ok...football...uh huh

[reallygroovN]

i know most of your are NOT eagles fans...although some of you are.

i have been a huge fan since about 90, although before i always paid attention and watched a few games, even played at a coupla games with the marching band during highschool.

tomorrow is so huge, guys. i feel sort of like i felt the few days before going to a pearljam concert...that sweet anticipation, knowing that its gonna be so much fun...but with an added overwhealming feeling of dissapointment lurking somewhere just to the left of the future...you know what i mean? UGH every philly fan knows this feeling. we have been here so many times before. its so damm hard to let my heart get sucked into it (although i have been wearing various pieces of my eagles wardrobe all week).

yesterday, i allowed myself to actually feel it...to actually imagine what it would be like as the seconds tick away from the fourth quarter game clock and the eagles are winning by 14 points. OHMYGAWD! what a great feeling that is. at all the schools around here, yesterday was eagles green day...all the kids and teachers wore their or their parents eagles shirts/hats/garb....call after call to the morning sports talk show were classes of kids singing the eagles fight song....the top news story all day were the eagles...fans booing the packers as they got off their bus into their hotel...pep rallys...various people singing the eagles fight song...the long snapper for the eagles snapping a football into a round disc of wisconson cheese...retired eagles wishing they were putting the pads back on...people getting drunk and cheering and hootin and hollering.

its cool

its fun

and i think of my neighbor who is battling lymphoma and has been getting more bad news then good lately who is a HUGE eagles fan and i think about how cool it would be for him to have the eagles win the superbowl. you know, not that it would take away his pain or make his illness go away. but for a few days, everything is just better. everyone has a smile on their face. you can forget, just for a bit, the terrible shit of life and just bask in the glory of a big win, a great play,a last minute interception.

im there.

my heart will be broken if they lose.

the eagles just have to win this year.

i love football.

:)

go eagles!!

[Not_Trapped]

sorry - packers -

[reallygroovN]

sorry - packers -
cant wait till you eat those words, as well as the cheese you rode in on, tomorrow around 7:30.

;)

fly eagles fly!!

[peacefulness]

They should have you write and produce that deep, spiritual introduction they always show on TV before the big game. Cuz that was deep. :)

~Melanie

[peacefulness]

Oh, by the way, I've always had some kind of dislike for the Packers. Don't know why, but no matter. Your Eagles, Cathy, get my vote on this one.

~Melanie

[Not_Trapped]

well, cathy - the packers do have a white quarterback

i just read an article in ESPN the Magazine about donovan mcnabb and once again i realized how much of an ass rush limbaugh was to say what he said -

but i am still completely rooting for the packers!

[merlin]

Go Pats!!!!!

And this will be probably be the color of people's lips tonight at the game in Foxboro, Mass....supposed to be record cold for an NFL game. Get out the Firewater people!!!! :scared:

[reallygroovN]

well, cathy - the packers do have a white quarterback

i just read an article in ESPN the Magazine about donovan mcnabb and once again i realized how much of an ass rush limbaugh was to say what he said -

but i am still completely rooting for the packers!
lol

there is a big article in the inquirer today about that whole debacle.... http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/

its pretty interesting.

anywho, if they werent playing the eagles i would be rooting for the packers. they are on my next tier of 'teams i like'. but, team of destiny. puhlease. they won the big dance in the past coupla years. their really sick fans got a chance to feel that awesome feeling of a superbowl win not too long ago. we havent been there since i was in highschool and we lost!

I WANNA SUPERBOWL PARADE!!!!!

[reallygroovN]

Go Pats!!!!!

And this will be probably be the color of people's lips tonight at the game in Foxboro, Mass....supposed to be record cold for an NFL game. Get out the Firewater people!!!! :scared:


hey, corey, i will root for the pats if you root for the eagles tomorrow ;)

[Not_Trapped]

the pats are losing - sorry - here are my picks -

packers
titans
colts
rams

then

titans
rams - AGAIN

rams

[Jde-PJ]

goodluck.

all the teams in the NFC suck, the Eagles are injured, so the Packers have a very good chance to win, but you should win being home.

the panthers are going to beat the rams today, you heard it here first!

[Not_Trapped]

don't forget the WVU connection with the rams - the very man running the offense - i can't root against them - :)

[merlin]

the pats are losing - sorry - here are my picks -

packers
titans
colts
rams

then

titans
rams - AGAIN

rams
Curse you Dominic....the Pats are undefeated at home, its gonna be -20 tonight with windchill, they can't lose(which means they probably will)!! They play the role of underdog much better than the favorite, which is what they are now.

[merlin]

hey, corey, i will root for the pats if you root for the eagles tomorrow ;)
You got it Cathy, but I have a bad feeling karma may be on the Pack's side this year. Should be a great game though.

[Not_Trapped]

:) at this point i would love to see any team in it win it - really - i have no favorites, but i ALWAYS root for the rams unless they are playing the packers - but i don't have a favorite team. isn't the ice bowl the coldest game ever? i don't know -

-20 - it's gonna be a good game

[fs0652]

i am an eagles fan... and i definitely know that feeling you are talking about
and i am pretty sure they are gonna lose...

i let myself get so wrapped up in the flyers a few years back when they were up 3-0 on those devils and i thought for sure we were going to the stanley cup and then the lost four straight and i was devastated...

i dont let myslef get that wrapped up anymore, and i am so fed up with the flyers that i dont even watch them anymore, and i used to not miss a single game....

i like the eagles but like other philly teams they will let us down again...
no westbrook, maybe no troy vincent...

they may squeak one out this weekend... but ultimately it isnt gonna happen...
sorry...

[merlin]

:) at this point i would love to see any team in it win it - really - i have no favorites, but i ALWAYS root for the rams unless they are playing the packers - but i don't have a favorite team. isn't the ice bowl the coldest game ever? i don't know -

-20 - it's gonna be a good game
Up until now the ice bowl is Dominic, but New England has been in a deep freeze since Wednesday, below zero everyday, with strong winds. The winds are somewhat calmer today, but it is an 8:00 start tonight, and Boston has been setting record low temps for almost 3 days now, so it should be extremely frigid. I heard on the news the red cross is going to be at the game because they are anticipating cold related problems tonight. It is so cold I probably would not go to the game unless I was offered a luxury box!!!:P

[reallygroovN]

hopinghopinghopinghoping

hope

:)

it means alot that a girl from texas and a giants fan both offered good wishes :)

corey, if karma exists, which i believe it does, the eagles are winning!

doc, you DO sound like a philly phan! and i'll see you on broadstreet one of these years. if it's this year, heck, i'll see ya at the corner of broad and packer ;)

[prism]

the packers are gonna beat 'em. just accept it now. oh and need I mention that next year JOE GIBBS is BACK.....YES, next year the superbowl belongs to the Redskins again. :)

[reallygroovN]

the packers are gonna beat 'em. just accept it now. oh and need I mention that next year JOE GIBBS is BACK.....YES, next year the superbowl belongs to the Redskins again. :)
oh, eat yer tofu and chill, ya stinkin redskins fan :P

lol

joe gibbs is old.

[prism]

haha Cath callin somebody old? Joe Gibbs is DA MAN

I make bitchin veggie chili minus the tofu

and we actually have real eagles that we can smack around unlike you smucks in Philly that can only smack some idiot wearing a bird suit :P

[reallygroovN]

that idiot wearing a bird suit is my brother, thank you very much :angry:

oh, wait, go ahead, smack him, please ;)

[fs0652]

that idiot wearing a bird suit is my brother, thank you very much :angry:

oh, wait, go ahead, smack him, please ;)

seriously??

[csmooth24]

Go Mariners!

[reallygroovN]

seriously??
nah, but you can smack him anyway :P

strange but true... if someone from my family was to show up in a bird suit (idiot included), it would be me :D

but you can still smack my brother ;)

[prism]

Go Mariners!

do you know any Mariners that I can smack around?



how about some seamen?

[csmooth24]

i ran into adam eaton last night. he's not a mariner, he's a padre. we were seeing the same band last night. anyway, my brother went to college with his buddy from high school (snohomish)... :)

do you know any Mariners that I can smack around?



how about some seamen?

[Not_Trapped]

it's set to be the third coldest corey - -40's for the ice bowl - and -59 something else - saw it on espn just now!

[GreenDisease]

Ahhhh, I remember that play off run....FLYERS SUCK. And always will. They choke every year! :) Go Devils!

But back to the post at hand..I want to see my good friend Cathy cheering and smiling, but Im keeping my fingers crossed for the Packers. I don't even like football, but being a Devils fan we hate all things Philly, so I can't root for the Eagles. Sorry Cath! You know I'll always love ya though! :)

I can't believe I braved standing in the Spectrum for PJ, haha. :) Im so dedicated!

[fs0652]

Ahhhh, I remember that play off run....FLYERS SUCK. And always will. They choke every year! :) Go Devils!

But back to the post at hand..I want to see my good friend Cathy cheering and smiling, but Im keeping my fingers crossed for the Packers. I don't even like football, but being a Devils fan we hate all things Philly, so I can't root for the Eagles. Sorry Cath! You know I'll always love ya though! :)

I can't believe I braved standing in the Spectrum for PJ, haha. :) Im so dedicated!

of course you realize you are my enemy now...
:)

[GreenDisease]

Hehehehehehehhehe :)

Friendly enemies I hope. :) Hockey is my main sport focus and I'm very passionate about my team, so I can sometimes get alittle too proud, haha.

See you at the rink buddy! Hehehehehehe.

[fs0652]

well cathy...

with the carolina win, i think the road to the superbowl has been paved for the eagles!! all they have to do tomorrow is not screw it up (which i think they will) but if by some chance they can win, i think they are going to the super bowl!


green, hockey always was my main sport too, i used to bleed orange and black and went to lots of games and watched all the other ones on tv, but i just got fed up and i really dont watch alot anymore, but it is also cuz i hate jeremy roenick and keith primeau but anyone who likes the devils is my enemy cuz i think they did sell their souls...

[reallygroovN]

goodluck.

all the teams in the NFC suck, the Eagles are injured, so the Packers have a very good chance to win, but you should win being home.

the panthers are going to beat the rams today, you heard it here first!
good call jas :)

and great game. i was rooting for carolina (my cousins live there) and it was great to see them beatin the crap out of each other cause that is only a good thing for next week.

its funny to see how cold it is up north tonight :scared:

carolina played really well tonight, doc. not sure if it was a good thing they won cause they played pretty tough...but they HAVE to be beatbeatbeat after that game! YEAH!

go birds!!!

[GreenDisease]

Jeremy Roenick is a show off who can't back up his words with wins(when it comes to the Devils). Don't really like Amonte either. I used to really respect Ken Hitchcock as a coach, and thought he was a really good guy, but since his coming to Philly he's been a dick. Hell, I don't even like the Flyers announcers. Steve Coates is an annoying little twerp, haha. Must be something in the Philly water. :)

I didn't sell my soul....I just know who's good and I stick with it. :)

Good luck Cathy. :)

[fs0652]

Jeremy Roenick is a show off who can't back up his words with wins(when it comes to the Devils). Don't really like Amonte either. I used to really respect Ken Hitchcock as a coach, and thought he was a really good guy, but since his coming to Philly he's been a dick. Hell, I don't even like the Flyers announcers. Steve Coates is an annoying little twerp, haha. Must be something in the Philly water. :)

I didn't sell my soul....I just know who's good and I stick with it. :)

Good luck Cathy. :)

i wish steve coates would get gonorrhea and die he annoys me soooo much
:)

[reallygroovN]

i wish steve coates would get gonorrhea and die he annoys me soooo much
:)
jeez and i thought football fans were harsh :rolleyes: :scared: :ogre:

[reallygroovN]

jeez and i thought football fans were harsh :rolleyes: :scared: :ogre:
oh, and yeah new england :) good game!!! it looked sooooooooo cold up there. brrrrrr.

hope we get to play youse in the superbowl.....hopehopehopehopehope

go eagles!

[peacefulness]

but anyone who likes the devils is my enemy cuz i think they did sell their souls...

They're the DEVILS! Isn't that kinda a given. ;)

Ok, I know nothing about hockey really. I just couldn't resist.

Cathy, I will support Eagles against the Packers, just remember I'm legally obligated to take the other side when they play the Cowboys, Dolphins, and Broncos. Sorry... it's a loyalty issue really.

~Melanie

[low_light]

here's to the eagles. I have to root for the NFC East champs even if i believe Brett Favre is a REAL quarterback! something Dallas is lacking!!!! ughghghgh next year, next year. please someone shave McNabb's head.

good game tomorrow im sure. Ims ick to my stomach that the fucking Carolina Panthers have gotten as far as they have. puke.

-d

[Not_Trapped]

i can't believe that both the teams i picked lost today - it was saddening to see the rams game - goodness - they deserved to lose though the way they played - and then the titans - goodness - drew bennett...NICE FUCKING CATCH, DICK!

[reallygroovN]

OH

MY

GAWD!!!!!!!!

ohmygawdohmygawdohmygawd :D

so, we are at my dad's house. big screen, high def tv. niiiiiiiiiice.
that game was so fucking awful to see!
and my dad. holy shit! he SUCKS!!! he was totally negative (he is a huge raiders fan...and an anti eagles fan) grrrrrr

so, but the end of the game, i HAD to go upstairs by myself. then em came up and she was pissed cause i was upset. she's like, "its only a football game". AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH so, im pacing. its 4th and 26, donovan is playing like SHIT. im practically in tears.

and first down freddie catches the pass.
:scared:
:D:D:D:D

YEAH!
i jump up and down and knock my dad's raiders freaking wierdo truck off the tv (its ok, it didnt break).

then liv comes up with me.

the three of us are holding hands, singing the eagles fight song, trying not to jump and break anything

holyfreakingmotherofallthatisgoodinthisworldtheyWO N!!!!!

who would'a thunk it after that terrible display of football.

but they won.
i am happy
the big skyscrapers in philly all have their green lights on. the bridges are all in green lights.

its a happy moment to cherish.

ohmygodithinkwearegoingtothesuperbowlthisyear....s hhhhhhhhh :rolleyes: :D

i love football!

fly, eagles, fly

[yer ardy]

i caught the game long enough to ask my husband,
"who's the team in the bad-ass black sleeves?"
and he said,
"the eagles..."
and i immediately thought
of you, cath....and
thought how cool their
uniforms are...;)

[merlin]

That was a close one Cathy, but the Eagles pulled it out. They did not play great, but still got the win...kind of like New England last night.

[low_light]

Eagles and The Colts in the superbowl. That is my prediction. And if Peyton Manning played even a fraction as perfectly as yesterday's game, I'm sorry but we will have an AFC superbowl champ. The Eagles are too banged up

-d

[csmooth24]

nope. it will be the mariners vs the sonics in the superbowl. hear me now and thank me later... ;)

actually, i think the panthers will surprise the eagles (sorry) and the pats will win at home...

then the panthers will win the superbowl for back to back UNDERDAWG championships (as the marlins won the world series)...

[GreenDisease]

You're such a great predictor Chris! :)

Congrats Cath!

It pains me to congratulate a Philly fan, but I love ya! :)

[merlin]

Eagles and The Colts in the superbowl. That is my prediction. And if Peyton Manning played even a fraction as perfectly as yesterday's game, I'm sorry but we will have an AFC superbowl champ. The Eagles are too banged up

-d
The Colts are playing well, but in the past few years of the playoffs, a good defense beats a good offense. Of course I am biased saying this because I live in New England, but the Pats have won 13 games in a row, are undefeated at home this season, it is going to be really cold again this weekend, and the Colts are a different team on natural grass(they are not as speedy). Should be a great game though....my prediction is Pats and Eagles in the Superbowl.

[csmooth24]

the rams were undefeated at home too...

i think...

[merlin]

the rams were undefeated at home too...

i think...
Yes Chris, they were. But in my opinion, the Pats have superior coaching and a defense that the Rams could only wish they had. I would much rather see New England in the underdog role like they were two years ago when they won the SuperBowl, but nonetheless, I think they are the favorite right now...well, at least from the AFC's perspective. :P

[reallygroovN]

The Colts are playing well, but in the past few years of the playoffs, a good defense beats a good offense. Of course I am biased saying this because I live in New England, but the Pats have won 13 games in a row, are undefeated at home this season, it is going to be really cold again this weekend, and the Colts are a different team on natural grass(they are not as speedy). Should be a great game though....my prediction is Pats and Eagles in the Superbowl.
THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT!!!!!!

although, corey, i would hate like hell for my team to rip your superbowl championship dreams away. but they will. the eagles are gonna win. injuries, sucky play, whatever. they shook the bugs (and mcnabbs jitters) out and they are going to play like the champions they are on sunday night and then in two weeks.

yeah!

[Not_Trapped]

the champions they are? the last time they were champions was when?

[csmooth24]

actually, i think the panthers will surprise the eagles (sorry) and the pats will win at home...

then the panthers will win the superbowl for back to back UNDERDAWG championships (as the marlins won the world series)...
i should've put some dough on this...parlay that mutha fucka!

(sorry groovy...) :(

[panthergirl]

sorry cath...
it was tough to watch.
we were rooting for you guys.....

[reallygroovN]

sorry cath...
it was tough to watch.
we were rooting for you guys.....
thanks serena and smooth :)

its a tough day in eagleville :(

[Not_Trapped]

i was rooting hard for carolina in carolina - oh hell yeah - too bad the colts game didnt come out right - oh well - next year -

dominic

[merlin]

No love for the Pats Dominic???:P I hate to say I told you so...but, you know....don't root against New England at home!! Well, at least for this entire season! :scared: How was your trip man? How is Jake doing in NC???