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I think in retrospect the Lions just ran the whole set-up too well. The way they choreographed Skipper running onto the field while it was Decker and Sewell actually checking in was set up so well it sucked in the official even though he had every reason and responsibility not to be. He heard Decker but he *saw* Skipper and his brain just went to autopilot. He wasn't concentrating on his job at a point where the Lions made the 'mistake' of assuming he would - because after, that is his job.

Pogo had it right.

Third: The PA announcer is not an official. The Lions, even if they heard 70, might have thought the PA announcer got it wrong given that the refs KNEW about the play ahead of time.

In my lifetime I think the JFK assassination and the Vietnam War had the biggest impact on the national psyche. And maybe JFK the most. Before Dallas there was a kind of confidence/optimism the we were in control of events - of the future. That ended that day and we've never gotten it back to anywhere near the level it was in that era. Then Vietnam shattered the last illusions that good intentions were all you needed to get good results. Maybe I'm an exception - but I didn't feel the same kind of psychic shift after 9/11. There were a lot of changes made in our lives after it - so there was huge practical impact - but I've never felt the US was particularly a different place psychologically after 9/11 beyond that it was a place living with a lot more security measures.

that's another reason why she should say something. because she is a "girl." throw it in their faces. throw it right back at the ol boys club. especially that senile old pervert jerry jones. call bull**** for what it is. break a few eggs. its not like sitting there quietly and never saying anything has ever gotten the lions any respect or favorable decisions ever. lets try a different approach.

the whole thing makes me angry when i think about it. blame the victim. that's all this is. and the lions front office sits there and takes it. says nothing. jerry jones got to mouth off, sheila should mouth off right back. "rod wood is handling it." yeah, he handled it so effectively the league issued a flawed video and lectured the lions even the video itself showed the lions doing nothing wrong. stick up for your franchise, sheila! all this "behind the scenes" garbage gets you nothing but walked over. not only do you own a franchise, your company is a major advertiser for the league. use some leverage for once! wtf is jerry jones other than an oil leech? throw your weight around and tell the league to kiss your ass.

While I mostly agree with the beginning of your answer, (i.e. JFK, Viet Nam eras), maybe because I am in close physical proximity to the 9/11 NYC attacks that day, and for awhile bunch of days/months going forward… including memorials for people, in towns that I lived in that died in the attacks, or at jobs in the city, that when I was commuting more than a few of these people were on the trains that ran from the northern part of Jersey and into Hoboken, and then eventually into the World Trade Center* (* For transparency sake, the train I took was from North Jersey into Hoboken; I then switched to the PATH train that went to 23rd St., as opposed to the PATH train that went through to the World Trade Center). It therefore did have a pretty huge psychological impact on me. The practical impact - less so…. But both enduring. 22 years later, and I still have a preference for getting into the west side of lower Manhattan by the George Washington Bridge going down the W. Side Highway as opposed to going further on the east side in New Jersey and taking the Lincoln tunnel into Manhattan. And why ? because I absolutely hate that ride’s Manhattan view once the towers were down and the ground is still smoldering. I went down to Jersey City to deliver some supplies for all the emergency workers who are working down there and crossing over the Hudson every day you bring them bags and bags of shampoo and soaps and toothbrushes and towels, and socks and gloves and eyedrops, anything you can think of. I needed to drop them off and you just look up at that skyline. It would weaken my knees and make me want to pass out in the beginning. Now, of course, everything is rebuilt over there, but I still hate that ride and will prefer to start way uptown in Jersey and take the George Washington to hit Matt Manhattan . I don’t know that I’ll ever change that.

Ford is a publicly traded company with shareholders to answer to and a board of directors. She has no position in the company. It’s not a family run business. Ford advertised with the NFL becaise it’s good business to do so. To threaten that because a family member is unhappy about their own business could open the door to shareholder lawsuits. They don’t give a **** about the Lions. They want the stock price to go up and dividends paid.

im not talking about threatening it, im saying she should remind the league what a valuable partner FOMOCO has been for a very very long time. and that the family sometimes resents feeling like a punching bag for the league. not threatening to pull the ads. the nfl has no shortage of buyers for its ad space.

I still want Brad Allen to be formally investigated by the league. Again, I'm not saying he's another Tim Donaghy, but I want the league to officially prove that to me.

Schefter is a shill and Florio is a known Lions hater so nothing more to see here. In any event, I just have a hard time caring about the screwjob anymore. What's done is done and nothing is going to change with the league (and it's not just the Lions, bad reffing has screwed a lot of teams) so.... on to Minnesota.

If official audio exists of this, it'll never get out.

Yes, quite possibily, and yes. The whole play is designed from the ground up to catch the defense napping: 70 have come in as eligible multiple times previously 68 (Decker) and 58 (Sewell) walk to the ref while 68 reports, so that maybe the defense will confuse 68/58 70 run on the field seemingly headed to the ref, but doesn't go to the ref. The Lions run an unbalanced OL to make it look like 68 is just a normal OT, not a TE. 58 lines up in a spot that might be considered a TE spot, further selling the possible confusion from above. The Lions receivers on that side line up in such a way to emphasize that one is further back, making it look like the other might be on the line (he wasn't) which would cover up 68, which would mean 68 wasn't an eligible receiver. 68 does a good job of selling the block before leaking into the endzone. So, YES: the ref calling the wrong number meant that the defense probably wasn't concerned with 68. And YES: the screwup make it most likely that 68 was/would have been ignored. However: Given the play design there's still a very good shot that Decker isn't closely covered, makes the catch, and the Lions score the points.

Napoleon is a tough cast because he had to have had a level of charisma that today's natural acting style doesn't favor in bankable leading men. He was sort of a Trump in his day - magnetic and with that total ability to pull off shamelessness. It is hard to imagine Joaquin being believable as a guy with that ability to pull people into his wake (whereas he was the perfect fit for Commodus, who we knew never would have come to power by his own talents of power/persuasion). When I saw the trailer I tried to think of who I would have cast and didn't come up with anyone.

After the first three possessions, between the near-interception leading to a 3-and-out, the fantastic defensive rush nullified by the muffed punt, and the easy 35-yard run for a TD on 3rd and short, I thought for sure we were going to get schlacked. Looked just like TCU, except against a team that wasn't going to keep us in it. This is what the ESPN analytics had for probabilities at your timepoints. You were pretty close on all of them: - Kickoff: Michigan 56.9% - Muffed punt into Alabama TD: Alabama 50.6% - End of 1st quarter: Michigan 53.3% - Halftime: Michigan 61.8% - End of 3rd quarter: Michigan 55% - Midway through 4th quarter: Alabama 86.6% (Alabama maxed out at 88.8%, which came after Michigan's first play when they got the ball back with about 4 minutes to go down 7). - After Michigan tied it 20-20: Alabama 51.8% - Start of OT: Alabama 52.9% - After Corum's OT TD: Michigan 75.5% - 4th and 3: Michigan 73.4%

I had a well endowed Aunt, who was quite the partier in the Nashville music and bar scene in the 60s and 70s, she says that Jimmy Buffet slept on the floor in her trailer for a week. When she would hug me as a kid she would shove my head into her cleavage. She was always telling me "Robert, come over here and hug my neck" Everyone thought it was funny. Even I was self aware enough to know that it wasn't really a good thing.

He's from White Pigeon which is where I spend my formative years. Little town of maybe 1300 people.

This is a big one. I feel like the tide is turning. Maybe because I am older but I know a lot of people who just don’t drink anymore. on a similar subject… hugging. Don’t ask people to hug. Not everybody is an hugger. Figure it out. If they side hug you then learn that they aren’t into that. Especially younger girls. Don’t even initiate it with them. I just ran into this last night. A 40 something repeatedly asking a 7 year old for a hug. Nothing malicious about it but it needs to be taught that we all have to understand that when girls say no then accept it. That will help them late on. They will learn they can say no.

People who pressure/guilt trip others into taking alcoholic shots or drinking more than they would like. For professional and health reasons, I establish limits and shouldn't have to justify turning down a liquor shot.

Welp. i pulled the trigger and got myself a Player Plus Tele. It'll be here the 8th. I don't know how to post photos, but she's a beauty...

Cade had a nice December. 25.2 PPG, 7.5 APG, 4.8 RPG TS% of 59.8% while shooting 35.4% from three. But here is the best stat. 2.9 TO's per game for the month of December.

I don't know if she is better than my congressman and my congressman is John James.