Wanted: An NFL Team & Your Recommendations
As most of you know, I'm not the biggest football fan. I don't pay attention to it until after the baseball season is over, & even then I've been known to spend NFL Sundays at a local college...
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Bob Balk wrote:Your compelling arguments in favor of the Houston Texans are duly noted & I have added the team to my list of possibilities. Another friend of mine has made a strong argument for...
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I don't know which of the Saints players took less money to be there. Somebody told me this & I've not tried to independently verify this but I might try to learn more if the Saints become...
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You strike me as someone who would enjoy being a Packer fan: 1) Small market 2) Solid tradition, very old school 3) Publicly owned - no Jones or Davis-like owner to hate 4) Cold outdoor winter...
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Let me back up what Mr Hulsey has stated except that I would like to move you in the other direction.As a Bears fan I could never suggest anyone be a fan of the Packers. (It's just like the...
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I'm not making any suggestions. My ties are purely regional, so I cannot argue for them with any real conviction outside of some sense of civic pride. The decision of a team to follow cannot be taken...
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cubfan1126 wrote:Add to that Halas and Rooney are like the same guy.Halas once suggested that he & Rooney resolve a scheduling issue with a fist fight. Rooney turned him down, saying that it was...
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With a win like that, how can you go wrong.And by the way the refs were absolutely correct - in fact I had it called before they did.
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With tomorrow being Big Ben's first game back, I'm sure you've all been on the edge of your seats waiting for my selection. The winner is:GREEN BAY PACKERSI knew that coach Mike McCarthy is from...
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Okay, but now you have to go buy a cheesehead...and wear it.
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I've been called a cheesehead before, so that wouldn't be much of a stretch.
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I always thought of you as a friendly rival - now you are a fierce enemy.Maybe I should have used Chicago's "icon" as fuel to sway your opinion. Mike Ditka from western Pennsylvania and a Pitt...
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Oh, I'm sure we'll remain friendly rivals, being that my passion for football is about 2% of what it is for baseball. What can I say---McCarthy's success helps my church. Just about every team in the...
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Last Sunday Mrs. Balk & I decided to have dinner at Mineo's Pizza, located in the area where Mike McCarthy grew up, while the Packers game was on. The place was crowded with fans who were glued to...
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Game on BalkIt doesn't get any bigger or better than this.2 of the 3 oldest franchises in the NFL and the rivalry that has been played more than any other playing for the NFC title. It's not the...
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Berkman will go anywhere for a good meal. ;-)
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The last time and only time, until Sunday, that the Bears and Packers met in the playoffs was 7 days after Pearl Harbor.This is the game I'm most looking forward too. Gotta go with the Pack though....
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You sure know how to pick 'em. At least in football. Did you actually enjoy watching Ben and the Steelers lose a Super Bowl to your new team? If so, I'd say you've moved on quite successfully. If not,...
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You sure know how to pick 'em. At least in football.I might have to be a free agent every year. Teams might start paying me to root for 'em. But I think I'll stick with the Pack while McCarthy is...
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While I certainly didn't want you to have success in the NFC Conference game, I was pulling for my division in the Super Bowl.Cograts Balk, You made the switch at the right time.
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