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I anticipate an "OMG TEBOW HEISMANCURSE2008!!!" reaction from certain sports media outlets, but this one was all on the defense. Florida scored 35 and didn't turn the ball over; 9 times out of 10, you win that game. That was just a putrid defensive performance by Florida.

Good god. It's every day with this guy.

I'm just saying "think about it" is all, VanHalen.

Prediction: Someone from this board will die in 2008. After a mourning period lasting about 2 1/2 hours, another poster will create a gimmick "Ghost of (dead poster's name)" account. This will be criticized, then praised, then mocked, then reminisced about. The gimmick will ultimately be more fondly remembered than the dead poster who inspired it.

That's 9-7 with an asterisk (*), because they rested their starters the last two weeks. I'm with you on their division being shitty and also agree that the Giants winning wouldn't be much of an upset. I'd be upset, however.

It would probably be naive of me to assume that not watching would lead to not posting.

Seahawks Jaguars Chargers Bucs

Jim Sorgi sighting in the first half. Cleveland's fukked.

You have (current game pending) three 13 win teams in Dallas, Green Bay, and Indy. Jacksonville and San Diego won 11 games. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, New York, Seattle, and possibly Tennessee have ten wins. The majority of the teams qualifying for the postseason have 10+ wins. I don't see how it makes any kind of difference whether the teams not qualifying are 7-9 or 3-13. It's when you have multiple teams hovering around the .500 mark making the playoffs that the merits of league parity really become debatable.

I'll admit to being nervous about our starters being ice-cold against a team that thinks they can hang with The Greatest Team Ever Assembled, The Greatest Story Ever Told. Christ, these meaningless late-season games are frustrating. Oh, and howzabout a late b-day present, Czechers?

Y'know, I've never lived in Tampa. I've never lived in Florida, even. I actually really dislike the state. It's just a family thing.

Is your period key broken, Slayer? I haven't seen one recently.

No, because the real Eli Manning will eventually show up. I could see the Bucs going as far as the conference championship game, but it's tough to imagine them beating, say, Green Bay in Green Bay in January.

Tampa's good, but they're no Super Bowl team this year.

T&A? Who are you?

Get outta here! You intimidate me!

That's only three, though. Are we counting one of his friends?

Happy birthday! And so close to Jesus's birthday, too. How nice.

Like "Tom Brady is a special football player. This is a special football team." That sort of thing?

I had two interesting things happen to me while drunk this last Thursday. For only the second time ever, I went to a strip club. I ended up having the most awkward, tongue-tied conversation with a stripper. I felt like I was 14 again. Then I came home, started farting around on the board, and, for the first time ever, had a telephone conversation with a board member. It was Incandenza. I don't remember a single thing that was said on either end.

What kind of attitude is that to have?

Wasn't he also PORNFAQ?

If nothing else good came of this game, at least the Giants were softened up a bit for their game in Tampa next week. Still, it's a bitter pill to swallow.

Sorry, Rodney. Looks like I'm due for a slice of humble pie.

Tom Brady is special. Randy Moss is special. Mike Vrabel is special. Tedy Bruschi, the way he's still out there even after that stroke thing...you better believe that guy is special. Kevin Faulk is special. He's a special, special player. Adalius Thomas is special. This is just a special, special team. Bill Belichick is a special coach. He really is. Bob Kraft is the special owner of a special organization. They rewrote the rule books. Tonight was special.