tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post115748500025671045..comments2024-02-16T18:07:05.844-05:00Comments on ZONE: 100 Yards of War and Peace - And a Poemcowboyangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1158452258524843852006-09-16T20:17:00.000-04:002006-09-16T20:17:00.000-04:00Should be an enjoyable game tomorrow. I'd figure ...Should be an enjoyable game tomorrow. I'd figure the Pats to win easily, but Brady has no deep threat to throw to this year. The Jets always play them tough anyhow. I still love Curtis Martin. It was tough on us, losing him. I'll probably miss it though, as I'll be working the "chain gang" at my son's own football game tomorrow. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy the game and good luck. :-)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1158448042100619702006-09-16T19:07:00.000-04:002006-09-16T19:07:00.000-04:00Jeff,I can't believe the Ice Bowl was the first fo...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>I can't believe the Ice Bowl was the first football game you saw as a kid. What luck. I've only read about it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Carlin link. I remember hearing that many years ago. Great to read it again.<BR/><BR/>Well, we can root for Notre Dame at least. To be honest, as I'm a recent Jets fan, I don't hate the Patriots as many in NY do. When I was growing up in Texas, I always kind of liked them. Steve Grogan, John Hannah , Sam "Bam" Cunningham. And now Tom Brady. Best QB in the NFL. I don't care what people say about Peyton Manning, I would choose Brady over him 100 times out 100.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I hope the Jets kick their ass on Sunday. (They won't, I know.) Should be a good game, though. I know Mangini has to want to do well this week.<BR/><BR/>The rivalry should only get more interesting now that Mangini will be facing his mentor twice a year.cowboyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1158116199358087852006-09-12T22:56:00.000-04:002006-09-12T22:56:00.000-04:00Cowboyangel,Football at last!!! Finally, a real s...Cowboyangel,<BR/><BR/>Football at last!!! Finally, a real sport begins this year.<BR/><BR/>I'm a huge NE Patriots and Notre Dame fan. One of the most enjoyable things about rooting for them is how much other people despise them. :-) I'm enjoying the Pats/Jets divisional rivarly going back to the Parcells thing. Those games are always fun. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>You mention the Ice Bowl. It was the first game I watched end-to-end when I was a kid (I was rooting for the Pack). How could I help but become fanatical about football?<BR/><BR/>As for waxing poetical about football, I enjoy <A HREF="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor7.shtml" REL="nofollow">George Carlin's routine</A> on the differences between football and baseball.<BR/><BR/>"In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.<BR/><BR/>In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!"Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1157660761813132442006-09-07T16:26:00.000-04:002006-09-07T16:26:00.000-04:00Liam,Thanks for the nice comment. Only, if I'm Ba...Liam,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice comment. Only, if I'm Batman, who are you? The Joker? The Riddler? Or . . . Catwoman?!?!?<BR/><BR/>Steve,<BR/><BR/>Great to hear from you. Hope all is well. Being from Texas, I know nothing about hockey. There are some teams down there now, I believe, but I think that's just wrong. Hockey in Texas. Like a rattlesnake roundup in Vermont.cowboyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1157574389711349262006-09-06T16:26:00.000-04:002006-09-06T16:26:00.000-04:00Too bad ice hockey doesn't have such a storied poe...Too bad ice hockey doesn't have such a storied poetical history.Steve Caratzashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221547121279731283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1157510484343495032006-09-05T22:41:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:41:00.000-04:00PS You write beautifully about sports, batman.PS You write beautifully about sports, batman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1157509181208255292006-09-05T22:19:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:19:00.000-04:00The "therefore" in Wright's poem is, I think, the ...The "therefore" in Wright's poem is, I think, the best use of that word in American literature.<BR/><BR/>Go Jets -- though I have yet to be bitten with the NFL bug. I'm thrilled about the Mets and excited about the Jazz, and damnit, Notre Dame football looks good this year.<BR/><BR/>Columbia has a new coach. In my fifth year of graduate school, I have yet to see a game. Go Lions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com