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Well fuck me running. I stand corrected. Sorry MoO.CarsonPalmer wrote:No there aren't, not anymore. Every game that's tied at the end of OT goes to a shootout.havokeff wrote:Dude.There are SO ties in the NHL.
Guess that shows how closely I follow hockey. 
The problem was that they kept A.J. Smith when they should have dumped him, too. He foisted Ted Cottrell on the new head coach and didn't agree to get rid of him until the team was in a deep hole. The offense has done its job (not today though), but the defense blows. Between Smith's refusal to bring in defensive FAs and his hiring of old flunkies to coach the defense, no wonder they suck.havokeff wrote:Firing Marty Schotehiemer was the dumbest thing the Chargers ever did. Hey may not have won playoff games, but you sure as hell wouldn't be worrying about MAKING the playoff with this team. And just the amount of talent probably would have overcome his "jinx" and possibly would have netted you a SB victory.
Listening to reports on local sports talk radio hours after the game, it seems that more than a few of the players on the team had no idea what the rules were concerning a tie. That should just not happen and I cannot imagine why someone like McNabb doesn't know the rule, especially after his years playing the game. Somehow, a loss would have been more preferable than finding out that these morons don't know there is just the one OT. What happened Sunday was pathetic and disgraceful. One things seems clear, they sure as hell all played like they thought they were going into second OT.Master of Ossus wrote:Seriously. It's not as if the last tie was ancient history--many of their players were in the League, last time it happened, and others were still watching them play every Sunday. How can none of them know the rule?
I stand corrected. That shows how closely I follow hockey.There are no ties in hockey. That's what OT and shoot-outs are for.
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know, the piper's calling you to join him
Because the good guys fly X-WingsMasami von Weizegger wrote:I'm no expert, but why are ties so boo-hissibly evil? Two teams tie, you share the points or whatever 50/50.
Hence the now common term in American sports, "a tie is like kissing your sister." Ties are anathema in American sports because the fans would prefer to see an outcome, and resolve all the questions of which team is better. There is also the potential issue of tiebreakers between teams becoming necessary at the end of a season. Also, eliminating the possibility of the tie gets teams to play harder at the end of a game for a more competitive finish, which draws in more fans. I'd been to plenty of football and hockey games before where, with the game winding down the two teams both started to play "not to lose" and the games would finish in a horrifically boring manner."It's like
kissing your sister."
I do appreciate them. As far as I'm concerned, every W this season is gravy after win #3. As it stands, if we can hold it together, we may just sneak in to the playoffs as a wild card, at which time I will be orgasmic with glee.Elfdart wrote:Oh bite my ass, Chardok! A win is a win. You should appreciate them more, considering how hard they've been for Miami to come by.
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know, the piper's calling you to join himThat crack I'm sure you heard was the sound of me putting an axe through the TV. This season started out so goddamn well!Elfdart wrote:Dick Jauron played textbook Martyball on that last drive. You NEVER start on 1st Down assuming the kicker will win it, and certainly not in the swirling winds of Buffalo. Three line plunges for little gain followed by a long FG attempt and a loss. Schottenheimer would be proud.
Fuck. You bitch and complain when they are 1-15, you bitch and complain when they are 6-4 and in the playoff hunt. Shut the fuck up. I hate fans like you.Chardok wrote:PS- that's 4 in a row. Suck it.
Next week on the "How to overuse the wildcat offense and win games by the skin of your teeth against teams you should demolish" Show - Our aquatic heroes will do battle against the patriots who just can't seem to find their rhythm. Will the Dolphins keep them off-balance enough to keep the game in the sub-30 point range? Will the Patriots step up their defense and keep the little-cuba maulers from scoring the all-important 14th point? Or will our brave heroes be frozen by the cold wind the Patriots bring down from "Bawstin"
Tune in Sunday to find out!!
That strategy works if you have a 1st down and a 35-yard FG and want to kill time. Not so hot when you're looking at a 50+ yarder.Elfdart wrote:Dick Jauron played textbook Martyball on that last drive. You NEVER start on 1st Down assuming the kicker will win it, and certainly not in the swirling winds of Buffalo. Three line plunges for little gain followed by a long FG attempt and a loss. Schottenheimer would be proud.
havokeff wrote:Fuck. You bitch and complain when they are 1-15, you bitch and complain when they are 6-4 and in the playoff hunt. Shut the fuck up. I hate fans like you.Chardok wrote:PS- that's 4 in a row. Suck it.
Next week on the "How to overuse the wildcat offense and win games by the skin of your teeth against teams you should demolish" Show - Our aquatic heroes will do battle against the patriots who just can't seem to find their rhythm. Will the Dolphins keep them off-balance enough to keep the game in the sub-30 point range? Will the Patriots step up their defense and keep the little-cuba maulers from scoring the all-important 14th point? Or will our brave heroes be frozen by the cold wind the Patriots bring down from "Bawstin"
Tune in Sunday to find out!!
I still love ya though man.
