The Water Cooler

[VanHorneDog]

We need a chat thread in here just to chat it up sports wise without restrictions.

food for thought. who are your champions over the next few seasons?

NFL: Patriots
MLB: Rockies (08 Padres!!!)
NHL: um... yeah give me a month
NBA: Suns
NCAAF: The Ohio State University
NCAAB: UCLA
NASCAR: um... the guy who won today... Jeff Gordon or something...
Golf: Tiger... in everything he plays in.
MLS: ml what??? i go with the FC Dallas... cuz i like that name.

On another note, who is the best Player in the NFL right now?

i say Tom Brady, he is dominating everyone. doesnt hurt he has Moss to help him out.

(this could either fail hard or be cool) so if you like it :thumbsup and post if not :banned me.

[ChetUbetcha]

Food for thought: Why does everyone give so much compassion to Favre about his father passing away?

He's a grown fucking man.

[ProudestAnt]

Food for thought: Why does everyone give so much compassion to Favre about his father passing away?

He's a grown fucking man. Same reason they do it for Tiger?

[DMBfan41]

Food for thought: Why does everyone give so much compassion to Favre about his father passing away?

He's a grown fucking man.

what happened, did his father die again?

wasn't that like 4 years ago?

[ChetUbetcha]

what happened, did his father die again?

wasn't that like 4 years ago?

Exactly...:thumbsup

[ProudestAnt]

I think the thing with fathers dying is a lot of people forget that athletes are relatively young men and it's sad to lose parents that early in life. If I remember right Favre's father was in his 50s when he died...

[ChetUbetcha]

Favre was around 35 when it happened...

[DMBfan41]

i had a teacher in high school that told me, "Boys, no matter how old you are, you will cry when your father dies"

[ProudestAnt]

Favre was around 35 when it happened... Which is relatively young...

[ChetUbetcha]

i had a teacher in high school that told me, "Boys, no matter how old you are, you will cry when your father dies"

Yeah, but why 3 years later are commentators/analysts still feeling sorry for him? Bringing it up ever effing wek?

[bothedmbfan]

i had a teacher in high school that told me, "Boys, no matter how old you are, you will cry when your father dies"

Floyd Mayweather Jr. won't.

[DMBfan41]

Yeah, but why 3 years later are commentators/analysts still feeling sorry for him? Bringing it up ever effing wek?

cause it's Brett Favre and they need to talk about something. Brett is a winner, so basically his past couple of losing seasons are never to be mentioned by a commentator

[ProudestAnt]

cause it's Brett Favre and they need to talk about something. Brett is a winner, so basically his past couple of losing seasons are never to be mentioned by a commentator He's only had 1 losing season in his entire career. Two years ago...

[bothedmbfan]

We need a chat thread in here just to chat it up sports wise without restrictions.

food for thought. who are your champions over the next few seasons?

NFL: Patriots
MLB: Rockies (08 Padres!!!)
NHL: um... yeah give me a month
NBA: Suns
NCAAF: The Ohio State University
NCAAB: UCLA
NASCAR: um... the guy who won today... Jeff Gordon or something...
Golf: Tiger... in everything he plays in.
MLS: ml what??? i go with the FC Dallas... cuz i like that name.

On another note, who is the best Player in the NFL right now?

i say Tom Brady, he is dominating everyone. doesnt hurt he has Moss to help him out.

(this could either fail hard or be cool) so if you like it :thumbsup and post if not :banned me.

NFL: Colts
MLB: Rockies
NBA: Bulls
NHL: Blackhawks
NCAAF: Illini
NCAAB: Illini
NASCAR: Jesus H. Christ
Golf: Tiger
MLS: Chicago Fire

[SoRight24]

NFL: Colts
MLB: Rockies
NBA: Bulls
NHL: Blackhawks
NCAAF: Illini
NCAAB: Illini
NASCAR: Jesus H. Christ
Golf: Tiger
MLS: Chicago Fire

:lol :lol

[DMBfan41]

He's only had 1 losing season in his entire career. Two years ago...

and it was a pretty bad year

[bothedmbfan]

:lol :lol

Go fuck your face.

[SoRight24]

Go fuck your face.

Go fuck a goat. Bitch.

:ggoat

[bothedmbfan]

Go fuck a goat. Bitch.

:ggoat

I ALREADY HAVE, BITCH.

[cbotnyse]

NFL: Bears
MLB: White Sox
NBA: Bulls
NHL: Blackhawks
NCAAF: Illini
NCAAB: Illini
NASCAR: Mike Cockslong
Golf: Tiger
MLS: Chicago FireI used your list, but changed a few. :thumbsup

[SoRight24]

I ALREADY HAVE, BITCH.

How was that? Good?

[JamesM]

We need a chat thread in here just to chat it up sports wise without restrictions.

food for thought. who are your champions over the next few seasons?

NFL: Patriots
MLB: Rockies (08 Padres!!!)
NHL: um... yeah give me a month
NBA: Suns
NCAAF: The Ohio State University
NCAAB: UCLA
NASCAR: um... the guy who won today... Jeff Gordon or something...
Golf: Tiger... in everything he plays in.
MLS: ml what??? i go with the FC Dallas... cuz i like that name.

On another note, who is the best Player in the NFL right now?

i say Tom Brady, he is dominating everyone. doesnt hurt he has Moss to help him out.

(this could either fail hard or be cool) so if you like it :thumbsup and post if not :banned me.


NFL: Washington
MLB: Rockies
NHL: um. the Mighty Ducks?
NBA: Chicago
NCAAF: LSU
NCAAB: Villanova
NASCAR: um. Dale Earnhardt Jr?
Golf: Tiger Woods without doubts in my mind
MLS: I know a guy whos cousins with a guy on DC United

[DMB0715]

Food for thought: Why does everyone give so much compassion to Favre about his father passing away?

He's a grown fucking man.

Because we have souls?

[bothedmbfan]

How was that? Good?

Nowhere near as good as your mother; but yes, it was good.

[bothedmbfan]

Keith Olberman needs to fucking die.

[VanHorneDog]

i agree keith olberman is a bitch.

[DMBZeppelin]

This thread needs to get stickied, as it would probably eliminate the need for plenty of threads.

NFL: Bears
MLB: Cubbies
NHL: Blackhawks... if only the games were on T.V.
NBA: Bulls
NCAAF: LSU
NCAAB: Texas
NASCAR: Any car owned by Joe Gibbs
Golf: Tiger
MLS: L.A. Galaxy

[gocubsgo22]

He went out and had one of the greatest games of all time the night after losing his father, his best friend, and the man who taught him everything. Your post is like saying why do we still talk about the Immaculate Reception. That game is one of the greatest moments in football history.

[VanHorneDog]

so will torie get the axe? i say no, their arent many better managers IMO out there, plus non of them have been fired recently and you are crazy to manage in New York.

[Fishbulb290]

Will the NHL EVER regain it's former glory?

[VanHorneDog]

i dont think the NHL will, its becuase they arent trying. they are focusing on seats and not viewers. while the NFL and MLB knows that a buzz about a team and the revenue it creates comes from TV.

they need to get NHL back onto a major network everyone has and get some stars everyone can follow. that may be the biggest problem

[VanHorneDog]

ESPNU Allstate Standings (Fan poll)
1. Illinois 5-1
2. Ohio State 6-0
3. Wisconsin 5-1
4. Michigan 4-2
5. Purdue 5-1
6. Indiana 5-1
7. LSU 6-0
8. California 5-0
9. Boston College 6-0
10. South Florida 5-0
11. Oklahoma 5-1
12. South Carolina 5-1
13. Oregon 4-1
14. West Virginia 5-1
15. USC 4-1
16. Missouri 5-0
17. Florida 4-2
18. Arizona State 6-0
19. Virginia Tech 5-1
20. Cincinnati 6-0
21. Hawaii 6-0
22. Kentucky 5-1
23. Kansas 5-0
24. Auburn 4-2
25. Florida State 4-1
Others Receiving Votes
Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas A&M.Colorado.

HAHAHAHAAH!! this is terrible.

[bigeyefish22]

Apparently, Big Ten fans have nothing better to do. Thats sad, cause Im a Big Ten fan, but only of the Gophers so Im, like, a sub-fan (at least in football. Oh, in basketball too).

champions:

NFL: New England
MLB: Boston
(gimme cancer because of this ^, by the way)
NHL: Minnesota
NBA: California
CFB: OSU
CBB: Kentucky
C Hockey: UND

[cbotnyse]

I am an Illini alum and I have no idea where the hell they came from this year. Can someone fill me in. Should I jump on this bandwagon? are they legit? (as you can tell, I dont really follow college fb)

[s0628711]

Will the NHL EVER regain it's former glory?
When the Rangers bring the cup back to Manhattan. :D
i dont think the NHL will, its becuase they arent trying. they are focusing on seats and not viewers. while the NFL and MLB knows that a buzz about a team and the revenue it creates comes from TV.

they need to get NHL back onto a major network everyone has and get some stars everyone can follow. that may be the biggest problem
Amen. ESPN needs to get Thursday Night Hockey back, not because it will give them ratings, but only because they need to play a part in helping to bring this sport back to the forefront. I love hockey, but when there are no games to watch, it makes it difficult to truly follow the league for a year.

Look at baseball, any given week, there are at least five national games on, including fox and espn. Then you have your local teams, so for me, I can watch the Mets, Yankees, and Braves(on TBS :lol) on top of ESPN and FOX games.

[UNC41]

NFL: Colts
MLB: Rockies
NBA: Bulls
NHL: Blackhawks
NCAAF: Illini
NCAAB: Illini
NASCAR: Jesus H. Christ
Golf: Tiger
MLS: Chicago Fire

:lol :lol :lol :lol

[DMBfan41]

i dont think the NHL will, its becuase they arent trying. they are focusing on seats and not viewers. while the NFL and MLB knows that a buzz about a team and the revenue it creates comes from TV.

they need to get NHL back onto a major network everyone has and get some stars everyone can follow. that may be the biggest problem

i wouldn't say they didn't try. I'm sure they wanted to get back onto ESPN, but ESPN didn't want it. They knew the ratings were bad and after a lockout, they weren't gonna go back to hockey.

This is why they went to the stupid VS network (originally Outdoor Network). This is the final year of their contract as well. It has to go back to ESPN. Once ESPN has a sport, they will broadcast highlights and start talking about it again. That's why no one knows hockey exists, even Sportscenter ignores it. They don't want people watching sports that don't belong to them. So, I think ESPN will get hockey back. If not another possibility is TBS. They are trying very hard to become a true national network. They have original shows, they got NBA, MLB (unfortunately), they have golf, I think they still have a few NASCAR races. So, if they got hockey, they would be some solid competition for ESPN. Or the USA network, I think they want more sports besides the U.S. Open and WWE.

So Hockey will probably go elsewhere. The attendence is up, and just like any sport if there are big market teams competeting, people will watch. It's not a sport that people will watch any team (except for me). It just needs to get off the VS network and actually go to a respectabul networtk

[DMBfan41]

so will torie get the axe? i say no, their arent many better managers IMO out there, plus non of them have been fired recently and you are crazy to manage in New York.

i don't think he'll get fired, but he will retire. There's nothing else that he could do. He's won world series, he's been manager of the year, he's the second most winning Yankee manager, he's one of the best managers of all-time, he's gonna be a hall of fame manager, he'll get his number retired by the yankeees, he doesn't need to do anything else.

I would be very happy if he retired cause I don't want to see him fired, but I would like to see someone else try to manage this team

[41ravens]

I am an Illini alum and I have no idea where the hell they came from this year. Can someone fill me in. Should I jump on this bandwagon? are they legit? (as you can tell, I dont really follow college fb)

i'm an alum myself, but still live in the area. it's a pretty big deal down here. and yes, i think they're legit. zook is in his third year and his recruiting is starting to show. mendenhall and benn are the real deal. if mendenhall keeps it up, he could be in talks for heisman come the end of the year. the defense has been solid behind leman. qb is a little bit of an issue, seeing as how neither can really pass that well, but they haven't needed to. if you want to jump on, now is the time. should win @ iowa this week, which sets up a huge home game against michigan on the 20th. it's pretty fun having a good team, seeing as how when i was in school they sucked balls.

[41ravens]

NFL: cowboys?? :D
MLB: indians
NHL: don't follow the sport
NBA: suns
NCAAF: LSU
NCAAB: not sure as of right now. i'd love to see zona do it, but i doubt it.
NASCAR: don't know
Golf: don't know
MLS: don't know

[cbotnyse]

i'm an alum myself, but still live in the area. it's a pretty big deal down here. and yes, i think they're legit. zook is in his third year and his recruiting is starting to show. mendenhall and benn are the real deal. if mendenhall keeps it up, he could be in talks for heisman come the end of the year. the defense has been solid behind leman. qb is a little bit of an issue, seeing as how neither can really pass that well, but they haven't needed to. if you want to jump on, now is the time. should win @ iowa this week, which sets up a huge home game against michigan on the 20th. it's pretty fun having a good team, seeing as how when i was in school they sucked balls.yeah I graduated in 02, and I think they have sucked bad since 2000? or so? I had no idea they were this good all of a sudden. what yr is Mendenhalll?

is Ohio State the only real worry in the Big Ten this year? are people thinking Rose Bowl down there....or at least a major bowl?

[41ravens]

yeah I graduated in 02, and I think they have sucked bad since 2000? or so? I had no idea they were this good all of a sudden. what yr is Mendenhalll?

is Ohio State the only real worry in the Big Ten this year? are people thinking Rose Bowl down there....or at least a major bowl?

well, yeah, they're thinking rose bowl. but they're also complete homers.

mendenhall is a junior. and michigan could still be trouble. as long as illinois doesn't trip up against iowa, the only games they could lose are michigan and @ ohio st. and i'm willing to bet they lose the ohio st. game, but they have been known to give the buckeyes some trouble in the past.