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Post by Sir Trevor on Jan 25, 2014 21:34:29 GMT -5
There are actually people here in Conneaut who do just that Hank. They sit outside and watch the Browns games on TV. That way it can be more like they are actually at the game.
Me, I don't see the appeal, either. I have been to one NFL game. In the old stadium, in the winter. Couldn't see shit, and it was cold and miserable. When I watched, it was much better at home, in front of the TV.
Now, hockey. I like to watch that in person. Especially since now, even places like Erie have a jumbotron to show replays on.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jan 25, 2014 22:51:07 GMT -5
Well professional hockey in played INDOORS as a rule. I remember going to a hockey game years ago at the old Richfield Coliseum, and it was nice and cozy and warm. It might uv been cooler down by the ice, but up where I sat it was toasty.
You must have some real nutty people livin in Conneaut cuz I know of NO ONE who sits outside in the cold to watch a football game. But look at all those lunatics shirtless in the dawg pound. Stupid and alcohol make for an interesting combination.
HANK.
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Jan 26, 2014 11:19:42 GMT -5
Three hour game? Try over four. They have to have a time out every 20 seconds so they can fit in forty eleven commercials for beer and trucks. And if you think sitting out in the cold for "braggin rights" is so much fun watch the game from your front porch next Sunday. I think you would much prefer the Irish American Club. I'm guessing to attend that game in person from Denver or Washington will cost you close to ten thousand dollars by the time you factor in Air fare, car rental, hotel, food, outrageous ticket prices, etc. and I for one am not payin that kind of money so I can Bragg "I froze my ass off at the Super Bowl" Like I said, I doubt I'll even watch the game on TV. Just have no interest in either team, don't care who wins. Hell, if I were to win free tickets on the 50 yard line I'd give em to you so you can "enjoy" the cold. That is if you're not too busy jumping naked into Lake Erie. My favorite Winter pastime is hibernation, which I intend to practice a lot this weekend. HANK. I just meant you can find someone to buy anything.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jan 26, 2014 14:45:16 GMT -5
Simon D. You are 100 per cent correct there. I think P.T. Barnum hit the nail on the head when he said, "There's a sucker born every minute." I just think he was slightly wrong about the time factor. These days it looks like they've sped up the production line.
HANK.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Feb 3, 2014 13:35:29 GMT -5
SO! Did anyone watch yesterdays game between Seattle and the Denver Browns? I for one DID NOT, and from what I saw of the game on the news I didn't miss much. When did our new coach trade Weeden to the Broncos? I must of missed that. In spite of all the hoopla surrounding the "Super Bowl" it is really nothing but another football game. And for the most part not even a very good one. How the supposedly best two team can play a game and one team is so far superior to the other is beyond me. If you look at the history of the game most outcomes aren't even close. One team runs roughshod over the other like the Indians did with Gen. Custer. There are probably more exciting games during the regular season. Well, at least it's all over for nine months. HUZZAH!!
hank.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jan 22, 2015 19:23:30 GMT -5
Had to comment on a couple of things I just saw on the news. The New England deflated footballs: What's the big deal? Both teams play with the same football, so why would it be an advantage for one team and not the other? I think it just gives the news reporters something to babble about. How much air is suppose to be in a football anyhow, does anybody know?
I see the Browns acquired a new coach who worked for the Raiders before coming here. My question is, why do we pick coaches from teams that suck worse then we do? This might go a long way explaining why they suck like they do. Maybe they should try and hire someone from a WINNING team. Well wait, we did hire Bill Belicheck, we were just too stupid to keep him. They probably figured " this guy is too good to work here, get rid of him."
HANK.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Jan 23, 2015 23:45:15 GMT -5
I can answer the ball question. They don't play with the same balls. I didn't know this until all this started blowing up the sports sites I check. Seems each team starts the game with 12 balls (and 12 reserve balls in case something happens to the original 12) When team 'A' is on offense, they use their designated balls. When team 'B' is on offense, they use their designated balls.
And I had that thought too about the Browns Hank. When I hear on the radio that their new offensive coordinator used to be the QB coach for the Raiders, I was kind of scratching my head. You know, because the Raiders are so well known for how great their QBs are. [roll eyes]
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jan 28, 2015 23:08:09 GMT -5
Trevor. That was something I also learned after I made the first post. Not being much of a football fan, the game is just TOO slow paced for my taste, when it takes four hours to play a 60 minute game, well, that's about as exciting as watching ice melt. I just always assumed the balls were supplied by the officials. Found out otherwise from talking to some sports fans at the Y.
How about hockey, you're a big fan of that. Does each team supply their own pucks, or do the ref's bring them? Learn somethin' new all the time I guess.
HANK.
P.S. As for going outside already: furgit that shit, it's COLD out there!!!! BRRRR
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Post by Sir Trevor on Jan 29, 2015 17:55:54 GMT -5
The home team is in charge of pucks in a hockey game. Which is why they have the team name and logo on one side.
They have to have 80 pucks in a freezer at 14F, in the dressing room, the day before a home game. The officials then take 15 pucks out of the freezer, put them into a cooler, and transport them to another freezer in the penalty box. They do this before the start of every period. To ensure consistency, the pucks are swapped out about every 2 minutes of playing time.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jan 30, 2015 9:01:48 GMT -5
Well, that is interesting. So if they use 15 pucks per game and rotate them out every two minutes or so I assume they put the old puck back in the freezer to reuse later in the game. And why do all this? Do the pucks slide easier when they are cold. I would think being on the ice would keep them cold enough that you would not have to change them out every couple of minutes....But what the hell do I know? I played hockey a couple of times when I was a kid on the local ice pond, of course we had NO equipment, the puck was a rock and the sticks were just that, sticks we found in the woods. Since most of us didn't even have skates we just ran around on the ice, falling on our asses more than anything else. Can't remember if we even kept score. We just played till we got cold then found something warmer to do, like go over someones house to see if their folks had any hot chocolate to drink.
HANK.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Jan 30, 2015 18:52:06 GMT -5
It's 15 pucks per period. And no, they don't reuse any. They either get tossed over the glass to fans, or they are returned to the home team. The reason for freezing them is so they don't bounce so much. Frozen rubber doesn't have nearly as much spring as warm rubber. Which is why they rotate in new pucks so frequently, to keep things consistent. The pucks warm up the longer they are out of the freezer.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Feb 25, 2015 15:57:06 GMT -5
WOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I saw on the news where the Browns have changed the COLOR of their helmets! If that doesn't make them Super Bowl contenders why I don't know what will. They should be at least 14 and 2 next year with a monumental change like this. Are you freakin kidding me!? With all the problems they have this is the best they can come up with? That is like you blew up the engine in your car, but we'll change the air in the tires and that will make it all better. And what is with the new DAWG logo? Where do they even display that? They don't have it on the helmet or the uniforms...so where do they show that off?
If the Browns ever do decide to display a logo on their helmets like the rest of the NFL teams do, I think the most fitting since the helmets are brown and they call themselves the DAWGS, would be a steamy pile of dog poop. And the team motto could be "We play like Crap!" Just when you thought things couldn't get any sillier.
HANK.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Feb 25, 2015 18:15:54 GMT -5
They didn't even really change the color. They just made it brighter.
I see this as nothing more than a cash grab. They are hoping all the die-hard fans will run out and buy a whole bunch of new merchandise with the new colors on it.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Feb 28, 2015 23:17:20 GMT -5
I see by today's News-Herald where the Browns signed a new quarterback. Josh McCown, from the Buccaneers. Now...according to the article Brian Hoyer has a 10 and 6 record over the past two years and is the ONLY QB to have a winning record with the Browns since 1999.
McCown has a record of 1 and 10 as a starter with the Bucks and is 17 and 32 as a starting QB going back to 2002 with the Cardinals.
So let me get this straight. We hire a coach from the Raiders, who suck worse then we do, and now we hire a QB who is worse then the one we already have, who is NO Tom Brady, or Joe Montana, by any means, but has at least won more games then he's lost. BUT!!! BY Golly we have BRIGHTER colored helmets. Who's in charge of this team, Larry, Curly and Moe?
If the Brown's were to put a logo on their helmets I think the orange road barrel would be fitting as the team is always "under construction." and, the colors would match.
HANK.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jan 5, 2016 22:00:49 GMT -5
Know anybody looking for a PART TIME job? I see the Clowns are hiring again. We've had more coaches, GM and quarterbacks in the last 15 or so years then Chardon has snowflakes, and it doesn't seem to make a damn bit of difference one way or another. And the new uniforms didn't seem to help either. They either suck, or suck worse. Why would anybody even want to coach here? It's a train wreck. Well, ya probably do get paid a shit load of cash, for a two year job, not a bad gig I suppose. Where do I put in my application? They've hired every other idiot on the planet. I can use some spare cash. And I don't know anymore about football then a box of rocks so I'm certainly qualified based upon what I've seen.Ya think Johnny's trying to get fired? He's thinking, "Get me the Hell out of here."
HANK.
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