Not in Crawley Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Used to have a teacher (Bolton born but an Arsenal season ticket holder) who used to love American football but reckoned that only college football was worth watching as it was a purer version of the sport rather than the money rich drafting and franchises. Not sure if it's true or not, but many pick a college team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolty58 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Used to have a teacher (Bolton born but an Arsenal season ticket holder) who used to love American football but reckoned that only college football was worth watching as it was a purer version of the sport rather than the money rich drafting and franchises. Not sure if it's true or not, but many pick a college team? College football is a great event to attend. Seen some cracking matches but my first ever visit to Camp Randall will live long in the memory. The fifth quarter. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 One of the joys of the nfl is that money doesn't determine the best team. The Dallas Cowboys have more money than god and are shitter than shit and have been for a good while. The college game has more trick plays and daft moments. The bulk of players in the ncaa will be something other than sports bods in their career So the game isn't as precise as the pros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I must admit i enjoyed the college games on tv more than the normal ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyldesley_white Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I must admit i enjoyed the college games on tv more than the normal ones Me and the wife watch the Texas Longhorn on Saturday night and the Houston Texans on a Sunday, love them both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I must admit i enjoyed the college games on tv more than the normal onesThe dolly bird cameraman has much more to work with at the college games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Me and the wife watch the Texas Longhorn on Saturday night and the Houston Texans on a Sunday, love them bothJJ Watt is a brilliant watch alone. Especially when the Texans start getting bored and playing him on offence. How teams like the Texans manage to go so long with shoddy qb's is strange. Surely someone like Aaron Murray, Aj McCarron etc has to be worth a try over some of the dross that keeps getting work at Houston, Buffalo etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolty58 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 As a sort of link between college football and the NFL, interesting to see Manziels progression into the NFL. Looking like he will take the step without a problem. Certainly enjoyed watching him when he was with the Aggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 As a sort of link between college football and the NFL, interesting to see Manziels progression into the NFL. Looking like he will take the step without a problem. Certainly enjoyed watching him when he was with the Aggies. Does seem to be taking to it well, be nice to see the Browns doing well. Hopefully he is over his "personal" issues now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolty58 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Does seem to be taking to it well, be nice to see the Browns doing well. Hopefully he is over his "personal" issues now. Hope so because he is a great talent. Entertainment plus on his day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Does seem to be taking to it well, be nice to see the Browns doing well. Hopefully he is over his "personal" issues now.Thing is for the browns to do well they'd have to stop being the browns. Their hierarchy still reckons Josh McCown is the better QB and will start when healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Thing is for the browns to do well they'd have to stop being the browns. Their hierarchy still reckons Josh McCown is the better QB and will start when healthy. Was reading an article last night which basically said the same thing! He certainly looked the part last week against the Titans. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000538636/article/johnny-manziel-backup-qb-no-2-should-be-no-1-in-cleveland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 One of the joys of the nfl is that money doesn't determine the best team. This!!! I've always loved the draft pick situation. OK you don't get the "local boy come good" scenario very often but at some point you just know that your team has a shot at glory. It would never work in other sports but is perfect for NFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 This!!! I've always loved the draft pick situation. OK you don't get the "local boy come good" scenario very often but at some point you just know that your team has a shot at glory. It would never work in other sports but is perfect for NFL With the salary cap as well teams can't afford to have the best players in every position. JJ Watt at the Packers or similar would create an unstoppable force. You occasional get 3/4 top players at a team but the funds won't allow you to keep them together long term. Bell, Brown and Roethlisberger are amongst the best in their positions but other than Ben they arent paid anywhere near the top salary in the positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Tate Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I'll tell you what are rugby union-style irritating - touchbacks. Either kick off from ten yards further back or just let the 'receiving' team start from their own 30 without arsing about with a kick off. Nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I'll tell you what are rugby union-style irritating - touchbacks. Either kick off from ten yards further back or just let the 'receiving' team start from their own 30 without arsing about with a kick off. Nonsense.College games always throw up belting kick off returns. St Louis pyrotechnics set fire to the pitch tonight. No one knew what the fuck was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted September 27, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2015 Jets reverting to type tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Darren Sproles being Darren Sproles tonight I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted September 27, 2015 Site Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2015 The dolphins are managed by Freedman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 The dolphins are managed by Freedman Suh needs to up the dirtyness level to cause problems. the offence is dire for miami at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Also the Bills deserve to win on the best names scale. Names like Bacari Rambo and Richie Incognito should get bonus points for their team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 This is terrible from Tannehill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Miami getting spanked here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Miami getting spanked hereYou expect this scoreline from the other florida sides but miami were supposed to be contenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 How did we do this weekend franky boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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