American Football

[WilsonJet]

How great would it be if Rafa started doing Aaron Rodgers championship belt celebration?

[Chelmsford_yid]

American football isnt much of my cup of tea, But I will tune in for the super bowl sunday.

[millers-tach]

Looking like a really cold event right now. Was watching them talk about it last night on the news, looks like i would feel right at home in that temperatures.
 
Know a guy who is flying out today from Aberdeen via a couple of stops, there until Tuesday/Wed next week some package doing the whole thing  stadium tour/ match etc etc
 
Lucky git.

[WilsonJet]

Wow. Wonder how he managed that? Last I heard tix are around $3200. The only people I know who have attended the Super Bowl are either affiliated with the media or managed to scoop part of the allotment for the participating teams. When the Colts were in the final in '07 and '10 - some of my friends were able to travel to Miami for the game because they were season ticket holders and got first shot at the the Indianapolis allocation.

[millers-tach]

He bought the package two days after last years final. The boy is not short of a £ or two, he did however suggest it was costing rather a lot and that his wife might not be getting a birthday present for the next five years! 

[WilsonJet]

Almost game time. LETS GO PACK! Time for Rodgers to don that championship belt for real!

[millers-tach]

After watching the Week 2 games - I have a slightly different opinion.

Super Bowl XLV
Indianapolis Colts vs. Green Bay Packers

AFC Championship
Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans

NFC Championship
Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints

Not a bad long range forecast Wilson.
 

[millers-tach]

Green Bay are the current favourites with ladbrokes at 6/1 (shop around you maybe able to get 8/1 with other bookies), Giants are 33/1 at the moment just becasue they lost a game they were favoured to win the other day, good each bet at 33/1 though because they will be up and around there at the end. Some of my friends have also put money on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans as outsiders both with strong squads.

I should have gone and got that 8/1 but as i said (stupidly) earlier........

[millers-tach]

Not sure how often the fav's win the Bowl so i might stay clear of that. I prefer an each way on something a bit longer in value so you other tips coupled with Wilson's expert anyalisis (you realise i will be gunning for you at the end of season if you are wrong? lol) seem the way to go.
 
Have taken the Texans at 16-1 e/w on the basis most of my wealth has come thanks to the oil industry in Aberdeen.
 
And a straight win on the Colts, only second fav's i know but they looked very impressive last year.
 
Thanks guys.

.........thats where it all went wrong for me!
 
Looks like a great game last night. I watched up to half time and have the rest to watch when i get home tonight. Getting old, couldnt manage to stay awake for it all knowing i had to get up for a 9am meeting today.
 
Thanks to everyone's comments (well almost everyone) on this thread been goog fun having your comments to read and especially you Wilson the photos and stuff were brilliant.
 
Roll on next season.

[Chelmsford_yid]

I feel asleep at 2am, whist watching it. 

[SomersetYiddo]

I stayed up and watched the whole game! Fantastic game as a neutral (neither were my teams) but i slightly wanted the Steelers to win but what a game to cap off a quite amazing season! Next year its The G-Men who will take it! YID ARMY

[millers-tach]

I feel asleep at 2am, whist watching it. 

Ran out of booze by then i guess?

[Chelmsford_yid]

More like Red bull/coffee. 

[millers-tach]

 
 
I watched the rest of it last night, turned out to be a fantastic second half even though i knew the result i still had the feeling Steelers would come back to snatch it!

[Spurfect]

great game last weekend