*******The Official DU Lounge SuperBowl Thread ***********

[sellitman]

Go Giants!!!!!

[WilliamPitt]

1. What's the word on Plaxico?

Last I heard, he practiced and was probable.

[sellitman]

2. Probably the same chance of Brady being out.

Slim and none. You a Pat Fan? (Stupid Question huh?)


Plaxico Burress feeling better
BY RALPH VACCHIANO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, February 3rd 2008, 4:00 AM
PHOENIX - Plaxico Burress' sore ankle and knee were feeling better Saturday and he was able to participate in the Giants' final walkthrough before Super Bowl XLII.
According to the report from the Giants' 50-minute walkthrough in Tempe, Ariz., Burress participated "without limitation." He has been unable to practice all week due to his sprained ankle and swelling in his knee.
"I think he's a little bit better" Tom Coughlin said. "He gets a little bit better each day, and hopefully we'll be able to have some further improvement (today)."
Burress is questionable for Sunday night's game.

http://tinyurl.com/38bcct

[WilliamPitt]

5. Indeed I am

17 points? Indoors?

C'mon, Plax. :)

Side note: my football-watching partner in crime is a Steelers fan, and would nearly swallow his own tongue every time he watched Burress make one of those insanely athletic catches this season.

Have fun tonight.

:toast:

[sellitman]

8. I have a Steeler friend too who feels the same.

NY vs Boston is always going to be fun.

Mange!

[Radio_Lady]

36. Hi Will. Audio Al and I are both Patriots fans... he's doing taxes and I'm watching the game.

Glad to have you folks on board!

Al was born in Brockton, MA but he has family ties to New York, also. His mother was born in Brooklyn, NY and he visited the Big Apple (before anyone referred to it that way) during his youth.

My deceased ex-husband was born in Gdansk, a free state, but now part of Poland, I believe. He and his family ran from the Nazis in the 1930s, and ended up in Washington Heights, New York City. I lived in New York City from 1962 to 1969, and married my ex on December 21, 1963.

We get to NYC any time that we can.

The net result is that we're only "fair weather fans" from a distance for these teams.

Cordially -- let's get to the kickoff!

Radio Lady (next to Audio Al)

[Pacifist Patriot]

77. Hubby was born in Brockton and we lived there for...

the first year of our marriage. I recall being dragged to Patriots games when their playbook consisted of "up the middle, up the middle, up the middle, punt!"

[tandot]

104. I had tears at the end...Peyton watching his little brother....

...Go Giants!!!

[Submariner]

3. PATRIOTS are 18-0 on the way to 19-0

Get ready to watch history be made today as the New England Patriots become the undefeated Superbowl Champs.

[taterguy]

4. There is nothing historical about a football game

It's entertainment.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.

[WilliamPitt]

7. Are movies historical? Plays? Cold War chess matches? Art museums?

Entertainment.

And history.

:shrug:

[Renew Deal]

20. I disagree.

There are people that care about the history of sports and sports records. I am one of those people.

[sellitman]

6. The Giants are playing with house money

The way I see it is if NE brings their A Game it's going to be a long day for us Giant fans

But....they haven't had their A game in a while.


The Giants have been playing more inspired Football of late and if they bring their A Game we have a very good shot to upset "Destiny".

[WilliamPitt]

9. "But....they haven't had their A game in a while."

Or.

1. Cold weather affected a pass-happy Pats team late in the season...so they ran the ball 100+ yards every playoff game...and tonight's in a dome...nice warm reciever hands.

2. That final game v. the Giants was affected by:

a) two Pats O-line starters who were sidelined with injuries, and both will play tonight - expect the line to give Brady more time than he got in week 17;

b) Pats had only two days to prepare, as that game was just after Christmas and on a Saturday;

c) Belichick didn't empty the playbook - in fact, his game plan was pretty vanilla - to avoid tipping off upcoming opponents (whether or not it helped is depatable; they beat the Jags and Chargers, but didn't dominate or go wild);

d) Eli Manning went berzerk and became the NFL QB people were waiting for him to become;

3. Spygate has been barfed up again...red flag, meet bull.

I believe we'll see one of two things:

1. The game will start slow as they feel each other out, it will be close throughout three quarters, but the Pats will pull out a win in the end via another Brady drive and/or a Manning error like his week-17 INT. Probability 40%

OR

2. Belichick throws the o-plan kitchen sink at NY (look for a deep bomb to Moss immediately during the Pats' first series), Brady channels Montana and notches 5 TDs, the Pats defense pretends every NY offensive player is Greg Easterbrook and visits their Spygate rage on them on every play...and it'll be a massacre before Tom Petty can pick up his guitar at halftime. Probability: 60%

My humble O on the percentages there, of course.

We'll see.

[sellitman]

18. On the other hand

The Pats didnt have to deal with Bradshaw the last time they played.

Shocky's replacement wasnt the force he has been since they last played.

Will Brady be as mobile as he has been with his injuries?

Lots of reason to hope if you are a Giants fan.

[trof]

10. ROLL TIDE!

Oh...wait...
nevermind

[TZ]

11. I have to say Plaxico Burress is probably good for

At least 14 Pat points, maybe 21. Doesn't this guy understand what "bulletin board material" does to motivate teams especially, the Pats? Ugh reminds me of the stupid remarks the Buffalo Bills made before SB XXVI...called the Hogs big fat slobs. Yeah. Smart one. They hung 37 points on the Bills that day (and it could have been more)
Not a Pats fan by any means but I would be SHOCKED if they score less than 35.

[sellitman]

16. I doubt the Pats need Plaxico to inspire them.

They haven't needed it yet.

Its the Super Bowl ......remember?

[DarkTirade]

12. All I have to say about the Super Bowl is...

I am SO glad I don't work at a pizza place anymore.

It's been what... three or four Super Bowls since I did, but even now, years later, I'm still greatful that I don't have to anymore. :)

[Chovexani]

30. LOL

That must have been lovely. :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

34. Well, thanks to the fact that I don't give a crap about football

I was able to sit in the back and work back there and not have to deal with drunk idiots on the phone or in the front... because nobody else wanted to step away from the TV up front long enough to do any of that stuff. :P

[SPKrazy]

13. GO GIANTS!!!!!111

beat those Pats!!!!!!

:)

[RetroLounge]

14. Go Bears!!!

Oh, wait...

:cry:

RL

[Radio_Lady]

43. Hey, Retrolounge -- I'm sorry for you Chicago fans. "There's always next year!"

That's what they said to us in Boston for so many years I can't even imagine. Hubby was born in 1936... when was that franchise started?

We had to move OUT of the city in 1998 before they felt ready to have a winning season.

Luv ya, sweetie!

Radio Lady Ellen in Oregon

OT: I misspoke a couple of days ago. You remember we had a brouhaha about "Hannah Montana" movie promotions. There was no press screening of the film, so I bought four tickets for my granddaughter's birthday and handed them over to my daughter and son-in-law. Wasn't planning to even SEE the film, but --

Grandpa and I HAD to take our grandkids (boy age 7 and girl age 9) to the movie yesterday because their Mom was sick, and their Dad was very tired and didn't want to go by himself.

You know, the movie was really good. It's getting quite positive reviews for the limited run Feb. 1 through Feb. 8. Lots of little girls and their fathers were at the screening! Some of the music reminded me of country, folk and pop all combined. Wish I had been more familiar with the lyrics. Staging was excellent and the film was very well edited to show the ramp up and rehearsals for the show. The 3-D feature worked very well and Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and her sweet and talented daddy, Billy Ray Cyrus, were very well accepted.

I pray she can keep on the straight and narrow and stay wholesome for her whole life. She is really a beautiful youngster. So many young performers are seduced by the applause and the money. Their lives get totally out of hand. Read: Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton... you know.

Here's a pretty good review from someone else:

http://www.mannythemovieguy.com/

Have a great day!

Luv ya!

Radio Lady Ellen

[flvegan]

15. GO PATS!!! 19-0 after today!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

108. So How'd That Work Out For Ya?

[Ryano42]

17. How I spend my Super Bowl Pregame...

No Fox BS, No Terry Bradshaw, no commercials... :)




I am the goalie for our "Friendly Sunday Game" and get off the ice about middle of the first quarter. Then :beer:

Congrats to both teams and fans...I will be a Vikings fan again when the GO BACK OUTDOORS!

Save me some nachos! :D

[Renew Deal]

19. Pregame starts early!!!

:bounce:

[SoxFan]

21. Not even close

This is going to be a flashback to those atrocious late 80s-early 90s SBs that inevitably involved the Broncos or Bills being disemboweled on national television.

Warm weather, fast track, two weeks for The Hoodie to game plan...

Patriots 41
Giants 17

[rocktivity]

22. The kickoff is at 6PM EST, isn't it?

(Gets off shiftless lazy ass and does her own research) 6:17EST, to be exact.

5.17pm - Central
4.17pm - Mountain
2.17pm - Pacific
1.17pm - Alaska
12:17PM - Hawaii

You're welcome.

:headbang:
rocknation

[DS1]

29. 6?!!!!!

shit! i thought it was 8!

[Burma Jones]

23. Go Pats........

I never did much like the Dolphins........Howard Cosell has his lips so firmly planted on their collective butts.......

[radfringe]

24. being dragged to a STUPOR BOWL party

my partner owes me big time...

bringing my lap top so I'll have something to do

[WinkyDink]

25. It's a Nor'easter! :) GO, GIANTS!

[KitchenWitch]

26. Go Giants!

:hide:

[sellitman]

27. That is a San Fransisco Giants Baseball logo yanno?

?

[KitchenWitch]

107. Yes, I knew that.

:silly:

[Donk Yore]

28. I can't wait for the game!

Go Giants!

and I also can't wait to come back to this thread after people have had the opportunity to partake in numerous beverages. Should be fun!

[Chovexani]

31. Alicia Keys was worth buying an HD set.

:loveya:

[Ekirh]

32. ZOMG AN OFFICIAL THREAD!!!

Everyone have a good time!

[Radio_Lady]

40. Hey, why not? We can fight about SPORTS, as well as POLITICS, right?

:hi:

I was working at WIOD, Miami, and then WEEI, Boston... during the Miami Dolphins perfect year 1972. You probably weren't born then, right?

Nice to meet you Ekirh... what does that mean?

Have we met before?

Radio Lady Ellen, Portland, Oregon broadcaster

[ZombieNixon]

33. GO BEARS!!

Oh, hold on a second...:yoiks: :P

[Radio_Lady]

41. Ummm... is there a game on Animal Planet?

Oh, you belong on the Puppy Bowl thread...

:popcorn:

[Fleshdancer]

35. I love to go to the grocery store a couple of hours before the Superbowl...

It's packed with happy men buying beer and chips. It's pretty damn adorable. :)

[Ekirh]

37. LOL

My trip invovled people who couldn't figure out the self check out lane

Lanes with three people shouldn't take 30 minutes to get through.

[Radio_Lady]

38. Oh, good pick-up place for you single women!

:hi: to GloriaSmith from

Radio Lady Ellen Kimball

Portland, Oregon

Celebrating 35 years of married bliss (or blitz?) tomorrow, Monday, February 4, 2008

[Radio_Lady]

39. Tom Brady was on a repeat SNL show last night from YEARS ago!

He was pretty good...and he looked cute in briefs!

Hey, all I have left is vision -- going to be 69 years old later this year -- and I don't do it anymore.... :devil:

[Fox Mulder]

42. Tom Brady is an ass.

[Arugula Latte]

70. ...Even worse. A Republican ass. (Or is that redundant?)

I really don't care about this thing, but I hope Brady gets his ass handed to him.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

44. i bet there are enough Senators there to have a quorum

[Fleshdancer]

45. WOW! now that's how you sing the National Anthem

Jordan Sparks looked so nervous before walking on the field but she did an incredible job.

[whyzayker]

46. I'll go out on a limb

Her voice wasn't "live."

Could be wrong...but I'd put $ on it.

[AwakeAtLast]

68. I don't think they have been for a long time

When Whitney Houston did it that way I think that started a new way to do it and avoid technical problems.

[Chovexani]

47. That's the ugliest award I've ever seen

I sculpted better looking stuff out of Play Doh at summer camp.

[pokerfan]

48. I have to go with the Giants

Gisele Bundchen said that if the Pats lose, she'll run naked through Mid-Town.

http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10613134

Otherwise, I couldn't give a rip.

[Chovexani]

49. This shit is boring

Wake me up when the commercials start. :boring:

[Maddy McCall]

50. Go Eli!!

Mississippi boy!

Go Giants!!

[unsavedtrash]

51. yep. Gotta go for the SEC

:hi:

But I'm at work until 9pm so I'll just have to continuously hit the refresh button on the Sports Illustrated play by play page. x(

[deucemagnet]

52. Woo hoo! "Good Eli" showed up today!

:woohoo: No happy feet in the pocket! :woohoo:

[fortyfeetunder]

53. Amazing, the Giants have eaten nearly 9 min possession

Even thought it's only a FG the game is clearly in the Giants hands for now.

[pokerfan]

54. They knocked him down on his first play!

That's promising.

[malta blue]

55. GO GIANTS!!

:bounce::bounce:

[edbermac]

56. TD Pats! 7-3!

GO PATRIOTS GO!!

[Fleshdancer]

57. CRAP

interception. :grr:

[Meshuga]

58. Go Giants but I don't feel to confident....

With the (actual and possible) turnovers. But The Giants D is coming to play.

[Pacifist Patriot]

59. I'm a Pats fan, but I went into this from the start assuming....

the teams were evenly matched. I don't buy the whole dynasty / underdog thing. The Giants can totally hold their own. It's anyone's ball game as far as I'm concerned.

[Meshuga]

61. I'm impressed with the Giants D so far

And it's true, anything could happen.

But the 2007 Patriots are a hell of a team (probably the best team ever) but as long as the Giants make it difficult for the Patriots I am happy. As long as it is not a blowout I am happy! :-)

[Tektonik]

60. This game is fucking boring

ugh

[Meshuga]

62. I like tight defensive games

Anything could happen and that's what's great about them. If the person has something at stake (in other words, if the person's favorite team is playing) the person is probably tense and not bored at all.

Low scoring football games dictated by defenses are exciting. At least in my opinion.

[Tektonik]

63. Eh I wanted a blowout

I'd much rather see a 50 point win by the Pats than another 3 point win :puke:

or

I'd rather see the Pats lose.

[Meshuga]

65. Blowouts are boring

People don't even need to watch the game anymore if it is a blowout. You want the tension to build to the last second of the game. :-)

[Meshuga]

64. If the Giants can stop the patriots in the first possession then we have a game

Otherwise it is all downhill from there and the Patriots are going to coast toward 19-0. But if the Giants stop the Pats in the first possession it is going to be interesting. Go Giants (without expecting much -- I'm just happy my team made it to the superbowl)!

[Xipe Totec]

66. Giants?! Go Patriots!

Sorry, but New England is about to kick your ass.

[Meshuga]

67. I'm a Giants fan here who will only celebrate anything

If my team wins the game. For now I am going to be happy that my 10-6 giants made to the Superbowl. :-)

[Chovexani]

71. o rly?

*crickets*

[Xipe Totec]

109. Doh!

:blush:

Congratulations, GIANTS!

:applause:

[Chovexani]

111. LOL

It feels pretty sweet. :)

[skater314159]

69. Is it over yet?

I'm going to a concert (Flogging Molly!) and I wanted to know if the game is over yet - I REALLY want some buffalo hot shrimp - but I'm sure the Hooter's next to the venue is packed with SB fans... :scared: I dont like large crowds... but I really want shrimp.

:hippie:

[Pacifist Patriot]

72. No!

[skater314159]

96. Sorry! I just wanted shrimp!

:hide:

[begin_within]

73. I'm on pins and needles - and I don't even care who wins.

It's just an exciting game, period.

[Pacifist Patriot]

76. And a name like...

Plaxico Burress. That makes a game worth it to watch for me. Okay, I'm strange, but I have long found names fascinating.

[begin_within]

78. Cool name. I love it. Sounds like some kind of legal term.

"My lawyer is going to submit a writ of plaxico burress."

[Pacifist Patriot]

74. Thank you Pats and Giants for making this a game!

Unfortunately I wanted to see an offensive battle rather than defensive, but whatever.

Note to League.....Cover Moss! :evilgrin:

[Dawggie]

75. This has been one of the better Super Bowls in recent memory.

[bullwinkle428]

97. The 4th quarter made this one of the best Super Bowls ever!!

[SPKrazy]

79. hellacious catch1!!!!!

[Pacifist Patriot]

82. AAGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 59 seconds

[CatWoman]

80. DAVID TYREE!!!!!

:woohoo:

[Fleshdancer]

81. HOLY CRAP!!

That was an AWESOME pass

[Pacifist Patriot]

83. Sack....ish!

[Pacifist Patriot]

84. Incomplete, third down! I can't take this.

[SeattleGirl]

85. Touchdown, Giants! (You can open your eyes now.....)

[Pacifist Patriot]

89. *sigh* I'm going to bed.

Why do I watch these games?

[AspenRose]

86. YES!

WTG GIANTS!!!! :woohoo:

[Pacifist Patriot]

87. SHIT!!!!!

My nerves so totally can't take this.

[begin_within]

88. Incredible ending!

[Pacifist Patriot]

90. My husband just said, "ain't over yet."

Eternal fucking optimist

[begin_within]

91. You're right, anything can happen. And,

if the Patriots score now, it will be even more incredible.

[Pacifist Patriot]

99. Congratulations Giants! It was obvious from the start...

that you showed up to win. I don't know who that team was that you played this evening, but it didn't look like anyone fired up to win a championship. Good game. Cheers!

[begin_within]

102. They really deserved the win.

[AspenRose]

92. Congratulations GIANTS!

w00t! :woohoo:

I'm so happy for them! Tom Brady is a jerk....he just got served....

[gatorboy]

95. Tape that Patriots!

And put it on a loop. :)

[Graybeard]

93. Well, nobody's perfect.

Giants will parade in NY on Super Tuesday!

[deucemagnet]

94. OMG! What a game!

I'm so proud of my Giants! Key injuries, no respect for most of the season, and now this! :woohoo:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

98. WAIT!

What kind of fucking name is Plaxico?
Sounds like a gas station for Christ's sake.
Duckie

[Yukari Yakumo]

100. What won it for the Giants

The Pats O-line. They played like absolute shit. They couldn't protect Brady worth a damn.

Edit-

Say what you will, this was a battle of the O-lines. The Giants O-line stepped it up, the Pats O-line kept getting ran over. Give the MVP trophy to the Giants O-line.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

110. Don't Blame Their O-Line. The G-Men Were Simply Too Much For Them!!!!!

They didn't play like shit. They just simply couldn't match us. We fucking had our way with them, and not due to their not trying to stop us. We just simply OVERPOWERED them! How's that dirt taste Tommy boy!!!!! :rofl:

:woohoo:

:bounce:

[Pacifist Patriot]

101. Congratulations Giants! It was obvious from the start...

that you showed up to win. I don't know who that team was that you played this evening, but it didn't look like anyone fired up to win a championship. Good game. Cheers!

[sellitman]

103. Wow

Just wow. I am speechless.

Biggest upset in Superbowl History!

Yes!

[DinahMoeHum]

105. A game for the ages !!!!

No other words needed.

:party::party::party:

[bigwillq]

106. GIANTS WIN!

:bounce: