R. Rich

His game isn't.

We have a bunch of those shows either on VHS or DVD. We usually watch them on Christmas Eve. When we were in Pittsburgh, we picked up Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas on DVD. That's my favorite of the Christmas programs.

Yeah. Of the 3, he was the one who wasn't just a total bust (Blair) or who ate his way out of the NFL (Enis). What a shame. After his '94 season @ PSU, I thought he would dominate in the NFL.

Vermeil is a very good coach. Hard to believe he was 'burnt out' enough to give it up for years and still hang around college football as an announcer. Wonder how 'burnt out' he'd have been somewhere other than Philly...

I'm just glad that Larry J has seemed to have broken "The Curse" that has plagued PSU running backs for years. There hasn't been a really good one in the NFL since Curt Warner's days in Seattle. Larry seems to FINALLY be the real deal after years of Blair Thomas, KJ, and Enis.

Aw man, that's a bummer. Well, @ least she's getting good care. Kennedy Krieger has numerous services for children that are highly regarded. Then again, Hopkins owns a large chunk of Baltimore, so I guess it isn't too tough for them. If you have to send your child here for treatment, you could do much worse, that's for sure. I hope she continues to do well; you have my prayers.

There's a few Bills Backers groups, but none that are as active as the groups in VA, NY, or NJ. One of them meets @ a place in Fell's Point called Fletcher's. That place is a dive, and I wouldn't recommend it. The Central MD group meets in Columbia to watch the games, I think. You may want to check w/ SDS on that, since he founded that chapter. I'll be @ the game this weekend. Otherwise, you'd be more than welcome to watch it @ my place. My wife makes a great homemade pizza and I make wings when we have the rare chance to be home together to watch the games on Sundays.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: all other coaches who have taken their teams to undefeated, untied seasons 5 times and have just 2 "national titles" (Why the quotes? No playoff!) to show for it, please stand up. Okay, Mr Paterno; we know about you. Anyone else? Anyone? Hello?? Echo???

Whitlock is actually a very good writer, but I think he's just a bit too hasty in playing the race card in this case. I think Ty was a victim of timing more than anything else. 'That team' had been on the decline, in terms of record, for a while and was losing many of the blue chip recruits they used to get regularly to the Florida schools (who are on every week, play in good weather, AND are close to home in most cases). I think Ty's weak finish there was the last straw and he would've been gone regardless of color of skin.

They mentioned that @ the end of the PSU-Wisconsin game. I am planning to be in South Bend for next year's game against 'that team', but if we get a shot @ them this year, that'll work too. They'd probably rather see PSU now while they have Quinn, but he'd still find it very tough to throw all day against PSU's defense. They're a very good pass rushing unit that also has one of the best secondaries in the country. PSU lost one heck of a FS in Andrew Guman and replaced him w/ Chris Harrell, who is playing even better than Guman did last year. The other starters in the secondary are all returning starters and are very good. It would be a great matchup, I think.

Be nice. Remember, attack the post, NOT the poster. As for your "USC is the best in college football" statement, that may or may not be true. It's hard to discount what Auburn did last year in THE most competitive conference in the nation, no less! To run the table in the SEC? That's impressive. As long as teams like USC and Texas can recruit well (and they can), they should be in the mix regularly, since the Pac 10 and Big 12 conferences aren't nearly as competitive as the SEC, ACC, or the Big 11. Personally, I think USC is among the best right now (considering they've won 2 "national titles" and have Reggie Bush, who is clearly the most dynamic player in college football now), but to say they have the best team? I just don't know. I imagine they'd have a much tougher road playing the tougher defenses in the conference I mentioned earlier than they would running through the Pac 10. Now, if they were playing those teams weekly and still put up the numbers they have been, then I'd say they're clearly the best in college football.

That doeesn't make sense, so it must be true.

Has it been months since the game in San Antonio?

What? He's not a warrior?

He didn't belittle McNabb. He just let him know that he's no Favre. Nothing wrong w/ that. The guy's a warrior.

My guess is that there's some fans who are so fed up w/ the Bills losing and missing the playoffs that they'd take anything that could rectify that problem without realizing the problems such a move would bring.

The monarch of Bruschi (We're not worthy!) (We're not worthy!) (We're not worthy!) is a queen.

I think you all harp on the offensive and defensive lines way too much. They're okay. What's the big deal?

Nice filter we have there. New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) Bruschi (We're not worthy!) Bruschi (We're not worthy!) Bruschi (We're not worthy!) New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) Old New Bruschi (We're not worthy!) I think we're ready now for the ESPN crew.

I must say that the beauty of being in Pittsburgh for the Halloween game against the Ravens was that I could be there for a MNF game (Psycho Ward 86's first one ever; I've been to a few) w/out having to hear that idiot Madden. I can only imagine how he and Michaels will suck up to the Pats for this week's game.

I'd like to believe that too, as I don't have anything against the Colts. What they have to do is show and prove. Until they beat the Patriots in a meaningful game, they won't take the next step as a team. This game, if they do win, should boost their confidence and let them realize that they can beat New Bruschi (We're not worthy!). I won't be ready to sing their praises until they do so in the playoffs though. The general consensus is that if they get home field, the Pats are done. If I recall, though, the Pats beat them in Foxboro and the RCA dome in the playoffs.

Which Indianapolis team will show up: the Colts, the team that has looked impressive so far this year, or the Cookies, who crumble each time they face the Patriots? We'll soon find out.

If we're going to go after a DT later on, I think Watson will be around, and he's better suited for what our needs are (big run stuffer to clog the lanes) than Wroten is.

When it comes to divisional games, none of that stuff matters as they always play each other tough, especially when the teams are heated rivals like the Steelers and Ravens, though try as they might, the Ravens aren't THE team the Steelers want to beat: it will always be about Cleveland for them, like it's always the Dolphins for us.