3 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

No Phillies don’t play the pirates til Tuesday. Chance to clinch a playoff spot and possible chance to clinch the 4 seed 

Would be nice for the Phillies to clinch both the playoff spot and the top WC spot in the same day... so I am pulling for the Yankees tonight... even though it hurts to say that!  I'd also rather face the Cubs than Dbacks in the WC round... so that's another reason to pull for the Yankees.  🤮

3 minutes ago, mattwill said:

That was the exact opposite of what Swift does.  That was a clear statement of "I'm different than you are ... and don't you forget it!"

No, Beyonce was just oblivious.  "The Lakers are playing, and since LA is the center of the universe, everyone will love me"

It's like TMZ in here with all the Swift jersey talk. 

6 minutes ago, mattwill said:

That was the exact opposite of what Swift does.  That was a clear statement of "I'm different than you are ... and don't you forget it!"

 

49 minutes ago, eglz1 said:

If you were an entertainer playing the Linc and were a Cowboys fan, would you wear a Cowboys Jersey performing for a Philly crowd? I know, the best answer is to not wear a team jersey at all. Some (most?) people don't take sports teams allegiances all that seriously.

I get it- I still think you are a fraud - a fake trying to manipulate people to like you by wearing the HOME TEAM jersey. Unless you are an actual fan. 

11 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Let's start with your final point. She gets the reverance because of her music.  People listen to it and connect with what it is saying.  Think about Tony Bennett singing I Left My Heart In San Frasncisco or Frank Sinatra singing New York New York.  People connected with those songs and their singers no matter where they were from.  Swift accomplishes the same thing.  Why does Springsteen have reverance? For the same reason.  The audience can easily imagine themselves inhabiting the Boss' body and rocking out.  Swift is her own business manager, and incredibly successful at it.  She is the embodiment of the Empowered Woman.  Why does Oprah get reverance?  For the same reason .

You see the jersey thing as an allegiance statement because allegiances are important to you. For her, the entertainer trying to give her audience the best possible experience/value for their money, the local team jersey helps hers fans say in their mind "That could be me!" As I said above, Springsteen does the exact same thing.  He just uses a different hook than she does.

1st part- I dont get the reverence - for entertainers- I get liking their product, I get having respect for them in the field. I'm talking about the "GOD LIKE IDOLISM" that people assign to her (or anyone else for that matter).  

 

I see the jersey thing as her manipulating her audiences. It's about being a FAKE person- she is not genuine. (I cant stand fake people). 

 

8 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

It's like TMZ in here with all the Swift jersey talk. 

I’m not afraid to admit I’m a Swiftie fan. I think there will be another 175 yard game from him.

I don't like these Monday double headers

Just now, Mike030270 said:

I don't like these Monday double headers

I like the 7pm start since we seemingly don't have 1pm-ers anymore. 

If someone especially a friend (or more) on the team invites you to a luxury box with their family I think you can wear a jersey supporting them without being a traitor to your home team. Some people have a fan purity test that really only matters to them

18 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

I’m not afraid to admit I’m a Swiftie fan. I think there will be another 175 yard game from him.

I really liked her last album where she's singing about getting high 🤷‍♂️

Edit: wrong Swift lol

9 hours ago, Cliftoma said:

I like her.  She would be a queen in my castle for sure.  Fing duffyass Kelce is a lucky mofo

I might be an outlier but I think Jason's wife is wayyyyy better looking than Taylor Swift.

I don't think this was covered yet....

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Home crowd noise hinders Vikings on final offensive playcall

MINNEAPOLIS -- An unusual and chaotic scene played out Sunday afternoon in the final seconds of the Los Angeles Chargers' 28-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

The Vikings had converted a fourth down to the Chargers' 6-yard line with 35 seconds remaining. They had no timeouts, but instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock, they attempted to line up and quick-snap the Chargers, hoping to score the winning touchdown before the defense was fully set.

There was one problem. The crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium was so loud that quarterback Kirk Cousins couldn't hear coach Kevin O'Connell's playcall, both Cousins and O'Connell said afterward. A full 23 seconds ran off the clock as Cousins tried to hear O'Connell, and eventually just decided to call a play on his own. It ended with a tipped pass toward tight end T.J. Hockenson that Chargers linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. intercepted to seal the game with seven seconds left.

"Just couldn't hear him with the noise," Cousins said. "Just ended up calling a play, and the play I called was the same play he was trying to get to."

NFL teams encourage crowds to be loud when the defense is on the field and to minimize noise when they are on offense. The crowd of 66,878 at U.S Bank Stadium got excited after the fourth-down conversion, and many could be heard encouraging the Vikings to spike the ball to maximize the number of plays they would get to score from the 6-yard line.

"Sometimes that happens," O'Connell said of the home crowd fan noise. "It's not always noticed when we're in a normal two-minute mode."

O'Connell made clear that he didn't think that the ticking clock impacted the execution of the play. But given how the scene played out, he acknowledged that spiking the ball would have been a better option.

"My expectations are always sky-high for our group," O'Connell said, "so I'm trying to steal one more play. But clearly with that much time going off the clock, even though I don't think ultimately think time was the issue with the game ending the way it did, but certainly ... that one was purely on me, trying to be too aggressive in that moment. Definitely looking back on it, just wish I would have clocked it. No matter the benefit we had going fast, the value was not received clearly with what that execution looked like in that moment."

In theory, Cousins said, he could have decided to spike the ball on his own. But he said he tries "not to make a habit of" making such unilateral decisions during games.

"I mean I could do anything I want," Cousins said. "I can do the quarterback sneak. I can do whatever I want, but at the same time you also have to deal with the consequences. Against Buffalo last year I snuck it on my own and didn't get in, so until you know the future it's hard to know whether to take the reins or not, but I've done it before."

The sequence was one of many that went the Chargers' way Sunday, including what turned out to be the winning score: a 30-yard pass from quarterback Justin Herbert that tipped off the hands of Vikings cornerback Akayleb Evans and into those of receiver Joshua Palmer. But the Vikings dominated those situations in 2022 en route to winning 11 games by one score. They have played three one-score games in 2023 and lost them all.

 

 

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16 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

I’m not afraid to admit I’m a Swiftie fan. I think there will be another 175 yard game from him.

I'm sorry, it took me until the end of that post to realize you were not talking about Taylor.

18 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

1st part- I dont get the reverence - for entertainers- I get liking their product, I get having respect for them in the field. I'm talking about the "GOD LIKE IDOLISM" that people assign to her (or anyone else for that matter).  

 

I see the jersey thing as her manipulating her audiences. It's about being a FAKE person- she is not genuine. (I cant stand fake people). 

 

She's keeping company with Travis Kelce. She's allowed to have a rooting interest.

Just now, paco said:

I'm sorry, it took me until the end of that post to realize you were not talking about Taylor.

Lol I skimmed the post and didn't even realize he wasn't talking about Taylor

16 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I like the 7pm start since we seemingly don't have 1pm-ers anymore. 

I was shocked that we only have 3 1PM's.  Both Washington Games and the Cardinals game.  Eagles must be bringing in Big viewers for the NFL because all of our games are Primetime or 4:30.

39 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Would be nice for the Phillies to clinch both the playoff spot and the top WC spot in the same day... so I am pulling for the Yankees tonight... even though it hurts to say that!  I'd also rather face the Cubs than Dbacks in the WC round... so that's another reason to pull for the Yankees.  🤮

I’d argue if the dbacks/Phillies play that the winner is gonna give the Braves a good series but for different reasons. Phillies can mash with the Braves when they are on. The dbacks arguably have a top 3 duo of gallen and Kelly. Also a no one expected us to be here mentality. I’m hoping the cubs pass them. But the cubs have to finish with a better record cause the dbacks destroyed them head to head so hold the tiebreaker. So that .5 game lead for the dbacks is really 1.5. 

if i were the dbacks i actually think I’d rather play the brewers cause they are similar teams but dbacks have better hitters and the brewers a better pen. Cubs probably rather face Milwaukee due to familiarity and 5-5 this year. Vs brewers whereas 1-5 vs Phillies. 

9 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I might be an outlier but I think Jason's wife is wayyyyy better looking than Taylor Swift.

Personality and lack of need for (high) maintenance is a contributing factor for me, but I would tend to agree 

15 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

1st part- I dont get the reverence - for entertainers- I get liking their product, I get having respect for them in the field. I'm talking about the "GOD LIKE IDOLISM" that people assign to her (or anyone else for that matter). 

I see the jersey thing as her manipulating her audiences. It's about being a FAKE person- she is not genuine. (I cant stand fake people).

I get the sense from your comment above that you don't go to fantasy movies or read fantasy books.  Lot's of people look at entertainment as an opportunity to spend some time living as a different person than they are in their day in, day out existence. There is a whole lot of escapism that is part of human existence.  Timothy Leary promoted LSD as a way to escape.  Edgar Rice Burroughs gave us Tarzan as a vehicle to escape. George Lucas brought us Star Wars.  Gene Roddenbery brought us Star Trek.  JFK and Jackie were the vehicle for escapism in their time. Some entertainers like James Dean and Marlon Brando play the role of rebel.  Swift plays the role of the anti-rebel.  

All entertainers manipulate their audience.  That is the very essence of entertainment. 

3 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

Personality and lack of need for (high) maintenance is a contributing factor for me, but I would tend to agree 

I'm even taking about just physical appearance alone. Swift is cute, but Kylie is just way more attractive to me.

Just now, we_gotta_believe said:

I'm even taking about just physical appearance alone. Swift is cute, but Kylie is just way more attractive to me.

And I read the second half of that as "Kelce is just way more attractive to me".  That's enough internet for the day.

4 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I get the sense from your comment above that you don't go to fantasy movies or read fantasy books.  Lot's of people look at entertainment as an opportunity to spend some time living as a different person than they are in their day in, day out existence. There is a whole lot of escapism that is part of human existence.  Timothy Leary promoted LSD as a way to escape.  Edgar Rice Burroughs gave us Tarzan as a vehicle to escape. George Lucas brought us Star Wars.  Gene Roddenbery brought us Star Trek.  JFK and Jackie were the vehicle for escapism in their time. Some entertainers like James Dean and Marlon Brando play the role of rebel.  Swift plays the role of the anti-rebel.  

All entertainers manipulate their audience.  That is the very essence of entertainment. 

You'd think people who spend their time on a message board for a sports team would recognize fandom and escape

12 minutes ago, paco said:

I don't think this was covered yet....

 

 

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SKOL!