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That's a really interesting point - and I wouldn't have a problem with it - although he'd likely get an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for using a prop in a touchdown celebration.

It doesn't matter - it's just a topic for discussion and exchange of ideas on a message board. I agree with much of what you went on to explain in your post. Well put.

Interesting quote from ESPN.com'sTMQ: http://espn.go.com/espn/playbook/story/_/id/8865189/tmq-imagines-harbaugh-childhood-full-sibling-rivalry Hey Everybody, Look at Me: Last week, TMQ zinged J.J. Watt for pointing at himself during games. Reader Doug Williams of Pittsburgh writes, "Watt's immature dancing is a learned behavior. One need look no further than the AFC title game for the prime example of that. Ray Lewis points at himself constantly, he even has a pregame song so he can go through his outlandish gyrations. The result? He is lauded and praised by the sports media. That is the stuff that makes TV, and those are the tactics young players imitate in order to get attention." I guess this is at the root of why I was put off by Ray's actions after the game Sunday. He has a long history of being a showboat and self-aggrandizing guy who makes WWF antics look meek. And that's fine, it's all part of the entertainment value of the game. But when he comes out after the game being so demonstrative about his faith and all the attention God has apparently spent on him, it's hard for me to not feel it's an extension of his self-aggrandizing behaviors. But if he's a truly Christian guy and living it, then good for him. I really enjoy watching him play football. I was interested in reading how others compared Ray's actions to Tebow's. For me,Tebow seems more sincere because he doesn't do the over-the-top "look at me" antics Ray does before and during the game. That's just my perception of how sincerely they express their faith on the football field. This has been an interesting discussion and I've enjoyed reading other's views of God, evolution, the Big Bang, and especially - comments on my "personal and intimate" relationship with God. Giving Jesus a "bee-jay" is a TSW classic.

This cracked me up and made my day! My feelings leading up to starting this thread were somewhat along these lines, but I never could have expressed it as eloquently as this! And "Douche Nozzle" would be a GREAT name for a band!

Watching Ray Lewis at the end of the game last night, kneeling on the field - butt crack showing and dozens of photographers surrounding him in a circle - and then listening to him talk about God....well, it seemed a bit "over the top" to me. But then I started thinking maybe it's not all that different than what Tebow does, in terms of how Tim presents his faith in God on the field and in interviews. To me, my faith and my relationship with God are intensely personal and intimate, but I understand not everyone feels that way. So, I'm interested in people's opinions about their reaction to Ray Lewis' post-game actions/words on his faith, and how that compares to people's perceptions about Tim Tebow's actions/words on his faith. This is strictly related to how they present this to the public as part of their football (professional) personas.

I have an older Onkyo 1000W 7-channel receiver and it has been a great buy and has served me well. You'll have multiple inputs, so you can plug your computer, TV, satellite receiver, DVD and probably a few other sources into the Onkyo. The method you use for the connection will affect the sound quality (optical cables are the best for my system). The Onkyo will accept the surround (5.1) signal from your TV, DVD or Direct TV receiver and turn it into kick-ass sound, if you have placed the speakers correctly and set it up correctly. I have a couple dozen concert DVDs that sound awesome. I occasionally watch the start of NASCAR races, just for the surround sound. The guys at Best Buy will hook you up, but if you can figure out computers and satellite stuff, you'll be able to set this up too.

"Who invited the homeless guy?"

To quote Ralph/Littmann telling Buddy about how to conduct his Head Coach search: 'We want......a shrubbery!"

I have it on "good authority" that Ralph will be creating a video message specifically for TSW with the bombshell news: Overdorf is HOSSAGE Littman is SCOOBY Ralph is........CRAYONZ You heard it here first.

Been there, done that. he should have stayed in broadcasting - best Bills' radio analyst EVER!

The main cameras shoot from behind the Bills bench, so if everyone sits on the visitor's side, it'll look full. I think what you want is for everyone to sit on the Bills side if you are going for the "empty" stadium look.

I felt it was fair to warn everyone to "TAKE COVER PUSSIES!!"

Any word that uses an apostrophe to make the word plural. I hate word's like that.

yes, yes it has...... http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-cast-of-mean-girls-then-now

I think this is actually from "Space" cadet.......

If I had seen this stat before the season started, I'd have bet the farm we'd be 5-1 now. Glad I'm not a farmer.....

This article made me laugh, only because the Cardinal game was so typically Buffalo Bills football - a roller coaster ride that was fun when it was over, but I really don't want to go on again...though I know I will. This excerpt is classic: "This was all so gut-churning to watch — and I say this as someone who cares about the Bills the way you might root for a favourite niece’s under-7 soccer team — it required several stiff drinks afterward. This is why they tailgate so hard in Orchard Park — they’re drinking to forget something that hasn’t even happened yet." http://www.thestar.com/article/1271517

Why are you obfuscating the argument with FACTS? There's no room for that kind of nonsense here...please go start a "fact" thread. (nice job, BTW)

I was at the game. I did not boo that play. I was too busy screaming "WTF was THAT????" Then I slapped my girlfriend on the ass. Shame on me.

I see your point about the crowded upper deck, but I'll refine my question: is it really necessary to spend the tax dollars now to improve a stadium that has no long term future? I'm assuming this stadium will not be feasible to maintain after another 10 years.

Disclaimer: I started going to games in the Rockpile in the 60s, so I come from a different era. I understand the need to improve the Ralph for engineering safety and integrity purposes - 40 years is old for a concrete structure. But do we really need wider concourses, more video screens and try to make the stadium more in line with the new stadiums being built? I've not heard many people say they don't go to games because its too crowded or too hard to see the replays. It's not the most comfortable place, but I prefer to get to my seat and stand there and scream for three hours and then slide on out. If I want comfort I stay in my comfy living room. I kinda like our stark, old school stadium! I'm going to watch football, not the friggin opera! And we aren't competing with Indy or Dallas or Jersey for where we choose to watch a game, so why do we need to upgrade the stadium to try and keep up with those cities? Just seems like the stadium improvements could easily be limited to what is necessary to maintain the structural safety of the Ralph and leave it at that. If we do keep the team here long term, a new stadium is going to be needed eventually, so why spend the extra bucks for comfort improvements now? Just wondering if I'm in the minority and most people (who actually attend the games) feel we need to improve the comfort factor at the Ralph.

"located on a very quite dead end road across from Muldoon elementary school playground" Gee,if it's near a school, that eliminates predators and drug dealers....what's left with respect to Craigslist shoppers?

I think she's already done hard time.

Agreed; not much there to hate, but after watching forst two hours of Hard Knocks, a lot to laugh at! Philbin seems like an even blander version of Jauron...if that's possible. Their top people don't inspire anything other than laughter!

Yeah, I led the charge out of the stadium after Fergy threw a late INT, and as we were in the parking lot, heard the roar and knew I had really f-ed up. My buddy still has to remind me to "never say die". Wish I had hung around for that one, but it taught me to stay till the bloody end. I've been to the Raiders and Chiefs AFC Championship games, the last Super Bowl, the 1980 Dolphins win (goalpost to Ralph), a bunch of OJ's great games, but I would have loved to have been at the Comeback game and the 1964 AFL Championship....comeback game wins in a close one! I watched the Comeback game from home, and my family was visiting from Buffalo - they left disgusted at halftime. I kept watching, but they didn't realize what had happened until they got home! Never say die! The Raiders AFC Championship game was very special....after all those depressing seasons in the 60s, 70s and 80s - I finally got to see them in person make it to the Super Bowl. I had tears in my eyes looking up in the sky wishing my Dad was there with me (and I think he was!).