tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post7187466758756008171..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Someone Always Has To Be Upset About Something, 1968 Jets Are Taking Their TurnDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-36601741020261572642008-02-06T23:33:00.000-05:002008-02-06T23:33:00.000-05:00Ed, still have to disagree. The Colts were favore...Ed, still have to disagree. The Colts were favored by anywhere from 18-22 points. The Pats were favored by 11. Anyone watching the Giants/Pats regular season game saw how vulnerable the Pats were. The Giants almost beat them then. No one, and I mean NO ONE (except Namath) could imagine any type of scenario where the Jets could beat the Colts.<BR/><BR/>At the time most "experts" considered Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589703558120186008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-9664490343189624562008-02-06T22:39:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:39:00.000-05:00I would argue that the Giants-Patriots game was a ...I would argue that the Giants-Patriots game was a bigger upset for this reason---nobody was saying the '68 Colts were the best team of all time. People WERE saying this about the Patriots until they lost.Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-40090801756079642432008-02-06T06:44:00.000-05:002008-02-06T06:44:00.000-05:00people "speak up" during a debate because thats wh...people "speak up" during a debate because thats what people do. How can you debate without speaking up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-84212111936669460972008-02-06T00:57:00.000-05:002008-02-06T00:57:00.000-05:00Given there was no interleague play back then, I w...Given there was no interleague play back then, I would tend to agree with Christy. Much more difficult to play a team you've never played before...for the championshipUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589703558120186008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-51432315278797214632008-02-05T23:36:00.000-05:002008-02-05T23:36:00.000-05:00Having been in Japan, Thailand, Australia, and New...Having been in Japan, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand over the last 8 years of Super Bowls, World Series, NBA finals, March Madness, Stanley Cup finals, etc., I should point out that the world is not "shocked" by the results of any of these games. The rest of the world is only mildly interested.<BR/><BR/>They do seem to get pretty unhinged (in varying amounts) over sumo, the Japan Series, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-51655208230608564132008-02-05T18:35:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:35:00.000-05:00Super Bowl IV upset > Super Bowl III upset, primar...Super Bowl IV upset > Super Bowl III upset, primarily because the Vikings got thrashed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-61686239766864388872008-02-05T18:32:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:32:00.000-05:00What have you done for me lately.He is right. I th...What have you done for me lately.<BR/><BR/>He is right. I think the Jets were a 17 point underdog that day from the inferior league. But with the hype on the game people always want to make the last game the best and greatest of all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-83281062866170054342008-02-05T17:23:00.000-05:002008-02-05T17:23:00.000-05:00So they are arguing over which team was less shitt...So they are arguing over which team was less shitty?GMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629846751680840539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-44559771783507898822008-02-05T16:53:00.000-05:002008-02-05T16:53:00.000-05:00Better him than that Mercury Morris idiot again......Better him than that Mercury Morris idiot again....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com