American Football Thread

[Strawb]

We have an NFL thread and I know I did a college football one. But how about we have one for all American Football news. We can post Australian Grid Iron stuff here as well.
In Australian News the world championships are in Austria in June and the Outback are playing in them.

[Strawb]

National signing day is coming up February it will be interesting to see who signs where and who has the best recruiting class.

[7-Dog]

Isn't that pay day for some athletes?

[Strawb]

Isn't that pay day for some athletes?

SHHHHHHHH we will not discuss these things on here LMAO. Under the table deals and that yes. I wonder who is paying for the next Cam Newton or Craig James.

[Strawb]

signing day is the 2nd of Feb.
Rivals.com has the current rankings
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... _mkuNGPZB4

[bayman]

American Football
Head to Head NFL GB-PIT H2H INC OT

Select the winner
No. Description Win
202076 Green Bay Packers $1.75
202077 Pittsburgh Steelers $2.10

Includes overtime
Closing Time: 7th Feb 2011 9:30 am Line NFL GB-PIT Line INC OT

Select team to win, with a plus or minus handicap
No. Description Win
202078 Green Bay Packers -2 $1.90
202079 Pittsburgh Steelers +2 $1.90

Includes overtime
Closing Time: 7th Feb 2011 9:30 am Total Score Over/Under NFL GB-PIT TS O/U INC OT

Select whether the total points scored will be over or under the nominated score
No. Description Win
202080 Over 44.5 $1.90
202081 Under 44.5 $1.90

Includes Overtime.


this is tattsbets market

[Strawb]

Signing day still happening here is a list of rankings per rivals.com
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/r ... WBM.NHPZB4

[Jim05]

Good guys prevailed 55-41 in Pro Bowl
At least the skins win something this season with cornerback DeAngelo Hall receiving the pro bowl MVP

[PhilH]

Super Bowl Party at the Highway Inn, cnr Anzac Highway & Marion Rd Plympton
from 9am Monday.

Coverage on One HD from 5.30am

[PhilH]

Radio previews
- Radio Tab ( 1539am) approx 8.10am
- 5RPH (1197am) approx 8.35am

[Thiele]

Go the Chesse heads tomorrow. BTW i know nothing about the game. Would like take a superbowl of to watch it one day

[Big Phil]

Super Bowl Party at the Highway Inn, cnr Anzac Highway & Marion Rd Plympton
from 9am Monday.

Coverage on One HD from 5.30am

Nice picture of a well known Cheesehead with his fellow Greenbay fans in the Ben Hook article in today's sunday Mail...

Go the Packers !!!

[woodublieve12]

In vegas atm and its goin off here with the lead up to the big game... cant wait for tomorrow...
Go Packers

[bayman]

i'll stand corrected, but wasn't there some kind of connection between the green bay packers & the woodville football club many many years ago ? (in the very early days of woodville)....i recall reading that 'somewhere' maybe it was ern kolosche's book (which i can't find atm).........................PhilH may know

[PhilH]

There is for ME

I became a Packers fan when I turned 9 I was in the US and stayed in a hotel in Sheboygan Wisconsin. There was book on the hotel desk the GREEN BAY PACKERS YEARBOOK.

Now I was nine looked at it & thought it said PECKERS instread of PACKERS ... so being both Green & Gold and already a Woodville fan the Green Bay became my team.

... then as NFL came to our TV screens a few years later I found out more about the unique nature of the Packers ... ie publically owned team, small city vs the rest of the US etc and the following stuck.

[Strawb]

I am a fellow Packer fan I have gone for them since I was about 10 when the ABC had a game of theirs on. I ended up collecting American Football cards and mainly Packer ones. In recent years I have gone back to my loving of American Football and college football mainly but still love being a cheesehead.
Phil H here is a Wallpaper made by a mate of mine of one of the greatest Packers and one of the greatest Texas Tech Red Raiders of all.

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[mickey]

Now I was nine looked at it & thought it said PECKERS instread of PACKERS

Strange for a woodville supporter not to be able to read properly

[Brucetiki]

So it comes down between a battle of Cheeseheads and Terrible Towels

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Always had a soft spot for the Packers (the first Superbowl I watched was in the mid '90's when Green Bay won it, think it was 1996). However, recently, I've taken a liking to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL, so there's also a soft spot for the Steelers as well.

I guess for me it's the ideal Superbowl with my two favourite teams playing, and I'll be happy either way with the result. However, my preference this time is for the Steelers.

[Strawb]

Why The Steelers win Bruce is what I am asking you. The Steelers have won 6 Superbowls (I know I have a DVD Series on them) to the Packers 3 (1966, 1967 & 1996). I am hoping for a Packers win and will be watching this game after 4 hours sleep then back to bed for another 4 hours LOL.
Here is the Packers Fight Song
Go! You Packers GO!
Hail, hail the gang's all here to yell for you,
And keep you going in your winning ways,
Hail, hail the gang's all here to tell you too,
That win or lose, we'll always sing your praises Packers;
Go, you Packers, go and get 'em,
Go, you fighting fools upset 'em,
Smash their line with all your might,
A touchdown, Packers, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight!
On, you Green and Gold, to glory,
Win this game the same old story,
Fight, you Packers,
Fight, and bring the bacon home to Old Green Bay.

[Brucetiki]

The main reason I've sided with the Steelers this time is there is already alot of love towards Green Bay, so I thought I'd go against the flow and go with Pittsburgh this time.