America's Team

[Judy G. Russell]

Just in case anybody had missed the news...

[ndebord]

Just in case anybody had missed the news...


Judy,

Eli's Comin' and he ain't sitting in the shadows of his brother and father any more...

<VBG>

[Judy G. Russell]

Eli's Comin' and he ain't sitting in the shadows of his brother and father any more...<VBG><VBG> indeed. After all he's been through and all the badmouthing he's gotten, it is going to be sweet indeed to have all the Manning family watching and rooting for HIM in the playoffs for a change!

[Mike Landi]

Just in case anybody had missed the news...



<GGGG>

On to Green bay!

[ndebord]

<GGGG>

On to Green bay!

Mike,

Shades of Bart Starr and Y.A. Tittle!

[Judy G. Russell]

<GGGG>

On to Green bay!Sunday's forecast for Green Bay WI: "Cloudy with flurries. Highs in the mid single digits and lows in the low single digits."

Brrrrrr... I'll be glad to be inside a warm house watching!

[Mike Landi]

Mike,

Shades of Bart Starr and Y.A. Tittle!

Gonna be cold, and snow, and....

I love football in bad conditions!!!!

Go Eli!!!!

[Judy G. Russell]

Gonna be cold, and snow, and....
I love football in bad conditions!!!!
Go Eli!!!!If the kid pulls this one out, oh man... it would be sooooooo sweet. He's been low man on the Manning totem pole for so long...

[Mike Landi]

Can't wait for Sunday.

I have firewood ready, the HDTV, the recliner, and the sons. <g>

[Judy G. Russell]

Can't wait for Sunday. I have firewood ready, the HDTV, the recliner, and the sons. <g>I'll be down at my brother's house (Saturday is when we celebrate my younger nephew's 4th birthday.) So I'll have their recliner, their food, their drink, and my nephews (the almost-seven-year-old football whiz hasn't made his final prediction yet on the game... I'm hoping it isn't just that he doesn't want to tell me!).

[ndebord]

Can't wait for Sunday.

I have firewood ready, the HDTV, the recliner, and the sons. <g>

Mike,

You should donate your firewood to any Giant fans brave enough to travel to cheese country.

If you like cold, here is the forecast for Sunday in GreenBay!

Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. West wind 10 to 15 mph in the morning...diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Morning wind chills 25 to 35 below zero.

Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below zero. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Gametime should be around -1F.

[Mike Landi]

Sounds like it favors a running game. Good, grind it out football.

I can't wait!

[Judy G. Russell]

Sounds like it favors a running game. Good, grind it out football. I can't wait!I can't imagine too many passes being caught -- at least not without gloves! Not to mention how hard the ball is gonna feel...

[ndebord]

Oh My God!

1st Quarter: Giants 3, Packers zero
2nd Quarter: Packers 10, Giants 3 = 10-6 Packers
3rd Quarter: Giants 14, Packers 7 = 20-17 Giants
4th Quarter: Packers 3, Giants 0 = 20-20 TIE

OT Giants 3, Packers 0 FINAL Giants 23-Packers 20


WOW!

[Judy G. Russell]

OT Giants 3, Packers 0 FINAL Giants 23-Packers 20
WOW!WOW does not BEGIN to describe it. Oh how sweet it is... We're headed to the Superbowl!!!!

[ndebord]

WOW does not BEGIN to describe it. Oh how sweet it is... We're headed to the Superbowl!!!!

Judy,

And a chance to put paid to the first perfect season since the Dolphins in 72!

[Judy G. Russell]

And a chance to put paid to the first perfect season since the Dolphins in 72!Even if we don't succeed, if we keep it close, I'll be happy! (Not thrilled, mind you, but happy.)

[Mike Landi]

...did I just wake up...or did the Giants actually beat the Packers in OT?

They won, a fair and hard fought game...and the Giants wore the Packers out.

On to the Super Bowl...(I can't believe I typed that!)

[ndebord]

Even if we don't succeed, if we keep it close, I'll be happy! (Not thrilled, mind you, but happy.)

Judy,

We've got a better defense and a better running game. It will be a gamer imo and I would like nothing better than to knock the Patriots out of their attempt to have a perfect season. Mainly because of their cheatin' heart, ah coach.

[Judy G. Russell]

...did I just wake up...or did the Giants actually beat the Packers in OT?They did they did they did!!!!!

They won, a fair and hard fought game...and the Giants wore the Packers out.They did they did they did!!!

On to the Super Bowl...(I can't believe I typed that!)You did you did you did!!!

[Judy G. Russell]

Mainly because of their cheatin' heart, ah coach.How can you say such a thing??? Oh ... by the way... you did smile for the videocamera, yes?

[Mike]

Our local news played a short clip from Eddie Murphy's Coming to America. In it, Eddie's character, a recent arrival on our shores, was speaking to his employer.

"Sir, did you watch the professional football game last night?"

"Uh, no."

"Oh, sir, it was wonderful. The Giants of New York won against the Packers of Green Bay by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through two upright poles."

[Judy G. Russell]

"Oh, sir, it was wonderful. The Giants of New York won against the Packers of Green Bay by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through two upright poles."Prescient by only 20 years!!! (But that is verrrry weird, isn't it?)

[ndebord]

Our local news played a short clip from Eddie Murphy's Coming to America. In it, Eddie's character, a recent arrival on our shores, was speaking to his employer.

"Sir, did you watch the professional football game last night?"

"Uh, no."

"Oh, sir, it was wonderful. The Giants of New York won against the Packers of Green Bay by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through two upright poles."

Mike,

My God! Eddie Murphy as the True Prophet!

[Mike]

(But that is verrrry weird, isn't it?)
Who would have thunk it? I'm sure that Eddie tried to chose an event he thought never would happen... <g>

[Judy G. Russell]

Who would have thunk it? I'm sure that Eddie tried to chose an event he thought never would happen... <g>I'm sure... now you're sure there's nothing in that film about the Giants of New York defeating the Patriots of New England...???

[Mike]

...nothing in that film about the Giants of New York defeating the Patriots of New England...
Not that I remember. The TV clip only showed the little part I quoted above, and my CRS may have blocked it if it were elsewhere in the movie.

[sidney]

you're sure there's nothing in that film about the Giants of New York defeating the Patriots of New England...???

IMDB says the movie came out in June 1988. In the 1987 football season (http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1987-nyg), the Giants played the Packers once, winning 20-10 and played the Patriots once, winning 17-10.

I do suspect that the Giants/Patriots game last month would be more predictive of the upcoming game, i.e., it will be razor close.

[Judy G. Russell]

I do suspect that the Giants/Patriots game last month would be more predictive of the upcoming game, i.e., it will be razor close.I sincerely hope you're right. It would make for one great game... (I've already put the mock trial team I coach on notice that our training session on the 3rd is going to end early...)

[Mike]

It would make for one great game...
See the article in The Onion (America's Finest News Source): Giants: "We Almost Beat The Patriots Once, We Can Almost Beat Them Again" (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/giants_we_almost_beat_the_patriots)

[Judy G. Russell]

See the article in The Onion (America's Finest News Source): Giants: "We Almost Beat The Patriots Once, We Can Almost Beat Them Again" (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/giants_we_almost_beat_the_patriots)Grrrrrrrrr...