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Category: US sports
Congrats Pats on 16-0,
Well done to the NE Patriots on making NFL history with 16 victories from 16 games. The Giants gave them more of a match than they expected (38-35). Great to see some quality American football, we’re enjoying the season this side of the pond!
Finding live games online
I’ve been looking for some sites to watch GAA (Irish football) when I’ve been away on business, I still haven’t found one (you can watch it live if you’re within Ireland but that doesn’t help me!). I did find a site which shows live soccer matches, might be useful especially with the Euros coming up.
The Superbowl in perspective
This is one for the Americans out there… after Wales vs Ireland in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Sunday, here’s the front and back pages of the local paper‘s sport supplement:
Weekend score predictions – 6N and Superbowl
Let’s see how wrong I am with these…
Six Nations:
Predicted: Italy 7 – 45 France
Actual: Italy 3 – 39 France
Predicted: England 15 – 19 Scotland
Actual: England 42 – 20 Scotland
Predicted: Wales 15 – 27 Ireland
Actual: Wales 9 – 19 Ireland
Superbowl XLI:
Predicted: Colts 38 – 20 Bears
Actual: Colts 29 – 17 Bears
Super Bowl XXXIX
I'm delighted to say that I had vested interest here – both sides. A cousin in Lawrence, and a great-grandmother from Lowell, Mass, and my grandfather's family all being from Philly: I've visited both areas in the last few years.
I must admit to being very impressed with the bluegrass fiddler playing before the game – can anyone tell me more about this guy? A comment about the pre-game: were I either coach, I would be pretty unhappy about having my team out on the pitch for that long before the game – it could distract and destroy careful mental preparation… I guess these guys are pros and this is the Super Bowl, but it's a long time to stand around. The price the NFL pays for millions of TV dollars?
The game itself was an interesting parallel of the Italy-Ireland game of earlier – the favourites on the back foot throughout the first half, with the pretenders crucially failing to score. Superb defense on both sides. Then in the second half we saw the sheer class of the favourites.
I was disappointed in McNabb and the Eagles' Offense on their final drive – I believe they threw away a great chance through particularly bad time management that (I'm guessing) would scarcely be seen at high school level. Maybe the stress of the occasion (you should have listened to TO and relaxed, Donavan!).
Congratulations to the New England Patriots, commiserations to the Eagles – I hope to see them competiting at the end of the next regular season.
Miscellaneous thoughts: I must admit to a wry smile when I hear the phrase “World Champions” in relation to the Super Bowl and other American sports – well, at least the NHL involves a second country! Are 2unlimited making an absolute fortune from the NFL? I hear them in the background at every game – cringeworthy. Are there no limits?