'06 NFL Kickoff Weekend
This past weekend was pretty good.
I've been getting the DirecTV Sunday Ticket for a couple of years now, but this year was the first year I got the package in HD. I've had HD cable for a couple of years running, so I have seen local games and other programming in HD. I know how amazing HD is compared to non-HD programming, but I've just never shelled out the extra money to get the Sunday Ticket in HD and the receiver/dish necessary to support the package.
I justified it in years past because in the beginning there weren't many games broadcast in HD -- I would look at the HD broadcast schedule before the season started. The first year I could get HD, they had a maximum of 4~5 games a week in HD. Yesterday, all but 2 games were in HD.
Yet another thing that made yesterday terrific -- No school work to either do, or put off doing. Have I mentioned that I'm finished?
The only real football related problem was that my team (the Buffalo Bills) lost. I became a fan back in the 90's with Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly -- regular season Jim Kelly, post-season Jim Kelly stunk -- Andre Reed, Don Beebe, and the whole K-Gun offense.
Nowadays, they just stink. They have a guy named Losman playing QB. Yesterday he lived up to his name... taking a sack in the endzone for a safety as the 4th quarter was winding down, and thus losing the game for the Bills. I'm not sure what the coaching staff sees in this guy, but I can assure you he stinks. On top of that, I'm forced to watch the play again and again on every highlight or sports show on TV... I think ESPN has the play running on continuous loop.
Traci's teams (Patriots and Saints) are a combined 2-0
My teams (I also like the Packers) are 0-2
I've been getting the DirecTV Sunday Ticket for a couple of years now, but this year was the first year I got the package in HD. I've had HD cable for a couple of years running, so I have seen local games and other programming in HD. I know how amazing HD is compared to non-HD programming, but I've just never shelled out the extra money to get the Sunday Ticket in HD and the receiver/dish necessary to support the package.
I justified it in years past because in the beginning there weren't many games broadcast in HD -- I would look at the HD broadcast schedule before the season started. The first year I could get HD, they had a maximum of 4~5 games a week in HD. Yesterday, all but 2 games were in HD.
Yet another thing that made yesterday terrific -- No school work to either do, or put off doing. Have I mentioned that I'm finished?
The only real football related problem was that my team (the Buffalo Bills) lost. I became a fan back in the 90's with Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly -- regular season Jim Kelly, post-season Jim Kelly stunk -- Andre Reed, Don Beebe, and the whole K-Gun offense.
Nowadays, they just stink. They have a guy named Losman playing QB. Yesterday he lived up to his name... taking a sack in the endzone for a safety as the 4th quarter was winding down, and thus losing the game for the Bills. I'm not sure what the coaching staff sees in this guy, but I can assure you he stinks. On top of that, I'm forced to watch the play again and again on every highlight or sports show on TV... I think ESPN has the play running on continuous loop.
Traci's teams (Patriots and Saints) are a combined 2-0
My teams (I also like the Packers) are 0-2
posted by Rich B | 8:49 AM
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