(01-16-2018, 01:22 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: I mean, come on, how do they keep underestimating Philly’s D like this? Or home field advantage?

They all wrote us off when Carson went down. Nothing like a slap in the face to every other man on the team who continues to bust his ass working for those W's.

(01-16-2018, 01:22 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Snap some pics during the game and post em up!

I'm not going. If I were I wouldn't have shut up about it!

(01-16-2018, 01:29 PM)Duchess Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 01:22 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Snap some pics during the game and post em up!

I'm not going. If I were I wouldn't have shut up about it!

But you’ll be coming to Minny for the SB if the Eagles make it, right?

I know the missus won’t mind taking the spare bedroom while you snuggle up with me for a week.

(01-16-2018, 01:33 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: But you’ll be coming to Minny for the SB if the Eagles make it, right?

I know the missus won’t mind taking the spare bedroom while you snuggle up with me for a week.

I wanna live to see the game!

(01-16-2018, 01:21 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Tickets sold out at the box office in 15 seconds.

A lot of pissed off fans out there. They are blaming the quick sale on bots.

(01-16-2018, 01:22 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 12:29 PM)Duchess Wrote:

I was just looking at tix for the game Sunday night. If I want the same seats I get for open practice they are over $1100 a piece. Wooo

Dang!

Snap some pics during the game and post em up!

On another note, I was reading a CBS.com piece today previewing the game and their basically saying they fully expect the Vikings to win.

I mean, come on, how do they keep underestimating Philly’s D like this? Or home field advantage?

Honestly, I'm glad they are. Keep that chip on the shoulders of those green jerseys. Disrespect is a great motivator. Conversely I've seen a few pieces that give the Eagles the nod based on the playoff experience we have in the locker room. This is the time of year that every "expert analyst's" brain turns to mush. Most of the stats, comparisons and predictions aren't worth the time it takes to listen to. It's conference championship time and nobody can accurately predict anything until after the clock starts in the 1^st quarter. "Any given Sunday." And in case I don't interact with you before then, good luck on game day. May there be fair calls on both sides of the ball and may neither team lose a player to injury.

(01-16-2018, 02:44 PM)Duchess Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 01:21 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Tickets sold out at the box office in 15 seconds.

A lot of pissed off fans out there. They are blaming the quick sale on bots.

Bots, scalpers, whatever. It limits the amount of Purple jerseys at the Linc.

(01-16-2018, 02:50 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: May there be fair calls on both sides of the ball and may neither team lose a player to injury.

Hear! Hear!

(01-16-2018, 02:52 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: It limits the amount of Purple jerseys at the Linc.

I haven't given that a moments thought. It doesn't make my list of concerns. I never worry about opposing fans at home.

(01-16-2018, 02:56 PM)Duchess Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 02:52 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: It limits the amount of Purple jerseys at the Linc.

I haven't given that a moments thought. It doesn't make my list of concerns. I never worry about opposing fans at home.

In my experiences, Vikings fans travel. When they play the Cardinals, there's just as much purple as there is red in the stadium. The crowd definitely had an impact last weekend and I'd like to see a repeat performance this weekend.

(01-16-2018, 03:36 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: I'd like to see a repeat performance this weekend.

You will! In spades!

I can't recall if it was a player or a coach but the person said they felt the fans in the ground beneath their feet. The Linc was on fire! I bet the excitement is palpable.

(01-16-2018, 02:50 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 01:22 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 12:29 PM)Duchess Wrote:

I was just looking at tix for the game Sunday night. If I want the same seats I get for open practice they are over $1100 a piece. Wooo

Dang!

Snap some pics during the game and post em up!

On another note, I was reading a CBS.com piece today previewing the game and their basically saying they fully expect the Vikings to win.

I mean, come on, how do they keep underestimating Philly’s D like this? Or home field advantage?

Honestly, I'm glad they are. Keep that chip on the shoulders of those green jerseys. Disrespect is a great motivator. Conversely I've seen a few pieces that give the Eagles the nod based on the playoff experience we have in the locker room. This is the time of year that every "expert analyst's" brain turns to mush. Most of the stats, comparisons and predictions aren't worth the time it takes to listen to. It's conference championship time and nobody can accurately predict anything until after the clock starts in the 1^st quarter. "Any given Sunday." And in case I don't interact with you before then, good luck on game day. May there be fair calls on both sides of the ball and may neither team lose a player to injury.

Yes, BG, good luck to you too.

And I agree, let’s have the game NOT decided on some bogus/controversial call/play.

A couple really physical squads that I expect will bring it Sunday.

The talent is pretty evenly divided so, as usual, the game will be decided by a handful of plays, and of course, the team that controls the line of scrimmage will have the upper hand.

I just hope it’s a good, competitive game that comes down to the final minute again.

(01-16-2018, 04:19 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: I just hope it’s a good, competitive game that comes down to the final minute again.

Oh dear gawd. I'm getting too old for that shit. I have heart palpitations, ya know.

(01-16-2018, 04:19 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 02:50 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 01:22 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:

(01-16-2018, 12:29 PM)Duchess Wrote:

I was just looking at tix for the game Sunday night. If I want the same seats I get for open practice they are over $1100 a piece. Wooo

Dang!

Snap some pics during the game and post em up!

On another note, I was reading a CBS.com piece today previewing the game and their basically saying they fully expect the Vikings to win.

I mean, come on, how do they keep underestimating Philly’s D like this? Or home field advantage?

Honestly, I'm glad they are. Keep that chip on the shoulders of those green jerseys. Disrespect is a great motivator. Conversely I've seen a few pieces that give the Eagles the nod based on the playoff experience we have in the locker room. This is the time of year that every "expert analyst's" brain turns to mush. Most of the stats, comparisons and predictions aren't worth the time it takes to listen to. It's conference championship time and nobody can accurately predict anything until after the clock starts in the 1^st quarter. "Any given Sunday." And in case I don't interact with you before then, good luck on game day. May there be fair calls on both sides of the ball and may neither team lose a player to injury.

Yes, BG, good luck to you too.

And I agree, let’s have the game NOT decided on some bogus/controversial call/play.

A couple really physical squads that I expect will bring it Sunday.

The talent is pretty evenly divided so, as usual, the game will be decided by a handful of plays, and of course, the team that controls the line of scrimmage will have the upper hand.

I just hope it’s a good, competitive game that comes down to the final minute again.

Word Homie.

I hope this is what you are referring to, MS.

Vikings fans are showing appreciation for an act of sportsmanship by Saints punter Thomas Morstead by donating thousands of dollars to his charity.

After the Vikings clinched a win over the Saints with a touchdown on the final play of their NFC Divisional Round playoff game, NFL rules forced Minnesota to kick an extra point despite already leading 29–24 with no time remaining. With the Saints' fate sealed, Morstead, nursing a rib injury, led a group of New Orleans players back onto the field as Minnesota lined up to kick.

Morstead sustained the injury on Saints' first punt as he brought down Vikings return man Marcus Sherels. He would later tell reporters about the extent of pain he played through in the game.

"The whole first half was a grind," Morstead told reporters. " I couldn't breathe and was just panting, short, shallow breaths the whole first half. I sounded like a dying dog."

After the game, a Reddit post surfaced encouraging Vikings fans to donate to Morstead's What You Give Will Grow foundation.

Amazed at the news of donations flooding in, Morstead pledged to donate 100% of funds raised from Vikings fans to the Child Life department at Children's Hospital in Minnesota.

In addition to devoting funds to the Children's Hospital, Morstead also promised to personally fly to Minneapolis during Super Bowl week if donations reached a goal of $100,000.

Story

That’s the one.

Thanks!

A Minnesota travel agent compared Eagles fans to gang members. Humph

(01-18-2018, 08:38 PM)Duchess Wrote: A Minnesota travel agent compared Eagles fans to gang members. Humph

I don’t think Eagle fans will like seeing purple in their stadium.

That's crazy! Most gang members can read!

(01-18-2018, 08:57 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: I don’t think Eagle fans will like seeing purple in their stadium.

I wouldn't mind but there are some who would.