The NFL

“There are no teams left to root for.”

“I am so FREAKING excited!!!! But I'm on pins and needles. It just might happen...

Bears and Colts



There's never been a black coach to make it to Superbowl before. This year could have two.
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“Great game!

Congratulations to the Colts and all the Indy fans!”

“COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!



Whew...I'm just breathless.”

“I hope the Colts beat the Bears. I want to see Manning win it.

You okay down there Scott?”

“Wow. Who woulda thunk? Go Colts! LOL!”

“I have loved the Bears, but I really want Manning to get a ring. What a dilemma!”

“YEAH COLT!!!!!”

“Congrats CB and Colts fans, Great Game! Now go get 'er done!”

“I wonder if South Florida is ready for a Midwest Invasion?”

“i think they should split the difference and play in kokomo”

“the newscasters were saying this was the biggest comeback in championship history. i thought the bills had a bigger comeback against houston. that must have been in the second round”

“Congrats to the Colts. Great comeback and exciting game. I will be pulling for the Colts in the SuperBowl.”

“after playing horrible for 2.5 playoff games payton finally plays like we all knew he could...he found his grove and i don't think it's gonna stop in the superbowl...the bears are a great team but i look for a total rout in the superbowl...bears 10 colts 38”

“i think they should split the difference and play in kokomo”
crash bang

LOL, dungy said fort wayne in the post game...i think he needs to look at a map”

“Go Bears!”

“One of the best coaches in recent times retires.

"Physically, I could still do it," Parcells told ESPN's Ed Werder. "But, mentally, this is a 12-month-a-year job and I've been doing it since 1964. It was time to stop. I just have to let go.''

Known for a gruff demeanor and colorful quotes, Parcells leaves with the ninth most wins in NFL history and a career record of 183-138-1. He was 34-32 in Dallas, counting two playoff losses.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2738949

...and of course TO was his normal vial and disrespectful self

"I am just hoping his retirement brings promise to what the team has to offer," embattled wide receiver Terrell Owens told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Monday. "This past year was a big letdown. On paper we were as good as anybody we played against every week. The end result didn't show that. Our play was not indicative of what we could have done. What we should have done. Hopefully, the owner will hire a coach to take the team to the next level."
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“To reach the next level they need to start with letting TO go.”

“Gotta agree I bet if they let TO go and got a couple of dedicated players it would change. At least Parcells got out alive.

I could not imagine any coach wanting to work for that loon Jones.”

“Just another ploy to keep people talking about the Cowboys freak show. Jones won't get rid of TO as long as people keep talking about him. People around here are happy to see burnt-out Bill hit the trail, but I have no reason to be hopeful about his replacement. Should be an entertaining soap opera twist though.”

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Posted on Wed, Jan. 24, 2007

Adding insult to calamity
Saints fans disgusted, alarmed by Bears fans
By AL JONES
afjones@sunherald.com

GULFPORT - David Shoemake has been to the Super Bowl, the World Series, NASCAR races as well as NFL games at Atlanta, Oakland and Denver. But nothing holds a candle to the abuse he said he and his friends from South Mississippi took during the NFC championship game in Chicago.

Shoemake, a Gulfport businessman, was appalled with Bears fans and felt threatened throughout the Saints' 39-14 loss.

"It put fear in our hearts," he said. "If the Saints had won, we might not have made it out of Soldier Field. Sadly, for the Saints fans, the loss was the best thing in terms of our safety."

Shoemake and his wife, Dianne, joined Tim Stenum, Gene Stenum and Gene Paul Stenum of Biloxi on the historic trip to support the Saints.

For David Shoemake, a longtime season-ticketholder back to the days of Tulane Stadium, it turned into a nightmare. The nightmare ranged from signs hung inside the stadium to verbal insults and threats.

"I've been to a lot of places," he said. "This was unbelievable. By far, the lowest class of fans are definitely the Chicago Bears fans.

"It all started when we walked into the stadium. They taunted us from the beginning by throwing yellow-colored snowballs at us. My initial thinking was the snowballs were made out of beer. I hope it was beer because the fans threatened us by saying they were not going to the bathroom. Instead, they told us they were going to p--- on the Saints fans.

"My wife was scared to death. We were outnumbered and we could not really say anything. If you fought one, you had to fight them all. To get out of the stadium, Saints fans had to turn their jerseys inside out."

With threats coming from every angle, Shoemake said a phone number flashed underneath the scoreboard for fans to call in cases of taunting and unruly treatment by others.

According to Shoemake, if you had a 228 or 504 area code, calls for help were not answered.

"They never answered any of our calls," Shoemake said. "It was horrible. The vulgar language we heard was worse than at any NASCAR race. Not only was it vulgar, the fans were very aggressive to us. The things they taunted us with could never be written in the newspaper.

"I will never go back and spend my money in Chicago again."

Roger Hacker, the media information manager for the Bears, acknowledged there were problems at the game.

"Personally I didn't see or witness anything like that," Hacker said. "If it did, it's disgusting. I had a call from a lady in New Orleans about the same thing happening to her, and we apologized to her. Nobody needs to leave our city feeling that way. No one deserves to be treated like that.

"We are real disappointed our fans treated our visitors like that. We apologize."

As far as posted signs, Shoemake said two hit home in a very sad way.

The signs said "Ride your boat back to New Orleans, Katrina victims" and "We're going to finish what Katrina didn't."

Even the famous Who Dat chants by Saints fans were stopped short by Screw Dat chants by Bears supporters.

"It was all young males," Shoemake said. "The crowd was overwhelming young males. It was disgusting and we didn't talk to one Saints fan who didn't have the same opinion that we had.

"The sign that said 'Ride your boat back to New Orleans, Katrina victims' was really sad. There were negative remarks about Reggie Bush having the same name as President Bush.

"New Orleans Saints fans are a lot more classy and it had nothing about losing, because we all know we've lost a lot of games. In defeat, Saints fans were more gracious than the Bears fans were after they won. No doubt, we have class and Chicago fans have no idea what that word is."


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http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/sports/16531234.htm”

“that just sucks. i just came away from spending the day in chicago with nothing but much love for the city, and now i hear about this. mob mentality is for cavemen”

“Foosball 'fans' ;-)

Sounds like they were worse than LSU 'fans' in Baton Rouge.”

“that's pretty damn tacky...ravens fans pulled some of that chit too...they were selling t-shirts that had a picture of their mascot peeing on the grave of Robert Irsey, the former owner of the Colts who moved the team to Indy”

“well, at least the Baltimore folks had a legitimate beef with the guy. He DID bail on them.

I think when a team moves cities, they should have to get a new name.

The Rams belong to LA and the Cardinals to St. Louis and the Colts to Baltimore.....”

“but couldnt houston have done better than calling themselves the "texans"?”

“see - they should have been the Oilers.

The old Oilers moved to nashville and propertly became the Titans. the mascot and nickname should stay with the city!”

“who has the power to hold them to that?”

“The Redskins use to reside in Boston. The NBA Lakers use to reside in Minnesota. Teams move. It's a business. Get use to it.”

“who has the power to hold them to that?”
crash bang
4:53:21 PM
1/24/07

well, noone of course. Its purely my own opinion - and you know what they say about opinions. :)”

“...and here come the superbowl songs...this one's actually pretty good

http://www.bimedia.biz/bluesunday”

“colts are going to kill the bears”

“Don't let that douchebag ruin your opinon of all Chicago people. I mean look at the pussey hat he is wearing”

“Oh I don't, WK. I know you and Ruby live near there.


...but I will not be rooting for the Bears. ;-)
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“only a loser would think to wear a hat like that”

“i think thats worse then a hat shaped like cheese”

“For crying out loud, they were frigging ignorant idiots. That's a reflection of those fans in particular, but not most of the other fans and certainly not the team. However, I know that when something like that happens, it has to be reported. Shame on the ignoramouses (or is that ignoramice?).”

“The NFL is no longer fun to watch. It is becoming full of overpaid children that act like thugs. I have switched to watching only college ball.”

“While visiting the Chicago area this Christmas my kids had simular treatment at a skating rink. One of my boys was wearing a LSU jacket and the other a LSU cap. The 18-20 years olds running the rink heckled and harassed my 12 and 13 year old to the point that my wife and our Chicago friends had to complain to the manager. There is nothing wrong with a little sports ribbing, but when it gets to the point where people can't even enjoy themselves is too much. One thing for certain though it is not just Chicago, there are A$$Wholes everywhere.”

“but, imho, the mvp of the colts is bill polian

look at the players hes either drafted, traded for, or acquired in free agency:

manning. two time mvp, 7 pro bowls, multiple records, 3 straight season leading the league in passer rating, and now a superb owl

james. two rushing titles, career leader in yards from scrimmage per game, perennial pro-bowler

harrison. after all is said and done, will probably be regarded as second only to jerry rice in terms of the all-time great receivers of the game

vinatieri. mr clutch. despite his sagging popularity, i wouldve thought letting go of vanderjagt was a mistake if it wasnt for bringing in this guy

addai. again, i thought cutting his predecessor loose was a mistake. not anymore. not after ive seen what this kid can do

and the list goes on: wayne, june, sanders, freeney, saturday, all pro bowlers and all class acts. clark, who would be a pro bowler if he was on any other team, one that didnt have so many other offensive weapons. marlin jackson, who made the game-saving int that sent them to the big dance. rhodes, an undrafted running back who can play with the big dawgs. corey simon, who was a big part of the colts defensive turnaround until his season-ending illness. and last but far from least, the head coach, a perfect fit for this team, who has brought nothing but success and a winning attitude to a formerly mediocre team

my point is, it is incredible the roster that polian has put together. so much talent and exceptional work ethic, with so little off the field distractions. even vanderjagts war of words with manning was after the season and therefore not detrimental. he and manning both came back the next year to have their best seasons ever (statistically, anyway)

it will be a dark day indeed when he leaves the colts, yet so little is made of this guy.

kudos to bill. he deserves it
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“"I will never go back and spend my money in Chicago again." - Shoemake

Best way to handle this.”

“i wouldn't let the actions of a few destroy the image of an entire city. I've been in teh Chicago area once before and enjoyed it.”

“CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Bears football practice was delayed nearly two
hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery
substance on the practice field. The Head coach immediately suspended
practice while police and federal investigators were called to
investigate.


After a complete analysis, FBI forensic experts determined that the
white substance unknown to the players was the goal line. Practice
resumed after special agents decided the team was unlikely to
encounter the substance again...

GO COLTS !!!!”

“A true Bears fan....

A man had 50 yard line tickets for the Bear's game. As he sits down, a man
comes down and asks if anyone is sitting in the seat next to him. "No," he
says, "the seat is empty."

"This is incredible," said the man. "Wh o in their right mind would have a
seat like this for the Bears game, the biggest sporting event in the world,
and not use it?"

He says, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come
with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Bears game we haven't
been to together since we got married in 1967."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That's terrible . But couldn't you find someone
else -- a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?"

The man shakes his head. "No, they're all at the funeral."

Go Bears!!!!!!!”

“When Peyton Manning got to heaven, God was showing him around.

They came to a modest little house with a faded Colts flag in the window.
"This house is yours for eternity, Peyton," said God. "This is very
special; not everyone gets a house up here."

Peyton felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the
porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3-story
mansion with an orange and blue sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flagpole with an
enormous Bears logo flag, and in every window, a Chicago Bear towel.

Peyton looked at God and said "God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I
have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I hold many NFL records, and I even
went to the Hall of Fame."

God said "So what's your point Peyton?"

"Well, why does Rex Grosman get a better house than me?"

God chuckled, and said "Peyton, that's not Rex's house, it's mine."


GO BEARS!!!!!”

“Screw da Bears. Go Manning!”

“LOL, those'r pretty good Ruby.”

“DA BEARS!


they were quite funny”