The First Playoff Game In Texans History Announced
by Tim on Jan 1, 2012 8:51 PM CST
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You knew that your Houston Texans would be hosting the Cincinnati Bengals next weekend. You just didn't know when. Now, thanks to a report from Geoff Hobson (of Bengals.com), you do. After the jump.
#Bengals-Houston 4:30 Saturday at Houston
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Bandwagon fan since Oct. 6, 1999.
by Lone Spot on Jan 1, 2012 8:56 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My flight takes off at 3:30……..
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
by Rip Jersey on Jan 1, 2012 11:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Gotta work it out around the game, dude.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
and if we beat Bengals, then the Ravens and Pats fall to either Broncos or Steelers
then the Texans host the AFC championship game at Reliant
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
Its on NBC?
Weak sauce bro, Corpus doesn’t have NBC because of some stupid dispute with Time Warner. Guess I’ll have to go to a bar
Yep - announced at halftime
Dungy picked the Bungles
Rodney Harrison picked the Texans
Fuck you Tony. Well – except for this time, Fuck you Rodney too.
Yeah - I know
and – he’s kind of a dick.
Whatever. All of the talking heads on the NFL network picked us to beat Indy. We know how that turned out.
If we get all of our offense woes sorted, I think we can beat Cincy. If we play like we played against Carolina, Indy and the 1st half vs. Cincy – we’re fucked.
He still didn't
He said our defense sucks now, but he likes us at home. It was a backhanded compliment.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
typical Patriot asshole
Funny how they think they’re shit doesn’t stink now but their team was absolute shit for so many decades.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Hummm, sounds like us.
but they are a bit aloof.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
Bruschi and Harrison never miss an oppurtunity to deep throat anything Patriot-related.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
I'm in Corpus.
And I’ve got NBC on Time Warner. Unless this just went down a couple days ago…
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Jan 1, 2012 10:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Well...
Just checked NBC here locally, and appearently it is now HBO Family. So now I feel like a dumbass.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Jan 1, 2012 10:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
This just sucks so much.
I don’t want to watch a stream, is there a good not-bar sports place. Don’t really want to be in a bar.
.................
this is going to be the longest week of my life.
by Texan5513 on Jan 1, 2012 9:01 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
TWSS
As she opened the value-pack of tampons…
Houston Texans fan, first and foremost.
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by 5stringJeff on Jan 1, 2012 9:08 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Yes!!!
Saturday – here we come!
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
Man where the fuck did Victor Cruz come from lol
by TheDream34 on Jan 1, 2012 9:11 PM CST via mobile reply actions
UMass
Oh rhetorical question…never mind
by LouisianaTexan on Jan 1, 2012 9:19 PM CST up reply actions
woooo-hooooo! GO UMass!!!!!!
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
by Rip Jersey on Jan 1, 2012 11:18 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm feeling all tingly in my bits.
Oh, wait: that’s ’cause the Chokeboys are getting curb-stomped.
I’ll get aroused by the Texans’ playoff game tomorrow.
Full Day Tail Gate
That place will be Rockin
Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?
Ahhhhh this will be a great week for Houston
can’t wait to get back in town
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
I know this is crazy thinking
But of we win through and steelers or broncos do too we could host the championship!!! Lol…
by CJ3m on Jan 1, 2012 9:22 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Tom Hammond and Mike Mayock
Alex Flanagan sideline reporting
by UTBawse23 on Jan 1, 2012 9:32 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Love Mike Mayock
Oh, my bad. I’ll be at Reliant…
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
Enjoy (and you better go home hoarse)!
In other words….
Good luck we’re all counting on you.
by willieboyd on Jan 2, 2012 10:29 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec for Airplane reference.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
I'll probably walk into the stadium hoarse
and drunk.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
Bad Feeling
After 5 years of season tickets, I’d hoped for a happy feeling right now. But it ain’t there.
We let the Panthers kick our asses. Then we crumbled vs the Colts. And today, Kubiak essentially told the team “winning doesn’t matter” today. 0-3. I see a regression to the Same Old Texans.
I sure hope I’m wrong and they play like they did vs the Falcons and Steelers. But it is hard to see how they’ll get back out of the habit of losing by next Saturday.
by smokehaus on Jan 1, 2012 9:29 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I understand your concerns
But kubiak does have 3 rings so I think he knows what to do in order to win in the playoffs. He knows he has to let Yates be aggressive in order to win.
by TheDream34 on Jan 1, 2012 9:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm sorry, but
If you can’t find a way to be optimistic about the first playoff game in Texans history then I don’t know what to tell you. I get the doubts and everything but some folks are really starting to sound like battered wives or something. What is it going to take to get you guys fired up??
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Jan 1, 2012 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
Nice one
With the battered wives comment. Its been tough getting here.
I started the season thinking 11-5, then was ecstatic with their newfound toughness recovering from adversity. Three weeks ago, I beleived 13-3 and making it to the Confetence Championship game.
But these past three weks have been very, very familliar. And I completely disagree with the idea that today’s game didn’t matter. All losses matter. This is a team that wants to win, wants to believe they can win. But this is completely different from, say the Steelers who KNOW they should always win.
The Texans are still a fragile team. One hopes that they’ll respond with anger and passion next week. But that’s what I expected Thursday at Indy.
Winning franchises don’t play half-assed football after wrapping up a division titile.
Indeed
That was a great game. I was screaming my head off in Sec138.
And, for the record, for the past few years I’ve more resempled an overly optimistic Homer than a pessimist. I love this franchise’s character – we are the anti-Raiders/Titans/Cowgirls and I love that.
But my point was that some teams have a killer instinct and faith in their awesomeness. That is something our boys are still creating. I hope it is less fragile than I fear.
I hear ya
but I thought the backups played with plenty of intensity. We lost because of coaching decisions (including benching starters) not player effort. I would rather see Kubiak protect players from injury and give away less of the playbook for the Bengals’ film study, so I’m fine with him losing this one.
If players’ emotions come into play next Saturday, I suspect it will be more of a chip on the shoulder than a culture of losing. Then again, I think the boys in steel blue have had that chip all season… especially Cushing.
When you say coaching decisions it sounds like bad play calling.
We lost for strategic reasons.
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"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:08 PM CST up reply actions
We lost because of poor player execution on our last offensive play
If we score 2 there nobody would have anything negative to say. All the talk would be about how our scrubs came back and crushed the Titans playoff hopes. Instead we get a lot of overreaction about a coaching decision that 99.9% of the other NFL coaches that have lost their first 3 QB’s would have made in a game in which the final score had zero impact on playoff implications.
.02
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I will give you that.
But not playing starters, or limiting time, is probably what ultimately “lost” us the game. So, it was a strategic decision since the goal was to get the starters and the top backups into next week with as little risk to injury as possible.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
...and rested.
Reserves played well and reduced overall exposure to the battle that the NFL is. Didn’t Cincy play their ones right to the end?
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I don't think they had a choice.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
Winning franchises don’t play half-assed football after wrapping up a division titile.
The 2009 Patriots disagree.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Jan 2, 2012 7:50 AM CST up reply actions
there is a method to the madness
That has been the last 3 weeks. Get excited, you will be impressed and happy on Sat. When we see everything Kubiak has on offense and everything wade has on D. Enjoy the ride, I promise it won’t end this weekend in Houston.
by Texan5513 on Jan 1, 2012 9:37 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
This is what I've been sayin
If you look at the big picture, Things look a lot different than what the last 3 games say by themselves. True our scoreboard was smaller after Schaub went down, But Yates was still winning till it didn’t matter anymore. And the Defense had NO dropoff till after we locked up the division. Those guys are still there.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 1, 2012 10:25 PM CST up reply actions
This, exactly
was what I felt after today’s game. Maybe it was tinged with Budweiser-fueled angst, but I just don’t like seeing a trend of losing to 3 pathetic teams in a row. I just refuse to believe that a game before the first-ever playoff game doesn’t matter at all. Would a last-minute win also have been completely meaningless? Is momentum a nonexistent force?
"Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes."- George Orwell, 1933, on being a Texans fan.
by Wario Millions on Jan 1, 2012 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Fans are real into momentum, but
good players/coaching > some intangible theory about emotions affecting the outcome of the game
I'd argue that we have lots of momentum coming out of this game
Our 4th string QB proved he’s not completely washed up. Our converted FB proved he’s still one hell of a receiving threat when targeted. Andre is fully healthy again. Ben Tate ran like a man possessed. Derrick Ward still has wheels. Dobbins and Mr. Alexander are pretty good LB depth after all. Bryan Braman is the berserker we thought he was. Neil Rackers can still hit one from over 50 in Reliant. Antonio Smith hasn’t forgotten how to sack.
And if Dreessen and Austin don’t have brain farts there’s a very good possibility we convert the two points and win A MEANINGLESS GAME.
Those that can’t see the positive in all of that frankly need to turn in their fan cards.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
NEVAR!
My Fan Card!
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Derrick Ward still has wheels
Considering the moniker of Glacier, that made me laugh.
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"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
At this point
I 100% doubt you understand football or common sense in the least.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
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by bigfatdrunk on Jan 1, 2012 10:37 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
lolz
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Jan 1, 2012 11:20 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously
I feel kinda guilty because we’re piling on one of our own fans, but I can’t help it. The negative overreaction thing is SOOOOOOO annoying. Some people will only be satisfied by perfection, and that’s retarded.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Fans are the only ones affected by the perception of momentum
pro athletes are trained to have short memories, and not just across the span of a few games, but even departing from a bad play to shake it off and re-focus.
The last three games mean nothing, and did nothing to change the situation. They effectively provided the players with full contact practice for the playoffs.
Now 6 AFC teams and 6 NFC teams are all 0-0. Nothing matters except the next game, the next play, period.
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
by MeMongo on Jan 1, 2012 10:43 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
1-0, brother. Just for today!
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
We lost the last game of preseason 28-0 to the Vikings
A pathetic team.
We did fine those next couple of weeks, and then lost to our eventual SB opponent.
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"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
Momentum
I’ve never believed in it momentum as a fan or when I played.
But I keep hearing retired players and coaches talk about momentum as an important thing. Seems goofy to me, but then I never played in the NFL and they did.
We have definitely had a completely different feel this year. The Steelers, Bemgals and Falcons games really showed a toughness that they never had before. The last few weeks looked like a relapse. I hope it is temporary.
Momentum exists in the world of physics....
but in this sense it is intangible and doesn’t matter due to the Any Given Sunday theory and variables that are human performance.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Are you certain of that?
/Heisenberg’d
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Dude
Tennessee is far from a pathetic team. God your head is thick.
Get over it.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I didn't want to lose on the way to the playoffs either
but I totally agreed with Kubes’ call at the end of the game. Win or lose, he didn’t want to play another period of minutes and multiple plays that could get someone else hurt with no tangible gain. It hurt to lose to the BESF’s (especially since I know the meth lab-rats at MCM have probably been chatting up how overrated they think we are since the end of the game-I refuse to give them hits today) but I get it. Now go show me what you’ve been keeping under wraps, Gary.
"The best thing about being a cynic......is that you are never surprised." ~Anonymous
"Don't get yourself a bunch of tricky plays.......get yourself a bunch of tricky players." `Paul "Bear" Bryant
Eat me, David Stern.
by Christopher H on Jan 1, 2012 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
It all boils down to Gary's sacrificing a couple of games via game scheme and playing time for a healthier
team headed into the first round. We g’set to see next week if the team bought in or not. Additionally, Gary and the team are no longer playing for Gary’s job which was clearly the case at the beginning of the season and half way into the seven game streak.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I remember the last time Houston was in the playoffs and we all had "that feeling"
because the Oilers had been on a winning streak. One Joe Montana comeback later and our team was on the chopping block.. or should I say auction block? Face it, even if the Texans lose in the first round of the playoffs we’re still better off as Houston fans than we were in 1994.
Exactly
Shit happens. Teams lose. It’s a game. The bottom line is this is the best season the Houston Texans have ever had and we’re division champs. Fuck all the rest.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Jan 2, 2012 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
tell us how ya really feel, Hydro!!
rec’d
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
This Sounds like Eyore
It is what it is. Please don’t spoil my optimism. If we lose, I won’t cowtow because you “told me so” and I really don’t like chewing my nails all week before the game. The confidence we fans had during the winning streak was nice. I have every reason to believe that the Texans are ready for their game, and that the games that the last 3 games do not in any way refect how we will do in the playoffs (except the Carolina game might have caught us by surprise).
That said, I have a good gut feeling that Kubes and the team know something we don’t know, and they are gonna show us some neat shit we haven’t seen before. That first drive by Yates was one of the most solid, decisive, and absolutely dominant drives I’ve seen all year (1st by him)
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 1, 2012 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
Can we PLEASE see some 5 yard slants to Andre??
I swear, those used to be our bread and butter passes to start every game under little Shanny, but now we hardly ever use them anymore! The quickest way to get the QB and Andre on the same page was the 5 yard slant. Hell, every team we’ve played in the last month has used them against us! I’m really hoping Kubiak dials them back up because we need Andre to get hot fast next week.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
^this.
And that cross the field pass to Foster we haven’t seen since Tampa.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
the Casey FB pass routes too
They haven’t used him that way since coming back from injury, and Vickers was pretty piss poor so I’m hoping Kubs dials up some of those THOR passes from the power sets.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
except for yesterday
but I think Kubes had to show that hand because Casey has been out, and he needed to see if Yates could run it.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
The passes yesterday came when he was playing TE though, right?
Before he got hurt Kubiak had some brilliant FB pass plays dialed up for him. I want to see that worked back into our power run sets.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I can't do replay, so I can't be for sure if he played TE all game.
It didn’t occur to me to notice what position he was playing until someone pointed out in the second half that he was at TE then. So I will recant and defer until someone can verify if any of those pass plays from Yates were to him while he was playing FB.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
..only the qb whisperer knows...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
You think he's saving the deep ball too?
Since the Bengals game it seems like every Yates throw was a check down. Almost as if Kubiak decided to over sell the short game to make our playoff opponent think he lost confidence in Yates’s ability to stretch the field.
I really hope that’s it. I want to see some quick slants and deep throws!
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Yates has actually throw very few checkdowns
The last 2 games
I really do not get where this idea comes from
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Jan 2, 2012 5:46 PM CST up reply actions
He threw zero against Titans
no time to checkdown, those passes were out on second step.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
mostly
in the very conservative Indy game, after the strip/sack against a very overmatched opponent. I think all involved were trying to go through the progressions quickly to just protect the ball and thought we could win no matter what we did.
TJ must throw 30 times for us to win.
Who cares!
We made the post season for the first time ever! How cool is that!
I didn’t want to shell out big money for tix – but we’re having a playoff party at my house. The theme – Safari. We’re hunting Bungle Tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GAME ON!!!!!
GO TEXANS!!!!
Kinky.
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...in the jungle...
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'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
not a shabby theme song for our first playoff trist, eh?
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I'm jazzed about being in the playoffs for the first time
But I won’t be disappointed too badly with a loss. I’ve read a few people say Kubes should be fired if we lose our first playoff game, but that’s just insane. Considering all the injuries we’ve had, I think our record is a testament to our coaching and scouting abilities. I mean, how well do you think most teams would be with starting their 3rd string QB for half the season, their best offense player out for 3/4ths of the season, their star running back out for a few games, and their best defensive (though Joseph might be giving Mario a run for that title) player out most of the season? I’m just happy to be in the playoffs at all.
by SubCrim on Jan 1, 2012 10:16 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Where have you read that Kubes should be fired if he loses in the playoffs?
Because that’s probably one of the most asinine arguments I’ve ever heard.
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by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 10:17 PM CST up reply actions
I saw a comment on a post-game thread
Either the loss against the Colts or the Panthers. I don’t remember who but I know someone said it.
Ah, okay, I thought this was some other board, or the Comicle or something.
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Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 10:27 PM CST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
I made a statement to that effect after the Colts loss. I can say that was entirely out of red-haze, clench-fisted fury; I’ve never been so disgusted by a Texans game and I was in the stands for the Rosencopter.
God is not on our side because he hates idiots also.
by Meta Sandoval on Jan 1, 2012 10:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Truth
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Ha, theres posters out there now saying he should be fired...regardless of whether he wins the SB
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 1, 2012 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
wario!!!!
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
keep my name out yo mouf
never said that. i got mad after the game. get over it.
"Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes."- George Orwell, 1933, on being a Texans fan.
by Wario Millions on Jan 1, 2012 10:36 PM CST up reply actions
forgiveness requested.
You must admit. You were not real happy earlier with the sacrifice Gary made in order to carry the healthiest team possible into the playoffs. I inferred to far. But those were Gary’s decisions.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
its all good. I'm still mad but I dont wanna argue with other Texans fans
I just completely disagree with the approach to this game. And very disappointed to end the regular season like this. Especially since I spend my hard-earned cash and drove to Houston to see the game.
"Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes."- George Orwell, 1933, on being a Texans fan.
by Wario Millions on Jan 1, 2012 10:57 PM CST up reply actions
That would make a difference to me personally also....
in fact I’d be PISSSSSED also. thanks for ‘splainin’.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I have mixed feelings today.
The good emotions are: the bigger picture is more important and there is logic to protecting our players for the playoffs and not risking them in a game that won’t change anything relative to playoff seed.
The frustration sets in when I consider how much my season tickets cost, and how I just attended a pre-season value exhibition at full cost. Between that and getting jammed under “requirement” to purchase two home games for the playoffs really torques me in how the NFL manipulates season ticket holders.
It is apparent to me that the TV fans have it much better than season ticket holders who receive season invoices in March to pay for something they won’t attend for six months, and invoices in December for two playoff games even if only one is played. The word “required” is underscored in these invoices reminding the ticket holders of the contractual obligation that is “not optional”. TV fans can buy tickets to specific games or just watch the whole season on TV (NFL ticket, local broadcast, stream, etc).
I’ll be a TV fan next year and pick one or two games to attend without all the long term contracts and legal threats.
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
I'm looking for PSLs, so this is good for me.
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by H-town Fanatic on Jan 2, 2012 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
Look at it this way, We beat them without winning.
Make no mistake. We left that game knowing that it was ours for the taking, and the Titans left knowing that we beat them as well. The final score really doesn’t matter because we spanked them and they know it. Just check their own blog for verification.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 10:57 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Exactly!
Those are my exact feelings. We lost on the scoreboard but it was only a moral victory for the Titans. Our scrubs were handing it to them and they know it.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Anyone know what jersey combo they'll do?
I wouldn’t mind seeing the red on red or deep steel blue on blue
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
Same here
Steel blue is our most intimidating look IMO. I also like liberty white but I’d go with the blue.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Further down, but
Scurfield reported Blue top white pants…standard home unis.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
yea! Battle Red FTW!
"Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes."- George Orwell, 1933, on being a Texans fan.
by Wario Millions on Jan 1, 2012 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
No team ever should ever wear the same color pants and jerseys.
It’s a travesty of a mockery of a sham. Do you think Dick Butkus would go for that bullshit? C’mon, NFL!
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
I'd be shocked if they didn't go battle red on Saturday.
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Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 10:27 PM CST up reply actions
I actually really like
the solid white uniforms. I wouldn’t mind blue on blue or red on whites, but not the ketchup bottles or blue on white.
God is not on our side because he hates idiots also.
by Meta Sandoval on Jan 1, 2012 10:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Well, they've only done 1 Battle Red day....
NFL rules dictate, barring special permissions, you can do alternates 2 home games in the season.
Battle Red Playoffs?
"Lord, beer me strength."
It seems like an easy decision to me.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:49 PM CST up reply actions
I may have to do something special for Saturday, food wise.
Maybe I’ll make gumbo or something. Definitely gotta buy some Shiner.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:57 PM CST up reply actions
Battle Red with the Bengals' orange on the other side?
As much as I love Battle Red, I would rather wear blue.
Houston Texans fan, first and foremost.
College football teams: Army, Syracuse, Texas, Auburn.
They'd be wearing white
Since they are away
by splanket on Jan 2, 2012 8:30 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I think that only applies to the regular season, because you have to schedule the alternate dress
I could be wrong but don’t they get to schedule dress for playoffs separately?
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
Well....it doesn't matter now
NickScurfield Nick Scurfield
Blue jersey, white pants (standard home unis)
"Lord, beer me strength."
Saving Battle Red
for the AFCCG.
BTW, it’s been so long since I cared, any chance that that game is played on the 21st? I don’t remember if they do one one Saturday and one on Sunday, or both on Sunday.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 12:49 PM CST up reply actions
WC games-Sat/Sun; Div games-Sat/Sun; AFCCG/NFCCG-both Sun.22nd
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Good.
I’m working the afternoon/evening of the 21st.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 1:12 PM CST up reply actions
Hah! 'nough said
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
Texans road to the Superbowl is quite workable....
To get there:
Texans have to beat the Bengals at Reliant
then go beat the Ravens in Baltimore
If Pats beat Broncos/Steelers, then Texans play AFC Championship in NE
If Boncos/Steelers beat Pats, then Texans host the AFC Championship game against Broncos/Steelers
Quite honestly, I like our chances against any of these teams if the Texans play at their best.
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
unfortunately I can see this being the most probable outcome
Steelers beat Broncos, Pats beat Steelers, Texans play in NE
Our best chance is if Steelers find a way to beat the Pats so we can beat the Steelers in Reliant again this season
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
love your optimism
With our Defense we are going to be in any and every game. Couple that with having Andre and Foster on the field at the same time and I like our chances in any game.
by Texan5513 on Jan 1, 2012 10:41 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Bengals and Pats games will be easy wins
I think the Baltimore game will be our biggest test
by Samarth Sulhan on Jan 1, 2012 11:27 PM CST up reply actions
Uhhhh.....easy there, brother. Ain't nothing gonna be easy about the Pats.
Hell….I personally don’t think Cincy will be a chip shot. They played us pretty tough last time and it took a very fortuitous play for us to win that game.
Amen. We have entered the inner sanctum that were, are and shall be the NFL Playoffs.
Every year eleven teams finish the playoffs as losers and experience counts. I consider the Texans as having earned this opportunity and pray they can bring their beasting Defense into Reliant to badger Dalton into a couple of mistakes and open the offense with an intention of passing to run. Go Texans!!
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
HUh! Playoffs is a whole 'nuther level
there ain’t no easy games in teh playoffs.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
Stop downloading pr0n.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
I stream, breh.
it is BRB though, when I closed it out my PC went back to normal. too much traffic I guess
Weird
Can you take a screenshot of your task manager when this happens and send it to me? I can forward it to the appropriate people.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
I assume this is what you want but im an idiot so I dunno
it’s kind of a big pic so i’ll just leave the link instead of embedding. my CPU usage went down to 2% after I closed BRB
Can you drop me an email?
I want to forward your stuff to Trei because something feels weird about this. Email link down at the bottom of the page.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
BRB threads chew up memory in Chrome. I sometimes have to kill processes.
At least Chrome is awesome like that. Other browsers you have to shut down the whole thing.
BRB processes sometimes consume over 1GB of RAM.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:18 PM CST up reply actions
But unless FF has changed lately
You have to close the whole browser. At least Chrome lets me nuke the offending processes.
And the —process-per-tab flag helps more.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:21 PM CST up reply actions
Firefox lets you nuke processes now.
But SB Nation definitely needs to figure out a way to do this better.
Several hundred comments don't help. ;)
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 3:03 PM CST up reply actions
Im running a PC in IE, with clearwire service
And I’ve hd no problems even with multiple threads and apps running
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 1, 2012 11:26 PM CST up reply actions
this...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
How much RAM?
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:35 PM CST up reply actions
yeah. Probably part of the difference.
I’m running 8Gb RAM.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I am using 4, and even in Linux the 1GB process will slow me down.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:42 PM CST up reply actions
same here 8 Gb Ram
gaming set up with AMD phenom
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
when I have a problem with a site I usually use IE
i’m just comfortable with FF’s tab system and what not.
I was reading what I wrote earlier and I have to say
When I really think about it, my thoughts aren’t geared so much towards not having Mario and Schaub, but the fact we have Kareem “The Other Team’s Dream” and Jason Allen as our number two corners. It seems like every big drive to win by the opposite team has been against them. At least the ones that stand out to me. Even that Bengals win, KJ just barely got enough of his arm to prevent that catch. We should start a petition that demands any receiver that KJ covers MUST be double covered by a safety.
what a season
Been a fan for a long time and have never been so proud of my team.Go Texans whoooooo-hooooo the first playoff game with many more winning seasons ahead
by texan fan in cowboyland on Jan 1, 2012 10:44 PM CST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Bring on the Bengals.
They’re the time I like our chances against the best, excluding the Titans (had they snuck into the playoffs).
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Jan 1, 2012 10:45 PM CST via mobile reply actions
just want to put what we all know into perspective.
No Mario Williams, Arian foster, Owen Daniels, Jonathan Joseph, Matt Schaub, limited reps from Andre Johnson and multiple others and we lost to the Titans (who were in a must win situation) by one point (choosing not to go into overtime). This Texans team is deep and the play book is going to come out on Saturday. Pretty amazing if you think about it.
by Texan5513 on Jan 1, 2012 10:47 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Helping a brotha (sista) out
No Mike Brisiel, Daryl Sharpton, Bret Hartmann, Rashad Butler, or Matt Leinart.
If you look at who was playing in the second half, by my approximate count, we had three starters on offense (Brown [only playing because of Newton’s injury], Winston, and Smith while only two on the defense (Quin and Manning) were on the field. Holy cow. That’s pretty incredible.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
Ill be there saturday baby!
I love this TEAM!
CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON
CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON
CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON
So, NBC's finally going to be forced to acknowledge our existence...
Hopefully we’ll get the Faith Hill treatment.
You mean...
Be forced to wear super tight leather outfits and paraded around like a cheap whore?
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
by bigfatdrunk on Jan 1, 2012 10:57 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
spank me daddy..
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Just to be able to yell it to my BRB support group...
Freaking playoffs! God knows we deserved this.
duh
I woulda laid money that we’d be in the early sat game. That’s the spot for teams like ours that dont have a national following, any history, or a (really) big market.
by TexanKevin on Jan 1, 2012 11:02 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
I think I'm going to need some beer for the fridge for Saturday.
Because this will be the first game all year where I’ll:
A) Get to watch from the comfort of my couch
and
B) Watch the first Texans playoff game on my new TV.
I may just cry from sheer joy.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
I'll be sure to describe in painstaking detail
The electricity inside Reliant.
/gloating
Bandwagon fan since Oct. 6, 1999.
Please do, I'll actually be very interested in hearing about it.
Also, take pictures!
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
iPhone has HD Video
Drunkenness willing, I’ll be capture as much as possible.
Bandwagon fan since Oct. 6, 1999.
Haha! It's funny because Reliant is a power company!
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:52 PM CST up reply actions
Going to Blogging with the 'Boys
Not to troll, just for some late-night schaedenfruede
Official hype-man of the Flour Bluff Academic Decathlon team
same here. gonna be lurkin and laughing
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 1, 2012 11:17 PM CST up reply actions
Today, that's not really much of an option, though.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:19 PM CST up reply actions
Excited about our first playoff game ever!
Saturday afternoon cannot come any sooner.
It'll be a tough week to wait but it'll be worth it.
Reliant was packed for kick-off. I imagine it will be rockin’ major come Saturday.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
LOL truth be told, I think some Texans fans really look forward to sleeping in on sunday.
Our stadium is pretty empty right at kickoff. But since it’s a Saturday 3:30 PM game, we “should” be in our seats before kickoff….. Going to try my best to make Reliant super loud, hopefully even louder than the ATL game.
I don't know what time tailgaters normally arrive
But it is probably a good thing we don’t have a noon kickoff this coming Sunday. We’ll be imploding a building on the Med Center Sunday morning, and Main and Fannin (and Holcombe) will be closed for some time.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:41 PM CST up reply actions
Right, that was my point.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 1, 2012 11:42 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah sorry about that, I read it wrong or I skipped some key words LOL
You are correct though
Im going to say it
This season will end just like the late 70s for us. Get to the AFC title game and lose to Pitt.
This is true, but if we get past Baltimore, we get Pittsburg in Reliant
And I think he was saying, that it is “Houston Karma” that we lose – in reliant – to Pittsburg, in the AFC title game. However, I will be making sacrifices to Jobu and guarding the Rum that weekend.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
ennnght. don't piss on our wheaties already.
Have a tall cool pint of Wade Aide and relax.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I was thinking about that weeks ago.
What a strange that would be.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
The more things change?
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Primetime is on the Texans bandwagon, I love it!
Fran: “the Texans have a rookie QB too”
Dieon: “but they have the #2 rushing attack and defense, did I stutter?”
I was so prepared for them to discredit the Texans
but I was taken aback by their optimism
Official hype-man of the Flour Bluff Academic Decathlon team
He was hating on us earlier, he and Sapp kept getting into it
Sapp loves us cause he’s a defensive guy, Deion didnt give us much love throughout the season. I guess old Cowboys die hard
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Jan 2, 2012 2:10 AM CST up reply actions
Dion is a Cowboys homer
He always favors the Cowboys, to the point where I question his credibility.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
He has zero credibility.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
Damn. can't remember the other big Cowboy homer...talking head...Beady eyed rat.
obnoxious beyond defense…
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
this is frickin killin' me...
He usually provides commentary opposite Steve Smith…
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
yeah. that beady eyed, little rat.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
LOL some guy at the stadium was crying/pissed at the botched snap.
I kinda chuckled when we had the bad snap at the end. That’s the Texans way of saying “Don’t forget that we could always do this to end a game” LOL Keeps us fans humble
not gonna lie, I was pissed at Dreeson and that backup center
I wanted to hear stories about how the other Texans players beat them with pillow cases filled with bars of soap.
Yeah, I wasn't too thrilled with that center either.
Still wish I hadn’t called him Myers, though. Further evidence I am not rational while watching the Texans play.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:54 PM CST up reply actions
That wasn't the only high snap I saw.
I still don’t understand why the play was whistled dead though. Some obscure rule about fumbles on a failed two point conversion?
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 8:12 AM CST up reply actions
I think
In the nfl you can’t get points off the other teams conversion attempt. It saved us 2 points earlier in the year also, iirc.
TJ must throw 30 times for us to win.
by texanphil on Jan 2, 2012 8:18 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
I know Cody's interception didn't count in the stats.
I thought you could still run it back and get something though.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 8:22 AM CST up reply actions
Opposing team cannot score on extra point attempts
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
..except when playing an NCAA officiated event, where the block or fumble may be returned for the 2 pts.
That’s prolly where the confusion comes in.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Not to mention that it makes no sense.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
LOL good thing we have Chris Myers as our starting center.
But we would of gone for the extra point if this was a game of meaning. So I’m good.
I dont know about ya'll
but I am so excited to finally hear about the Texans on all of the TV stations this late in the season. It can only mean we are finally in the playoffs, not some awful collapse or playing spoiler, WE ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS! I mean, how much more exciting is the thought of watching the Texans in January. This is what we have been waiting for since Bob brought us here, now lets make this a special run through the playoffs and hope to still be talking about us on TV in February!
Let’s GO
Fuck all of those people who are selling their tickets, if anything they should be looking for tickets to a SOLD OUT PLAYOFF GAME IN HOUSTON.
Dont look at the negatives of the 3 game losing streak, we have a clean slate in the playoffs and we are hungry
Must. Feed. Kraken.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Some folks I know are selling them because they can't afford them
but were “required” to purchase them under legal threat in the invoices that were sent to season ticket holders. The prices were set by the NFL and near double the normal season games. I have two seats and was forced to pay $1100 for two playoff games with less than ten days notice. There was no option to pass and let them sell the tickets. There was no option to just buy one game. At a time of year when people have to fork out money for property taxes, and manage holiday and vacation budgets, it’s quite the kick in the teeth.
If anyone paid for their tickets and are now selling them, it is most likely due to financial strain and being muscled by the NFL at high prices, and they are trying to recover the cost and/or clear their credit card that just got nailed. Luckily there are folks out there who want to go and can afford it. The reason only 2000 tickets were being sold to the public last weekend is due to the requirement for season ticket holders to pay for theirs, and most of Reliant is locked up with season ticket holders and/or PSL owners.
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
Just to recap
I’m of the opinion that the tickets you see people selling are for financial reasons or schedule conflicts, not because they think the Texans are on a losing streak. I think most fans would love to attend if they can afford it.
NFL referee corruption is disgusting! I'm done as a season ticket holder until it gets cleaned up!
im not talking about that issue
some people went to twitter to sell their tickets because they didnt think there was any reason to go watch us lose.
think that's probably a good thing for the team...
as long as they can’t buy them back later.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Schadenfrudin'
Woo hoo, let’s talk draft!
Because that’s all we modern day Cowboys’ fans ever have to do in January!
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Ev'ry day we're schadenfreudin'.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 1, 2012 11:59 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah that actually made for some pretty boring reading
Official hype-man of the Flour Bluff Academic Decathlon team
Does anyone know if NBC streams playoff games online
like they do with SNF? Because if they don’t, I may very well have to miss this one.
Was hoping Kubes would give him one for it.
Dude leaned in and hit the BESF leading with his forehead. Awesome.
by Ezekiel 25 17 on Jan 2, 2012 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
Clearly Don Banks has never heard of a little team called the 09 New Orleans Saints
The Texans’ injury situation has been ridiculous this year, but ever since Houston clinched its first playoff berth with that Week 14 win at Cincinnati, it has looked very much like a team content just to have made the postseason, rather than anxious to make some real noise in January. Three losses to end the regular season, with two of them coming at home, and the other at struggling Indianapolis, tells me the Texans won’t be a real factor in the AFC field.
Official hype-man of the Flour Bluff Academic Decathlon team
Anyone think Kubes suits 3 QBs?
I think it makes sense to have Garcia suit up to go with a brittle Delhomme and a battered Yates just to play it safe.
Feom what i hear
Cushing can run the wildcat too…
by sebastian_8_8 on Jan 2, 2012 12:41 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
like a mug?
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Jan 2, 2012 2:12 AM CST up reply actions
Since we are now in the playoffs
don’t be suprised to see some stuff like that coming from Kubes
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
was it perhaps from the horse's mouth?
I don’t know how well “muhs” run the wildcat, but I assume they are in the upper tier
When it's time to party we will party hard
-Andrew WK
by Dr. GameChanger on Jan 2, 2012 2:05 AM CST up reply actions
Here's the KTFO hit on Hall...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I honestly can't tell
How Hall got hurt. I don’t see a helmet to helmet hit, and his head didn’t seem to hit the turf that hard.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 8:21 AM CST up reply actions
Looks to me like
Hall lowered his head right before he got hit, so Dobbins ended up clocking him in the mouth.
Steer the Steers of Steel to steal victory from the jaws of defeat!
2010 Texans = 2011 Aggies
2011 Texans = 2012 Aggies?
by drwhitmire91 on Jan 2, 2012 10:34 AM CST up reply actions
The best angle wasn't close-in enough.
And the one close-in enough was from the wrong side. Your thought seems likely enough.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
This Sunday will be fun. You guys think this game will be easy? Think again.
You might win, but I promise you it will not be easy. You also might lose. Yes, we did have a Defensive breakdown in the last 2 minutes alst time. But, we held you and your vaunted running game pretty well in check for 58 minutes. You won and I give you credit for that. I think the Bengals feel like you owe them one and will be coming to collext.
Congratulations on your first playoff game but let me tell you the playoff are much tougher than the regular season. Like I said – this will be fun.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Yes anything can happen but our running game will open up with Andre Johnson back.
He’s considered the best at his position because of no fluke, I’ll tell you that. And with your best CB on IR, we’ll see how you deal with him. And Reliant will be loud. I can guarantee that. Ask Matt Ryan how loud it was.
Interesting fact
The last time the Bengals won a playoff game, it was against Houston. Except those boys wore Columbia blue. It was 1991.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
Two franchises and fanbases HUNGRY for success....young, hungry teams ready to go....
It’s going to be awesome, friend.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I see you have never been inside Reliant during a home game
that’ll be fun for y’all
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Jan 2, 2012 2:13 AM CST up reply actions
I didn't come here to talk smack or be disrespectful.
I have zero problem with you touting your team – especially on your board. But, I felt the need to point out that though you very well may win,you are 3 pt. favorites, we are worthy adversaries and deserve a modicum of respect.
JMFC, yes you are correct but we have had3 playoff appearances in the last 10 years. This is your first. It must be very exciting for you. I never tell another fan base that we will win. I only ever say that we will be there and we will play you very hard.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Bring it on.
We respect your team. But we will beat them.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
We will see this Saturday won't we? Win or lose I will say the same thing. Good game.
It is easy to say you will win. I really didn’t expect you to say nay different.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Can't wait.
The bengals have always been one of my favorite Yankee teams. Can’t remember when, but I do recall you guys beating the snot out of an unsuspecting steelers team years ago that was one of the best games I ever watched.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
And a great day for America, too.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 2, 2012 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
I think Tebow's about to get eviscerated....
But I’d much rather see him beat Big Ben than that slimy creep getting closer to the Super Bowl.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Concur.
On all points.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 2, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Now that is something we can both agree on.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Thanks for keeping it classy
You guys should have had us last game. This should be a good rematch. But I still have to think we win.
by HabitualHoustonFan on Jan 2, 2012 10:41 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Things don't just happen. They happen just. You deserved the win.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
always enjoy your posts, JungleJohn
=)
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
by BattleRedFan on Jan 2, 2012 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
Most respectful but we have a problem here.
Your arrival has exceeded our blog limit of participants tagged “JJ” so we’ll have to go with JuJo, K? yeah, I’m not picking a winner other than to say I’m certainly expecting a Texans win against a most worthy opponent. Dalton has been a fabulous surprise for the NFL and we wish ya’ll the best….next year. ;- )
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Woah there chuck. I was JJ before Joseph was in the league here in Cincy.
I have dibs on the JJ moniker. LOL I am the original JJ. I was JJ before Gore invented the internet.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Yep and Yep. Better looking than them too.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
errrr....maybe we can table this for later, but I tend to stay confused around here anyway.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Gore inventing the Internet.
Hilllllllllllllarious.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
megal....sorry /no politics...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFJ8cHAlco
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
He's right! Jacoby has to go
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
I'm just joshing wa. Call me anything you want except.....
late for some ot that great Texax Bar-B-Que
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
You are quickly ingratiating yourself onto my list of bloggerus emeritus of enemy favorites.
hopefully Mike Clark will stop by. It will be tough to root against the Broncos due to his presence here throughout our run.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Not easy at all.
Don’t think we are a pushover.
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
But, we held you and your vaunted running game pretty well in check for 58 minutes.
I introduce you to Andre Johnson.
Already met him. He scares the crap out of me.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
He makes our run game better also.
Anyway, here’s how I see the game.
We lost the turnover battle 4-2 (one on the doorstep to a TD) and missed a FG. Marvin Lewis called it his biggest game as a coach. We were on the road.
These things make me think we executed horribly in a what should have been the Bengals absolute best effort… all without Andre, our game changer/TJ’s security blanket.
Now you have to come here to Gary Kubiak’s biggest game as head coach (who has tape from last week’s game where Rice diced you up in a similar scheme). Our crowd will be loud. Our D will be hitting every bit as hard as the Ravens and Steelers.
Without a massive turnover deficit, I really think we win big (14-21 pts.). That’s taking nothing away from you, I just think we’ll be that good.
WOW! Maybe I should just call up the guys and tell them we may as well not show up.
Andre will get his yards. You don’t stop him. You only try to limit how much he hurts you. It will take time for Andre to get down field and Carlos Dunlap will be back healthy. He said today that this is his first day of practice without pain. Until now he has been limited. TJ won’t have much time to throw before Peko, Dunlap, Fanenne, Johnson or Adkins are in his face. His left shoulder is questionable now and while we do hit clean we will not be gentle with him. 50/50 he doesn’t see the half. We are also a very strong run D. You did lose the turnover battle and that doesn’t go away because you want it to. Your crowd will be loud but per the NFL the Seattle team has the loudest stadium in the NFL and we handled them nicely. I don’t remember your D hitting nearly as hard as either Baltimore or Pittsburgh. Ask anyone who knows – the AFCN is by far the hardest hitting and toughest division in the NFL. We are a very tough and battle tested team. AJ Green is finally healthy again and Simpson is also coming into his own. Gresham is as good as just about any TE in the league. Rice has two big runs – he didn’t dice us up all day. Andre Smith our RT wasn’t playing and Malaluga was still playing hurt. We are pretty healthy for a change.
Okay, Willie, I get you. I am happy that you seem so happy and optimistic. You have every reason to be. I am all about people being happy. Plus, hell, you may be right but as you can see any one of the Bengals or Texans fans an run out a plethora of reasons why they should win. You did it. I did it too.
I will say this the Texans had better not be feeling the same way you do. In the last game we were short key players just like you and we handled your team for almost all of the game. We had a let down and let you back in it. I take nothing away from you. It happened and you deserved the win. All I am saying is that it is very highly unlikely that if you do win that you will win by more than a TD. You are 3 point favorites and as a general rule the home team advantage is where you get those 3 points. The odds makers see us a evenly matched. I do too. I have never said we will win. Look at any of my posts. I only say we will show up and give you everything we have until the game is over. I think it is very possible that you win – but a 14-21 margin is probably a pretty big reach. How about we just let the teams go out and play and see what happens. Win or lose, considering all that has happened both teams have had a pretty good season. Hell this is just a rebuilding year for us. We have 5 picks in the first 3 rounds in the draft. Next year we will be much better. These playoff games are just iceing on the cake of a very good year.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Please post a fanpost so we have a good place for this stuff all week. It's all good-natured by the way.
TJ won’t have much time to throw before Peko, Dunlap, Fanenne, Johnson or Adkins are in his face.
This is where you can win. Create turnovers and you have a chance. Like I said review the earlier game. 3-1, minus the Foster double fumble play, turnovers that’s why it was close the first game.
We are also a very strong run D.
Tate averaged 8.4 against you in the first game. Rice had great games against you, no matter what you want to call it, and our offenses are similar.
We are pretty healthy for a change.
Are you adding a top 10 offensive player that didn’t play the first game? We are.
Ask anyone who knows – the AFCN is by far the hardest hitting and toughest division in the NFL.
I agree, you do know we went 3-1 against the AFC North this year, right?
I will say this the Texans had better not be feeling the same way you do.
I absolutely agree.
We had a let down and let you back in it.
This is where we differ. You say let down, I say the 2 turnovers (one overthrow in our side of the field, one fumble on your 3 yard line) and a missed field goal were the reason you won the first half. We dominated every aspect of the second half.
That’s why we’re here. =]How about we just let the teams go out and play and see what happens.
Win or lose, considering all that has happened both teams have had a pretty good season.
Again, I couldn’t agree more. I’m not trying to insult your team, I just think we come out in the playoffs like the team that was absolutely destroying teams earlier in the year.
Hell this is just a rebuilding year for us. We have 5 picks in the first 3 rounds in the draft. Next year we will be much better. These playoff games are just iceing on the cake of a very good year.
This is the end game of 9 years of rebuilding for us. That’s one reason why I see a blowout. We are hungry. Nine years hungry.
Putting my name on it.
If the TOs are even 24-10 Texans.
If we win the TO battle 35-9 Texans.
If you win the TO battle another tight one.
The only things we really disagree on are relatively subjective on both sides.
Hey, I like the Tecans. I think they have built a very good team and have worked thru some real adversity to get where they are. The Bengals are also a good solid team. Both want this win badly. I don’t see the Texan’s advantage that you do, but maybe that is wishful thinking. You seem to have real confidence that your team will rally around Yates and explode. Frankly I give you the edge as long as all of the local distractions and hoopla surrounding the first playoff game in years at home doesn’t get them all so hyped up that they lose concentration. This is a very big spotlight and it can bring about strange results even among professionals.
I think both teams have a chance to win. Much of the national expertise agrees it seems. I hate smack talk. I think it is juvenile amd rather silly. I am happy for you that you finally have something to really excite you. But, we are excited too and if you are depending on your team to blow us out you just may be in for a surprise. But these teams are both within the margin of error. The if either team plays less than their best they will lose. We are a very young team. The youngest, I believe in the NFL. I have no idea if they will rise to the occasion or not. I am hopeful for a win but I have enough respect for your team not to predict it. I think we can compete strongly and still be civil. As for me I cannot drum up any hate for the Texans. I want to beat you Saturday, but there is no animosity here on my part. I just think it is a good thing that two teams that have had limited success get a chance to compete with each other for another day in the sun.
BTW, Johnson is a beast but AJ Green is close. From what I see neither are 100%. This is going to come down to the running game. We have Smith, one of our best run blockers back healthy and we should do okay but I do give you the edge here and that may tip the scales in your favor I admit. But I don’t think either team will run away with it. Then again I am wrong a lot.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Texans on NBC eh?
Feels weird right now. Texans in NBC high definition is enticing though. Hopefully it’s a good showing.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I wrote this to kickstart the shit talking between Bungles/Texans on ESPN
Texans are going to surprise a lot of people. No more cookie cutter vanilla plays from Conserviak. The past few weeks we’ve been playing not to get anyone else hurt. Our defense played like it was a preseason game today, no exotic packages. Now it’s all out. The playbook comes out on offense and defense. AJ is back and you d*** well better believe he wants to put on a show, Arian is ready, Tate can EXPLODE through the hole, OD is ready, Dreesen and Walters can slip behind you at any time and James Casey – well he looked faaaaaaantastic today. Plus, our Defense. NUFF SAID
We ARE the better team. I envision an offensive plan like we had against the Saints, and that is actually when we were healthy last as welll. Can’t wait.
by YohannDookeyblue on Jan 2, 2012 1:59 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
well said
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Jan 2, 2012 2:14 AM CST up reply actions
i agree...
well said!
"Everywhere you go, there’s the buzz going around the city. Houston has been wanting a winning team here for a long time. We’re glad that we can finally provide that little spark, but we’ve got to go finish." -Arian Foster
"This is a big dogs game - there ain't no puppies out here - aint no puppies out here!!" - Brian Cushing
by JayStation3 on Jan 2, 2012 3:14 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
What about Daniel?
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
since were on this,
i figured out that mary’o williams is more of an accent thing than a mispronunciation. People up north have a tendacy to say mary’o instead of mARio.
CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON
CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON
CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON CUT KAREEM JACKSON
prolly aren't rollin' their r's either..
refugio anyone? ;- )
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
So Yankees don't talk right.
What else is new?
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 8:13 PM CST up reply actions
We will find out who the better team is on Saturday. We had injured players out too.
Several of them will be back healthy as well.
Why the Bungles crap? Maybe, just maybe, a little respect is in order. Neither of us has done anything yet. As for me, I will let our team do the talking. Until then, can’t we just talk football in a respectful manner?
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
This is a fan sight.
I’ll bet there are a few disparaging Texans comments on the Begals fan sight.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
Earn the respect next week
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 12:20 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
with all respect
Why the Bungles crap?
I admit I don’t see how it’s hospitable or neighborly to go replying directly to a Bengals fan with “bungles”. HOWEVER, if you consider that BattleRedBlog is a Texans fan site then any tongue in cheek mis-spelling of the Bengals as Bungles should be ok here on our home turf.
I’ve seen posts here on BRB turn into pissing contests between Bengals fans and Texans fans because Bengals fans seem to take offense at the name Bungles. (and the pissing contests shocked and dismayed me because the comments came from otherwise sane posters)
I’ve got no problem with y’all taking offense to the name but =) please understand. Battle Red Blog is home to Texans fans. So a Bengals fan coming and demanding respect for their team name is like some guest coming to my house and telling me how to conduct myself in my own home. It’s a little odd from my perspective. I’d totally agree with you that I shouldn’t go to YOUR house and call your team the Bungles but here in our own back yard? =) grant us the dignity of being able to speak freely amongst Texans fans in our own home.
/salute
=)
I still think the Bengals fans are cool but that one issue has been the source of my dismay here on Battle Red Blog.
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
by BattleRedFan on Jan 2, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hear hear! well said.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
I haven't noticed that kind of reaction from our divisional rivals about the names we give them (on average)
Probably because they see us a lot and are used to it. It is just something we do here.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
I am a former Army Airborne Ranger, combat vet and drill instructor
I am not overly sensitive to smack. I can give it as well as take it. My only concern is that when two factions get together to talk football in an emotionally charged enviornment it is very easy to find the dialogue degrade into a bunch of crap talk. I was just hopeing for a bit of elevated discussion about the football issues surrounding the game.
If I go to someones house and all they want to do is insult me, well that is certainly their right. It is their haouse after all. It just isn’t a pleasant visit. Hey, if you want me to leave – no problem – I don’t want to be where I am not wanted. I just thought you might want to talk Texans vs Bengals football. Maybe I was wrong. Good luck on the injury front Saturday.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Heh...which unit? I was 82d
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
101st, MACV, Vietnam. Three tours 66 thru 70. Hoo-Rah!
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Hoorah, and thanks.
You certainly caught what I’ve viewed historically as the worst of it. USMCr ‘80-’86.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
We vets understand the meaning of respect and what it takes to deserve it.
We need to stick together. Nobody knows what that means but us. If you served and carried a weapon or performed a support service in defense of our country you have my respect without question. It doesn’t matter if you carried a rifle, trucked ammo or processed paperwork. We are all neccessary oand on the same team regardless of which branch of service we were a member of.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Air-borne!
So you can relate to the freindly banter between our respective units, yet we still respected each other. Same applys between this Texans site and Youurs.z
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
Anyone from any unit could banter all they wanted. As long as they smiled when they said it.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Heh, most of my smiling was after the bar brawl with the marines
during the dressing down from the captain.
We fought against you 101st guys till a marine walked in. Then we fought with you against the marines , till a squid walked in. Then we all fought together when a Frog walked in. And so on…. comraderie is fickle.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
I found out as a squad leader that there is no better way to
build trust, pride and unit integrity that to stand back to back in a bar a take on all comers. It is comforting to know that the guy who you depend on to have your back will fight. It is better to find it out there than in the field. Our Captain would generally just tell us that he didn’t want to hear about anyone getting hurt because everyone had to go when it was time.
I found the Marines to be a bit tougher than regular Army guys but they soon learned to leave Army guys with a Ranger patch on their shoulder alone and go pick on somebody else.We generally got along with Jarheads. They were some tough SOBs. Squids and Frogs soon learned to just find another bar.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
This is true
I was at Bragg, and we were pretty close (as in Buddies) with the jarheads out of Norfolk (We did amphib assault training with those guys 2-3 times a year). They used to hook us up after the perfunctory brawl on the weekend.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
Tell you something funny
Talk about a Gung ho unit…our Captain’s name was “Dye” and our first sergeant’s name was “Blood”
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
=) nope don't want you to leave at all
I just hope you understand where we’re coming from.
I look forward to reading more of your posts. I hope we’re (Battle Red Blog) neighborly and hospitable.
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
hear, hear!!
Couldn’t help myself yesterday when I linked an old Tull tune, “Bungle in the Jungle”. As appropriate as that may be, it seems almost as appropriate if it were a Cincy home game. That was shared inhouse though and certainly no offense was intended personally to any Cincy fans visiting BRB.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Its all good chuck.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
After all the shit it started last time - I thought about not doing it
But – like has been said – it’s a Texans fan site. I’m rooting for my team. Putting down your team gets me psyched for my team.
I suck. I agree. Get over it.
GO TEXANS!!!!
Let me get this straight. You want me to get over you sucking? No problem.
You will never find a post where I was intentionally disrespectful. If putting others down gets you psyched – well – I just don’t know how to repoondto that. It isn’t something I can relate to.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Disrespect for an enemies capablilities in a combat zone=
epic fail.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
The 7th will be a bittersweet day for me....
The Texans in their first playoff game on the same day as my late grandmother’s memorial service.
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
by f22a4bandit on Jan 2, 2012 2:25 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully
Our boys can win so you can always look back at saying goodbye to her with positivity.
Steer the Steers of Steel to steal victory from the jaws of defeat!
2010 Texans = 2011 Aggies
2011 Texans = 2012 Aggies?
by drwhitmire91 on Jan 2, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
Slingbox during the eulogy, bro!
"There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired." ~ Bum Phillips
by H-town Fanatic on Jan 2, 2012 10:38 AM CST up reply actions
Some things - no - many things transcent football rinalry. Accept condolences from a Bengals fan as well.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Interwebz fail....did not mean to rec.
Condolences on your loss.
/depending on how close the relative was would still find some way to keep track of the game lulz
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
Random Observation on DeMeco
I only moved to Houston — and started watching the NFL seriously — at the start of last season. Therefore, my only basis for judging DeMeco is those two years; I don’t know how good he was before that. It seems to me there is little or no drop off (maybe an improvement) when someone else subs for him. A bunch of the big plays have resulted from his missing a tackle. He seems sluggish and a little weak (he could crush me, but I’m talking relative to other linebackers). In fact, I’d go so far as to say that he strikes me as the second biggest liability on our D (25 being first). Is he riding the wave from past successful seasons, or is my assessment just off?
He ruptured his Achilles tendon, apparently a hard injury from which to return.
My kids are in gymnastics. Last summer, one of their instructors tore her Achilles, and the doctor wants her to wait 1 year from the date of the injury to start doing gymnastics again. Ryans is at about 14.5 months post-injury. Furthermore, recovery seems to be somewhat less than 100%. He is learning a 3-4 defense on top of recovering from a bad injury. (Barwin is too, and moving to a different position, but his injury was probably easier to recover from.)
Unfortunately, we may be reaching the point where it is reasonable to be concerned that he won’t return to his former self, which was very good.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Forgot about that one.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 2, 2012 10:19 AM CST up reply actions
Your observations are correct.
At least, in a run-heavy game. Dobbins has historically been a good run defender, and he put that on display yesterday. Mister Alexander looked very solid as well.
I wouldn’t be opposed at all to seeing Dobbins in for more snaps against Cinci. We could use a thumper like that to take down Benson.
He isn't playing as well now, but
The rest of the players like him and he is very cohesive for the unit. He is also experienced (he calls the on field adjustments, though Cushing is falling into this roll quite well too). I’d reserve judgement for another season to see if he continues to recover from his injury.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:52 AM CST up reply actions
Demeco is the leader on the field for the defense
He always puts others around him in the right spots. For now, he’s on the field more for his mental prowess, & hopefully he’ll be back to 100% by next season
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Jan 2, 2012 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
Texans playoff game, awesome man.
And the fact that,besf, indy, jax, dallas, jets and the eagles are staying home is even better.
by Hstntxns on Jan 2, 2012 9:55 AM CST via mobile reply actions
On Saturday we find out if Kubes is brilliant or not.
Has he been sandbagging the last three weeks? Does he have a few tricks up his sleeve? Has Wade been secretly installing a new defensive plan that will baffle the other teams? Remember our 7 game winning streak where we kept defenses on their toes by not showing if we were running or passing? Hmmm, I can’t wait till Saturday.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
I vote brilliant.
/bright sun shades….check
/Wade Aide ingredients for fresh batch Saturday morning…..check
/#56 Liberty White Kraken jersey……check
let’s do this
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I think they are gonna show us stuff we could never have imagined
Kubiak and Wade unleashed with nothing to gain by being conservative.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 2, 2012 11:58 AM CST up reply actions
Like Vegas 11 tight end set.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
Or was that MDC?
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
MOAR TE's!!!!
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Since they also play defense
Why not?
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Jan 2, 2012 1:41 PM CST up reply actions
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- UPDATE: Charlie Sheen didn’t buy Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring
- Alex Smith gets blown up by Jon Beason over Cam Newton comments
