Conference 7.286::sports_90

    Bills are favored by three over the Raiders this Sunday.  Why would
    they make a 4-0 team an underdawg against a seemingly unpredictable
    Bills team ?  Because it's a sucker bet.  Everyone and their cousin
    is going to take the "easy" bet with the Raiders.  Then Buffalo
    will walk in and clean up.
    
    BUFFALO by 8 (you heard it first here)

    Now for the hockey news!!
    
    FLASH !!  Buffalo clinch Adams Division.
    
    Oops, sorry.  My fingers were practicing typing that in.  Since
    I am not a good typist I need to practice.  But by the last week
    in March, I'll be all set.  Sorry Bruins fans.  No repeat.

    Buffalo is a desolate, frozen wasteland .....
    
    And the teams that reside there are only slightly above soap scum.
    
    And that's a fact.
    
    Dr Midnight

    
    
       RE: .2
    
       Buffalo won't do it without Housley !!  Hawerchuck won't produce
       like he's expected to.  Mogilney loses his mind and jumps out
       of an airplane at 30,000 feet.  Darren Puppa, shits himself in
       net.  Rick Viave loses his neck brace and his hed falls off.
       Foligno gets a goal and jumps through the roof never to come
       down.

>   Buffalo won't do it without Housley !!  ...
    I never liked Wowie-Phil-Housley.  Too much of a wimp.  Kinda like
    Ric Seiling.  Glad he's gone too.  We used to think that his wife,
    who was a body builder, used to beat him up. 

>   Hawerchuck won't produce like he's expected to.  
    You'll be singin' a different song soon.
    
>   Mogilney loses his mind and jumps out of an airplane at 30,000 feet.  
    Now, now.  The U.S. has much better psychological techniques than
    the Ruskies.  I think he'll be getting a lot more frequent flyer
    miles this year. (Sell Greyhound Stock !!)

>   Foligno gets a goal and jumps through the roof never to come
>   down.
    Get real!! He's got personality.  Every team needs someone like
    him.

    
    
       RE .5
    
       I know, I like Floigno he cracks me up !!  It was all in good
       fun.  I'm a bruins fan (if you couldn't tell) but, I've always
       liked Buffalo, their a good team to watch.
    
       Is Miarchuck(sp?) expected to share the goaltending duties,
       or are they afraid he isn't totaly mentaly recovered from
       his acident ??
                                                                  

>       Is Miarchuck(sp?) expected to share the goaltending duties,
>       or are they afraid he isn't totaly mentaly recovered from
>       his acident ??

    I don't really know.  I heard Puppa was the man but I didn't hear
    about his backup.  I don't get the full scoop here in Connecticut.
    
    As for dealing with Bruins fans.  One of my best friends back in
    Buffalo is a die-hard Bruins maniac.  He used to drive me nuts.
    How could he live in Buffalo and be a Bruins fan.  What a traitor!
    But he was also a die-hard Dolphins fan AND to top it off, he was
    a fan of our high school's arch rival in all sports.  You just loved
    to hate him.

    >BUFFALO by 8 (you heard it first here)
    Did I call it or what ?  Now for a nice week off, then a nice string
    of easy games.
    
    

    Sabres lost Saturday night!  ;^)

Paul, 

Pride goeth before a fall.....

HTH,
'Saw

RE: .10    
>    Pride goeth before a fall.....
    
    Yeah, well tho doeth thummer.  (Hey, 'thaw, whath with the lithp ?)
    
    (I'm having fun whilst I can. Enjoy your Jints now ! )
    

    Well, Smokin' Joe Furguson was signed by the Colts.  He is the oldest
    player in the NFL now.  Will this guy ever go away ?  For those
    of you who don't remember ancient history, Fergie was the Bills
    QB during the O.J. Simpson era.  I had to suffer through my youth
    with him as QB.  He was competent (at least he was when he wasn't
    so old) but he just wasn't a winner (winners like Montana or Stabler or
    Griese or Bradshaw). Joe was always ranked high in the QB ratings
    but you couldn't count on him in the big game.  I liken him to John
    Elway(Yeah, I know about "the drive"), Boomer, Kosar, and Testaverde.
    (BTW, did you know that Testaverde is Spanish for green testicles.)

    
    Anyway, smokin' Joe is back.

    
    >     (BTW, did you know that Testaverde is Spanish for green testicles.)
    
    Damn!  It's valuable info like this that keeps me coming back to the
    SPORTS file. 8^)
    
    Dickster
    

What I'm wondering is a) why would there be an expression for green
testicles, and b) how they got green in the first place....

deen to wonk(tm),
'Saw

    
    His dad was the Jolly Green Giant.
    

    A disgusting statistic:  Hartford's  goaltender, Peter Sidorkiewicz,
    has MORE assists than Buffalo's Hawerchuk!

No, no, no.

Testaverde is not Spanish as earlier reported.  As anyone knows, it comes
from Testiverde (sorta like Szabo - Sabo, Nemeth - Namath) which is ITALIAN
for green gonads.

A common affliction in Italy (where of course it is considered Macho) which
comes from eating all those green noodles and drinking green wine by the
barrel.

HTCS,

rick ellis

Thank you, thank you, Sam I am
but I do not like green testicles and ham


With my apologies to the esteemed Doctor,
'Saw

               
                      Buffalo 31  -  NY Jets 17

    What's the word on Thomas knee will he play this weekend. I have 
    the Buffalo connection in my FFL (Kelly/Reed/Thomas).. I expected  
    big weeks from him vs. Jets/Pats then I saw him go down I hope
    he's back 100% soon....
    
    
    Neil
    

    re .22:
    
    SportsChannel reported this morning that Thomas was "questionable" for
    this weekend's game against the Patriots.
                                                          
    
    py

    Any more news on Thomas USA Today still has listed "questionable" for
    the game. I haven't seen anything in local news/papers on if he was 
    going to play.
    
    
    Neil
    

    The last I heard was that he was "questionable".  If he really is
    borderline, then I think they should rest him.  I mean they are only
    playing the Patsies.
    
    Buffalo 27  Patsies 13
    
    

    I'm looking for a blow out...I can see it now Grog's drop back looking
    deep run out of time. Mr. Smith and Mr Bennett meets him for the fifth
    time in game Rust pulls him for is own safety and send in Hodson
    because the fans want him to.
    
    
    Final Score 
    
    Buffalo 38  Patsies 3 (I'll give a lucky 3)
    
    
    Neil  

>    ...Mr. Smith and Mr Bennett meets him for the fifth time in game ...
>    
>    Final Score 
>    
>    Buffalo 38  Patsies 3 (I'll give a lucky 3)
    
    I was leaning towards a bigger blowout than I predicted ( I said 14
    points ).  But I got conservative.  Now that I think about it, it's
    going to be mighty cold here in New England this weekend (Low 40's ?)
    and a lot of hands are gonna be cold.  So when Big Bruce and Bennet 
    come poppin' QBs and RBs, some balls are gonna come loose (not just 
    the leather ones)
    
    38-3 ???  Yep, entirely possible.
    

    Someone is going to have to knock off the Bills soon.  If Buffalo gets
    the best AFC record and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, a
    win in Buffalo in January is going to be a tall order for a team from a
    warm-weather city.
    
    
    py 

You heard it here first: The Bills lose at Houston.
Reason: Miami lost and winning would help the Bills out.

TTom

   >You heard it here first: The Bills lose at Houston.
   >Reason: Miami lost and winning would help the Bills out.
    
    Last two years I would have agreed, but Buffalo got all their bad
    attitude and complacency out in the first four weeks (as opposed to the
    last 6 weeks).  
    
    The Bills will win 31-17 !!
    
    My prediction (as was posted elsewhere in this conference) is that
    Buffalo will finish with the same record as the Dolphins(13-3), but win 
    on a tie-breaker (that being best AFC record).  Buffalo will lose only
    to NFC teams (Beagles, Skins and/or Giants).  The Dolphins already lost
    to the Giants, they lost to the Raiders (as predicted !!!, and that
    loss was the key to my tie-breaker scheme) and of course they will lose
    to the Bills on Dec. 23rd.
    
    To be honest, the only team I'm really worried about is those flippin'
    Colts.  They play them the week before the Giants game.  Yikes !! Can
    you say "lookin' ahead"?  The Colts have a way of beating the Bills.
    
    -Paul  (Doc, keep you sorry a$$ Soiler comments and jeers to a minimum, 
            My prediction record has been quite accurate ).
    
    

    Paul, the Oilers are going to shove the football up Buffalo's Bill, if
    you know what I mean !
    
    Oilers 31 Frills 17
    
    And when they get their butts shipped back to that frozen wasteland
    that you call 'home', you can go head back with em !
    
    HAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!

    THis is a tough game to call.  This is the type of game the Oilers
    win, only to lose the following week to someone they shouldn't lose
    to.  Also, they are tough in the dome.
    
    The keys will be:  1.  Can Houston stop Thurman Thomas?  Houston's
    defense is less than spectacular.
    
    2.   Can Houston protect Warren Moon.  The prospect of Buffalo's
    DL and LB totally dominating the line of scrimmage can't be a pretty
    one for Houston.  Moon could take a physical beating on Monday night.
    
    Oilers have to try to take Bruce Smith and company out of the game.
    
    JD

    
    My best friends cousin is Mike Foligno, and I'm afraid he's coming
    to an end of his career.  Personally, I never liked him as a player.
    Big whiner, but I'm a Bruin fan at heart anyhow.  Sabres are lucky
    Quebec are in their division or they definitely would miss the 
    playoffs.  Hawerchuk was a great hockey player, still is a good one,
    but won't help them make it past the first round of the playoffs.
    
    
    
    
    								Jim

    Yep, I guess I greatly overestimated the Sabres potential.  The
    prediction I made earlier this season seems quite rediculous right now.
    Oh, well.  That's what I get for not living in Buffalo anymore, I ain't
    gots no good info no mo'.
    
    

    Well, the Bills won !  I just wished those Dolphins wouldn't keep the
    pressure on.  It looks like this week will be for the AFC East title.
    
    No matter what happens these last two weeks.  I HONESTLY believe the
    Bills are a better team.  I am confident that Reich can put enough
    points on the board and Bruce and Cornelius can stop Marino to give us
    the title.

    Buffalo is also considering pulling out of the running for a Major
    League Baseball team.   Potential owners blame the economic downturn
    and high salaries.
    
    	--dan'l

    Paul, this is the first time I've seen you in here since the Oilers
    spanked the Bills.
    
    Are you trying to win the Hal Whitehair Memorial Award ? :-)

Nah, I'll vouch for Paul.

With all the bull hooey that's been going on in our organization
(or should I say our reorganization) Paul has been pretty busy.

'Saw

    Dr Mudnight,
    
    Yes this was the first time I've been in here since we lost to the Oil
    slick.  But if I was like you , I would have been in here dutifully
    
    1) When the Bills beat the Eagles.
    2) When the Bills beat the Colts (quite handilly)
    
    But since I am NOT like you, I decided to write a note in this topic
    to admit how I WAS WRONG about the caliber of the Sabres. (something that
    you will never admit about any of your teams).  Since I was in the note, I
    threw in a note about the Bills, which wasn't so much about Saturday's 
    game but more about next week's game.  Tell me Dr. Mudmeister, when the
    Bills make it to the AFC chamionship game (and maybe the SB) and the
    Oilers can't make it out of the wild card game, will you admit that maybe, 
    just maybe, the Bills are a better team ?
    
    IMO, these AFC teams are better than the Oilers:
    
         1) Bills
         2) Dolphins
         3) KC (yeah, you can laugh)
         4) Raiders
    
    
    -Paul
    
    PS: Thanks for vouching for me Frank.[Is you voucher worth anything? :-) ]

    re: Bills, Dolphins, KC, Raiders - teams better than the Oilers.
    
    That is a very conservative list, if I may say so :-).  IMO, there's at
    least 2 more teams belonging on that list......
    
    Hawk

    Yeah, the Pats and Brockton riiight ???? 
    
    :-)

    Houston went into a cold windy rainy KC using a Run and Shoot offense
    against a very good hot team.....The results were simple the best team
    won.  KC was a heavy favorite and was chosen as the pick of the week
    by many sports analyst,,,,This was a very easy game to pick for me,
    Houston at KC and houston was getting points, any time houston is
    getting points against an aveage team my money will go on houston.....
    
    Does any one know where Moon sits in the QB ratings ???
    								Mike

>    Houston went into a cold windy rainy KC using a Run and Shoot offense
>    against a very good hot team.....       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      
    
    Does this mean you are saying the R&S is suspect?
    

    Well everyone says the R+S is not any good against a good defense or
    in bad weather and Houston beat both those odds....THey can beat any
    body right now and have a good shot for the central title, I think they
    will beat cinncy next week and knock them out of the picture....
    Houston will take the division and Pitt will be the 3rd wildcard team.