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vBookie Event: Giants vs. Patriots(-11.5) (Super Bowl XLII)
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02-05-2008, 02:34 AM
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What a great game. The Berlin Wall of the NFL has finally fell down!!!
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02-05-2008, 02:23 PM
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Has anyone heard that Bush called Belichick to congratulate him on a win? My friend is at the NY Giants parade today, and he said everyone is talking about it. Can't find any verification.
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02-05-2008, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bleed S & G
Yes. They were the best team that night. Just as OSU was in 02, and UF in 06 |
Just as Stanford was better than USC on one night. And just as Kentucky was better than LSU on one night. On a different night, the Patriots were the better team, in the Giants home stadium. Over the course of the season, the Cowboys were a better team than the Giants. The point being that one night is an inferior indicator of consistently best team.
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Then why even have rankings and a champion at all?
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I don't see the sense in this question. Arguing, as I do, that a season-long series of rankings, culminating in bowls or a championship, is as good as or preferable to a playoff, does not in any way suggest that there should be no rankings or no champion. Quite the opposite, in fact. But taking your question seriously, why have a champion? For fun, basically. But there is no method of determining the champion that is sure-fire to make the best choice. My contention is that both the old bowl system and the current BCS system are every bit as good at producing best-choice champion as a playoff is. And given that a playoff has other downsides, the former is preferable. Nothing in that argument suggests there should be no rankings or no champion.
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02-05-2008, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by OSUsushichic
Has anyone heard that Bush called Belichick to congratulate him on a win? My friend is at the NY Giants parade today, and he said everyone is talking about it. Can't find any verification.
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There was a satirical piece on the Serious Sports Network.
Could it be that which they are talking about?
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02-05-2008, 03:37 PM
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Could be. Or else they saw an article from 2005 when Bush DID congratulate Belichick after the win.
I finally talked to two of my coworkers who are huge Patriots fans.
Fan #1: The officials were TERRIBLE! They were going after Brady's HEAD!
Fan #2: The game was fixed! The Giants were on speed! There was no way they could be that winded and then all of a sudden have so much energy!
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02-05-2008, 03:42 PM
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02-15-2008, 01:32 PM
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