Gigantor Live Thread Sunday Part El Uno: Colts vs. Jets
by Adam Jacobi on Jan 24, 2010 1:30 PM CST
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PrintThis should be a good afternoon for Hawkeye fans. After all, both teams in the AFC Championship feature Hawkeyes as emerging stars on offense; Indianapolis has just ridden Dallas Clark to his first Pro Bowl appearance at tight end, and Shonn Greene is in the middle of a delightful coup d'backfield at the Meadowlands. We should be happy about whatever happens.
And yet all the same, this seems like a perverse Sophie's Choice all the same; it's utterly inarguable that Clark hasn't more fully paid his dues every step of the way, while another mammoth Greene performance plants him at the forefront of the Jets' backfield until at least 2015.
We'll put it like this: if one of the two scores more touchdowns than the other, his team is a prohibitive favorite in the Super Bowl Odds. We have no idea which of the two (if even applicable) will fill that role. They'll probably both get chances. And the game should be awesome, awesome, awesome to watch.
Y'all know the rules, I'm sure. No slurs, no porn or gratuitous booby stuff, no links to unauthorized streams of the game. Otherwise, let's do this. We say Indianapolis 24-13 and reserve the right to be embarrassed by our inaccuracy afterward. Leave your predictions so you may be so similarly mocked.
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I have no prediction...
…as this is the first NFL game I’ve given a shit about since Da Bears returned to opening kick for a touchdown in the Superbowl. The only reason I’ve not completely erased the rest of that game from my memory is because it got a few Hawks a ring and a trophy.
On the other hand, I’ve been a Jets supporter since I was a kid. (I’ve always supported the underdogs in the NY market- – Jets, Mets, Islanders and … well, the Knicks.) So go Jets I guess, but it’d be nice to see multiple Hawks get another ring too, so win/win.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 24, 2010 1:45 PM CST reply actions
We're actually leading Wisconsin right now on the BTN.
I don’t know how either.
I digress.
Can anyone really trust the New York Jets?
I was going to guess the Iowa v. Purdue wrestling score but can’t find it. Colts Jets is a conundrum. Too fond memories of Clark, Greene and Sanders. Damn that Bob – I wish his body could tolerate the way he hits, but no one’s can. Wait, when did Jim Nantz get fat and old?
J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!
I like clark, but I like Greene more….
I hate the Colts
But I don’t see the Jets winning this game unless Manning throws to Revis the whole game (hint: he won’t).
One man (me). 34 bowl games. 20 days. 34 in 20.
get thomas out of there
They have a beast sitting on the sideline……….
by putting both feet in bounds
duh.
GO GREENE!
“Drags a couple of players with him” HAHAHA
and then the FG miss
why does No Sparty no! seem appropriate here
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 24, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Hello BHGP...
Normally root for Indy but hard not to root for GREENE! Except for that two yard loss…
Earlier this week
With all those rumors about a staff shakeup, everyone assumed Norm lost another toe and decided to call it quits. Little did they know KOK was right behind them the whole time, giggling as he counted his NFL money.
One man (me). 34 bowl games. 20 days. 34 in 20.
Manning’s on his back more than PSU when we show up to Happy Valley with some Natty and a T-Pain mixtape.
Still less than when we go there to play football, though.
One man (me). 34 bowl games. 20 days. 34 in 20.
Better than when you go to Evanston.
They use, what? Fresca and West German techno?
by ReadingRambler on Jan 24, 2010 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
Snapple and Christopher Cross, TYVM
And they use lube. You all but request we don’t at this point.
One man (me). 34 bowl games. 20 days. 34 in 20.
Lube? What are you talking about?
Aren’t they Eunuchs?
by ReadingRambler on Jan 24, 2010 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
You ever tried putting a pubic bone where it shouldn't belong?
Square peg, man. Square. Peg.
One man (me). 34 bowl games. 20 days. 34 in 20.
Just what i foreshadowed
blitzing into Manning’s face. No edge blitzes because Manning runs like Roger Ebert.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
Probably the exact opposite of the b-ball score this year
except Purdue wouldn’t score as much as our b-ball team would.
maybe our wrestling team could outscore their b-ball team
For the Jets fan who was saying that the Jets were like the Hawks this year
Peyton Manning is better than the qb from G Tech.
I just wish I could do a pie chart to show that…
I liked the post
Maybe SD was your G Tech. I actually like the Jets and the Colts. The Bears are my favorite, though. So I think my team was like Iowa State this year (wait, even ISU had a winning record… we were WORSE than ISU)
This postseason you must be at least 40 years old to not epically fail at kicking
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
old guys don't get nervous we are to old to have nerves that work
by nwyms Trebek! on Jan 24, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
Wrong.
They’ve just been dulled by years of booze intake.
Speaking of which, hooray whisky!
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by MissouriHawk on Jan 24, 2010 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
Still feel bad for Kaeding
Anytime A Hawkeye plays against my Bears, I hope they play well and everyone esle blows
Since when can Braylon Edwards catch?
FUCK
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
His incompetence in the NFL is all the more painful
Why couldn’t he have dropped one in the ’04 3OT game?
I didn't even see it
I was too busy watching those fucking links in your sig.
I guess that means you win.
One man (me). 34 bowl games. 20 days. 34 in 20.
Every prediction I saw metioned the only way Jets could win
…is if Sanchez had a bomb to Edwards for a TD.
I think the Jets have a superior coaching staff
to the Colts. That CB was crashing and watch the Colts now quit crashing as much and for the Jets to run the ball down their throat.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
I already see PM getting a bit more antsy than usual
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
I agree, but it is still Manning.
He is still a true student of the game. Gotta respect him and his ability to read and adjust. I still don’t see him losing this game.
Agreed.
And not only that, it just seems like the Jets LIKE their coaching staff more. I think the “wanting to play for Coach X” theme is underplayed sometimes.
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by MissouriHawk on Jan 24, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
rookie mistake
they were in cover-3. He can’t let a WR behind him even if it really looks like run.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Wrestling update BTW
Iowa beat Purdue, 41-5.
McDonough, Marion, and Erekson won by fall; Borschel won by forfeit; and Metcalf won by DQ (apparently he almost had the Purdue kid pinned and the guy ended up kneeing him in the head a bunch and cutting him open). Kerr lost at 165 and Lofthouse lost at 197 — those were the only losses.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
So the Purdue wrestler thought he'd get a head start on his Japanese MMA career?
I’m sure Brands loved that…
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Are you fucking kidding me?
What a bush league move. The Purdue kid’s lucky to be alive.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
I guess the Purdue coach went over to apologize afterwards.
And said he was going to sit the kid who did it for a while.
But, yeah, what a fucking bullshit thing to do.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
What was the Purdue kid's name?
"If Ron Zook were an ice cream flavor, it would be praline and retard"
-Garth Algar
by Tree Meister on Jan 24, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
What a PRICK
Actually Rodney Harrison is a huge loser too, so the two of them would have something in common.
"If Ron Zook were an ice cream flavor, it would be praline and retard"
-Garth Algar
by Tree Meister on Jan 24, 2010 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
Yep.
Dude’s actually a senior, too. I thought he was some hotheaded freshman.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
What is Metcalf's reputation? I know a lot of school/fans by default don't like
Iowa wrestling. That is made apparent every year at the NCAAs.
Is he a classy guys? Any history there?
I don't know of any personal history there.
He shoved a dude at NCAAs last year in the finals, but that’s pretty much it. ISU fans were bent out of shape about him apparently doing a jerk-off gesture after this match with one of their guys earlier this year, but that’s about it. He’s tended to be a “just go about his business” type of guy. That business just happens to be dominating dudes.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I don't care if the coach apologized...
When I was in wrestling and facing someone far better, I went in and took my ass whooping like a man. That is the way wrestlers handle that. I guarantee that he’s going to hear about that in the room this week.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Jan 24, 2010 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
Video already up on YouTube.
Quality is terrible, and it’s apparently a kid running the camera, so muting is a good idea. Link takes you right to the action.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2010 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
why did that take so long?
the ball was down inside the hashes.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Payton is an interception away from
going into full kicking and screaming mode. That is my only complaint about him, he whines openly too often. I like my QBs like Joe Montana.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
fucking christ
all season the DBs are told to keep everything in front of them. In 1 half they’ve totally left WRs deep.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
The was no one there
grounding?
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
did he get out of the pocket before Mathis turned him back?
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
My USC dislike is creeping in for Sanchez. I’m not sure where it’s coming from either but I might hate him.
Nightmare is coming true for the Colts
when the Jets have this many big plays, miss a FG and the Colts cannot get in the endzone. That bomb to Edwards took their agressiveness away.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
Sanchez can throw the football....
the Colts did not want to give him and this team any confidence. Fail.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
I think Greene broke that safety's back
how is he still playing?
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
because his backup is a special teamer best known for giving up the game winning TD in the Superbowl last year.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
This is on the verge of getting ugly
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
This is what the Jets do...they outconfidence you to death
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
Colts OL is getting bitchmade
they need a 1st round lineman
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
THE STORMIN' MORMON
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:30 PM CST up reply actions
against the Rex Ryan Raiders that happened a lot
especially now that their blocking TE is terrible.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
*Ravens
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
And ping-pong, apparently.
Wait, that wasn’t real?
"If you want to become a man--come to Iowa" All American IOWA LB PAT ANGERER, whose best friend is a dog.
by The Director on Jan 24, 2010 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
The second Trump? Not really Donald's twin.
Everything you know is a lie.
My mind is blown.
Next thing you’ll tell me there’s no Evil Santa Doppelganger who steals presents from orphans and gives them to me. At least, that’s what my old man used to tell me on X-mas morning—when I was opening presents he obviously couldn’t afford to buy me.
"If you want to become a man--come to Iowa" All American IOWA LB PAT ANGERER, whose best friend is a dog.
by The Director on Jan 24, 2010 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
I have to post this here:
We’re debating whether we need to fire our basketball coach, and here’s one of the comments:
Again… I have supported DeChellis for years. I have been in your shoes for years.
At a certain point, it becomes painfully obvious that he is not the coach that is going to take this team to the next level.
People can blame the athletic department all they want, but when it comes to x’s and o’s, DeChellis is a liability.
I don’t think they should fire Ed mid-season, but when the year is over, they should evaluate things,.
So, do you think Alford will fit at PSU?
Close game, looks like I was wrong....
….about the Jets implosion and Colts points explosion.
Jets D is very good, and Peyton is still out of his rhythm. He may get them figured out, or he may not. THAT will decide this game. But I don’t see the Colts putting up 27 in the 2nd half, so my guess they could put up 40 is falling flat like phfffftt!
The differences:
1. Colts can’t QUITE get to Sanchez. I keep waiting for him to throw a bad ball and he hasn’t.
2. Jets coaches are out-coaching the Colts. Terrible play-calling for the Colts inside the 10 yd line. Jets coaches calling the right “big” plays at the right time.
The Colts can still pull this out—I think Peyton is hitting his stride—but only if they start to rattle Sanchez. The kid is playing a terrific game! I’m impressed.
"If you want to become a man--come to Iowa" All American IOWA LB PAT ANGERER, whose best friend is a dog.
I'm not sure Manning has figured it out yet as much as
the Colt O-line did a great job on the blitz that last drive. The Jets blewa coverage and the DB jumped too soon on a perfectly thrown ball to set-up the TD.
I think whoever scores first in second half, even a FG wins. I know the Jets have not used even hlf of their blitz package yet. Maybe they were waiting, keeping something in the bag or think it won’t work. we’ll see.
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for Tiger's fall." -- Albert Einstein
If you’re Indy do you change the scheme to add safety help deep or believe that Hayden/Lacey learned their lesson and won’t bite run?
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
In wholly unrelated news
Facebook tells me “Ricky Stanzi is ready to make a run at the National Championship next season.”
OHHHHHHHHHHH GOD.
Greene hurt in the 2nd half after beasting the first
reminds me of last season
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
He's the ultimate "shake that dirt off your shoulder" type. He's fine.
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 24, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
Greene to the locker room
I hope he’s ok, but I’m not looking forward to his return
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Am I the only one that imagines Rex Ryan screaming in a southern drawl for a turkey leg every time he fist pumps?
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 24, 2010 3:51 PM CST reply actions
Thomas Jones
Kind of looks like a bitch when compared to Greene, in this postseason at least.
In other news: Jay Feely still can't make field goals in critical games.
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 24, 2010 3:53 PM CST reply actions
How do you handle watching Iowa games?
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 24, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
WTF?
I did not see Greene’s injury. Is is bad?
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Tough to tell
Looks like he was grabbing his side. Any chance he busted a rib or something?
Hopefully its not too serious!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
hoping to see Garçon running around with a Haitian flag postgame again
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
still a lot of work to do to make that happen
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 24, 2010 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Peyton would just crush your heart as a defense
He is a fucking surgeon. Its like he knows exactly what you are doing in the sencond half, and that is why they win games… JUST LIKE STANZI!!
Though Stanzi probably loves America more
You, sir, are quite the comedian.
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 24, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
Sounds like Greene might be out for the game.
Still no word on what the injury was, though.
That’s a bummer.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
They'll make up for it, though.
Jones is running with authority right now.
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 24, 2010 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
Greene didn't get a chance to kill their lungs...
and all hope for tomorrow. He does that to defenses.
Luke Wilson has managed to overtake Owen WilsonJustin Long
as King Mecha Douche. Every time I see him on screen I just want to grab his shoulders and shake him. Violently.
Yes, they're the same person.
Or I’m an idiot. Your pick.
Iowa hoopyball glory days being talked about on BTN right now.
BJ Armstrong and Roy Marble… sigh.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Did love those days
But no one ever talked about all the blow Marble did as a Hawkeye. Also, guys skipped classes all the time. The things he got away with back then he couldn’t now-a-days. But man, they were a helluva team. Thanks George Ravelling for recruiting them
We did give the nba the glory of Ricky Davis – maybe the universe is paying us back until we’ve suffered enough.
If coke would help this team, I'd chip in a few bucks.
If nothing else, the comedy value of a coked out Cougill would be hard to beat.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Greene back on the field in pads
doesn’t look too great, but the Colts would be well served to put some points up so the Jets can’t grind the ball on the ground
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
DALLAS!
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Good to see a Hawkeye score
Was hoping htey both could of today. I think the Colts took the jNU playbook; hurt the other teams’s best player.
THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT CAN STOP PEYTON MANNING....
KOK as the Indianapolis Colts Offensive coach
Since this one's functionally over...
Here’s the Iowa-Indiana open thread:
http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2010/1/24/1267278/gigantor-live-thread-sunday-part
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
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