Football

bdsamm

Avery Sorry! Heard you cheering but still no luck. Hope you didn't lose any serious bets.
Maybe next Thursday but Buffalo is a little scary.

Avery

bdsamm Sorry! Heard you cheering but still no luck. Hope you didn't lose any serious bets.
Maybe next Thursday but Buffalo is a little scary.

I actually made it to the end of the game (11:30PM our time). Got ready for bed at halftime and snoozed some on the couch in the second half. It was a good game. The offense was vaguely reminiscent of the Brady years, moving the ball fairly well. I don't bet. I lost track of where legality is in MA. I think they approved it but are arguing about details. You can always do it in NH but you must be physically in NH which is fairly easy from where we live.

bdsamm

Avery You are wise to not bet money on a game even if it is fully legal. If a friend of mine is for the other team than the one I am rooting for, I enjoy making an activity type of bet. That is fun, basically harmless but a little panicky at times.

The Chiefs play Sunday and I will be looking to have something going if one of my friends is rooting for the Rams. The Pats play the Bills next Thursday and I would not bet on them for that game.

Have a good Black Friday. (Fancy Steel is having a Black Friday sall just today.)

Avery

bdsamm The Chiefs play Sunday and I will be looking to have something going if one of my friends is rooting for the Rams. The Pats play the Bills next Thursday and I would not bet on them for that game.

Hope springs eternal in New England. People thought we might beat the 8-2 (going into last night) Vikings because they had been outscored by their opponents even though they were 8-2. Now they are 9-2 and still have only 5 points more than the opponents. We have beaten the Jets twice and the Jets (improbably, perhaps) beat Buffalo so now people figure we can beat Buffalo too. Doubt it.

Chiefs game should be good.

I might buy these cuff bracelets. Could come in handy some time.

https://cuteurges.com/products/cuff-bracelet-set

bdsamm

Avery Those look really nice. And with the accessory "look" I would think they would pass inspection. Good luck at least.
I cannot get a bet on the Chiefs game. Of course I want to bet on the Chiefs and so does everyone else. My usual bet friends are laying low. They do not want to chance the embarassing result..

JackieD

Thought you all meant world cup ☺

Avery

JackieD Thought you all meant world cup ☺

Then we'd have to call it Fußball in deference to all the Germans.

Angelina

JackieD Thought you all meant world cup ☺

in english it would be called soccer if i am informed correctly 😉

bdsamm

Avery I just call it the Football with the pointy ball. Then no confusion.
Welcome JackieD and sorry for the confusion.

JackieD

Angelina

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-some-people-call-football-soccer

hanna_anders

Angelina it’s called football in the uk.

Avery

bdsamm I just call it the Football with the pointy ball. Then no confusion.
Welcome JackieD and sorry for the confusion.

From what I've read American football was a derivation of rugby which was often called rugby football and so American football was called gridiron football to distinguish from the rugby game and at some point people dropped the word gridiron.

I am fond of rugby players as the second time I was assaulted there was a rugby game in progress nearby which I ran to. Rugby is a club sport at my school, not a full division 1 program but people can now get some scholarship aid to play. Both men's and women's teams.

bdsamm

Avery I don't think I can get a fun bet on the Chiefs. They are favored to win by 15.5 points and I am not comfortable giving someone that kind of a lead. Could leave me in a bit of trouble. LOL! But please cheer for the Chiefs Sunday anyway.

Thanks

hanna_anders

Avery rugby is a bit like American football except the same players are on the pitch (no specialist kickers or whatever) no time outs and no padding or helmets.
Very nicely built men too 🙂

Avery

bdsamm I don't think I can get a fun bet on the Chiefs. They are favored to win by 15.5 points and I am not comfortable giving someone that kind of a lead. Could leave me in a bit of trouble. LOL! But please cheer for the Chiefs Sunday anyway.

Thanks

I just looked at the Rams' Record. 3-7. Had no idea, I never look at the NFC. And they are defending champions? What on earth happened?

Avery

bdsamm I don't think I can get a fun bet on the Chiefs. They are favored to win by 15.5 points and I am not comfortable giving someone that kind of a lead. Could leave me in a bit of trouble. LOL! But please cheer for the Chiefs Sunday anyway.

Thanks

Looks like they have it made.

Angelina

hanna_anders it’s called football in the uk.

which is funny because in our country the american game is called football. 😂

Avery I watched a lot of the seven on sevens in the Olympics for both men and women. Very enjoyable considering I'd never watched a match thru before that. Fiji teams were great,

i saw that too and would like to say that it was nice to see such a refreshing sport, good that olympia picked it up 🙂

Avery

hanna_anders rugby is a bit like American football except the same players are on the pitch (no specialist kickers or whatever) no time outs and no padding or helmets.
Very nicely built men too 🙂

I watched a lot of the seven on sevens in the Olympics for both men and women. Very enjoyable considering I'd never watched a match thru before that. Fiji teams were great,

bdsamm

Avery Yes! They won by 16 points (more than the projected 15.5) so I am free. Unfortunately my friend will be tracked for a week (unless I get benevolent). She was a good sport about it.

bdsamm

Avery: Good luck with your Pats Thursday night. I will be rooting for them but probably cannot watch. Looks like it will not be televised in my area. Good luck. The Bills are pretty tough.

Sam

Avery

bdsamm Avery: Good luck with your Pats Thursday night. I will be rooting for them but probably cannot watch. Looks like it will not be televised in my area. Good luck. The Bills are pretty tough.

Sam

Sam, thanks. May not make it to the end of the game because of the hour but will record it. Hope springs eternal here. Many folks believe, with some good reason, that Belichick can scheme up a way to win. They did win a bad weather game in Buffalo last year 14-10 by slowing things down and attacking the quarterback (and making no dumb mistakes, a problem this year). This is the same strategy teams used to use against us when Brady was here. We'll see.