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The Packers going to the Superbowl???

cassiopeia — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:37:18 GMT

Last night the Packers lost their final preseason game with the Tennessee Titans, 27 to 13. I just saw the very end of the game, when they made the final field goal. I guess they played well with Brian Brohm in as quarterback. [url=http://host.madison.com/sports/football/]Here's a short summary.[/url] And afterwards people were talking about the Packers going to the Superbowl, so that's why I decided to put in a poll about it.

Also, Aaron Rodgers had a mustache.:crazy:

McCarthy says he didn't push for employee's firing

Darwin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:59:12 GMT

[quote]Wood told the Journal Sentinel he yelled to McCarthy, "Hey coach, let's get the boys ready to kick some butt this weekend," on Oct. 28, four days before the Packers faced Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings.On Nov. 1, Wood was told McCarthy informed a supervisor that Wood had said something about not "laying an egg" against the Vikings. Wood was then terminated.[/quote]Something smells fishy here. This guy is fired over a small comment to the coach about getting the fudge-packers ready for a game? I think this is grounds for a lawsuit![url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/69990532.html]JSOnline[/url]

Got a little Captain in ya?

Remember_Me — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:46:46 GMT

[img]http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2009/11/ipt/1257969961.jpg?&sig=W16EVT5zqu8Tt8xV.icVMA--[/img][img]http://www.cafalawblog.com/int46.GIF[/img][quote][i]Captain Morgan may have pulled off the quietest and shortest-lived advertising ambush in sports history last Sunday. One that was almost universally unknown, barely noticed, and yet, promptly squashed by the NFL this week.Like the other 21.9 million viewers watching the Dallas Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, you probably missed it. But the brand name known for spiced rum achieved the rare feat of sneaking an advertising fastball by the NFL – in the middle of a nationally televised game, no less. During the third quarter of Dallas’ 20-16 win, Eagles tight end Brent Celek(notes) caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb(notes), then appeared to purposefully back up and align himself in front of television cameras. Putting his hands on his hips, Celek raised his right leg, mimicking a pose similar to the pirate on Captain Morgan’s label.As far as anyone knows, it’s the first time we’ve seen that type of guerilla-style advertising campaign in an NFL end zone. And if the league has its way, it will be the last, too. The “Captain Morgan” was effectively banned this week after the league learned of a wider campaign meant to get players to repeatedly strike the pose during NFL games.“A company can’t pay a player to somehow promote it’s product on the field,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Yahoo! Sports this week. “Every league has the same rule. … It’s come up before, companies trying to use our games and then players for ambush marketing purposes.”Celek’s pose actually resulted in a 15-yard penalty for demonstration, which was incurred when teammate Jason Avant(notes) tried to help him achieve the perfect Captain Morgan form. Afterward, Celek spoke through an Eagles spokesman and denied any knowledge of a Captain Morgan campaign. But an account executive handling the promotion told Yahoo! Sports the Eagles tight end was indeed involved.In hopes of raising brand awareness, Captain Morgan intended to offer lucrative charity contributions in exchange for each instance a player was caught on camera doing its pose during a game. The contributions were earmarked for the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund – a non-profit which helps retired NFL players with various hardships after leaving the game.“The [ad campaign] has been going around internally for a while and [Celek] learned of the program through his contact at Diageo [Captain Morgan’s parent company],” said Glenn Lehrman, an account director at Rogers & Cowan, the Los Angeles-based firm that handles Captain Morgan promotions. “Brent said, ‘You know what, if I get the opportunity, I’m going to go ahead and do it.’ He sort of beat us to the punch, but we’re certainly not going to complain.”The campaign was set to be unveiled next week and was fairly simple: For every time a player was caught on camera striking the “Captain Morgan” during a regular season game, $10,000 would be donated to Gridiron Greats. For each instance in the playoffs, the donation would elevate to $25,000. And for instances in the Super Bowl, the bounty was slated to hit $100,000 per pose.[/i] [url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-celekpose111209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns]Read More...[/url][/quote][img]http://misc.inferum.org/files/captain-morgan.jpg[/img]

Bye Bye McCarthy & who else?

jackjones — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:19:31 GMT

If you can't beat Tampa Bay and allow THIS MANY SACKS of your golden boy QB....sayonara, dude!

WIAA FOOTBALL PROPOSAL

A_Fan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:18:05 GMT

Firmly against it here as we seem to be trying to fix a small amt of conf. problems with a massive change for all teams in the state. I understand the issue of 3 games in 10 days but that can be addressed via other solutions. Do most realize that most teams will be playing 1 less game ?How is that an improvement ?

Bulimia's Boys Barely Beat bulldogs

lardheppus — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:52:16 GMT

It took two overtimes to beat a doormat? At this rate, Coach Bulimia should try to schedule a few high school teams for next year in the hopes of becoming bowl eligible.

Favre signs with the Vikings

MadisonAdmin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:41:26 GMT

It's disappointing news. The rivalry is fueled beyond belief now. I bet the 3-4 will go after him.

Forum Header

lardheppus — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:15:12 GMT

Does the forum header's second line "Discuss and debate the wide world of sports." mean we should confine ourselves to discussing a defunct ABC sports anthology? I kind of miss it. Especially the Acapulco cliff diving.

And the Madden curse continues

gotouttatown — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:08:30 GMT

Damn you John!

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Stricker Ahead of Woods in Fed-Ex Cup

Bangondedrum — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:33:36 GMT

Strick got over his nerves and connected on some great shots at the end of the round yesterday, setting up a head to head showdown with Tiger this week. This should be a great competition because both of them have a history of success at Cog Hill. I'm going out of town this weekend, or else I would make the trip down for at least one of these rounds.

Go Strick!:w00t::w00t::w00t:

Home Talent HTL Baseball

1BCoach — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:58:20 GMT

Might have a dynasty in Verona. See Cottage Grove in late 90s early 00s. Firmly believe (and the players for both teams will secretly agree) that the championship game was played last weekend. Verona showed their grit by grinding it out and will now beat Cross Plains and Fort for a second straight title.

Regardless of their weak regular season schedule they are a great team and deserve kudos.

Madison Area Soccer Hall of Fame...

Optimistic — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:03:54 GMT

The inaugural induction of 8 nominees is scheduled for October 10th at the Claddagh Irish Pub on Madison's west side. KO will be at 6:30pm.

For more info on MASHoF, the inductee's, our sponsors, and of course the party on the 10th, visit our web site...
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