Ritualised Warfare... the sports thread!

[rokken like dokken]

If the Pats don't beat this overly vocal jesus freak I am going to kill myself.

OCHO CINCO FOR THE TD!! WOO!

I will become the #1 Tebow booster in the world today.

[r00]

I still don't get the hate for Tebow just because he "loves jesus."  Maybe because I am not a huge sports fan I am missing a lot of stuff he does or something.  I see some of the dirtiest people alive thank god or jesus the second they win a grammy or oscar and it just makes them come across as massive hypocrites.  Same goes for politicians.

Can someone explain it to me?  Is he a massive dick that doesnt practice what he preaches or is it just PC BS?

[rokken like dokken]

I still don't get the hate for Tebow just because he "loves jesus."  Maybe because I am not a huge sports fan I am missing a lot of stuff he does or something.  I see some of the dirtiest people alive thank god or jesus the second they win a grammy or oscar and it just makes them come across as massive hypocrites.  Same goes for politicians.

Can someone explain it to me?  Is he a massive dick that doesnt practice what he preaches or is it just PC BS?

It's not that "he loves Jesus" - it's that he "loves Jesus" in the way that someone who thinks Catholics are heathens "loves Jesus". 

[kristin]

I see your point, r00. And obviously, as a Patriots fan, I am in NO position to comment about the media kissing a QBs ass. However, I'm just sick and tired of hearing about how Jesus helps him through a fucking football game. Save Jesus for the important things. Ha. Or, if you're me, for nothing at all.

[r00]

alright I get it a bit more now.  It's kind of become more of a, "Can't he have a post game interview without mentioning religion" type of thing.  Yeah that annoys me to no end too.  Play the thank-jesus card when you survive a car wreck, not when you win a football game.

[sin]

For starters, I started hating Tebow when he started writing bible verses in his eye-black back in college.  I mean, who does that?

But the main reason I get irritated by the Tebow hype is that since he became the starter, Denver has played TWO good teams, and the Broncos got BLOWN OUT in both of those games.  It's like, oh yeah, Tebow beat the Raiders and the Chargers; so what?  Kyle Orton just beat the Packers.  Who gives a shit?

edit:  I guess another big, unstated reason why I hate Tebow is because I'm actually a huge Kyle Orton fan; he played his high school ball nearby at Southeast Polk High in Iowa before signing with Purdue.  I was IRATE when the Bears benched him in favor of Rex Grossman and later traded for Cutler to replace him, and I think he just keeps getting raw deals in the NFL.  He's one of the top 20 QBs in the league (not great, certainly, but solid), but get's absolutely no respect at all.

[rokken like dokken]

I continue to insist also, to this day, that Kyle Orton is way better than people think; I think the team just associated him with McDaniels and gave up on him. 

Also, exactly on the Broncos only playing two good teams.  Detroit ate them alive all game long. 

[rokken like dokken]

Well, Tebow beating the Steelers made me a believer.  Of all the teams to beat Pittsburgh, Denver was probably the most embarrassing, so hooray!

[sin]

I think you mean Demaryius Thomas beating the Steelers.  You know, the guy who accounted for 46% of Denver's total offensive yards and nearly 2/3 of Tebow's passing yards, scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime, and who, strangely, almost NO ONE in the media is mentioning this morning?

[r00]

Demaryius is all over the radio/tv here in interviews this morning, so at least the home state is giving him credit for things.  They said they set a record for yards-per-completion for a playoff game.

[sin]

It sucks that Detroit lost on Saturday, as that was what I watched instead of the wrestling meet of #1 Iowa vs. #2 Oklahoma State that was going on at the same time.  The Cowboys edged my Hawkeyes 17-16 (ending Iowa's 84 dual-meet undefeated streak), in spite of Iowa's #4 Tony Ramos upsetting OK State's #1, undefeated, defending NCAA champion Jordan Oliver in double overtime (which I actually DID watch, before flipping back to the Detroit game).

[kristin]

This about sums it up.

[rokken like dokken]

You can't spell ELITE without ELI!

[Static]

alright I get it a bit more now.  It's kind of become more of a, "Can't he have a post game interview without mentioning religion" type of thing.  Yeah that annoys me to no end too.  Play the thank-jesus card when you survive a car wreck, not when you win a football game.

Go with Christ brah!

Seriously though, I work with a 24 year old guy who mentions Jesus all the time in any context he can.  If his car slips like an inch, he'll motion the cross in front of him and thank "JC", if he finds something in a contract during a legal despute, it's down to JC, if he remembers an appointment - JC!   Sometimes it's a little eye-rolling, but that said, he's a great guy and if it gets him through his day, I really don't care.

I'd rather see people like that thanking Jesus or whatever religious deity they believe in, for day to day, than I would when someone who has -never- gone to church or cared for religion suddenly shows up for a prayer vigil because someone in their family is sick/dying/whatever, then ignore it all again when the person recovers. 

To get back on the topics of sports, does anyone know any good stream sites with college football game links?  Some of those used to be way more exciting than NFL.

[sin]

Filled out my bracket; I have Syracuse, Missouri, Kansas and Baylor as my final four (YES, I know I have 3 Big 12 teams, I'm not happy about it either...) with Syracuse winning it all.  Big upsets include Wichita State beating Kentucky, St. Louis beating Michigan State, Belmont beating Georgetown, and St. Bonaventure beating Florida State.