Superbowl in Detroit...

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (mr chips)

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:38:47 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by mr chips

The Seahawks, as usual, get no respect or love. That will change Ferbruary 5th.

Or, maybe it won't.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (AndreaB)

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:26:00 GMT

I got to do what every woman in the world LIVES to do --- watch the SUPERBOWL on TV !!! Actually, I do enjoy it. It's hilarious that the Stones had the under 45 rule --- as Mick displayed his 60 something belly button to us (which I have to say still looked quite good).
I wanted the SeaHawks to win, but hells bells that one receiver couldn't hold on to some right on target passes. I like the Ravens, and hope to one day see them get there.

Andrea

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Beer&Snausages)

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:26:30 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Bushie

I have received a Terrible Towel from a beautiful woman who's an awesome chef with a great smile.

I'll be waving that during the game.

Bushie,
Just keep that towel handy. It'll do the trick to soak up those tears as the Steelers watch Seattle holding the trophy. Or even better yet, the yellow in the towel will allow you to hide the beer stains after you sop up the mess when your guests throw their beer at the TV as Big Ben tosses interception after interception

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Bushie)

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:23:19 GMT

I have received a Terrible Towel from a beautiful woman who's an awesome chef with a great smile.

I'll be waving that during the game.

I've decided, after much thought and consideration of advice, to do my own thing and make a big pot of Italian Beef for my guests. It'll be a small group, but we'll be sharing my Terrible Towel the whole evening.

GO STEELERS!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (baughman)

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:06:40 GMT

I must say being a BROWNS fan I hate that the Steelers or Broncos had a chance to make it. During that game I was rooting for a big case of gout. Or a bunch of injures that all tho not career ending( I dont wish that on anyone) would be enough to make it impossible for them to win the super bowl. Since I live in cinci now. it makes it even easier to root for seahawks since Alexander is from Northern Kentucky.
When Bettis droped that ball going into the endzone I had massive 80s flash backs to my own BROWNS playing the Broncos and almost made me root for the steelers. note the almost.

It blows the seahawks made it since thats now one more team on the list with the BROWNS who have made it to super bowl before them. It must be the name change from Championship game to Super bowl that has the BROWNS unable to get in. In the 40s thru early 60s they won a bunch of championships. Sadly being a Cleveland fan in general that also is the last time A pro team in Cleveland has won a championship.
Owell at least its the greatest day of the year! I get to gorge on hot dogs, wings and zza. Plus massive amounts of Warstiener Dunkel and the wife is right there with me instead of yellign at me about my diet hehe.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (MandalayVA)

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:08:27 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Beer&Snausages

Besides everyone knows the Steelers can't win the big one with Cowher coaching them.

(This from a Ravens fan, who, will wonders never cease beat the Steelers this year and if we could do it........!

I was at that game, and the only reason the Ravens won is that Tommy Maddox was stinking up the joint as usual. It was a fun game though. And only in Baltimore will you get heckled by a homeless guy for wearing a Roethlisberger jersey.

I think Cowher's going to break the curse this year and get one for the thumb and let the Bus ride out in style. Also any Super Bowl not involving the Patriots is a good one as far as I'm concerned. GO STEELERS!!!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (ScreenBear)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:11:23 GMT

If any city sincerely loves its sports and its teams in a non-hype, unpresumptuous way, it's Pittsburgh. It'd be nice. Go, Steelers!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Beer&Snausages)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:21:01 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by shortchef

Yesterday 30,000 people were in Heinz Stadium for a Steelers rally. Can any of your teams top that? I'm waving my Terrible Towel as I write this. GO STEELERS!!!

Probably lured them in with a promise that they were giving away a sixpack of IC!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Beer&Snausages)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:08:49 GMT

Shortchef,
Big Ben will make Pittsburgh fans quickly forget their hatred for Neil O'Donnell and his tossing of the pigskin right to a Dallas cornerback as if it was one of his own receivers in SuperBowl XXX (along with his other two interceptions).

Besides everyone knows the Steelers can't win the big one with Cowher coaching them.

(This from a Ravens fan, who, will wonders never cease beat the Steelers this year and if we could do it........!

This utter disgust for the Steelers comes from living with and suffering 4 looooong years rooming in college with a loud overly obnoxious Feelers fan. And yes in my beer induced college haze I invited him to actually participate in my wedding.

What one more for the thumb? I guess their still waiting on that dream. LOL!

Terrible Towel? We used to use his towel to clean up after beer parties, the yellow of the towel nicely hid the beer stains.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (shortchef)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:51:41 GMT

Yesterday 30,000 people were in Heinz Stadium for a Steelers rally. Can any of your teams top that? I'm waving my Terrible Towel as I write this. GO STEELERS!!!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (saps)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:19:41 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by tkitna

If there is a man up above, he will grant me this one small favor! 30 years of suffering is to much.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I have no sympathy for your long "wait". I'm a Cubs fan.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (tkitna)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:41:27 GMT

If there is a man up above, he will grant me this one small favor! 30 years of suffering is to much.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Michael Hoffman)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:47:36 GMT

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Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Hoffman
There must not be any rioting looting or fires there then. Has Michigan actually beaten OSU?

Quite a few times, actually!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan-Ohio_State_Rivalry

Just once in the past four years in football.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (saps)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:49:19 GMT

Here is an article on the Super Bowl and Detroit's attempts to bring back the city-

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11012380/

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (saps)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:15:44 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by mr chips

The Seahawks, as usual, get no respect or love. That will change Ferbruary 5th.

They have no real history in the NFL like the Steelers, Bears, Packers, Raiders, etc, and no real established reputation over time. Because of their market, they are kind of a faceless team, despite Shaun Alexander's awesome year.

I've always thought of Seahawks teams as finesse-type teams, rather than smash-mouth. If they play like they played last week, they will win the Super Bowl. Their defense is much better than I thought.

I've always kind of liked them, actually, but more so back in the days that they had Jim Zorn, Steve Largent, and Curt Warner.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Scorereader)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:02:02 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Hoffman
There must not be any rioting looting or fires there then. Has Michigan actually beaten OSU?

Quite a few times, actually!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan-Ohio_State_Rivalry

Man, EVERYTHING is in wikipedia.
great link.

We Are Penn State!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (saps)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:39:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps
I suppose what I said may be a stereotype today, but I recall that during Devil's Night for years hundreds of fires were set. I also remember a particularly violent night the last time the Tigers won the Series. Unfortunately, those are the visions of Detroit that most of us have embedded in our minds.. I don't know if it is the city or state government, but the fact that such a metro area as Detroit has remained in roughly the same state of disrepair for decades is unconscionable.

During Devil's Night....in the 1980's, barely into the 1990's.
The last time the Tigers won the Series...in 1984.

Your information is woefully out of date. Which was basically my point.

Right. I pretty much admitted that.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (felix4067)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:31:03 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Hoffman
There must not be any rioting looting or fires there then. Has Michigan actually beaten OSU?

Quite a few times, actually!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan-Ohio_State_Rivalry

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (felix4067)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:23:30 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by saps
I suppose what I said may be a stereotype today, but I recall that during Devil's Night for years hundreds of fires were set. I also remember a particularly violent night the last time the Tigers won the Series. Unfortunately, those are the visions of Detroit that most of us have embedded in our minds.. I don't know if it is the city or state government, but the fact that such a metro area as Detroit has remained in roughly the same state of disrepair for decades is unconscionable.

During Devil's Night....in the 1980's, barely into the 1990's.
The last time the Tigers won the Series...in 1984.

Your information is woefully out of date. Which was basically my point.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (mr chips)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:23:32 GMT

The Seahawks, as usual, get no respect or love. That will change Ferbruary 5th.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (mayor al)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:12:10 GMT

Indiana Did Last Week!

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Michael Hoffman)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:49:31 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Scorereader

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Originally posted by felix4067

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Originally posted by saps

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps

I would highly recommend Detroit for the Super Bowl. If your team wins, you can flip over cars, commit arson, riot and loot- just like any other evening in Detroit.

Haven't been there recently, have you?

No, and no desire to. As of most recent city crime stats (2004), Detroit is the 2nd most dangerous city in the country (Camden is 1st) in areas of over 75,000, and out of metro areas, is still considered the worst in the country.

I understand they have done some things in preparation for the Super Bowl to make things nicer- hopefully it carries over afterwards.

Perhaps it is a dangerous city...but your stereotype of riots, looting, and setting things on fire was offensive. And I don't even live on that side of the state. I live in the suburbs of Grand Rapids.

Speaking as a female who works fairly frequently in downtown Detroit (for the last ten years), and who walks to my car alone, at night, over several blocks...it's not that bad. Yeah, there are bad areas. But downtown, you know, where Ford Field is? Not so much. I feel absolutely confident driving, walking, and working downtown Detroit at all hours of day or night.

I thought the riots, fires and looting only happended in Ann Arbor after a Michigan win over OSU.

There must not be any rioting looting or fires there then. Has Michigan actually beaten OSU?

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (ScreenBear)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:09:35 GMT

Yay Pittsburgh!
The Bear

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (saps)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:04:04 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Sundancer7

We had a business downtown Detroit in the Kale buiding directly across from Grand Circus park. I walked everywhere downtown and never had a problem. I enjoyed the festivals they had down on the river almost every weekend.

I returned to Detroit about a year ago and drove down Woodward Avenue. That part of Detroit was a war zone. I am glad i did it early on a Sunday morning.

I guess like all major cities, portions of the city is not safe but I would imagine that during that major sporting event, security will be overwhelming.

I had friends that lived there in parts of the city that was beautiful. One lived on Grosse Isle. I thought it was a beautiful place.

Good luck to Detroit with their sporting event. I guess I will be pulling for Pittsburg although the other team has never won a super bowl.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

I'm not a Steeler fan, but I've always liked Jerome Bettis, and I hope he can finish his career with a championship.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Sundancer7)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:56:42 GMT

We had a business downtown Detroit in the Kale buiding directly across from Grand Circus park. I walked everywhere downtown and never had a problem. I enjoyed the festivals they had down on the river almost every weekend.

I returned to Detroit about a year ago and drove down Woodward Avenue. That part of Detroit was a war zone. I am glad i did it early on a Sunday morning.

I guess like all major cities, portions of the city is not safe but I would imagine that during that major sporting event, security will be overwhelming.

I had friends that lived there in parts of the city that was beautiful. One lived on Grosse Isle. I thought it was a beautiful place.

Good luck to Detroit with their sporting event. I guess I will be pulling for Pittsburg although the other team has never won a super bowl.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (saps)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:45:29 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps

I would highly recommend Detroit for the Super Bowl. If your team wins, you can flip over cars, commit arson, riot and loot- just like any other evening in Detroit.

Haven't been there recently, have you?

No, and no desire to. As of most recent city crime stats (2004), Detroit is the 2nd most dangerous city in the country (Camden is 1st) in areas of over 75,000, and out of metro areas, is still considered the worst in the country.

I understand they have done some things in preparation for the Super Bowl to make things nicer- hopefully it carries over afterwards.

Perhaps it is a dangerous city...but your stereotype of riots, looting, and setting things on fire was offensive. And I don't even live on that side of the state. I live in the suburbs of Grand Rapids.

Speaking as a female who works fairly frequently in downtown Detroit (for the last ten years), and who walks to my car alone, at night, over several blocks...it's not that bad. Yeah, there are bad areas. But downtown, you know, where Ford Field is? Not so much. I feel absolutely confident driving, walking, and working downtown Detroit at all hours of day or night.

I like Grand Rapids, and they seem to be doing a lot to increase that city's vitality.

I suppose what I said may be a stereotype today, but I recall that during Devil's Night for years hundreds of fires were set. I also remember a particularly violent night the last time the Tigers won the Series. Unfortunately, those are the visions of Detroit that most of us have embedded in our minds.. I don't know if it is the city or state government, but the fact that such a metro area as Detroit has remained in roughly the same state of disrepair for decades is unconscionable.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Scorereader)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:06:45 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps

I would highly recommend Detroit for the Super Bowl. If your team wins, you can flip over cars, commit arson, riot and loot- just like any other evening in Detroit.

Haven't been there recently, have you?

No, and no desire to. As of most recent city crime stats (2004), Detroit is the 2nd most dangerous city in the country (Camden is 1st) in areas of over 75,000, and out of metro areas, is still considered the worst in the country.

I understand they have done some things in preparation for the Super Bowl to make things nicer- hopefully it carries over afterwards.

Perhaps it is a dangerous city...but your stereotype of riots, looting, and setting things on fire was offensive. And I don't even live on that side of the state. I live in the suburbs of Grand Rapids.

Speaking as a female who works fairly frequently in downtown Detroit (for the last ten years), and who walks to my car alone, at night, over several blocks...it's not that bad. Yeah, there are bad areas. But downtown, you know, where Ford Field is? Not so much. I feel absolutely confident driving, walking, and working downtown Detroit at all hours of day or night.

I thought the riots, fires and looting only happended in Ann Arbor after a Michigan win over OSU.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (felix4067)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:57:56 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by saps

quote:
Originally posted by felix4067

quote:
Originally posted by saps

I would highly recommend Detroit for the Super Bowl. If your team wins, you can flip over cars, commit arson, riot and loot- just like any other evening in Detroit.

Haven't been there recently, have you?

No, and no desire to. As of most recent city crime stats (2004), Detroit is the 2nd most dangerous city in the country (Camden is 1st) in areas of over 75,000, and out of metro areas, is still considered the worst in the country.

I understand they have done some things in preparation for the Super Bowl to make things nicer- hopefully it carries over afterwards.

Perhaps it is a dangerous city...but your stereotype of riots, looting, and setting things on fire was offensive. And I don't even live on that side of the state. I live in the suburbs of Grand Rapids.

Speaking as a female who works fairly frequently in downtown Detroit (for the last ten years), and who walks to my car alone, at night, over several blocks...it's not that bad. Yeah, there are bad areas. But downtown, you know, where Ford Field is? Not so much. I feel absolutely confident driving, walking, and working downtown Detroit at all hours of day or night.

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (Jimeats)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:56:06 GMT

Good point Scorereader, on that note I hope it's a success there. Just wondering how many Toyotas will be in the parking lot though. Chow Jim

RE: Superbowl in Detroit... (berndog)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:10:15 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by UncleVic

Anyways, Rolling Stones are playing the half time event... Was pretty funny a month or so ago when they announced they needed people to stand in the field and cheer them on.. Must be under 45 years of age to participate. It was apparently too strenuous for someone over 45 to stand for the length of the concert and bounce around.. (What, the concert lasts like 30 minutes or so??)??

So just saw this on Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060116/ap_en_tv/tv_super_show_4 And seems the NFL has changed their tune... Maybe Mick will have a wardrobe failure! ha ha.. (I hope not)... Maybe the NFL can tolerate a little more embarrassment? Either way, it gave me a chuckle... AGAIN!

I can't believe it. The Stones are all in their 60's, and their original fan base is in their 50's and 60's, and the NFL didn't want anyone over 45 to be in the "official" crowd. Talk about nerve. If they didn't change their tune, I hoped someone would sue them for age discrimination.