Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:

Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!

Danny please sell the REDSKINS!

• November 10, 2011 -- Penalties and Fines (0)
  Season is moving right along, and the NFL still tries to convince us they are worried about player safety by fining the defense for those "questionable" hits.  Be honest.  Running backs lead with the...
• September 27, 2011 -- Romo complains to NFL? (0)
  Romo said in an interview the Redskins were calling out snap counts and that the league will look into this.    That is why the snaps were bad?   The NFL will look into this and review the audio to s...
• May 18, 2011 -- The NFL whiners! (0)
  I've had it... I can't take being quiet about this anymore.  The League, the Owners, and all the Players are a bunch of GREEDY little !#^#'s!!  How can the players whine about more money, health care...
• May 6, 2011 -- Sleeper Team (0)
  If the teams make it on the field this season, who do you think will be the "sleeper team"?  I am thinking, maybe Cleveland???     GO BOLTS!!! ...
• February 1, 2011 -- I hope the Steelers punt return team is ready! (0)
  I hope in all the preparing that both teams are doing that the Steelers are ready to deal with the field position strategy that the Packers are going to execute. I don't remember them making any stel...

 http://www.conferenceboard.ca/reports/briefings/bigLeagues/briefing-6.aspx . With the dollar market being to bunched, especially concerning the growth of possible television revenue but with the creation of an NBC sports network of some kind teaming with the major sports network VS., can Canada add back their team? Or will Toronto lose theirs?

Red 

• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 7, 2011 -- White Sox hire Robin Ventura to coach. (0)
  This is not a hire that is "out of the blue" but as White Sox fans know Jerry and Kenny like the idea of hiring from within the organization.  Robin Ventura, no experience as a head coach, is still a...
• September 17, 2011 -- Detroit Tigers (0)
  I feel I need to correct the one who wrote the article about the Tigers. The writer said that they havent finished first in their division since 1984 but thats WRONG! The Tigers won their division in...
• September 6, 2011 -- OH, ITS CRYING TIME AGAIN……. (0)
  OH, ITS CRYING TIME AGAIN YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE ME. I CAN TELL BY THAT FARAWAY LOOK IN YOUR EYES....... Well, the Red Sox Nation is reacting in the predictable way of jumping ship now that 2 of the last...
• August 16, 2011 -- Good bye Jim Tracy…….please (0)
  I almost became a Rockies fan. It is a hard thing to do when every turn shows how politically correct they are trying to be. check the stats and see if the best players are on the field. This minorit...

It is a hard thing to do when every turn shows how politically correct they are trying to be.

check the stats and see if the best players are on the field.

This minority experiment should go the way of the dodo bird.

The stands are emptying by the day and Tracy is a bore, who can no longer manage either because

he is just a puppet or an idiot.

• December 4, 2011 -- Aaron Rodgers cements MVP? (0)
  If there were any doubters that Rodgers will be named this yrs MVP,  I think he cemented that honor today.  The Giants score and convert 2 point conversion and the stadium is about to burst at the se...
• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 30, 2011 -- Canadian Counterparts (0)
  Now that the series is over, and another year of ball has been completed on the field, new thoughts are arriving off of it. Will Canada be able to field a team with the Blue Jays  or will Montreal co...
• October 29, 2011 -- Worst Game 6! (0)
  Given how exciting game 6 was, this was one of the sloppiest ugliest games I have ever seen. And yet there calling it the best ever.  Anyone watch real baseball anymore.   5 total errors. Horrible pi...
• September 27, 2011 -- Mike Slime and the BCS (0)
  From an article posted today;   Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive expects the BCS executive director to ask the commissioners to consider lifting the two-team per conference limit in th...

Think about it…………

yeah, Mo enters the field with the PA playing Metallica, but this video has Metallica playing….with a video of Mo behind them!!!

• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 30, 2011 -- Canadian Counterparts (0)
  Now that the series is over, and another year of ball has been completed on the field, new thoughts are arriving off of it. Will Canada be able to field a team with the Blue Jays  or will Montreal co...
• August 16, 2011 -- Good bye Jim Tracy…….please (0)
  I almost became a Rockies fan. It is a hard thing to do when every turn shows how politically correct they are trying to be. check the stats and see if the best players are on the field. This minorit...
• August 14, 2011 -- Zambrano: Is this good bye? (0)
  Seems like the 'fierce competitor' lost control and went berserk in trying to nail Larry "the Chipper" Jones in the baseball game yesterday.  He has been disqualified for a 30 day term  and  will not...
• August 2, 2011 -- Ugly fallout from the lockout settlement (0)
  http://networkedblogs.com/l8mcE   "The NFL informed Carl Eller’s legal team Friday that the NFL Players Association has taken $500 million that could have benefited retirees, the Hall of Fame defensi...

• November 9, 2011 -- Maddux says NO to Boston (0)
  He doesn't even come out to the city for  an interview....too far from TX. But  he can do Chicago.  Interesting!! ...
• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 30, 2011 -- Canadian Counterparts (0)
  Now that the series is over, and another year of ball has been completed on the field, new thoughts are arriving off of it. Will Canada be able to field a team with the Blue Jays  or will Montreal co...
• September 27, 2011 -- Adios, Ozzie, gracias por las memorias! (0)
  A big thank you to Ozzie for the unbelievable class you showed in leaving the White Sox ... That you are going to the Marlins (name will be Miami Marlins next year) will make me pat attention to thei...
• September 7, 2011 -- A&M domino could fall Wednesday… (0)
  So where are all the people now who called me an idiot for even broaching the subject of this SuperConference idea?   Uhoh...it's about to happen!   A&M domino could fall Wednesday; then tilt-a-whirl...

“The NFL informed Carl Eller’s legal team Friday that the NFL Players Association has taken $500 million that could have benefited retirees, the Hall of Fame defensive end told the Sun-Times.”

As if it isn’t bad enough that the league as an entity doesn’t care about players unless they’re on the field, and that teams/owners actively screw with former players and their benefits (even current players if they’re injured), but once again the players themselves (allegedly) turn their back on their brethren, the NFL Alumni.

Pitiful.  Absofreakinglutely pitiful, by all parties.

• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 30, 2011 -- Canadian Counterparts (0)
  Now that the series is over, and another year of ball has been completed on the field, new thoughts are arriving off of it. Will Canada be able to field a team with the Blue Jays  or will Montreal co...
• October 5, 2011 -- The 2011 schedule of league fines……….. (0)
  The 2011 schedule of league fines is listed below. These numbers represent the minimum amount: Offense Against Game Official Physical Contact with Official: $25,000 (first offense) / $50,000 (second ...
• October 5, 2011 -- Missouri exploring conference re-alingment options… (0)
  Sounds good to me...We shall see....   Missouri curators unanimously approve exploring conference affiliation   After a four-hour meeting that included athletic director Mike Alden, the University of...
• October 2, 2011 -- Whole stadium cries out for flag<wow (0)
  Eagles fans the whole stadium! Cries out for flag as Vic gets hit as he goes out of bounds RLMAO!:smileyvery-happy:                                (Its pouring rain at Eagles stadium so they can saty...

GO BOLTS!!!

• January 25, 2011 -- RE: cUTLER COMMENTS FROM PLAYERS (0)
  It FIGURES that Samuel would 'drop' the DK's (Vick) name as a 'martyr' on the field. Doesn't Samuel (who is one player who plays NOT to get hurt) realize YET that the Eagles will NEVER win w/Vick. Hi...
• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 10, 2011 -- REMEMBER WHEN????? (0)
  Remember when we listened to all the non-aq schools about how they were getting screwed by the BCS?  Remember all our arguments about how weak their schedules were and how they needed to get into a b...
• August 9, 2011 -- The teams won or lost >> just ignore the whining posts (0)
  Week in and week out fans want to blame anyone but 'There Team' for a loss. I would like to suggest that we ignore any posts about how the men in black from area 51 had it in for there team and THATS...
• May 6, 2011 -- Random Sighting (0)
  http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv/Fight-Camp-360%C2%B0/141091/1887235424/Episode-1%3A-FIGHT-CAMP-360%C2%B0%3A-Pacquiao-vs.-Mosley/videos?cmpid=FCST_hero  (at 1:40 into vid)   I was watching a preview o...

I was watching a preview of the Pacquiao vs Mosley fight coming up that was linked at comcast homepage and although it was for a brief moment, I recognized a former Charger cornerback as one of the interviewers. He went into TV and long ago had a local show in San Diego called Mr. 39s Talent Time. He played for the Bolts from 1968-1971 and went on to the Packers and Browns. Stats wise I don’t know although he was a popular personality. He was one of a few players that I ran across off the field. I happen to be in line behind him at a KFC that was near the studios that he recorded his show at. Other Chargers I got to meet of the field were kicker Rolf Benirshke filming a commercial for colitis, and half back Paul Lowe who was doing a public appearance for the San Diego city schools at an event for the school crossing guards which I was one.

Mr. 39 Jim Hill

Just trying to liven it up. Right Golfer? :smileyhappy: You Rule Still. :smileyvery-happy:

• May 6, 2011 -- Sleeper Team (0)
  If the teams make it on the field this season, who do you think will be the "sleeper team"?  I am thinking, maybe Cleveland???     GO BOLTS!!! ...
• February 1, 2011 -- I hope the Steelers punt return team is ready! (0)
  I hope in all the preparing that both teams are doing that the Steelers are ready to deal with the field position strategy that the Packers are going to execute. I don't remember them making any stel...
• November 27, 2011 -- My Signature (0)
  Does anyone else feel that I need to change my signature to Bolt Down from Bolt Up?  I have to find some humor in the pathetic season my Bolts are having. :smileysad:  Will always be a Charger fan th...
• November 19, 2011 -- Week 10 Pick Standings (0)
  Ah, another glorious week of NFL football. Nothing is a sure thing anymore, except the Packers winning of course. This week timus excelled at picks with an 11-5 week. Congratulations!  Good luck to e...
• November 17, 2011 -- Jolly gets 6 years for drug charges. (0)
  HOUSTON (AP) — Suspended Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly has been sentenced to six years in prison for violating the terms of his probation on a drug charge. Judge Denise Bradley sen...

Dooley Rule’, two others changes approved by NCAA panel

 

Two months after receiving recommendations from the NCAA Football Rules Committee, the Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved three rules changes that will take effect in the 2011 season, with two of the new rules dealing directly with players safety.

As recommended in February, the biggest change will come from how below-the-waist blocking is defined and called.  Players on the line of scrimmage within seven yards of the center will still be permitted to block below the waist anywhere on the field as in the past, but anywhere else “cut blocking” will be illegal except on scrimmage plays in the following instances:

–Wide receivers more than seven yards from the center at the snap of the ball can block below the waist only against a player facing him or toward the nearest sideline.

–Running backs/receivers in the backfield and outside the tackle box (the area five yards on either side of the center) or players in motion can block below the waist only on players facing them or toward the nearest sideline.

As well as clarifying the new cut-block rules in an attempt to enhance player safety, the panel approved a change that will make it a five-yard penalty for three defensive players to line up shoulder-to-shoulder-to-shoulder over a single offensive player on field goal and extra point attempts.

And then there’s what’s lovingly becoming known as “The Dooley Rule”.

At the end of regulation of the December Music City Bowl, Tennessee was leading North Carolina when the Tar Heels committed a penalty with one second left in regulation.  That penalty actually benefited the confused Tar Heels immensely as it allowed them to get their field-goal unit on the field for the game-tying field goal attempt, which they made.  The Tar Heels ultimately won the bowl game in double overtime.

If such a situation would occur in a game in 2011 and beyond, a team like the Volunteers would have the option of a 10-second rundown of the game clock if a team commits a foul that stops the clock in the final minute of both halves.  Such an option would’ve given head coach Derek Dooley a win in his first bowl game with the Vols as there were under 10 seconds left in regulation.

Technically, the new “10-second runoff rule” — i.e. “The Dooley Rule” — would give the opposing team three options:

–Take the yardage penalty and the 10-second rundown.

–Take the yardage penalty without the 10-second rundown.

–Decline both the 10-second rundown and the penalty yardage.

In addition to the rule changes, the panel also made note of two rule changes that were approved last year but will not go into effect until 2011, including one that has the potential to stir up a tidal wave of controversy.

This will be the first year of the rule change regarding unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, which will be treated as either live-ball or dead-ball fouls. Previously, all fouls of this kind were treated as dead-ball fouls.

The change means, for example, that if a player makes a taunting gesture to an opponent on the way to scoring a touchdown, the flag would nullify the score and penalize the offending team 15 yards from the spot of the foul.

Penalties for dead-ball misconduct fouls (for example, unsportsmanlike behavior after the player crosses the goal line) continue to be assessed on the ensuing kickoff or the extra point/two point conversion attempt.

Another rule that goes into effect this season is video monitors being allowed in the coaches’ booth for the purpose of determining whether a team should request an instant-replay challenge. Only a live broadcast of the game will be allowed (that is, no editing/rewinding capabilities). If monitors are installed, the home team must provide the same equipment in both coaching booths.

• December 10, 2010 -- Bowl breakdown. / pick winners. (0)
  NEW MEXICO BOWL UTEP VS. BYU Dec. 18 HUMANITARIAN BOWL NORTHERN ILLINOIS VS. FRESNO STATE Dec. 18 NEW ORLEANS BOWL TROY VS. OHIO Dec. 18 BEFF O’BRADY’S BOWL LOUISVILLE VS. SOUTHERN MISS Dec. 21 MAACO...
• August 4, 2010 -- GAMES I THINK WILL BE INTERESTING!!! (0)
  Thursday, 9/2 Pittsburg @ Utah   Saturday, 9/4 Oregon State @ TCU Cinncinatti @ Fresno State LSU @ North Carolina   Monday, 9/6 Boise State @ Virginia Tech   Saturday, 9/11 Penn State @ Alabama Miami...
• November 15, 2011 -- Anyone else get the email from Roger Goodell? (0)
  Got an email today from the dictator himself. Saying along the lines how do you like the exciting games this year so far... I told him basically that he should do all the real football fans a favor a...
• November 6, 2011 -- Redskins gain Record ! (0)
  Longest time in NFL history for a Defense to be on the field !:smileysad:   Longest Fieldgoal in clubs history 59 yards:smileyvery-happy:   Wow  Sacmahan and son suc BAD!   Danny please sell the REDS...
• October 30, 2011 -- Canadian Counterparts (0)
  Now that the series is over, and another year of ball has been completed on the field, new thoughts are arriving off of it. Will Canada be able to field a team with the Blue Jays  or will Montreal co...

When Martin went to try and catch that ball near the dugout 2 Twins coaches were over there bracing his fall to make sure he didn’t get hurt.  When Martin was helped back up he just turned away without an acknowledgement of thanks or anything.

But what REALLY ticked me off was the lack of class when Nishioka broke his leg today.  Not by Swisher, the guy was just doing his job, sure it was a little hard of a slide, but it was clean.  What made me mad was the lack of support from the fans when Nishi had to be helped off the field by two comrades without the slightest bit of acknowledgement from the crowd.  Correct me if I am wrong, but is it not the classy, and right thing to do when a player is injured to clap/ cheer for them when they come off the field, especially if they can’t even come off on their own power?  Lack of class there… pretty disappointed.

• September 29, 2011 -- Detroit will be the team I want to win (0)
  I guess I would like to see diamondbacks, or Detroit win it all, .   In the AL I will root for either Texas or Detroit, I prefer Detroit, because I like Jim Leland. Than diamondbacks, than st Louis, ...
• September 12, 2011 -- COWBOYS-JETS (0)
  Congrats to the Jets and their fans for an exciting win on an emotional day!  Good teams don't give up and find a way to win.  It also takes quite a bit of talent to lead by 14 in the 4th qtr and fin...
• July 27, 2011 -- Ogden Nash’s "Lineup for Yesterday" (0)
  A is for Alex The great Alexander; More Goose eggs he pitched Than a popular gander. B is for Bresnahan Back of the plate; The Cubs were his love, and McGraw his hate. C is for Cobb, Who grew spikes ...
• May 28, 2011 -- Where is the Roger Clemons attitude (0)
  I really miss this guy, not so much for his pitching although was great, I loved his attitude.  I was a pitcher all my school years and into Junior college but never even came close to Clemons great ...
• April 21, 2011 -- BARTELO COLON (0)
  Nice first start for Bartelo Colon. Along with the game Freddie Garcia pitched the other night maybe this shopping at Wal Mart is working out pretty good for the Yankees. ...