August 21st, 2007 By Justin Williams
Open Thread: Are You Ready for Some Football?
(American) football season is upon us, so let’s talk about it. Whether you’re interested in high school, college or the pros football is quickly becoming the new national pastime in our country. Are you excited that the local high school teams are back on the field? Are you looking forward to the college games starting in two weeks, or are you eating up all of the preseason NFL games?
Personally, I’m most looking forward to seeing how well Purdue can do this year. Purdue’s schedule is tough, but it’s my duty as alumni to be positive and think we are going to annihilate Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame.
How about you? What teams are you following this year? Let’s use the open thread to talk some pigskin!
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dg
August 21, 2007 @ 06:00PM
Football is “quickly becoming the new national pastime in our country”? Quickly becoming? Where have you been for the past 25 years…football has been the biggest sport in this country for decades.
danny hambidge
August 21, 2007 @ 06:02PM
hey buddy i hate to be critical but Michigan is spelled m-i-c-h-i-g-a-n, not m-i-c-h-i-a-g-n. A for effort though.
Jerry
August 21, 2007 @ 06:10PM
Regarding your Purdue comments, are you talking “fantasy” football?
Justin Williams
August 21, 2007 @ 07:24PM
@dg: i consider baseball #1. Nithing beats playoff baseball.
@danny & jerry: smartasses :)
Tim
August 21, 2007 @ 07:29PM
Couldn’t care less,,,, WAY to much emphasis placed on tossing a ball and and not enough on academics in high school & colleges, and the pros are just over paid spoiled brats who should have to get a REAL job like everyone else.
paul
August 21, 2007 @ 09:29PM
Go VOLS!
Brian Wolf
August 21, 2007 @ 10:56PM
Yes my weekly Monday night football parties will be held in front of the 65” HDTV
Justin Williams
August 21, 2007 @ 10:59PM
Tim, sounds like you take life way too seriously.
Brian, I thought I was hot stuff with my 42” plasma. I feel inferior. :-P
Arsenal Fan
August 21, 2007 @ 11:17PM
Soccer is the real football. American football is boring.
Eric Dockery
August 22, 2007 @ 02:35AM
1 I root for the DALLAS COWBOYS (fan for LIFE)
2 Bluecats (sad to see them leaving)
3 Colts
4 Central Bears!
5
peacock
August 22, 2007 @ 05:27AM
Wow, I am surprised at the negative comments. Not by Danny, it runs in the fam, but by the rest of you guys.
Dargo
August 22, 2007 @ 06:44AM
I have to admit that I was there in Indy when the Colts arrived; much to my surprise. It was a pretty cool experience. I’ve been a Colts fan ever since, even when it wasn’t cool to be a Colts fan. Now that they are playing well, GO COLTS!! :)
JJ
August 22, 2007 @ 07:26AM
I have played Soccer pretty much all my life, but i really enjoy watching American Football. So what if the first American football game was played with Soccer like rules. We should at least agree to disagree and sign up to play them in the many leagues here in town. What a great country we have here that we can watch college and pro football pretty much all day long, thanks ESPN Classic. Oh by the way Notre Dame is my Fav and GO COLTS.
Brie
August 22, 2007 @ 08:18AM
I bleed Blue and Gray. Go Reitz!!!
Laur
August 22, 2007 @ 08:24AM
From a girls point of view,the Reitz Panthers and the Colts.
Brian
August 22, 2007 @ 09:12AM
go Purdue, colts and WKU “even though U of F is going to walk all over us in gainsville.” And for everyone who thinks that soccer is is the worlds sport no its not its a cheap sport for cheap people in the US we play sport that take lots of money. how to explain soccer you kick a ball, you can’t cross this line or touch it with your hands, you have to fake an injury to get a call and first team to one wins. Football have to have 7 guys on the line of scrimmage, you get hurt on every play, can use hands every play, and first team to 21 might still not win. Soccer may be for the world but Football is for the US. And no Beckman is not going to saving a MLS it’s behind poker on tv ratings.
SSS
August 22, 2007 @ 09:17AM
Go Pittsburgh Steelers!
….and South Spencer Rebels too!!!
Tom
August 22, 2007 @ 10:24AM
Moving to Class 2A and loss of so much talent not withstanding, the coaching staff at perennial West Side contender Mater Dei somehow seem to repeatedly get the very best out of fine young men. This year’s senior leadership provided by Brad Neimeir (sp?) at center, play maker Alex Weinzapel at wide-out, and pounding it up in there by Brett Weinzaple will no doubt continue to be a pleasurable delight for those of us vicariously reliving our youthful memories through these fine young men’s gridiron exploits.
Go Wildcats. All the way to State 2A Champions!
cody
August 22, 2007 @ 10:41AM
nothing better then a sunday afternoon colts game and a bottle of Early Times. Early Times make good times :-)
Helen
August 22, 2007 @ 10:47AM
Forever and Always, The PITTSBURGH STEELERS!! Love the Black and Gold!!
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!
SSS
August 22, 2007 @ 11:37AM
WHOO HOO…another Steeler fan! You can take the girl out of the city, but, you’ll never take The Steelers away from the girl!!!
Jenna
August 22, 2007 @ 12:39PM
Colts baby, pure love for our Indy boys.
And being and IU Alumn, I will never expect anything out of our team, but will always root for them against PU
AmericanZero
August 22, 2007 @ 02:49PM
Ugh…I hope the Colts do terrible this year.
I cannot handle seeing Peyton Manning’s Ginormous peanut head doing another commercial. And I hate all these stupid fair weather fans. One year its Green Bay, the next year The Patriots, oh wait…are the colts doing well?
TO THE STORES WE NEED COLTS STUFF!! UGH, annoying.
Jenna
August 23, 2007 @ 12:42AM
you seem very bitter against the NFL….hey, the Patriots are the colts rivals in every sense of the word, but I don’t hope they do terrible, just, that they are one step below us, the colts! But I agree, people should pick a team and stick to it. Yeah your team may not be in superbowl, but you can still root for another 2nd choice team so that you are in the spirit. As for colts gear—I’ll take a jersey please, and a peyton too
Dave Pfeffer
August 31, 2007 @ 04:28PM
Well, after graduating from Castle, it only seems natural that I would live in football country. We have a lot to love here in Buckeye country!
The Buckeyes finally open this weekend in “The Shoe” against Youngstown State, Coach Tressel’s former team. At least we can be proud of our football team’s winning tradition here, not like IU! But someone has to be the doormat. It may as well the team that dumped Bob Knight, another Buckeye great. Go Scarlet and Grey !!! Fight the team across the field, show them OHIO’s here! We also claim the best dam* band in the land, and rightfully so!
SSS
September 01, 2007 @ 07:43AM
Way to go South Spencer Rebels last night! We beat Tell City 26-20 in over time!