Random Discussion: What would the NFC North look like...
by Dane Noble on Sep 6, 2010 1:47 PM CDT
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I tweeted about this earlier, but have been thinking about it since then. If the Vikes join the NFC West, would the Rams swap places with them in the North?
West:
- Vikings
- Cardinals
- Seahawks
- 49ers
North:
- Bears
- Packers
- Lions
- Rams
Your thoughts?
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very interesting
I could see them keeping the vikings in the north for continuity’s sake, or doing this.
or completely rearranging the divisions again. who knows.
But then the Vikes would have to do a lot of traveling
It would be a dis.. Never mind, it’s a great idea.
the divisions
are already a lil screwy. (ie dallas in the east with the entire south division to the east of them. AFC north and east div are all weird. indy in the south etc etc) so they could get away with keepin them in the north.
makes the most sense
to have the rams in the north, without switching AFC/NFC conferences
He's a 300-pound man who moves like a defensive back. That's what you're dealing with." — Bears coach Lovie Smith on DE Julius Peppers
Makes a lot of sense.
But losing the Vikings/Pack rivalry would probably drive the NFL nutty.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Maybe but what if Favray was no longer a part of the rivalry?
Would it get as much press? I don’t think so.
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Yes but they don't matter.
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by Ditkavsworld on Sep 7, 2010 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
But the Vikings fans won't matter, because they didn't support them enough
to keep them in Minnesota.
by Mike Mueller on Sep 7, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Nationwide press?
No. But whether the nation knows or not the North rivalries (minus the Lions, no one cares about them anymore) are important. Ever Packer fan I know hates the Vikes more than the Bears. And they don’t like the Bears at all.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
I just think that the "rivalry" for the Pack and Vikes is more
popular now because of the Favre angle, you take him away and it loses some of it’s national luster. It’s like Duke and UNC, I don’t give a crap about that rivalry but ESPN force feeds me it every year. I care about IU and Turdue, but the nation does not. I don’t think “losing” the rivalry between the two would effect the NFL that largely. Yeah it’s nice to see them smack eachother around and hope for a tie, but I just don’t think on a larger scale anyone out side of Wisconsin or MInny, or outside of the North division really care.
And for any Packer fan that doesn’t hate the Bears more than the Vikings is not a true Packer fan. While my hate for the Vikings has grown over the years, I still hate the Packers with every fiber of my being till the end of times. F U Charles Martin.
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by Ditkavsworld on Sep 8, 2010 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
It felt good to write.
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by Ditkavsworld on Sep 8, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions
This man speaks with wisdom and grace........
Thank you, sir. Rec’d
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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Sep 9, 2010 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Aww shucks sir, I just hope to be able to post like you.
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Es verde, hermano.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
Makes sense. but will not happen the way The Vikings Packers games get so much hype.
the teams that should really be switched is three teams in the AFC; Baltimore should be in the east Miami in the south, and Indy in the North.
You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes.
Is this based on some news report I missed?
Is this a real possibility, I wouldn’t miss those guys but I cant see the city of Minneapolis ly down for something like this.
White Sox fans need not apply.
by Bears-Cubs Bulls on Sep 6, 2010 2:54 PM CDT reply actions
Wolf is demanding a new stadium
and since the city just finished the one for the Twins, they’re not really on board with the whole idea.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
There were some proposals in the spring but nothing came of them.
They’ll get their stadium. But they have to move quickly while Favre is still there and they’re still pretty good. Otherwise they lose a lot of their bandwagon support.
I've heard L.A. tossed around a few times.
May just be for leverage, but it’s still fun to watch them squirm. They’re a bit touchy about it over at the DN.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
NFC North is a beast & i like it that way.
Bears, Packers, Vikings and even Lions are awesome teams.
"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting." - George Orwell
Rivalry's aside, it makes perfect sense.
One of the reasons for the current alignment addressed Regionally televised games and the idea that if you resided in a given market, say, NFC North and were a Bears fan, then even if the Chicago game were not televised, the viewer would still see another team from the Division.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
I wish it worked liked that here in MN
If the Vikings aren’t playing, and the Bears are, the local stations play Uncle Buck instead of the game.
Ok. It's a Lose-Win-Win.
Of course that depends on what Bears team shows up.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
Uncle Buck is a great movie
you ever try to make pancakes with a snow shovel??? It ain’t easy.
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I hear that!
I live in MN too and am simply astounded when they choose to recycle some movie rerun or cooking show instead of broadcasting an NFL game, particularly an NFC North one.
Even Sam’s clubs here in the twin Cities know enough to stock Vikes, Packers, Bears, and Lions memorabilia.
Surely the networks could sell more commercials for an NFL game than for a cooking show??!
"What I’m trying to say is that Lovie is an idiot. Let’s not forget this." --celerysalt, WCG commenter
Here's the TV schedule:
I get my weekly dose of Titans and Panthers. Awesome.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
Sucks not living in Chicago's region
I’m not a fan of watching the games online and I’d much rather watch them on t.v.(without forking over a bunch of cash) than at a sports bar in Alabama. Gotta get my fix somehow though, and the sports bar kills 2 birds with 1 stone(Bears and Booze).
WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!
Makes you wonder
if you’d spend less by forking over the dough for the package instead of spending whatever a week at the bar.
Football is one of the few sports where living in market is a good thing. With baseball it sucks totally. In order to upgrade my cable enough to get all the games, I’d spend WAY more than the package (and get a 100 more channels I want nothing to do with). But I can’t buy the package b/c I’m “in market” and would be blacked out for every damn game.
Wish baseball would clue in that I WANT to give them the money but can’t because of their own rules.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Geez that really sucks.
Living in ‘Bama, Atlanta is on EVERY single week(not a bad team but it’s not the team I root for), and I usually get a mix of the Bucs and Panthers… yuck.
The thing about the bar, booze, and the package is that I’d likely still buy alcohol whether I had the package or not. If I’m strapped for cash I’ll go to the bar and order a water and a cheap appetizer or something, and make it last for 3 hours. Plus, the people at Bob Baumhower’s know me as a regular during the season and I have an ex that works at Hooter’s that’ll hook me up with the alcohol. :)
WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!
I get force fed the Saints.
And when they aren’t on I sometimes get no game at all, or whatever they feel like putting on that day. I’m pretty sure they aren’t going to pick up the Bears and Lions game on Sunday, but I can hope.
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At least the Saints are entertaining
I remember being in Biloxi about a week before the Super Bowl, freaking awesome. Hope is about all you can do right now brother. Living in the South has it’s disadvantages regarding the NFL, but getting to watch a boat load of SEC games is pretty sweet.
WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!
but getting to watch a boat load of SEC games is pretty sweet.
Not when you’re a big 10 guy.
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I've come to accept it. It is what it is.
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This doesn't help with NFL, BUT
a Maryland-based colleague told me last night at dinner that he has Comcast internet out there and one of their little-known features is “espn3.com”
Espn3.com gives live streams of all kinds of sports, including international stuff, rugby, tennis, golf, AND NCAA football!! FREE (or at least, included quietly in your existing cable internet package).
I checked it out immediately at home (Minnesota), and sure enough, espn3.com is available here too! You can watch live OR archived, and you can screen split 4 games at once.
Truly sweet. If you are a Comcast Internet user, see if it comes up on your PC.
"What I’m trying to say is that Lovie is an idiot. Let’s not forget this." --celerysalt, WCG commenter
No comcast here, just Cable one...
the same cable company that doesn’t offer the NFL network…. I have no idea why….
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That's why I got the Sunday Ticket
Going to the bar every weekend hurt my pocketbook and my waistline.
I'll be so glad when DirecTV finally loses that goddamn contract.
Monopolizing bastards.
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I have been advocating this forever
Except I’ve been saying the Lions would move because Detroit is collapsing and the team sucks anyways.
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That would be a not so even division for the north then. It would give the vikes a better chance at winning more too. But looks good to me.
by Jonathan Heun Jr on Sep 6, 2010 7:41 PM CDT reply actions
Any team that
Plays in a dome does not belong in the NFC North. Period. So, give the Queens a new uncovered field so that they actually belong to the North again…. Detroilet is another matter.
Actually...
Any team that plays in a dome does not belong in the NFC North
Ford Field was designed as a dome so it could be a multi-purpose complex, not just a football stadium.
I wish it had a retractable roof.
In life, a man is either the hammer or the anvil. Ndamukong Suh is both
Pride of Detroits village idiot
I think every stadium built
should have a retractable roof now. So that it can be a multipurpose facility.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
If we play the Rams more
Wouldn’t it be just like practice? Shoot we draft 1/4 our roster from that team.
It might be nice only putting up with Favre once every three years (or so) instead of twice a year
Hey that's a timeout, I can play right? yeah, get me--get the F-- Help me up...I can throw the ball if you need me to throw the ball...
Favre won't make it out of the Saints game
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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 7, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Is he going to die on the field?
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maybe...
but you didn’t hear it from me
In the 8th grade Mike Ditka won his school's Science Fair with a model of a working volcano. There were 17 other working volcano's made that day, but only one named Mount Ditka.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 7, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it me,or do the Packers really suck???
by I love football! on Sep 9, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
As long as we're doing that..
Let’s send the Packers to the CFL and take the Cheifs..
Then it will be..
Bears
Rams
Chiefs
Lions
by DisCUBbobulated on Sep 8, 2010 12:52 PM CDT reply actions
If we rearrange divisions,
we need to get the Bengals in here somehow. I don’t see passing up the opportunity for Wizard of Oz musical numbers. But what would be the fourth team….? Does any team correspond well with “Oh, My!”
"What I’m trying to say is that Lovie is an idiot. Let’s not forget this." --celerysalt, WCG commenter
Moving the Queens out of the Division now
When they are finally on the down swing of a nice run? No thanks. They need to take a pounding in in the NFC north for a while before they get to run away in shame.
No pity, No mercy. For football sakes, someone pound Favre into the ground and get it over with already.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
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