The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[ADVILLAFAN]

I shall be watching it in the Aussie Bar on Broad Street on Sunday night, have the Monday off work. Have gone there for the last 2 years and it's pretty good fun.

There won't be the whining New England Patriot fans there this year though, which is a shame.... 

[Jon Crofts]

I was at the Met Life Stadium today for a meeting, you'd have thought a week before Super Bowl the place would be buzzing with activity and people readying things, nope, it was like a ghost town.

Nothing is going on at that stadium (except for a HUGE secruity project) until Friday.

I am going to the NFL Super Bowl Blvd thing in the city on Thursday.  I figure we will never have a superbowl within driving distance for me again, so why not. Even if we do get one within 200 miles of me (NYCis like 30 miles) it will be in MA or PA or somewhere thats just too far. 

The teams don't even fly in until Monday, and will be practicing at high school facilities in NJ (from what a friend who is volunteering mentioned).

I find it funny that they are desperate for "volunteers" to help set-up and work...I mean... ummm. volunteer... on super bowl sunday.
But they don't get anything out of it.

Best hope we don't have another Polar Vortex across the tri-state area this week then.

[midnite]

Can't wait for Sunday. Flying in to NYC on Saturday night. I'm 49ers fan so have spent most of the week feeling hard done by with some of the decisions made why  kaepernick had to go for it on 1st and 10 like that and have the turn over I don't know. But he's still a rookie and got so much potential. I'm really excited by him.

Don't like the Seahawks so I'm going for the old guard and the broncos.

[Jon Crofts]

Bring a coat fella, it's cold, more snow expected later this week as well.

[UK Redsox]

Can't wait for Sunday. Flying in to NYC on Saturday night. I'm 49ers fan so have spent most of the week feeling hard done by with some of the decisions made why  kaepernick had to go for it on 1st and 10 like that and have the turn over I don't know. But he's still a rookie and got so much potential. I'm really excited by him.

Don't like the Seahawks so I'm going for the old guard and the broncos.

Are you going over for the game or just happen to be in NYC ?

[midnite]

Cheers Jon. Yeah, got my big ass coat plus the long johns

Over just for the game UK redsox. Fly out Saturday. Fly back Monday night. Can't bloody wait!!

[UK Redsox]

Lucky bugger !

[midnite]

I know. It's pretty awesome. Just hope the weather doesn't put a dampener on the event. Isn't it due to start to settle down tough for the weekend? You and Jon in NYC? We can try and meet up for a beer if you fancy it?

[cdbearsfan]

They predicted it will be cold but dry on the forecast I saw so wrap up warm and you should be ok!

[midnite]

We'll be in a hospitality box. So hopefully they'll have the heating on

[UK Redsox]

Unofficial Superbowl X documentary

 http://deadspin.com/5981035/the-best-super-bowl-documentary-youve-never-seen-featuring-bill-murray-groupies-and-bob-irsay-being-a-dick/

[UK Redsox]

 

[UK Redsox]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SirPatStew/status/429274877884121089/photo/1?screen_name=SirPatStew

[UK Redsox]

About bloody time !!

Ray Guy elected to the Hall of Fame

[PeterWithesShin]

Not long until the Superb Owl starts.