The Tailgate - Sports Central

MasterBlaster · Postby **MasterBlaster** » Thu Feb 08, 2018

mnymgr1 wrote:jimmy G is worth $27.5 million / year ?
played half a year in SF and he gets this ?
they wonder why people are tuning out of football

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/re ... smsnnews11

Can you see Bill B paying that to Jimmy G :lol:

jcz1 · Postby **jcz1** » Mon Feb 12, 2018

Losing = winning!

UVa is the first team in the history of the AP basketball poll to move to #1 after a loss. Poll started in 1948-49 season. Also the first ACC team to reach number one after starting out unranked.

Coaches poll disagreed, but what do they know. :thumbdown:

Rik Bitter · Postby **Rik Bitter** » Tue Feb 13, 2018

jcz1 wrote:Losing = winning!

UVa is the first team in the history of the AP basketball poll to move to #1 after a loss. Poll started in 1948-49 season. Also the first ACC team to reach number one after starting out unranked.

Coaches poll disagreed, but what do they know.

This is the reason I can't get interested in college sports. It's like watching figure skating in the Olympics. You end up with a crap score cause the fix is in with the Soviet judge. Reshuffle the teams into divisions where everyone plays the same difficulty of schedule and use the win-loss records to see who gets in the playoffs. Otherwise it's just cow poo.

Purple and Gold · Postby **Purple and Gold** » Sun Feb 18, 2018

Dale Jr will say these words today. Still gives me goose bumps when the drivers hit their start buttons and those motors come to life. Dayton 500 is cranking up today. The start of a new season, Chevrolet is dropping the SS and bringing out the new Camaro. Peyton Manning is driving the pace car 8-)

Boogity, Boogity

There are over 100,000 people at Daytona today and it looks like every person stood and placed their hand over their heart during the National anthem.

tdtwedt · Postby **tdtwedt** » Mon Feb 19, 2018

Purple and Gold · Postby **Purple and Gold** » Mon Feb 19, 2018

#3 wins Daytona, again

This is a man's man race and Dillon does the best slide and burnout ever, reminiscent of Dale Sr's win and infield burnout 20 yrs ago 8-)

jcz1 · Postby **jcz1** » Tue Feb 20, 2018

MLB wants to speed up the game by limiting mound visits to 6 per 9-inning game. Cubs catcher says no bueno:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2251 ... und-visits

Rodebaugh · Postby **Rodebaugh** » Tue Feb 20, 2018

National Championship taken away.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ ... l-53220640

bankmining · Postby **bankmining** » Tue Feb 20, 2018

tdtwedt wrote:

I liked Barkley's comment about "needing a cigarette" after that performance. :lol:

Rik Bitter · Postby **Rik Bitter** » Wed Feb 21, 2018

bankmining wrote:
tdtwedt wrote:

I liked Barkley's comment about "needing a cigarette" after that performance.

I don't understand all the fuss. It wasn't bad or disrespectful, just a different musical interpretation.

Jimi Hendrix's version of the Start Spangled banner which is widely regarded as a classic took bigger liberties with the tune. Creative license is just another kind of liberty.

Purple and Gold · Postby **Purple and Gold** » Wed Feb 21, 2018

Rik Bitter wrote:
bankmining wrote:
tdtwedt wrote:

I liked Barkley's comment about "needing a cigarette" after that performance.

I don't understand all the fuss. It wasn't bad or disrespectful, just a different musical interpretation.

Jimi Hendrix's version of the Start Spangled banner which is widely regarded as a classic took bigger liberties with the tune. Creative license is just another kind of liberty.

I was thinking the same way. Fergie was putting her touch on it, shes an artist. I would like to see anyone do it better

Give her a break.

bankmining · Postby **bankmining** » Wed Feb 21, 2018

Purple and Gold wrote:
Rik Bitter wrote:
bankmining wrote:
tdtwedt wrote:

I liked Barkley's comment about "needing a cigarette" after that performance.

I don't understand all the fuss. It wasn't bad or disrespectful, just a different musical interpretation.

Jimi Hendrix's version of the Start Spangled banner which is widely regarded as a classic took bigger liberties with the tune. Creative license is just another kind of liberty.

I was thinking the same way. Fergie was putting her touch on it, shes an artist. I would like to see anyone do it better
Give her a break.

I think she’s got a heck of a voice and is very talented. I just think it was the sexiest version of the National Anthem I’ve ever heard :thumbup:

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MasterBlaster · Postby **MasterBlaster** » Thu Feb 22, 2018

US Women's Oylmpic Hockey Team Upset Canada for GOLD 3-2 in OT!!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter ... spartandhp

Purple and Gold · Postby **Purple and Gold** » Thu Feb 22, 2018

MasterBlaster wrote:US Women's Oylmpic Hockey Team Upset Canada for GOLD 3-2 in OT!!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter ... spartandhp

Thats a whole lotta gold medals there! :clap:

mnymgr1 · Postby **mnymgr1** » Fri Feb 23, 2018

hasn't watched more than 2 minutes of the olympics this year ??
I guess I watch more summer game sports, maybe that's part of the reason.
But I just have so little interest in the games due to all the politics as well.
Doping from Russians, nasty NK crap, etc.

I'm curious how the ratings are this year for NBC

loosechange808 · Postby **loosechange808** » Sat Feb 24, 2018

Widespread cheating in the upper echelons of NCAA men's basketball.

https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-federal-documents-detail-sweeping-potential-ncaa-violations-involving-high-profile-players-schools-103338484.html

MasterBlaster · Postby **MasterBlaster** » Sat Feb 24, 2018

mnymgr1 wrote:hasn't watched more than 2 minutes of the olympics this year ??
I guess I watch more summer game sports, maybe that's part of the reason.
But I just have so little interest in the games due to all the politics as well.
Doping from Russians, nasty NK crap, etc.

I'm curious how the ratings are this year for NBC

http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/21/media/w ... index.html
NBC's ratings are down compared to 2014 Sochi....But US men did win GOLD in Curling :shock:

fredzoyt · Postby **fredzoyt** » Sat Feb 24, 2018

Oh... are the Olympics going on?

Purple and Gold · Postby **Purple and Gold** » Tue Feb 27, 2018

This happened here yesterday. A couple of seconds left in the game and this St Thomas Moore 8th grader gets the rebound and then chunks it full court (left handed) and strips it to win the game. :shock:

I hope Coach Wade sees this