Grr... The Panthers Would Have Won If....
rOoKe
Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19320Members
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If, on their last offensive before that beautiful touchdown, they ran the clock down before scoring. Why would they time out and score so quickly?! They basically gave the Patriots the perfect amount of time to return the ball score again after. *sigh* I'm not even talking about running it down to the second, all they needed to do was hold it for another 10-15 seconds, which was what the Patriot's needed to come back with a field goal.
Not that I'm a diehard Panther's fan, but it just made me sick.
rOoKe
Not that I'm a diehard Panther's fan, but it just made me sick.
rOoKe
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Poster1: Dang, why did the the Phillies head coach leave McNabb in so long after he got his ribs bruised? He coughed up the ball 3 more times and cost the Eagles the NFC Championship game!
Poster2: Are the Eagles an American football team?
Poster1: Why yes!
Poster2: OMG AMERICAN FOOTBALL SUCKS I LURVE FIFA AND WE'RE THE ONLY TRUE FOOTBALL STOP CALLING IT FOOTBALL GO MANCHESTER UNITED!!!
I think that a bigger factor was the Panthers el-crappo kicker that started off that final drive by booting the ball out of bounds and setting the Pats up on their own 40. If they had been forced to drive from their own 20 or so, they never would have been able to get into field goal range and the game would have at least gone into sudden death overtime. That bumbling dried up all the Carolina momentum and gave the ball to perhaps the greatest kicker in history (Vinateri) and doomed the Panthers right then.
As a Cubs and Bears fan, you can just say what we always do: There's always next year...
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Ouch
No seriously. You cannot blame the lose squarely on the kicker though. Where was carolina's defense, outside of one interception they got nothing. The patriots could have easily made it to field goal range from the 20. You never know, they could have got better yardage of the return.
I a grimmer note, anyone notice the growing trend of rioting after your sport team wins?
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As for the rioting - that's definitely something to keep an eye on. I have a feeling that it will simply be cracked down on and will go away after awhile. We don;t want to become another Europe or Australia, with our own version of soccer hooligans.
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Fair call on Europe but I'm a bit mystified about the Australia comment. I havn't even heard of a sporting riot in years (or in fact, ever. Granted I don't watch much sports but that sort of thing would grab my attention), and most games I attend or watch have fans who can get fired up at times but they don't riot or get violent.
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And now I live very close to Boulder, Colorado. Infamous for holding the 'our team lost, let's burn the city to the ground' ideals <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Though my point that we don't have riots remains valid. A question: what kind of alcohol can be served in US stadiums? Over here it's light beer only.
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Though my point that we don't have riots remains valid. A question: what kind of alcohol can be served in US stadiums? Over here it's light beer only. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
The riots are not in US stadiums. They are in (poorer) areas of cities where sports fans live.
lol. my question is... Do they sell you the beer and then arrest you if you get drunk?
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Though my point that we don't have riots remains valid. A question: what kind of alcohol can be served in US stadiums? Over here it's light beer only. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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My favorite 'riot' was when that black guy got killed in Detroit after running from police on his motorcycle, then the black's rioted and protested... by burned down their own neighborhoods.
As much as I wanted Carolina to win, the Patriots did play better football. The Panthers only got a few lucky breaks in the beginning due to missed field goals by the Patriots (BTW Vinatieri did missed those on purpose, he just wanted the winning field goal) and well placed punts by the Panthers. The numbers were obviously in favor of New England.
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And now I live very close to Boulder, Colorado. Infamous for holding the 'our team lost, let's burn the city to the ground' ideals <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
1st of all, I hate you for not being a Brocos fan. 2nd, I stay away from Boulder after games esp CU (#1 party school in the country, I wanna go there) CSU.
And on topic now...
I do agree with Monse, if the kicker would not have kicked the ball out at the 40, the game probably would have gone into OT and the panthers would have had a chance to win.
Also, if Vin had just made one of his first two kicks they would have won to.