in that game, and has to be a longshot, at best at this point, to beat the Bears. Agreed. Hubes, are you sure you are remembering the same game? Seriously---that one was a blowout pretty early. Seattle was never in it. Rex seemed to just keep slashing them with long passes-----all day long. I know they had a couple drives, but the only one that was meaningful was the first drive of the game. I do remember a long pass opportunity that was just badly overthrown by Hasselbeck. But that would have only brought Seattle to within a couple scores----and it was desperation under heavy pressure anyhow (Bears were putting great pressure on back then). There's just no way in hell Seattle comes to Chicago in the blistering cold and actually *beats* the Bears. Alexander or not. It's not their MO. They play great at home. But get them out of their element and that team often begins to resemble a top 10 draft team, not the NFC champs. This is the same team that got embarrassed by Arizona and SF and are on a 3 game bender at the end of the year. I'd have a tough time feeling comfortable with them beating their wild card opponent in the first round @ home, much less coming all the way to Chicago and beating the Bears. You have to at least consider the possibility that the Bears (re: Grossman) will beat themselves. Now, before you jump on me, I'm not saying Grossman will play horrible in the playoffs and he has played well the last couple weeks but the possibility still exists. Don't get me wrong, if the Bears played Seattle 10 times in Chicago in the cold, the Bears would probably win 7 or 8 times. But to say Seattle has no chance to beat the Bears is flat out wrong. So let me get this straight. Seattle has a chance to "beat" the Bears because the Bears might "beat" themselves? Seattle has a decent team. They aren't a great team but they aren't a horrible team. If the Bears commit turnovers and Seattle doesn't, the Seahawks definitely could win the game. Also, Alexander didn't play in the game the teams played during the season. I'm not saying he would singlehandedly change the outcome of the game since he doesn't play defense but it sure didn't help them at all. Not to mention it was the first game Seattle had played without him. Anytime you are missing an MVP, you're going to be hurt. Seattle is a dangerous team and to take them lightly is not very smart. Again, I'm not saying the Seahawks would beat the Bears if they faced each other in the playoffs and would pick the Bears to win, but you can't say Seattle has no chance to win the game.

Well considering the O/U on sportsbook started at 40.5 and dropped to 37.5 by game time, I don't think many people would have thought the score would have been as high as it was.

It does seem awfully fishy to have only seen a partial list.

I don't know who this "f-a-r-v-e' person is you're talking about but I do know who f-a-v-r-e is. :D

I picked against all 3 big 12 teams today. I have 10 on Alabama, 22 on Cal, and 28 on Rutgers.

I was wondering why the Week 13 NFL game thread had been posted in. Excellent Truffle.

Ok. What about a 20-6 halftime score and an opening drive TD by the Bears to start the 3rd quarter says that the Seahawks were in that game? I'm not disputing that the Bears aren't likely to beat Seattle as bad as 37-6 if they played again, but Seattle was never in that game, and has to be a longshot, at best at this point, to beat the Bears. Agreed. Hubes, are you sure you are remembering the same game? Seriously---that one was a blowout pretty early. Seattle was never in it. Rex seemed to just keep slashing them with long passes-----all day long. I know they had a couple drives, but the only one that was meaningful was the first drive of the game. I do remember a long pass opportunity that was just badly overthrown by Hasselbeck. But that would have only brought Seattle to within a couple scores----and it was desperation under heavy pressure anyhow (Bears were putting great pressure on back then). There's just no way in hell Seattle comes to Chicago in the blistering cold and actually *beats* the Bears. Alexander or not. It's not their MO. They play great at home. But get them out of their element and that team often begins to resemble a top 10 draft team, not the NFC champs. This is the same team that got embarrassed by Arizona and SF and are on a 3 game bender at the end of the year. I'd have a tough time feeling comfortable with them beating their wild card opponent in the first round @ home, much less coming all the way to Chicago and beating the Bears. You have to at least consider the possibility that the Bears (re: Grossman) will beat themselves. Now, before you jump on me, I'm not saying Grossman will play horrible in the playoffs and he has played well the last couple weeks but the possibility still exists. Don't get me wrong, if the Bears played Seattle 10 times in Chicago in the cold, the Bears would probably win 7 or 8 times. But to say Seattle has no chance to beat the Bears is flat out wrong.