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Greg Olsen drops the ball too damn much.

It is fairly simple, winning more division titles and being in playoff contention in August/September more often translates into more chances to chase the World Series dream. That is why despite the 0-6 playoff record for 2007 & 2008 I still place value on being able to win back to back division titles. That was the first time the Cubs made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since the run of 1906 to 1908...and then people wonder why the Cubs haven't won the big one since then. Because the management was so poor for a period of time that even making the playoffs was elusive. You have decades where a season like 2006 was the norm. Now at the moment I can look at what the Cubs have done since 1998 and say they have been in the playoffs 4 times in these last 12 seasons (1998, 2003, 2007, 2008) and been "in the hunt" in August or later at least 7 of those 12 seasons (throwing in 2001, 2004, 2009). Point being, the Cubs as an organization are making strides towards increased competitiveness. I started following the team in 1986 and from 1986 to 1997 we had what, 3 winning seasons in that 12 year stretch? 1989, 1993, 1995. And only one playoff appearance in that stretch. So with that in mind, hopefully the trend continues in the next block of 12 years. :wink: The trend being making the playoffs more and more often. And in the process maybe breaking the championship drought "trend".

The Bears can find a way to win tomorrow. The Steelers are the masters of winning ugly so at the very least the game will stay close.

31 games. Hasn't won since 1986! That means he is due. /old time baseball manager logic

Wow nice throw. Locker converts on 3rd & long.

MSU regains the lead. \:D/

Yeah, I think people are looking at 0-12 last year and assuming they're still awful. They're not good, but Locker makes a huge difference compared to the crap they ran out last year. They didn't look like an 0-12 team against LSU I know that much. I came away from that game seeing an obvious improvement.

This post is just begging to get bumped later today: :hello: Like the USC game, I think it's early to shovel dirt on the Irish. Except USC is actually good and ND isn't.

This post is just begging to get bumped later today: :hello:

Lebron James is in attendance for the IU-Akron game. BIG TIME BABY, BIG TIME! \:D/

Boiler Down

No more Patton plz. k thx.

I met him during my school years too. Yeah I never hated the guy. I just wish the coaching transition could have been handled differently. Between Mike Davis and Bill Lynch the word "interim coach" scares the crap out of me.

"another example of professional athletes being at risk" I think a bit much is being made of a teenage prank. Oh no, they painted his yard. What is next, toilet paper and eggs? The horror! :-))

Be like me and stop thinking about it and quietly hope it continues. :wink:

What the hell are you talking about? Nobody ever accused our fans of being smart.

I don't know why but I'm sick of NFC East games...I'd have liked to have seen Arizona and SF. Patrick Willis had a real nice INT off Warner a couple minutes ago.

He just went nuts it was beautiful brought a tear to my eye. BRANDON STOKELY! CAN THEY CATCH HIM! TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS! Something like that, I had to watch it like 10 times replaying my DVR before I changed channels. I'll admit I was ready to laugh at the Broncos losing to the Bengals but that play was so incredible it made my day so far. \:D/

Let's see, the Broncos have 39 yards of total offense in the half and have went 3 & out on 4 straight possessions. :hello:

Yeah that play was great.

I napped a bit during the ND-Michigan game only because I got a bit too tanked during the IU game.

Nothing beats football. College Saturday's and NFL Sunday's are amazing. Yep, I've pretty much watched football since 11 this morning. I got up at two and haven't moved except to grab a coke or snack. I got up at 10:30am, bought a 30 pack of beer and the rest is.....sweet, sweet history. Great day of football. From the IU-WMU game to ND-Michigan to USC-OSU and now Purdue-Oregon. All close games.

I'll admit I thought Purdue would get destroyed tonight but they have held their own.

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