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Post by the light works on Oct 1, 2015 14:06:27 GMT
the greatest prank devised when I was in school (and not actually carried out) was to get a very high nitrogen fertilizer and fertilize a "T" in the middle of our rival's (gridiron) football field. the thing that made it ingenious is we were Taft Tigers - with the colors orange and black. another rival was Toledo Boomers - and at the time, they used green as one of their colors.
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Post by breesfan on Oct 16, 2015 18:25:07 GMT
breesfan... what happened to the Saints this week? @oz... I like your commentary/post from: Sep 26, 2015 at 7:41pm Not sure what happened to the Saints but they did win against the division rival last night. |
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Post by breesfan on Oct 16, 2015 18:51:07 GMT
So, tell me... What is a defensless player?
The defensive back for the Chargers knocks the Tight End to keep him out of the endzone after he caught the ball. That is a penalty on Monday night. Or did you just want to Steelers to win?
So a play like that happened last night with the Saints v. Falcons and there was no penalty? Really?
Sometimes I think the Refs and NFL want certain teams to win and still feel that way.
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Post by WhutScreenName on Oct 16, 2015 19:58:15 GMT
game changing plays, IMO, should ALWAYS be booth reviewed. I think that the NFL has gotten better this year at the review process, but we've already seen some blown calls that have literally caused the other team to win. As for the Saints, they dominated last night against a previously undefeated team. I really didn't mind seeing them win  |
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Post by OziRiS on Oct 16, 2015 21:05:09 GMT
For the fifth season in a row, I've stopped watching after week three.
Seeing as I don't have any channels that show the games, I have to find other ways to watch. Takes some work. Work I'm not willing to put in when the Rams' O-line sucks the way it does. AGAIN!!!
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Post by silverdragon on Oct 18, 2015 5:59:43 GMT
Here, a "Certain" football manager is complaining. The ref was obviously biased. For criticising the ref, he got a touchline ban (Has to sit in the stands) For complaining that the ref was "In the wrong", and being RIGHT about that on reviewing the play, he is getting Fined. For complaining that the refs are now "Biased towards him", he is getting even further trouble. There has been a call for proper professionalism of Refs. So far, there has never been a way to make a complaint about the ref. They still go on the line "The refs decision is final" Including dis-allowing a goal for offside that blatantly wasnt offside, including disallowing a goal that "wasnt in the net" and a replay showing it a foot over the mine at least.... The refs decision is final, but the ref is wrong, and if you challenge that, YOU are in trouble. When a couple of thousand people (40,000 at one game) are screaming "Foul", when even the supporters of the team that the player fouling the other one are looking embarrassed at how the (beep) did he get away with that, when ALL the players on the field have stopped playing because everyone else saw the foul, even the linesmen, and the ref says "Play on".... This pic went Viral. Specsavers are a Opticians with the catch-phrase and advertising line "Should have gone to specsavers" This pic says everything... But now the 'suggestion' is the driver was a football ref.  |
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Post by kharnynb on Oct 18, 2015 7:43:27 GMT
that wouldn't be by any chance the same coach that is currently in rather hot water about firing a team doctor because she did what the ref told her?
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Post by mrfatso on Oct 18, 2015 10:12:40 GMT
that wouldn't be by any chance the same coach that is currently in rather hot water about firing a team doctor because she did what the ref told her? I belive so as well. |
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Post by mrfatso on Oct 18, 2015 10:20:17 GMT
Here, a "Certain" football manager is complaining. The ref was obviously biased. For criticising the ref, he got a touchline ban (Has to sit in the stands) For complaining that the ref was "In the wrong", and being RIGHT about that on reviewing the play, he is getting Fined. For complaining that the refs are now "Biased towards him", he is getting even further trouble. There has been a call for proper professionalism of Refs. So far, there has never been a way to make a complaint about the ref. They still go on the line "The refs decision is final" Including dis-allowing a goal for offside that blatantly wasnt offside, including disallowing a goal that "wasnt in the net" and a replay showing it a foot over the mine at least.... The refs decision is final, but the ref is wrong, and if you challenge that, YOU are in trouble. When a couple of thousand people (40,000 at one game) are screaming "Foul", when even the supporters of the team that the player fouling the other one are looking embarrassed at how the (beep) did he get away with that, when ALL the players on the field have stopped playing because everyone else saw the foul, even the linesmen, and the ref says "Play on"....] This pic went Viral. Specsavers are a Opticians with the catch-phrase and advertising line "Should have gone to specsavers" This pic says everything... But now the 'suggestion' is the driver was a football ref. At the last Rugby League World Cup Specsavers sponsored the Match Officials. |
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Post by mrfatso on Oct 18, 2015 10:23:35 GMT
Anyway back to my team did what.
We won the opening game of the 2015/16 season, defending our title with a 43-3 defeat of Sale Sharks, even with some of our best players resting or still away for ther ugly Union World Cup. Even better Northhampton Saints lost against Worcester Warriors.
The new season ticket seats are better than last years.
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Post by the light works on Oct 18, 2015 15:06:24 GMT
my high school football team did rather well in their homecoming game.
by which I mean to say within a hundred yards of the goal line and not being in possession of the ball was still to be considered being in scoring position. it was a well and true rout, with their opponents picking up their game in the second half and managing to hold the final score to 60-0.
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Post by wvengineer on Oct 18, 2015 18:37:22 GMT
Okay, sport myth.
Hockey. One of the obscure rules of the games is that there is a limit to how much the blade on the end of a stick can be curved. It rarely every happens, but one coach can call a stop to the came to have the opposite team's stuck measured against a standard. If any sticks are found to exceed limit, then there is a penalty.
My question is can the amount of curvature in a hock stick actually improve someone's game and give an unfair advantage?
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Post by OziRiS on Oct 18, 2015 19:11:44 GMT
Okay, sport myth. Hockey. One of the obscure rules of the games is that there is a limit to how much the blade on the end of a stick can be curved. It rarely every happens, but one cuatch can call a stop to the came to have the opposite team's stuck measured against a standard. If any sticks are found to exceed limit, then there is a penalty. My question is can the amount of curvature in a hock stick actually improve someone's game and give an unfair advantage? Do you mean curvature of the edge of the blade, so it's not flat against the ice when you put it down, or curvature of the entire blade, so it kind of creates a scoop shape? |
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Post by the light works on Oct 18, 2015 21:32:11 GMT
Okay, sport myth. Hockey. One of the obscure rules of the games is that there is a limit to how much the blade on the end of a stick can be curved. It rarely every happens, but one cuatch can call a stop to the came to have the opposite team's stuck measured against a standard. If any sticks are found to exceed limit, then there is a penalty. My question is can the amount of curvature in a hock stick actually improve someone's game and give an unfair advantage? Do you mean curvature of the edge of the blade, so it's not flat against the ice when you put it down, or curvature of the entire blade, so it kind of creates a scoop shape? I suspect the curvature can get a faster launch of the puck, if used right. something like the thing they use to play jai alai. |
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Post by OziRiS on Oct 18, 2015 21:58:33 GMT
Do you mean curvature of the edge of the blade, so it's not flat against the ice when you put it down, or curvature of the entire blade, so it kind of creates a scoop shape? I suspect the curvature can get a faster launch of the puck, if used right. something like the thing they use to play jai alai. That's about the shape I was imagining too (even though I had to look up jai alai to know we were thinking the same thing  ), but I don't think it's just about a faster launch. Controlling the puck would be easier as well if you had a more rounded blade. Think of it like trying to eat peas off a plate. Unless you stab the peas, a knife isn't going to do you much good. If you try to pick up the peas by putting them on the side of the knife blade, they'll roll off if you don't have either an incredibly steady hand or an oddly shaped pea. A fork has some curvature to it and the prongs help keep the peas from rolling, so that's a better tool, but you still need a little skill to keep the peas from falling off every now and again. This is how I imagine the hockey stick as it probably should be. A good, deep spoon makes the job a lot easier. The curvature makes a little bowl that the peas fit nicely into. You'll get more peas faster and with less effort. I'm guessing this is what people want to avoid with hockey sticks, because it takes away some of the challenge of controlling the puck as you skate along, giving you an unfair advantage. |
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Post by the light works on Oct 19, 2015 0:42:03 GMT
I suspect the curvature can get a faster launch of the puck, if used right. something like the thing they use to play jai alai. That's about the shape I was imagining too (even though I had to look up jai alai to know we were thinking the same thing ), but I don't think it's just about a faster launch. Controlling the puck would be easier as well if you had a more rounded blade. Think of it like trying to eat peas off a plate. Unless you stab the peas, a knife isn't going to do you much good. If you try to pick up the peas by putting them on the side of the knife blade, they'll roll off if you don't have either an incredibly steady hand or an oddly shaped pea. A fork has some curvature to it and the prongs help keep the peas from rolling, so that's a better tool, but you still need a little skill to keep the peas from falling off every now and again. This is how I imagine the hockey stick as it probably should be. A good, deep spoon makes the job a lot easier. The curvature makes a little bowl that the peas fit nicely into. You'll get more peas faster and with less effort. I'm guessing this is what people want to avoid with hockey sticks, because it takes away some of the challenge of controlling the puck as you skate along, giving you an unfair advantage. there was a poem going around when I was a kid:  |
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Post by wvengineer on Oct 19, 2015 2:23:20 GMT
Okay, sport myth. Hockey. One of the obscure rules of the games is that there is a limit to how much the blade on the end of a stick can be curved. It rarely every happens, but one coach can call a stop to the came to have the opposite team's stuck measured against a standard. If any sticks are found to exceed limit, then there is a penalty. My question is can the amount of curvature in a hock stick actually improve someone's game and give an unfair advantage? Do you mean curvature of the edge of the blade, so it's not flat against the ice when you put it down, or curvature of the entire blade, so it kind of creates a scoop shape? My understanding is it is the latter. However, edge curvature could also factor in. Something like that could help to lift the puck in the air like a golf club. For passing between teem mates, that would be a problem because it is easier to control and catch on the ice. However, when shooting on the goal, giving the puck a bit of air could help to put it somewhere the goalie won't expect it and therefore miss. I could also see a reverses curvature being useful to give a downward force or to maintain a parallel surface on the stick while shooting to help keep the puck on the ice and easier for team mates to intersect. |
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Post by the light works on Oct 19, 2015 2:54:57 GMT
Do you mean curvature of the edge of the blade, so it's not flat against the ice when you put it down, or curvature of the entire blade, so it kind of creates a scoop shape? My understanding is it is the latter. However, edge curvature could also factor in. Something like that could help to lift the puck in the air like a golf club. For passing between teem mates, that would be a problem because it is easier to control and catch on the ice. However, when shooting on the goal, giving the puck a bit of air could help to put it somewhere the goalie won't expect it and therefore miss. I could also see a reverses curvature being useful to give a downward force or to maintain a parallel surface on the stick while shooting to help keep the puck on the ice and easier for team mates to intersect. you've introduced a third potential curvature. I think the one we can eliminate as a likely benefit is a curve that prevents getting the base of the stick flat on the ice. then you would have to compensate for that as you swept the stick. edit: this could, of course, be the inaugural myth in the sports myths section. |
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Post by OziRiS on Oct 19, 2015 10:19:18 GMT
My understanding is it is the latter. However, edge curvature could also factor in. Something like that could help to lift the puck in the air like a golf club. For passing between teem mates, that would be a problem because it is easier to control and catch on the ice. However, when shooting on the goal, giving the puck a bit of air could help to put it somewhere the goalie won't expect it and therefore miss. I could also see a reverses curvature being useful to give a downward force or to maintain a parallel surface on the stick while shooting to help keep the puck on the ice and easier for team mates to intersect. you've introduced a third potential curvature. I think the one we can eliminate as a likely benefit is a curve that prevents getting the base of the stick flat on the ice. then you would have to compensate for that as you swept the stick. edit: this could, of course, be the inaugural myth in the sports myths section. I was thinking the same thing |
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Post by silverdragon on Oct 20, 2015 6:56:28 GMT
"We have rules".
Yeah yeah yeah.... right....
Ok, so, I cam across one, all lights must be taped.
This is back when I went racing, all light lenses MUST be taped, so that when the glass breaks, it wont immediately fall out all over the ground and puncture tyres.
This was from before they invented plastic lens caps, when many of them were glass.
Of course, we turn up on a "New" bike, "Tape your glass"....
One of the other riders with the same bike, half joking, he says "I aint got none?...
All of us have new plastic lens covers over headlight, tail, and indicators (Lightweight as well...)....
It had to go to the clerk of the course to "Decide" if modern shatter-proof plastic lens that wont break at the first impact of a wasp that just had its dinner will be "Safe" enough to not need tape...
And safe enough to not need further measures as well.
"We have rules"
Some people will just use rules to unsettle the opponent.
If they THINK you have an advantage, they may use the rules to check (By reporting anything strange), or by doing whatever they can to unsettle your concentration.
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), but I don't think it's just about a faster launch. Controlling the puck would be easier as well if you had a more rounded blade.