lichtie23 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Going back to an earlier story that was mentioned on the thread about Everett Golson leaving Notre Dame. The official reason given for his departure is "Academic Fraud" So cheating then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Rams Running Back Isiah Pead suspended for the opening game of the season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Steelers Offensive Lineman Mike Adams stabbed in an apparent robbery attempt. He was the Steelers 2nd round pick in 2012 Hope he makes a full recovery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Hall of Famer and the "secretary of defence" Deacon Jones has passed away of natural causes at the age of 74 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Hall of Famer and the "secretary of defence" Deacon Jones has passed away of natural causes at the age of 74 "Every time you go upside a man's head - or a woman". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 More surgery for Gronkowski This time on his back ffs. another player falls to my jersey curse.hes played about 2 games since i bought that thing.i also inflicted a stroke on teddy bruschi. as an aside does anyone post on nfluk? certainly a different crowd over there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplistic Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Reports this morning that Goodell has stated there could be 3 London based games in 2014. There is also a chance two of those could be Jag games and once again the report suggests a possible permanent move across the pond for a franchise! The report talks about the fact that there are several stadiums that team could play in, lending itself towards a touring team. For me that's the best way to ensure sell outs should a team end up being based in the UK. Use Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin to one the doors to a different audience through the season. I'm not saying I'm pro UK franchise, I'd still rather see something like NFL Europe tried again, but still always good news to have NFL games more accessible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Well, i thought the second game was a mistake and would dilute ticket sales so i was wrong about and will probably be wrong abut everything else i write. I suppose from the league's point of view it makes sense to push this until they break it. If the eventual aim is a UK/London franchise you need to see how many games you can put on and it needs to be more than 2 or 3. If i was a jags fan i would be seriously peed off about losing 2 of 8 home games, and more than likely games to box office franchises. I think the touring franchise thing makes a lot of sense but obviously any UK franchise would still need a permanent base for training and offices. I come from a sporting tradition where your team is your team and that is it. My team is Pats and for whatever spurious reasons i chose them that is it now. I'm not going to support a british team, and certainly not a London team. If aything the coverage they would get would probably make them my #1 hate team. Having said all that i would probably still attend the odd game, especially if playing the Pats or a big franchise. Apart from anything else I have a season ticket for tannadice and thats always going to be the main sport for me. NFL on a sunday night in front of the telly suits me down to the ground and i wonder how many others who regulalrly make the wembley trip are in that boat. NFLUK seems to be split down the middle between people like me and people who would jump ship or have a second team ( a lot of that lot already have second teams - weirdos). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee4Life1893 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 ffs. another player falls to my jersey curse.hes played about 2 games since i bought that thing.i also inflicted a stroke on teddy bruschi. I killed Steve McNair, beat that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Somebody must have bought an OJ shirt just before he went on the run! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 (edited) The worst I have is an Orlando magic basketball shirt with Howard on the back. Unfortunately he then got injured for the rest of the season proceeded to get the coach fired and then got traded to the Lakers. Edited June 5, 2013 by Sloop John B 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Bought my Revis jersey last year. Injured in Week 3 and traded to the Bucs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Bought my Revis jersey last year. Injured in Week 3 and traded to the Bucs. I bought mine a year ago last Christmas, so at least I got a bit of time to wear it! Buccs jersey next... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Well, i thought the second game was a mistake and would dilute ticket sales so i was wrong about and will probably be wrong abut everything else i write. I suppose from the league's point of view it makes sense to push this until they break it. If the eventual aim is a UK/London franchise you need to see how many games you can put on and it needs to be more than 2 or 3. If i was a jags fan i would be seriously peed off about losing 2 of 8 home games, and more than likely games to box office franchises. I think the touring franchise thing makes a lot of sense but obviously any UK franchise would still need a permanent base for training and offices. I come from a sporting tradition where your team is your team and that is it. My team is Pats and for whatever spurious reasons i chose them that is it now. I'm not going to support a british team, and certainly not a London team. If aything the coverage they would get would probably make them my #1 hate team. Having said all that i would probably still attend the odd game, especially if playing the Pats or a big franchise. Apart from anything else I have a season ticket for tannadice and thats always going to be the main sport for me. NFL on a sunday night in front of the telly suits me down to the ground and i wonder how many others who regulalrly make the wembley trip are in that boat. NFLUK seems to be split down the middle between people like me and people who would jump ship or have a second team ( a lot of that lot already have second teams - weirdos). Brilliant post On jersey talk....my mrs bought me a Tiki Barber jersey......the season AFTER he retired 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplistic Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I think that is a key difference. The way we support teams here is quite different to the states. You only need to look at new teams like the Texans and they people of a city will support a team in their area. In the UK you don't get people swapping teams. I still think it could work, but any franchise moving to the UK would need to do a lot of work to engage with fans. But it can be done. MK Dons moved city and did so with a lot of heat. They are pretty well supported for their level. It just goes to show that sports fans love sport and ultimately live sport is always better than sport on TV. It could very well work. I still think the touring element would be key. 5 London games, 1 Cardiff, 1 Dublin, 1 Edinburgh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 JaMarcus Russell getting a tryout with the Bears 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplistic Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Anyone sitting in the sun, a little bored, www.gridirontv.co.uk are showing live footage of Edin Wolves v Glasgow Tigers End of first quarter it's 20-0 to Edinburgh. Three touchdowns. Two missed 2 point attempts and a kick for a point blocked, but collected by Wolves in the end zone for 2 points. Not sure I've ever seen that before! Wolves playing well at the moment! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplistic Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Was a decent game actually. Finished 26-16 to Edinburgh Next game is June 29th at Meadowbank. Would it be worth trying to get a group from here to go along? Few beers, decent chat etc?! Would anyone be up for that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DensParkNumber1 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I've been keeping an eye at the gridiron scores because i was very close to trying out for the hurricanes(purely for exercise purposes ) Might actually do it one year Also are we still going to have a fantasy league next year? if so im up for it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 @AdamSchefter: And we have a deal: Bears traded OL Gabe Carimi to Tampa Bay for a sixth-round pick in 2014. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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