Oh, yes. I enjoy listening to some of their speeches and to see where their really heart's are. Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens spoke about the need for our nation to become more loving and accepting of one another. He gave a lot of credit to his mom for his success.


That is an awesome speech.  I have never heard them give a speech.  I tend to not listen to want to listen to celebrities drone on.  Though I do love listening to people sing - country music is my favorite.


Me, too. Now that's music that brings people together. George Strait is one of the best, and actually related to Jeff Bezos.


I did not know that.  I found it funny that U2 opened shows for themselves dressed in costumes and wigs and played country music!


Really! That is funny. I wonder if people recognized the similarity.


I have no idea!  Lots of famous people liked country music.  Henry Ford even helped finance country music because he was afraid of the decadence of jazz.


I didn't think he was interested in country music. I usually think of the southern influence in country.


Yes there are a lot of different styles.  I love bluegrass as well - the banjos are awesome!


Many styles. I kind of like the country sound of today that reminds me more of the music of the 60's and 70's. Hey, it was nice talking with you. Thanks.


Yes The 60's made great music.   Simple ballads and dance tunes.


I do.  I just watched Tom Brady win the Super Bowl again, the first Sunday in February.


cool. how was the game. i understand there is only 11 minutes of playtime but the game itself is really long


This was a very boring game.  Perhaps if they had had some women players - that is allowed in the NFL - it would have been more interesting


yeah i wonder why there are no women players considering they are allowed to play


New Orleans probably would not want them - they do not even allow their cheerleaders to eat at the same restaurant as the players.


or even worse, if the player walks in and they are eating they have to leave


That is pretty crazy.  They probably track the cheerleaders like they do the football during the game - with tracking chips


yeah at least I am sure they use the chips in the padding for better things likve tracking movement and statistics


It is funny - bowling is a less athletic sport but they used to make twice as much as football players


i think they now get paid more but not all of them


yes that is true.  Espn probably got more from winning an emmy for the creation of the virtual yellow line


unbelievable really. did you know the U of Iowa locker room is painted pink?


Yeah that is pretty funny.  I wonder if the locker room of cumberland was when they were defeated 222-0


true, they must have been very sad to be beat by such a huge loss


Yes they could have used the patriot's ellis - he has never fumbled the football in the NFL even once


that is so amazing, the entire career. do you listen to music much?


I love country music - its origins in folk and bluegrass are my favorite


nice. did you know george strait and jeff bezos are cousins?


That is funny.  I wonder if he gets a good deal on amazon music?   Country is the  most listened to genre during the evening commute


Yeah, people like Henry ford might be partially responsible for that too. nice chatting with you


You by chance a football fan?  I'm not the biggest follow tbh, but I do find some of the stuff about it pretty fascinating.  For instance, I find it funny the University of Iowa has painted their visitors locker room pink.  Guess it's their way of trying to psyche out the other team.


Oh neat!  You see, I dunno if it would still hold up today, but they did an experiment a few decades back where they put weight lifters in a pink room and they found they couldn't lift as much.


Interesting. I've never heard of that. Is that why it is pink? So they are cheaters?


Guess they're hoping it'll make the visiting team feel "weaker".  Do you think a woman could be a football player?  You know, technically, the NFL has no rules against it.


Interesting, but if they have scientific evidence saying it makes the other team weaker, isn't that cheating?


Well, you could say it's morally cheating, but dunno, if there's no official rule against what color the locker room is painted than I don't think you could flag them for it...


Seems like cheating. They don't paint their own locker room pink right?


I don't know, but I would assume it's a "neutral" color.


Yeah. Did you know in the 60s bowlers made more than NFL stars?


Yeah, I've heard about that!  I think back then they had a lot of TV shows and even celebrity bowling and stuff.  Can't see it being that popular today.


Yeah, it seems weird. Reminds me of the Bill Murray movie Kingpin. LOL


Oh, yeah, that was a good film! Do you know that the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay?  Hard to believe when you think of how long they are...


I can believe it. Mostly commercials and play calling.


Got some crazy rules about player/cheerleader interactions too.  This one team has a rule if a cheerleader is at a restaurant and a player shows up, they have to LEAVE the restaurant, even if they're not done eating.


Yeah, I think a lot of teams actually have that. I know the Redskins do too.


Guess they're real strict on the whole "no fraternizing" rule.  Probably a CYA measure...


Yeah, I think so. Apparently the NFL uses tracking chips in players shoulder pads too.


Yeah, that probably helps keep track of things and tally up player stats, like passes and distance traveled and whatever they want to keep track of.  I'm told there's also a chip in the ball for similar reasons.


Yeah, you have to wonder if they even really analyze that data? Well, nice chatting with you!


Can you believe Brady's JV high school football coach refused to play him?


really? why? I haven't heard about that.. I adored Italian A serie when i was a teenager


Alessandro Nesta, I also liked Paulo Maldini aand Francesco Totti lol.. btw have you heard that Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games?


Yes, it was pretty ingenious. Now they have the Field goal attempt line too right?


I  can't even imagine lol and also The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0, I was shocked, how is that even possible


I find it funny that the visitor's locker room at Iowa University was painted pink...lol


lol yes it is funny. who is you favorite quarterback?


Im a huge fan of Baker Mayfield because he likes Halo 3 like me


wow so cool,  and do you like Alex Smith? I learned that Alex smith took so many ap tests in high school that he entered university as a junior. the quarterback received his bachelor's degree in two years, and began working on a master's degree, before becoming the first overall pick in the 2005 nfl draft.


Did you catch his gruesome leg injury a couple of weeks ago?


no. Did you know the fact that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl?


I thought there were other left handed QBs before?


No he is the only one. Which is your favorite drama movie or book?


I like A walk to remember, my childhood favorite movie. Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house, it is very interesting to know


I don't like his movies to be honest. One more celebrity news is that actor Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


Michael is one of my all-time favorite actors!


Really? Which drama movies of him do you like>


The comedy in which he costars with Steve Martin in Scoundrels


I do. Moore is the only QB that is left handed


Oh cool. Brady in high school was the resevre QB that never got started


Wow they sure lost talent there. Did you know Brad Johnson threw himself a touchdown?


Exactly why he down in history for being the only one to do it


Yeah I guess. Do you know ALex Smith finished college in two years?


No really? THat smart? Do you like drama?


I have it is a good show. Do you know JOn Hamm?


Laurie made $700 000 per episode, Yes I like Hamm


That is a lot, Hamm was a drama teacher and one of his students was Ellie Kemper


Haha they are both too funny.. Do you listen to radio dramas?


Sometimes they can be interesting and you?


Yes and if you are interested there is a free website for them


Oh that is so nice and convenient and free


Yeah it is. DO you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


I have no idea, how? DId tou know Patrick Stewart teaches masters classes in drama in the UK?


Nice. Caine became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama class


Heck yeah but not lately since the season is over. I only watch American football though.


Yea, that best kind lol. Do you watch both college and nfl?


Yeah but more NFL. I do like college once in a while though. The highest score ever in a football game occurred between Georgia Tech and Cumberland. It was 222 to 0.


That is an insane score. I wonder if they had a mercy rule created after that game lol. I would have quit at 100-0!


Yeah seriously. Well I don't think would have been in modern times because this occurred back in 1916.


wow, that was a long time ago. My favorite team is the Iowa Hawkeyes, heard of them?


Iowa State right? Is it true about their locker room?


University of Iowa, different college. It is very true, pink and everything


Oh that's right! Wow that is funny and very dramatic? Do you like the drama genre?


It is for psychology purposes. It is a calming color. I love some drama shows like House, you?


Oh interesting. House is awesome because of Hugh Laurie. Makes sense he makes 700,000 per episode.


that was so much money per episode. He made the show awesome for sure!


Yes no doubt about that. He is the highest paid actor for any tv drama!


That is awesome, definitely worth the money! Do you have a favorite quarterback?


My favorite QB is Baker Mayfield. So glad he didn't go pro in video gaming!


I am glad too, I think I could have beat him in halo 3. Makes a better qb lol


I would like to see that match up! Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL!


i enjoyed the michael vick before the arrest, he was my all time favorite lefty. It was nice chatting with you!


Oh yeah I forgot about him. Alex Smith is good too which is no surprise that he is very smart! Nice talking with you as well.


At times, yes.  I'm primarily a Bronco's fan, though, so I don't see a lot about other teams unless we play them.


That's cool, the Broncos aren't the same without Peyton Manning though, in my opinion.


That's an understatement!  I mean, I know the QB is an important position, but losing one player like that shouldn't make the team crumble.


True, but he was iconic. What do you think about the Patriots?


I'm tired of them.  It's a great example of how a good team can make a quarterback look amazing.  But, take away even a couple of his targets, and Brady really starts to falter.  The same was true with RGIII.  As soon as they told him to stop running, his game collapsed because he didn't have the team supporting the rest of the play.


I think a lot of other people feel the same way, including myself. Apparently a Former Patriot Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled the ball throughout his career.


Most players really do try their best.  For the pay they get, they have no excuse otherwise.  But, some of them end up with a good rep like that over time.  Others just have some bad luck and get taken out for it.  RGIII was a good example of that as well.  Good player, tried hard, did well, but when it came down to luck of play style, he got taken out and Alex Smith took his spot.


You really know your stuff, I like it! haha


Sadly, in my office, I'm on the low end of knowledge for football.  Some of the people I work with have been huge football fans since high school and before.  One came from a Texas HS team that had a stadium bigger than any we had here.


That cool. I was looking about Alex Smith and saw where he got his bachelor's degree in 2 years and then began working on his masters.


Alex Smith is one of the hard workers in the league.  In addition to education, his own team members comment on just how dedicated he is to the job.


Ive never been much in to dramas.  Much more of a Sci-Fi/Fantasy type.


Oh well, the actor Hugh Laurie from House is the highest paid tv drama, making 700,000 an episode.


I did enjoy that show at the beginning.  But, with most dramas, it went a bit overboard in the stories and just ended up too melodramatic.


I believe that too. Jim Carrey actually doesn't play in dramas anymore because he feels like they don't bring any type of positivity.


I had heard that about him, and I like that.  It's much more his style.   Some people can do multiple genres, he's not really one.  Patrick Stewart can, though.  He not only does comedy voice overs, he also teaches drama classes in the UK.


I never really got into Star Trek, but he is a wonderful actor in X-Men. American Dad is good too, but I don't watch it much.


It's a fun show.  Short on drama, decent for comedy.  And lots of cameos by other actors.


If you get a chance, take a look at The Orville.  Same comedy style, just real actors.


Um sure. i like football. i dont get much chance to watch these days. You?


Kind of the same situation, but I like the sport very much.. i like the Quarterback position, I think they are the backbone of the team


QBs are really important. I like defense. i like smashing the ball carrier.


wow that is cool too! Did you know who created the circular huddle?


it was not created long ago, in the history of the game, by a coach shrouded in the mists of time?


I found interesting that is was created by a deaf QB


That is great. A deaf player? I would never have guessed. must have been a great QB.


I think so too, his name is Paul D Hubbard. He had to create a way where nobody would see his sign language


that is a clever way to get the job done. i bet he wasnt a left handed qb though.


I do not know about him but being a left handed QB is really being a minority!


yes, they are a persecuted minority in my opinion! only one in the NFL?? what is going on??


Yes you are right! there is only one , only one left handed QB in the NFL, his name is Kellan Moore!


super special!! you know someone who as a player gave importance to education


I bet his name is Alex something? Alex ....something? I forget.


smith!! Alex Smith... he got a bachelor's in 2 years..that is a record


The man must be a hard working genius! i bet he is a great QB too.


I bet he was a great leader in his team!! Do you know what is the highest score ever in football?


It was the game between GT and Cumberland. it was a travesty. a shameful display by the GT coach.


wow!! nothing like that has happened ever since!! Well i find very pleasing talking about sports!


Good. I am glad that you enjoyed our chat! Have a good evening!


Yes, I watch it a lot. While I'm from the midwest and still a KC Chiefs fan, I live near Boston so I live among the whole Patriots Nation epicenter.


ah I see, did you hear how Univ. of Iowa painted their visiting teams locker room pink?


Yes, I think that kind of funny, I wonder if that was to distract them from their game preparation or make them feel a little soft and feminine? Either way kind of funny I guess. I see where the 3 highest paid Department of Defense employees are football coaches. That is almost the same for State Employees being Football or Basketball coaches, that priority looks a little skewed to me.


yes I agree I don't like that, weird too that in the 60's bowlers made more than NFL players!


Yes, and the average engineer in a lifetime made more than the average NFL/MLP player so I guess there's some justice in society. I played high-school football, did you? Shocking that Allen, Texas holds 18,000, though I guess I read football a religion in Texas, I've never been there.


no I haven't but I want to go, did you hear about how the football huddle was created?


Yes, by a deaf guy so the other team couldn't lip read the plays. That was ironic because now the coaches and eveyone hides their lips behind a clipboard or paper. Did you see or know Brad Johnson threw a TD to himself? I assume it was batted in the air and came down in his arms so he ran it in, but I wasn't familiar.


haha I need to see that video, also cool that one Patriots player has never fumbled, I would give him the ball evry time!


haha, yes, as I said I live near Boston, but didn't know that. Did you see where both African-American QB's won Superbowls against Denver? Ironic there too.


that that is ironic, also weird that ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow line in football games on tv!


Yes, did you know Russel Wilson is under contract as QB for Seattle and the NY Yankee's in baseball? That's a talented man.


oh for sure, so is Alex Smith, he got his bachelors degree in only 2 years!


Yes, I'm a KC Chiefs fan for the past 20 years and always liked the guy, though last year's understudy Patrck Mahomas had an MVP year so I was happy he got traded, but when he broke his leg, that was painful to watch and I felt for him. Did you watch the Office at all, the actor Jon Hamm taught Ellie Kemper (Erin) as a high-school drama teacher. Small world kind of situation.


wow that is interesting, also that Hugh Laurie gets so much money per episode of house, 700k!


I like that show, it makes me laugh but I didn't realize Hugh was paid that much. Wow, did you know Patrick Stewart teaches master classes in drama in the UK too. I guess acting and teaching to act aren't that far removed from the same skill set.


no it seems like it, did you ever like Jim carrey movies? Its sad he wont do dramatic roles anymore


Only the Truman Show which was as much sci-fi as drama I guess. Did you know drama comes from the Greek world for Action which is derived from the Greek work "I do". I guess since Aristotle's Poetics was the earliest work of dramatic theory that makes sense to me, does it to you?


ya I need to read it but it was from 335 BC, thats so long ago! interesting that he invented the genre!


Well, he wrote the first theory of drama, there's probably some cave man a thousand years before him trying to tell a story and dancing who really "invented" it and then someone told the same story in the cave and passed it on I'd guess. While it's high art, my grandmother's day stopped evey day for afternoon soap operas, did you know they got that name because of the soap company sponsorship? That might be considered low art.


ha interesting, I love soap but hate operas! also there is a website where you can hear free classic dramas and maybe some soaps!


Hi. Do you watch football?  By that I mean, american football.


Yes I do.  Back in 1916 Georgia Tech scored the most points in a game when it defeated Cumberland.  The score was 222-0.  Wish I could have seen that game!


You'd think they would have pulled the QB at 60 - 0... What's the skunk rule?


I don't know but they should have done something different most definitely.  Maybe they just didn't value football like people do today.  Back in the sixties bowlers made more than football players.


Wow. I think today, engineers make more than the average football player.


Seriously?  I had no idea they made that much!


I think it has to do with football players only averaging 2.5 years of actual career time.


Oh.  I imagine good players that last longer make more then.  Benjarvus Green-Ellis for one. he's never fumbled the ball in his entire nfl career.


he was a good running back but he is no longer in the NFL. he only played in the NFL for 6 years...


Six years is okay, surprising though for his record.  Didn't he play for the Patriots?


Yes and the Bengals. I wonder if he was ever in Iowa's locker room?


Why?  Is there something about their locker room?


Their visitor's locker room is pinnk! I guess it is a psychological ploy...


It must be.  I don't think it works very well though.  They are not as good as say, Alabama and Clemson.


I know. They do have a nice ritual where they wave to all the kids in the cancer hospital after the 3rd quarter so we can't hate too much!


That is a nice ritual!  Espn should show that more often when they do it.  What did you think of Espn winning an emmy btw for their yellow line?


I feel like the Emmy's lowered the bar a lot to get them an emmy for that!


It does seem odd but I like the line. It makes the game more interesting by knowing just how far a team has to go to get a first down.


I agree. It is more functional than two old white guys running down the sidelines with two sticks and a 10 yard chain.


Well it shows the viewers the exact line and adds some drama say on a third and long situation.


When I was a kid I always wanted to be a quarterback and lead my team but it was sadly not to be.


Hey even the greats like Tom Brady never got to play in high school, so you never know what might happen.


That's true.  I would have fit in better with Alex Smith though - he was so good in school he was working on a masters when he was drafted.


That is smart, get a good education.  Too many players go broke 5 years after leaving their sport.


Yes - the quarterback at Oklahoma almost quit football to compete in gaming


That doesnt sound like a profitable venture.  I am glad he stuck it out.


Did you know there is only one left handed quarterback?  It seems like there would be more - its an advantage in baseball


I am sure it would be, would likely throw everyone off.  I wonder how many there have been in history.


I am not sure.  I know there was one famous deaf quarterback - the huddle was invented for him so the other teams could not read his signs


It is truly amazing what people come up with that they intend to just help them that turn out to be iconic.


Yes.  Other teams just do things to be goofy - like iowa painting the visiting team's locker room pink!


That must get in their heads, maybe the locker room was pink in the 222-0 loss.


laugh.  That is a shellacking.   Its no wonder bowlers made more money than football players back in the 60s if that was the common game


That is hard to imagine, I wonder if the pay for bowlers was that good or the pay for football was that bad.


That is a good question.  Bet they both made less money than ESPN did when they got an emmy for the superimposed yellow line


That yellow line is genius!  I know many people who cant watch live because of that line.


It is useful - but not needed for folks like green-ellis of the Patriots.  He has never fumbled in his entire career.


That is pretty impressive, that is probably part of why the Patriots have been one of the most dominant teams recently.


Yes - the Patriots at least made a better decision than his high school - since they let tom Brady play!


I bet they are really regretting that decision now.


Hey there what do you think about Virginia Tech? Do you think Notre Dame will beat them


Georgia Tech's my alma mater so I know the ACC well.  I don't know, home at VA Tech can be hard.  They have this guy Ian Book.


European book is really good. He's thrown about 278 yards and four touchdowns in a second start. Very top player I think


Yeah, now I'm wondering if Georgia Tech plays Notre Dame.  They are an independent team (no in any conference).  Book is from CA and  is pretty amazing.


Yeah he is amazing. Who was your favorite quarterback though by the way?


In college?  I liked Ryan.  Georgia Tech won the Nat'l Championship in 1990 but I can't remember the QB.


Yeah I don't remember him either. I do like Baker Mayfield, he's good at video games and he was going to be a professional video game player, I was also good at video games back in college LOL


Well, not as likely to get seriously injured with video games.  I like ND's coach Kelly.  He seems to work well with Book.  I think something good will happen there.


Yep I could see that. Do you like Alex Smith though? He was about to get his master when he actually got accepted into the draft, he seems like a smart guy


I actually don't know much about him other than is smart academically. I did learn that Snoop Dog did his son's HS fight song...


That is really cool with them. I wonder what it sounds like. Did you ever hear about the top scoring football game of all time?


Wasn't that Georgia Tech and Cumberland? I'm not sure I'm proud of that...


Yes you're right. I wish we saw that game on television, because it sounds like quite a blow out LOL. You like the Patriots by the way?


I'm a Chiefs fan but like college football better.  BTW: 14 of the largest 25 stadiums in the world are for American college football teams.


Wow that's impressive! Also impressive is the one Patriots player who has never dropped the ball, I think his name is BenJarvus Green-Ellis


That's amazing.  Also amazing is QB Brad Johnson who threw a TD to himself in a Superbowl.


Yes I want to watch that score! It sounds incredible what do you think about a deaf quarterback creating the circular huddle?


That is interesting.  I wonder how he was able to play QB?  Admirable... Do you enjoy watching dramas when you aren't watching football?


I do like watching dramas. Do you think about Michael Caine? I think he's a great actor


I like him a lot.  I also like Patrick Stewart -- he teaches master drama classes in the UK.


Yes Patrick Stewart is a good guy. Do you like classic radio dramas? apparently there is a website where you can listen to them for free online


Not sure how much longer Football will exist in it's current form.


the game has caused a lot of injury. it is hard to know who is at fault. there are risks. its obvious.


I guess the question is how much the NCAA officials knew about the potential for serious damage and injury.


they might not have know exactly but they feared the possibility. too much money at stake to stop the game. too much liability to admit fault.


Money, money, money. Maybe it's time to go to flag football.


yes, then the whole thing could be co-ed. i wish the players had better representation in college. no one helps them.


Yeah, just kids really. I've got boys but have never encouraged them to play tackle football. Playing it before 12 has a lot of risks.


sports are important but most do not involve such risk of injury. basketball soccer baseball tennis swimming the list is endless. plenty of ways to compete. youre wise to protect your kids.


Yeah, we've done swimming, basketball etc.


thats good. still, the country is dedicated to gridiron gladiators. 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to american college football teams.


It's a big sport for sure with so much money. An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay. Lots of commercials in there.


The high school football stadium in allen, texas seats 18,000 and cost $60 million to build. i guess the pros have similar stadiums. all for 11 minutes of gameplay. i wonder if schools will ever get money like that.


Dunno, the average NFL player doesn't make that much money in the long run. Careers are too short.


true, plus they dont know how to manage money. no control no financial knowledge. i figure they should get help from the league.


Yeah, they should. Financial education is critical. I'm more of a literature person personally.


yes, you would need financial education then if you were a player. why was literature in the olympics?


No idea. I guess they were going for a full spread of culture or something. Hear about the contest to come up with the worst possible opening sentence in a novel?


It was a dark and stormy night. suddenly a shot rang out. good stuff! i figure i could be good at being terrible.


Comedic fantasy author terry pratchett was knighted for his "services to literature". i wonder what kind of horrible opening lines he could come up with. Anyway, great chat!


I love it also! Do you have a favorite college and NFL team?


I would have to say out of the 42 teams in the NFL the Steelers are my favorite.


Nice, I like the vikings. I like the University of Iowa Hawkeyes for college, have you heard of them?


I have!  I like how they painted their visitors locker room pink.  lol


Right, it is so interesting to see. Apparently pink is a calming color and why they do it lol


I could see that.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of the day!  Times have sure changed since then.


Times have changed for sure! I wonder what the difference is now in salary, has to be a ton


I be it's reveresed!  Do you know what the higest score ever was in a football game?  Hint it was in 1916 and Georgia Tech beat Cumberland.


no way! That would be insane. I would have quit football right after the game if I was cumberland, wow!


lol Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow first down line on tv?  I had no idea.


I did not know that either. I love that line, it is so helpful. I used to think it was real growing up.....


lol Nice!  How about former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis?  He's never fumbled the ball once during his career!


That is a great feat! He needs to teach a clinic to these new RBs


I agree!  What do you think of the tracking chips that they are putting in the players shoulder pads and footballs to track data?


I think it is awesome. Must be developed by engineers who make more money than players over their life time. It was nice chatting with you!


That's probably due to their longer careers.  Did you know that the NFL only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?  I had fun!  Thanks!


Nice me too. Do you know what the relation of the sport to the polo shirts is?


Yes they were invented by a tennis player Rene Lacoste


Yes and then the other players just adopted it and it became famous


Yeah. Did you know only one black man has won the US open?


Yeah I know. Once they used a helicopter to dry a tennis field


Wow desperate times call for desperate solutions I guess


Yeah I know. Do you know how long the longest game laster?


Yes that  was for three days and a total of 11 hours


that is so long. How about the NFL, do you watch it?


I sure do. Did you know U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink?


Yes I wonder if it supposed to have some effect on the opposing team though


I wonder too. Bowlers used to make more than football players in the 60s


Yes but I guess that was because bowling was much more popular back then


I guess so. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


Yes that is 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yes that was way vack in 1916 but quite something still


Yeah. Did you know women can play in the NFL?


Yes there are not rules against that as long as they qualify


I'm a huge football fan. How about yourself?


I love football both college and NFL, do you have a favorite NFL team of the 32?


I'm a New England Patriots fan and huge fan of Tom Brady how about you?


Nice I am a Vikings fan, not doing so hot as of late. I also like the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, did you know they paint their opponents locker room pink?


No I didn't know this. Did you know that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as the top football players?


That is crazy to think, I wonder what the difference in salary is now, probably substantial


Now there is no contest football players make way more than bowlers that's for sure. What do you think about the new rule that was implemented by the NFL?


Its the rule that a player can't lower his helmet and initiate contact with an opposing player.


That is a good player because of safety concerns, but also was awesome to see back in the day when it was allowed. How do you feel about it


I think it will decrease injuries and I think its a great rule because it protects the football players from serious head injuries.


For sure, that is a huge problem now. Did you know engineers make more money in their lifetime than NFL players


I didn't know this but its an interesting fact. What year did the NFL and the AFL merge?


I am not sure, do you know? Wasn't Trump an owner of an AFL team?


The merger between the two leagues was completed in 1970. I'm not sure if Donald Trump was an owner of an AFL team.


I think he maybe was for another league, seems like new ones are coming out every year now. Being youre a patriots fan, did you like benjarvus green ellis?


I loved benjarvus green elis and I read somewhere that he never fumbled in his career.


Right, that is outstanding in my opinion. He needs to teach a clinic to all these new era RBs! It was so great chatting with you!


It was awesome chatting with you as well. You have a nice day!!!


How's it going, do you watch the NFL? A lot of teams like the Redskins are upset at the new rules


Hi there, I watch it from time to time so I am not really up to date with what us going on. I know that their coaches are the highest paid


I guess there is confusion with whats a penalty and players are getting suspended for it


Oh I see, yeah I guess that can be confusing when you start changing things around after so long


Yea, apparently players and coaches have been complaining about the new rules since the preseason


Yeah and they are reasoning that this is a contact sport so it is supposed to be tough


That and they find it unfair other players like running backs don't get in trouble for doing the same thing


Yeah exactly. Have you ever been to that football stadium in Texas that can seat 18 000 people?


No I never been to Texas yet but that's pretty crazy


Yeah it is right? And it cost $60 million and on top of all , it is just a high school stadium


They do love football in Texas, too bad they don't care as much about education, an average engineer makes more in a lifetime than the average NFL player


Yeah that is a good point. Did you hear they are using tracking chips on the players?


Yea they put the chips in shoulder pads and the footballs to track speed and stuff


Yeah, I wonder if there is any way to use that data to make the game safer too and reduce concussions


Hopefully they are. It's crazy how dangerous the NFL is when there is only an average of 11 minutes of live gameplay


Yeah go figure. Matt Patricia is the only scientist that turned football coach, what a change in career


Yea, he use to coach for the patriots, I wonder if he gave Benjarvus Green-Ellis advice on not fumbling the ball during his nfl career


I think that is so amazing that he managed to do that. On another topic, do you go to the library a lot?


Sometimes, I never knew there were more libraries than Mcdonalds in the US


That is a pretty cool fact. A kid in Malawi read from books how to build a windmill and managed to build two for his village and brought power in


Well I got to go, it was nice talking with you


I am glad to see that the NFL is taking steps to make the sport safer, but some of these rule changes have to be hard on the players


Yes. I agree.  Especially the rule where a player cannot lower his helmet and initiate contact with an opponent.  It all happens so fast to be able to make a split second decision sometimes.


The players are so used to playing the game one way, it is a lot to ask for them to suddenly change how they play


I agree.  Maybe the tracking chips that they are putting in the players shoulder pads will help to develop some new protective measures that will help.


Yes, football has come a long way from the days of leather helmets and no forward passing.


lol Yes it has.  I notice that the shoulder pads and protective gear seems to smaller than it was in say the 70s and 80s.  The shoulder pads are quite a bit smaller.  I think it's made the players able to become faster which is part of the problem with some of the vicious hits the players take.


Just like most other sports.  Athletes of today are bigger, stronger and faster.  Plus all of the focus on nutrition and training.


True.  There is no written rule against female players in the NFL.  It makes me wonder if a girl were to make it.


I imagine if they are tough enough then they'll get signed on by a team


I guess so.  lol  Did you know that the NFL was actually formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association before renaming itself the National Football League in 1922?


I did not know that.  The NFL sounds a lot better than the APFA.


Yes it does.  lol  It wasn't though until the NFL merged with the American Football League in 1966 that the NFL we know today came to be.


It is similar to basketball.  The NBA and the ABA used to be two separate leagues.  Then they merged in the 1960s or 1970s.


That I didn't know.  I don't follow basketball as close as I follow baseball and football.  I know the pay scale has changed for the NFL players because in the 1960's top bowlers of that era made twice as much as the NFL players did back then.


I am sure now most NFL players make more in a week than the top Bowlers do.


I'm sure they do. lol  The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL  or MLB player.  Probably just because the engineers have longer careers.


I would imagine so.  The average NFL career is less than 3 years long.  And the guys who only play 3 years or so do not make the higher level salaries


I agree.  Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed yellow first down line?  I didn't know that.


Now it is hard to imagine watching a game without that line.


I know right?  I just read about the highest football game ever.  It was in 1916 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0.  Wow!  Cumberland must have been really really bad.


If I was the coach I would of resigned.  No way I could go back in the locker room after that one


yes well I did watch the superbowl but I don't watch it regularly no, what about you


Sometimes, but not every week. I would get bored watching for 17 weeks straight during the regular season and then the playoffs and Super Bowl.


it is boring, there is only about 11 minutes of actual gameply in any football game, that explains why I don't like them!


Yes! There was once a game where the score was 222 to 0. That must have been a sight to see!


I think I heard about that game, georgia tech beat cumberland, man I would have given up once it hit 100-0 haha


Haha. I can't imagine that happening in the NFL. There's actually no rule that says females can't play in the NFL. I wonder if that will ever happen.


ya it wouldn't surprise me, what does surprise me is that player for the patriots, he's never fumbled the ball, that is crazy!


He's going to feel terrible if that record is ever broken! I think it's Benjarvus Green-Ellis.


ya I would worry every game haha, have you seen that yellow line that appears on TV when watching football? ESPN won an emmy for creating that


That's pretty cool. I thought players made a ton of money but apparently engineers make more in a lifetime.


ya that is shocking to me, also shocking is that the NFL uses tracking chips to get stats on their players


Yeah, they're in the player's shoulder pads! Technology really has advanced in the game!


how often do you read? apparently there are more libraries than there are McDonal's, at least in the USA


Not as often as I would like! I have a library card, though.


yes I have one too, it's good to know that over half of USA adults have a library card apparently


Yes, that's reassuring! There's a library in California where you can borrow things like sewing machines that you might only use once. That's pretty cool!


wow that is nice, also nice is William Gladstone who donated his entire book collection, 32,000 books, to his library when he was 85 years old


He carried all his books in a wheelbarrow to the library, too!


that is impressive! equally impressive is the man who was wrongfully imprisoned and spent 10 years studying law to prove his innocence


Good for him! Thanks for chatting! Have a great weekend.


thanks you too, keep track of your library card!


Yes me too. Did you know you can catch Jupiter's storm in the am radio


Wow! That's amazing. I would love to hear that. I have heard that you can make a radio with rudimentary parts. Soldiers in WWII could make one with a razorblade and pencil.


that is amazing. wonder what channels they were able to capture on that though


That's a good question. There is also a website where you can listen to old radio dramas for free. I wonder if those are still entertaining?


I have never listened to one . Do you speak any latin?


I definitely do not. I had to take medical terminology in college and there was a lot of that in there but that's the extent of my knowledge.


Well apparently there is a radio in Finland that gives their news in latin


That's very odd. I can't imagine who the audience is for that. Off topic but do you happen to know who the top three wealthiest US presidents were?


I think it was jfk, washington and jefferson, right?


That is correct. Do you happen to know if the guest house was built after the white house?


Yes it was and now it is bigger than the white house


I assume it was since it is bigger. I wonder why that made that decision?


I am not sure actually. do you use your phone much?


I mostly text with it. I worked in a call center for a long time and I hate talking on the phone now.


I did when I was very young. It's been a very long time.


Yeah that was ages ago. How about a phone book?


Long time for that also. I just look online. Did you know that the cables that carry our internet and phone data across the ocean are only 2.7 inches around?!


Wow and who knows how long too. Nice chatting with you


I would have to say that the telephone is one of the most important devices ever invented. Where would we be without telecommunications.


For sure.  Did you watch the State of the Union last night delivered by President Trump?  Surprisingly he is not one of the three wealthiest presidents in American history.


Well, his net worth may well be negative. President Banana fo Zimbabwe probably had more moneof


Possibly.  JFK, Jefferson, and Washington certainly had more.  They are the three wealthiest presidents in history.


Well, the President of Indonesia has done 3 pop albums. That sounds like something up President Trump's alley.


Did you know until 1805 the runner up in the election became vice president.  Can you imagine Trump working with Hillary?


I did not know that. Who would get the guest house?


Not sure, good question.  I know it's larger than the white house which is ironic.


But its not in NYC. So it would take longer to dial it up, at least on a rotary phone.


Right, because NYC's area code is 212.  I get it.


It doesn't matter on an iphone though, which is more powerful in some ways that the entire US Nuke deterrent system.


That's amazing.  And all of that computing power dependent on a 2.7 ich cable laying across the ocean floor.


Back in the day, WW2 soldiers could make radios using a razorblade and pencil. They were probably more secure than todays devices.


Most likely.  Hard to hack a razor blade I suppose.  I bet those soldiers were strong, but not strong enough to separate two phone books joined together with overlapped pages.


Was Helen Sloane Dudman strong enough to do that? She bought 3 radio stations. That's impressive.


Yeah, that does sound impressive.  I wonder if she ever listened to one of the thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas online.


Kinda like Canadians prefer Canadian radio.  They require at least 40% of the music played to be Canadian.


No wonder the President of Indonesia couldn't get any airplay!


That's for sure.  Well, pleasure chatting with you.


I'm doing well, you listen to the radio very much?


Me too, I'm surprised that Jupiter has radio storms they can be heard on AM radio.


I wonder what they sound like? What if it is actually aliens trying to talk with us?


I dont think those sounds are from Aliens.  But they have picked up sounds from space that make me wonder


For sure, did you see in Canada, 40% of the songs played have to be Canadian? That's pretty wild.


I'm sure this will blow you away too, in WW2, soldiers made simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil.


I would like to google that to see how thats done.


Yah, I'm sure there is a youtube video or too on it. You ever heard of the reason why NYCs area code is 2-1-2?


No. I should being I have dialed it so much in my life, but I dont


It's because it's the fastest number to dial on the rotary, think about how much time you have saved because of it.


Yah, did you know the other word for telephone is a phone?


Do you see UNICEF donating a day of clean water to a child in need, all you need to do is not use your phone.


For sure, I wonder how many people do that? Any idea on why you can't separate two phonebooks that have their pages over lapped?


What a mystery. Anyways, great chatting with you, hope you have a good rest of the day, I'm going to go for a walk!


Hi! Yes, I do. Radio is convenient for easy background noise and is fascinating tech.


it is good for drowning out my wife and kids when they are complaining about hunger. i like radio.


Did you know that canadian radio mandates there be a certain percentage of canadian music played?


yes, the canadian radio industry really has it in for foreign bands. they want the airwaves for their own talent. it is nepotism.


Perhaps. There are always other resources though. There is a web page dedicated to classic radio dramas...and it's totally free!


dont tell the canadians about it or theyll want 40 percent of it to be canadian. LOL. it think its great that old, outdated things are preserved on the internet.


Right? Not sure which is worse...40% Canadian...or totally in Latin like the finnish broadcast 'nuntii latini' lol


i guess the canadians would want the news in canadian latin. LOL i like the idea of dead languages used for the news.


Using only dead language keeps a lot of people from it, and access to information shouldn't be restricted. Even in foxholes, soldiers cut off from most of the world, were still communicating the 'news' and status of their current lives...and they did it all with a razorblade and a pencil. Absolutely mind-blowing!


i guess foxholes are a crucible that inspires creativity. i think its great that they could listen to the news in latin in a foxhole.


Thank goodness for the telephone then, eh? Though not as convenient as electromagnetic waves, cables on the ocean floor still transfer information as well as personal connection all across the globe.


the telephone has changed my life for sure. so many telemarketers...so many spam calls. i curse the man who invented the phone


Okay, that's fair. I don't know how many numbers I've had to block due to auto calls and other robotic spam. Maybe I should just plain turn it off, I hear there's a charity that'll give clean water to kids if you do that.


i figure that the kids could use the water but can people do without their bloody phones? the sun could explode and people wouldnt notice unless twitter told them.


You are preaching to the choir! Crazy to think what the world would be like if every phone just *poof* vanished. Why do we need phones that have more computing power than nuclear missile deterrents?? Its nuts.


to be fair, the texting is not so good on the nuclear deterrent. plus sometimes it explodes. but I hear you. the electronic tether is robust.


Don't let the US president find out that as easily as he can use twitter, he can blow stuff up. That's just a recipe for disaster. Too bad he isn't occupied with other hobbies, like presidents from other places on the planet.


other hobbies involving pop albums? i shudder to imagine. anyway, great chat!


It would keep things interesting! Haha. Ah, yeah. Nice to meet you... :)


Hello! Did you find any of the articles interesting? I found the one about the Radio and the Telephone very interesting, as I have a background in technology.


Yes, I loved learning about radios and telephones.


I love knowing about those kinds of things. I remember reading recently about a Russian radio frequency called UBV-76. It has been broadcasting a signal for over 40 years. In that entire time, it has only stopped the signal a handful of times to broadcast a cryptic message.


It is crazy deciphering cryptic messages. Have you heard of foxhole radios?


I have never heard of them, what are those?


Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razor-blade and a pencil!


Wow, that's really incredible. I would like to try building one myself. It's crazy too that the entire intercontinental ballistic missile defense system is less powerful than an iphone.


I find that hard to believe! How do they even measure that?


I'm not sure...other than the computing power. I know that a lot of places still use REALLY old technology. I work in the healthcare industry and still see floppy disks being used for heart research purposes. It's amazing to see technology that is older than me still in use haha.


That is crazy. I have never used a floppy disk.


If you are lucky, you can fit one low quality song on it hahaha. The average song is around 4 to 7 megabytes -- it can only fit 1.44 megabytes.


Wow! Have you ever head a jupiter radio storm?


I have heard of storms on Jupiter before, I didn't know that it was powerful enough to be heard on Earth. Jupiter has a supermassive hurricane always spinning on the planet. I heard the winds were several hundred miles per hour, or kilometers.


That is crazy! I wonder what the storms sound like on the radio.


I might look it up and tune in after this chat haha. How do you feel the president of the united states is doing?


I am surprised that he is not in the top 3 wealthiest presidents.


After inflation, I am surprised as well. He comes from a business background, so I was expecting him to be able to make much better decisions. It just goes to show you that politics are a much different beast than business. Does your country have a president?


I live in the US. Have you heard about the name of the first president of zimbabwe?


I did not know his name was Banana until I read about it!


I wonder if that was his real name or just a nickname?


It looks like it was his real name. I'm surprised the Indonesia president has the time to make songs in office.


Me too! I am going to go listen to it. It was nice talking to you.


I do sometimes. A Hanson song once became popular because they would not reveal the artist


Wow I guess people are drawn to mystery. DO you listen to AM or FM radio?


I listen to FM usually and yes, mystery can do some amazing things


I know. IN the AM radio you can get Jupiter's storms


WOw nice. The most popular act on the radio in the 30s was the ventriloquist


WOw that is interesting for a radio. Do you listen to radio dramas?


I do not really, are they good? Maybe I should check them out


Well there is a free website of them if you would like to check it out


Yeah that is nice. Did you know that there is a radio station that turns solar energy into tunes


That is so cool. In WWII soldier made foxhole radio using pencils and razorblades


That is so creative. Do you use the phone much?


ALl the time. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


I have no idea but I know that the inventor of a dial phone was an undertaker


Oh that is cool. The area code is such because it is easy to dial on a rotary phone


I see Dolphins can communicate with each other over the phone and know who is on the other side of the line


SO cool. The radios in Canada are required to play 40% canadian music, that is the law


WOw that is a bit excessive. Did you know that Hey Lamarr helped with the invention of the cell phone?


Nice. In Finland they have a radio station that gives the news in latin


Hi, do you listen to the radio a lot? I still think it's a great form of entertainment despite it's age.


I do, I know its old tech but I love listening to the radio still.


It's really interesting that radio waves also occur naturally.


It is cool, how did we even discover them and got to use them, there's a real genius behind that invention


I believe it's because they occur naturally that we discovered them, and then later learned how to use them. You can actually pick up radio signals from jupiter at home with a regular am radio when the storms are intense.


The radio has a lot of cool facts also that in 1989 a latin news program was created, I think its still around.


I only know some scientific names in latin, but i guess listening to that would be a good way to learn more.


It would be a great way, I don't understand a word of latin but it does sound like a nice show, theres also a website that has thousands of drama episodes for free.


Can you download them or is it just streaming? I'll have to check that out for sure. It's nice to get lost in a radio drama where you have to use your imagination, unlike say a tv show.


I think you can download them I have no idea, Ive just heard about the site recently, must be a cool site though.


I'm looking for it now on my smartphone. Did you ever use a rotary phone back in the day? Do you even know what they are?


I did use a rotary phone my grandma had one back in the day, phones have evolved a lot over the years.


Yes, those things had no computing power, no computer at all! Very primitive electronics. I saw one at a yard sale recently. I haven't used one in decades.


Do you know why the area code of New York is 212? its actually because of rotary phones.


Yes, it's the fastest code to dial! Actually I looked up rotary phones after seeing one thinking it might be worth something. Turns out they are worthless lol.


Yeah I think they are worthless by now, I prefer smartphones. Its insane how much power an iPhone has.


Yes an iphone has more computing power then the us nuclear icbm deterrent. Each iphone becomes more powerful then the last and they come out every single year!


Thats amazing right, so much power in my pocket, its also kind of scary our nuclear deterrent should be updated ASAP.


Probably they can't take it offline to upgrade. That would be the only logical reason why they use less computing power then the average person holds in their hand.


Yeah I guess that makes sense, still scary, did you hear about the campaign UNICEF has concerning clean water and children?


Yes. I saw that but decided I would keep using my phone. I just made a donation for $20 because I couldn't do without it! Speaking of phone I need to make a call. It was nice talking to you.


I think that's great, you are contributing I might do the same I can't live without my phone, it was great chatting with you as well, bye.


Hi, do you know much about the technical aspects of telephone


I know that voice in transformed into electrical impulse which are transmitted by cable. Cellular phone works by encoding the data then transmitting it.


Oh, your explanation is making so much sense.  Thank you.


There is a lot of technical data, like the area code 212 was chosen because it was easier to dial on a rotary phone.


That fact to me is reasonable because New York was one of the earliest established cities in the U.S history.


I don't know about that, since the phone was invented in the late 1800s, there were a few big cities at that time.


Exactly.  I find it very amazing that all of the phone and internet data is conveyed through an only 2.7 inches in diameter cable across the bottom of the ocean


Yeah, I wonder if they snap from time to time, 2.7 inches is not a lot compared to thousands of miles.


I agree with your point there, and I am worrying the same issue.  Btw, I am wondering that us having a backup device to store these information in case the cable snapped


They probably designed to system so 1 cable can be broken but people won't notice. Like having 2 kidneys.


I concur.  Having only 1 kidney is sufficient for survival.  that is a very good analogy


But those system are getting more complex as phones get more computing power. The IPhone is more powerful than the computers built in the 60s.


I am surprised to know about this fact.  I do not know what kind of power that an iphone uses so that much energy is consumed


Computers are more efficient so they don't need as much power as in the 60s. Like radios that became smaller in the 80s and they could invent the walk-man.


phone and computer technology have gone a very long distance since their invention.  Did you know that unicef will donate clean water for a day to needed child for every minute we do not use our cell phone


That is interesting, does texting counts ? Or is it just the voice ?


I am not sure.  Also, I am wondering about the purpose of not using our phone and what benefits of not using our phone brings?


You are right, how does someone make money from the non-usage of someone else's phone ?


It is fascinating that soldiers in WWII used only a razorblade and pencil to make a simple radio


The principle of a radio is catching an electrical wave, is it quite simple, If you are near an emitter, sometimes you can hear it in your speakers without even tuning.


I learn something new from you.  That is interesting to know.  Btw, nice chatting with you.  Enjoy your holiday


I love to read romantic novels. What type of books do you like to read?


Yes, I love to read those romantic novels as well though I haven't done much reading lately ever since football season started and now basketball. Any favorites in particular?


I am a huge fan of what Sarah MacLean recommends. She's a washington post column.


Oh Ok, I'm not too familiar with her work, I'll have to look it up after the chat. I do follow a couple of sports authors and read an opinion piece on why the author thinks the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is painted pink.


Do you have a list of sport authors for books you have read?


I like books by Michael Lewis and Ellie Kennedy but recently there's been more debate about the dangers of football on head injuries. Those articles are really convincing, how do you feel about football?


I know a lot of facts about NFL and I watch the superbowl, but other than that, I'm lost for words as to why people like football. How can a game with 11 minutes of live gameplay take 3 hours of air time.


Haha, I feel the same way! It's because they need to play ads so as to beat the average lifetime earnings of engineers because supposedly their earnings are higher than the average lifetime earnings of NFL players which I find hard to believe.


Damn, I did not know engineers made that much. I should have gone into the STEM field back in college. That's a factoid to add to my future discussions.


Yeah, I should've done that too and if my kids ever wanted to be professional cheerleaders, I would be very opposed to it especially since the Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as the NFL players. They're humans too!


That sounds like borderline discrimination but I guess they don't want the cheerleaders to influence the game. They must have had previous encounters of bad press.


Yeah or gender bias too! Not sure, I didn't read about that in the news, at least not anytime recently, I'm surprised there's no MeToo campaign surround that rule!


I guess it's only a #MeToo moment if they were touched. I doubt they were. I'm surprised that there's no female NFL players, since it is no written rule against this.


Good point, but there's something wrong with that rule. Yeah, but even if females can play, I'd imagine some would have a difficult time meeting the leagues physical eligibility requirements, I'm not sure what that is, do you know?


I don't know. There are some muscular females out there in the world. Certain some of them can give people a run for their spot.


Yeah, women can be aggressive and strategize as well! They even use tracking chips to monitor and record the players move on the field, I would love to see the data on that.


I wonder if that's their attempt to bring statistics into the game, similar to how baseball is all a statistical game. Sounds like some 1950 harvard mathematic research team with the latest gadgets.


Haha, that would be cool to track, like how fast a quarterback can throw a ball or the force at which someone tackles. I wonder if the player's contracts for salary are adjusted because they're either one of the fastest players or something.


I doubt the franchise would even know what to do with this data. A lot of them are retired football players who just knows the old fashion game play and will probably never adopt new technology.


Oh that's a good point. Besides football, I also like to watch comedies and find bromantic comedies to be especially popular and funny.


Yes. I love harold and kumar. I also love white castle. Maybe I should go for some white castle burgers after this.


Haha yeah! I have never had any White Castle before, though I would love to try some time after seeing their love for the burgers.


There should still be a few of them around. Well I'm gonna head out for a burger run. Have a good one.


Hello there, do you follow football much?


I do! My favorite of the 32 teams is the dolphins. We haven't been good since the 70's.


Well you certainly started the season pretty good and I think had one of the best plays of the year, I think? lol.


I love to watch even though there is only 11 minutes of gameplay.


Isn't that crazy when you think about it.  I know that on tv I don't notice so much but when you go to a live game you do much more.


I would love to see their behind the scenes tech, specifically the chips reports from the players pads that show every move.


Same here, and I think a lot of all that tech stuff helps with player safety as well.


Hopefully! CTE is scary. The risk they take on should be compensated better; engineers make more in a lifetime than players.


It really is, I think all parents with children interested in playing should watch that Concussion movie.


Concussion was certainly not a comedy! There was no humor on that topic.


No, not the usual Will Smith movie, I thought it was really good, and that issue is no joke and will continue to be!


Will Smith's best bromance movie was Bad Boys. Other really funny bromances were the hangover, pineapple express, and harold and kumar.


Yeah I remember watching Bad Boys, that was pretty entertaining.


My favoite sitcom was friends. I miss it. I did not think 3rd rock from the sun deserved the golden globe in 1997 over friends.


Friends was a great show, they had so much talent there.  I was and am more of a Seinfeld fan, 3rd rock was ok.


I just love that comedies generally have a happy ending. I love to smile and laugh.


Yeah same here, and comedy is pretty hard to do right!


It is a natural talent. Demetri martin took the gamble on comedy when he left Harvard law school.


That is true, and I think it paid off in the long run for him.  Did you see what Bill Murray said of the movie, Kung Fu Hustle?


I love Bill Murray! My favorite of his was Ghostbuster's. I know he loved kung fu hustle but I am not familiar with a quote.


Oh yeah that was one of my all time favs growing up when I was a kid.  It's been nice chatting, hope you have a good day!


Not really mostly college football at my Alma mater.


I wonder if your school's team is good. I know the highest score in college football ever was 222-0.


My team, WVU Mountaineers, good or bad get my support and they do well but have ups and downs. I think it's just the fan support and community support that we all share for our state.


That's fair, hopefully they support other teams to some extent as well. I know the University of Iowa doesn't, they even paint visiting locker rooms pink.


Well that's the competition mentality taken to extreme, so prevalent today, I think at these times we are missing the point really.


That's a fair point, competition inspires people to be better. I'm sure Benjarvus Green-Ellis faced a decent amount to inspire him, probably how he never fumbled the football ever.


Yes, I agree, when he played it was probably a completely different game.


I think it's good that competition inspires innovation though. ESPN even won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow line for first downs.


Yes, that was a good one, but I really think it was an effort to take the "human error" part out of the game. Most people have a problem with officiating in such a fluid game.


Speaking of "human error", are you interested in politics?


Somewhat but the stuff going on now really makes me want to keep that stuff off my radar in order to get through the day with at least some peace and tranquility.


I think you have to find humor in it somehow. For example, the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums in office, that's funny to think.


That's hilarious but it makes you wonder what the motivation is for people like that.


No clue, I'm sure money must have been a motivation. Trump is somehow not one of the three wealthiest US Presidents ever.


That is interesting and I do believe that. I support Trump but I don't agree with everything. Then again he is not a politician but a businessman and I think that is the difference that people can't quite put together.


Presidents certainly seem to place their personal beliefs in office and aren't able to separate them. I know Roosevelt banned  Christmas trees because he was a conservationist.


Well they are like everybody else they have their own thoughts on things and I think they should be able to express those thoughts to a certain degree.


That's definitely fair. However they should pay the same diligence to important things as well. It somehow took the White House 4 days to realize bullets had hit them on 9/11.


I know, pretty unbelievable, but it seems now nobody is required to do their jobs to get paid. I see it everyday. It's a general decline in society that has been unchecked for some time. Just my take on it.


That certainly seems true sometimes. At least they can be socially responsible at times, I know George W. Bush put solar panels back on the White House.


I think that was probably a good gesture for him to do but the actual benefit is still probably debatable.


I'm sure it was, it probably gave him more credability than President Banana of Zimbabwe, who probably lost credibility just because of his name.


I have never heard about him but I give him props for not changing it.


For sure, on the other hand props to the election system for improving over time. If we stuck to old ways, the vice president would just be whoever was runner up, that certainly wouldn't work today.


Nope, that would not work. At least it shows we can make adjustments to the system that benefit everybody regardless.


Absolutely, we can continue to improve and look forward to the future. Anyway, it was nice chatting with you!


Yes, it was nice chatting with you as well.


Good, but a little sad that the Superbowl is over. Do you like football, and if so, what did you think of the Superbowl this year?


I didn't watch, but I heard it was pretty slow. It got exciting at the end. The Patriots won again. Hm.


If you like a high scoring shoot-out, this was anything but that. I like the fast-paced style, similar to Canadian football. This installment was tediously slow. A defensive battle.


Last year's Superbowl was better. Quite a contrast to the drubbing that Cumberland took in 1916.


These teams needed something to help them perform better offensively--maybe a fight song--somthing similar to the one written by Snoop Dog for his son's school.


Snoop! He really has the talent. He should run for office, maybe president.


I wonder what his net worth is these days. Did yo know the highest paid employees of the US Department of Defense are football coaches? But I bet they can't rap!


Sports brings in the money, so coaches command high salaries. In an age when we need scientists and engineers, the money goes to spectacle.


Yup. But our children are trained that way. Have you ever been to a high school football game in Texas? Down in Allen Texas they have a high school stadium worth ^60 million and which seat 18,000 fans. Yeah, we train our children toward spectacle.


The parents and community members in those Texas towns probably don't have much else for entertainment. Still, once high school is done, those students will not be players. They need education.


That is unless the high schoolers go on to college, where the spectacle continues! 14 or the world's 25 largest stadiums are at American colleges.


Schools want money, and alumni want winning teams. It's funny that bowlers used to make more money than football players back in the 60s.


Bizarre, right?  I live in a college town, and on game day, flags are flying all over town, with the biggest being a 1000-lb American Flag monster at the football stadium, screaming, "If you live this country, your gotta love this game!"


I enjoy football, but not to that degree. People should devote more time to following presidential politics.


Those presidential wanna-bes will soon be invading all the early primary and caucus states, but it will be a while before they fill up stadiums like the President. Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration, and John Wilkes Booth was in that picture. Ironic that it signals the death of humility in Politics.


The next election is bound to be an interesting. i don't know who the Dems will finally pick, but for the next 12 months it will be confusion. I've heard that the White House still usues floppy disks. I wonder if that's for security.


Maybe. They should use fancy encryption technology, but then they would not know how to translate them back to english. FDR was the last president ot be able to speak a foreign language fluently.


And I enjoyed texting with you as well. I the presidential election makes a turn for the better. I hope the victor gets a clean majority of electoral AND popular vote to send a strong message to washington.


Good afternoon, hope it's going well for you. Are you interested in politics?


A lot more since Trump has been President!


It's interesting that the power a president has depends on what form of government there is in the country. We tend to assume they are all like the US and a republican form of government.


In parliamentary republics, they are largely ceremonial.


Yes, like in the UK. I like the way they did things before 1850 where the runner up became Vice President. Maybe things were a little more balanced then since I assume both parties were represented.


I guess we are lucky we are not in an authoritarian regime or dictatorship.


Yes, Venezuela is a good example of why that would be terrible! I love that the president of Indonesia has turned out 3 pop alums, while in office! I wonder what the people think of that?


The first President of Zimbabwe was called banana!


I hope that is a name of affection? I wonder if they call him that to his face or is that more of a nickname, like Potus?


No I haven't. Have you? I heard that the President's guest house is bigger than the White House!


Really? I wonder in what city? Since John Adams was the first President to live there, I wonder where those that were President before 1800 lived?


Great question.  Roosevelt banned Christmas Trees from the White House.


Yes, he was really into environmental issues and didn't approved of cutting down trees. I think most of our National Parks got their start during his time in office.


Bush also, he had solar panels installed.


Yep, he added a modern touch with those. Speaking of modern or not being modern, it's hard to believe that the white house sill uses floppy disks to store part of it's data! I dint' even know those could still be read.


I wonder if they have any pictures of aliens on them, lol.  Did you know bullets hit the white house?


I didn't know about that! That is scary. It's interesting how the term 'white house' has come to be used not only for the building but also for the president and all his advisers.


It took the secret service 4 days to realize the bullets though


That's so strange and they never found who did it? I bet JFK, Washington and Jefferson, the 3 most wealthy presidents, would be shocked at how much money is spent on political races, these days.


You have great questions!  Nice talking to you.


You too, I learned a lot today about government.


Sure do.    I even play fantasy football.


i dont know that. how does it work? do you make money?


It is certainly possible to make money.     Mostly it is a way to create interest in players on teams you do not root for such as Lamar Jackson.


oh,ok. are you good at this? i guess you must know the players very well then.


I know a lot about some players like Baker Mayfield on the Browns, but am not an expert.


baker mayfield? is he good? does he play video games?


Baker Mayfield is good.    I do not know of his video game habits.     Do you follow the real NFL?


i dont usually. i follow around the playoffs. i try to watch the super bowl.


The Super Bowl is usually held the first Sunday in February.


Yes, i was unable to watch it this year. busy. but i heard the game was not that exciting this year.


There is always some interest in the champions of the NFC and AFC playing each other.


i guess so. i usually root for the underdog. i like the upset. do you bet on the game?


I am not allowed to gamble because I work for a company that makes tracking chips in shoulder pads!


thats great! LOL. the tracking chips. can they track players off the field to make sure they dont go to the same restaurants as cheerleaders?


I would guess so, although players don't wear shoulder pads to restaurants.     Maybe ask Matt Patricia, who is both a coach and a rocket scientist.


the chips are only in the shoulder pads? Ok, so that won't work. Matt might have a way to keep track of those guys and their eating habits.


True.      A big change from the first nfl playoff game in 1932!


I think that the NFL has come a long way. The players make more, the teams are bigger, everything is bigger. A lot of injuries, though. Anyway, great chat!


Thanks!   I think I will go read up on the 32 teams in the NFL.


Enjoy! I'll talk to you later, I'm sure.


No problem.     RPI is a cool university!


I am good, thanks. I'm wondering if you are a football fan like me? I know a lot of people are sad the season is over, especially since fantasy football is such a hit.


I like football, but I don't get much chance to watch. usually I try to catch the SB.


What is the SB? I know if fantasy football it's all about the picks and people plan for weeks.


Super Bowl. Sorry, should have made that clear. I've never played fantasy sports. What's the goal? How do you win? What do you win?


Oh, duh, sorry. The goal is to draft the best team by picking members from all teams to make the best.  Did you know bowlers in the 1960's made more than NFL players?


I believe it. Bowlers had their golden age. Many leagues and lots of local interest. Then the modern gladiators showed up and stole the show.


Yes! I used to bowl myself on a league. I am  more of a football fan. I know former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never had a fumble in his career!


How did he do that? special gloves? Giant hands? Did he get a bonus? I hope so!


I think just raw talent. It's hard to say if he got a bonus since the NFL has a total of 32 teams. It's hard to keep up.


I can't keep up. That's why I follow during the playoffs. I think that it would be interesting to see if a woman could play.


Actually, the NFL has no rules against women playing as long as they meet the league's eligibility requirements!


I figure that a woman could be akicker or something. They should be referees and such.


I would say. I would not want to see a man v woman contact.


Yes, I think it would make the viewers squeamish. Maybe women on women though. That could be fun.


I am not sure I could watch! Although the average game has only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


That seems short, but I guess they stand around waiting a lot. Great work, if you can get it.


Yeah, no kidding. Although the average lifetime salary of engineers is higher than the average lifetime earning of an NFL player.


Plus fewer concussions too. I think it would be better for women to go into engineering.


Yeah, no kidding! I know the cheerleaders on the Saints have to leave a restaurant if a team player is there.


Sexism, plain and simple. Anyway, great chatting!


I am.  I used to watch NFL Sunday all the time.  I don't anymore though.  How about you?


I watch every Sunday.  it is my favorite time.  Did you know that quarterback's average passing was 93.6 now


That's really impressive.  I find it more interesting that an average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.  It's still fun to watch


I know.  I think because the league prefers offense over defense nowaday


I believe that. The fans want action all of the time.  Watching defensive play after defensive play can get annoying.  Also, you want point grabbers on your fantasy team too.  Defense doesn't always help you win.


Did you know that the university football locker room was painted in all pink


That's a great way to mess with the visiting team!  Do you play fantasy football?


hahaha.  Yeah, I play occasionally.  You?


I used to.  I actually used to love playing fantasy Hockey.  I was much better at that.   I never knew that ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line!  I didn't think you could win an emmy for that.


I did not that people fantasy draft the national spelling bee


I can see that.  I didn't know it actually existed though.  It's like in Vegas - you can bet on anything


Also, do you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving fantasy and reality


That is really interesting.  Almost as interesting as the fact that the Saints' cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player


I think they do not want any distraction.  Hahah


Probably.  I guess it's written into their contract.


football players are having too much troubles already


That's true.  But it seems everyone else has to change their ways for them.


by the way, nice chatting with you.  Happy holiday


No, are you a 49'ers fan?  Garoppolo the quarterback has had his struggles and fantasy football players are making their choices.


I AM NOT A HUGE FAN OF FOOTBALL. JUST WATCH IT WHEN I CAN. The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0. THIS TRULY INSANE!


I don't play fantasy football, but I might try out fantasy drafting the national spelling bee.  Apparently, people do that.


How would you like to be part of Fantasy Congress?  Players can draft members of congress and bet on legislature success.


THAT IS NOT BAD AT ALL. I WOULD DEFINETLY WANT TO BE PART OF THAT


Did you hear that the lifetime average earnings of an engineer is higher than that of an average mlb or nfl player?  Sounds like a good occupation.


BUT ALSO REQUIRES A LOT OF EDUCATION. I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS NOT THAT EASY


No, I studied it for a few years and changed majors.  It is very difficult and you have to like that type of material to study it.


If you visit the University of Iowa, you can see a pink locker room!


YEP. I READ THAT TOO. VERY INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT AT THE SAME TIME


Did you hear that bowlers in the 60's were very well paid?  They made twice as much as top football stars at the time


YEP..A janitor from chicago wrote over six years a 15,145-page fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations called "in the realms of the unreal", which was only discovered after his death.. FASCINATING, ISN'T IT?


Wow.  Fantasy sure is prominent everywhere.


New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave. iSN'T THIS A LITTLE TOO MUCH?


That sounds sexist.  Do you think a woman will make it to the NFL.  There is no rule against it?


EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T A RULE AGAINST IT, i DON'T THINK SO


Nice talking to you.  Who you rooting for in the Superbowl?


I do, I even play a fantasy football game, what about you?


I love playing fantasy football.  Have played for bout 17 or 18 years now.  Did you know that they even have a fantasy league for congress?


I dont really know that but I do know a bit about players QB Macus Mariona is a bad choice, one of the worst QBs in the season


I agree.  I kind of thought he was a little overrated when he was drafted.


Yeah only 13 TD passes which is low for a QB, he did have a better season the previous year


Saquon Barkley should be a good pick for the fantasy draft next season.


Im not aware of that player in what position does he play?


He is a running back for the New York Giants.


Oh I see, he must be a great choice then so fantasy football, people seem to love fantasy leagues not only sports but just about anything


Yes they do.  They even have a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee.  I have no idea how that works though.


No idea either it does sound kind of boring theres even a fantasy congress league


I've heard about that league.  That's where players draft members of congress and points are based off legislative success.  Sounds like a snoozefest to me.


Sounds  also really boring, who knows it might be interesting, so do you also like fantasy novels?


Can't say that I do.  lol  Do you like them?


I do like them, interesting fact but a janitor wrote over 15,145 pages of fantasy but never published his work


That's a lot of writing.  I wonder why after putting all that work into it he never published it.  Maybe it was back in the days before the internet where you had to have a book deal to get published.


Maybe he didnt think his book had potential or was waiting to finish it, he died and then the piece of literature got discovered so its hard to tell now


I agree with you.  Did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


Thats interesting I didnt know that, our brain is sure full with mysteries


I agree!  It's been fun chatting with you!


Yeah, its also been great chatting with you, thanks for the chat.


me too, I am a university of iowa football fan, they paint their visitors locker room pink!


That's cool.  Do you watch the NFL at all?


I love watching the NFL, out of the 32 teams, my favorite is the vikings, do you have a favorite?


nice I was a 49ers fan back in the day. I loved Jerry Rice and Steve Young. Games were more exciting back then. Now gametime is only like 11 minutes of actual playing


I know! Do you follow the odds for each team winning at all"


It is part of how the betting on each team is handled.  There is an over/under on each team winning.


Gotcha, I think your teams have low odds of winning it all currently, that may change with better picks. Did you know who benjarvus green ellis was?


I think he was a running back.  You are correct about my teams winning it all.  The Vikings do not appear to be doing to well either.


nope lol. Maybe Benjarvus needs to come back and teach our teams how to not fumble the ball!


LOL!  It seems when the Vikings play the Packers one should pick the Packers.  What do you think?


Well not now, packers are almost worst than both our teams lol! I think the vikings and 49ers could beat them 222-0 like georgia tech beat a team in 1916


I doubt it. I would say the Packers are favored over the Vikings.  I would not bet against Rogers.


That is true, he is pretty prime time. He is my quarterback for my fantasy football team, I can't bet against him


LOL!  Did you know that one of the most expensive high school football stadiums was built in Allen,TX?


I read that in an article, how much was it? that is a waste of money in my opinion!


It was $60 million.  I know that is a ton of money!  Did you also know that Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his son's football team?


Wow that is so much money! I did not know about Snoop, I want to hear it. I will go check it out now. Have an amazing day friend!


I am. I like watching football even though the games only have an average of 11 minutes of live game play.


I have heard that before, it's crazy to think of that.  I guess most of the time is spent moving the chains, and player, and coaches.


Yeah. I think the technology for marking the first down line is pretty amazing. ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow line we see on TV.


Really? I didn't know that, very interesting.  I guess that does help a lot with the viewers.


Yeah. Technology is huge in football. The NFL now uses tracking chips in sholder pads to record player movement on the field. They also track ball movement.


Yeah I can see them doing that.  I know they are tracking a lot more when it comes to hitting too, the helmets I think have trackers.


I would have liked to be the engineer who designed the tracking chips. Did you know that the average engineer makes more in a lifetime than the average NFL player?


Wow, I would never have guessed that about them.


Yeah. In the 60's the top bowlers made twice as much asthe top football stars! Crazy!


No way that's crazy.  I guess the dream job would be pro bowler in the 60's lol!


That would be crazy. Imagine if we had fantasy leagues for pro bowling. We do have fantasy drafts for the national spelling bee!


That would be too funny, and really, that is pretty unbelievable.  I guess there is a fantasy comic who has been knighted.


That would be awesome to be knighted. There was once a janitor from Chicago who wrote a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript over six years. That guy deserves to be knighted.


Wow yeah that is the guy that should have been.  Are you into the Lord of the Rings fantasy novels?


Not really. I have them on my list to read and watch. I did enjoy the Harry Potter fantasies.


I have not read those but have read half of the Tolkien fantasy novels.


That's cool. It's crazy to think that a single fold in the brain makes the difference in our perceptions of reality and fantasy. Tolken must have had a very tight fold!


That is a crazy idea, and yeah he must have!


If you could write a fantasy novel, would it be based on oral traditions or would it likely be based on more modern media?


I think traditions, modern media is pretty gross if you ask me.  I like old time stuff better myself.


I have a passing knowledge. How familiar are you with the sport?


I know some of the basics, but I also know that there is really only 11 minutes of active game play.  Crazy seeing how long the games are.


I agree. It is also interesting how they have no rule against female players? However, I wonder if the eligibility requirements inherently disqualify them?


They might, or just make it so they wont want to play.  I mean I think anyone who is good enough should be eligible to play.  But I can imagine many women who would want to go up against 300 pound linemen


It is a dangerous sport and I don't think football is as developed a sport for women comparatively to most other sports


I would agree.  They even have chips in shoulderpads to record moves of players and with that they can see how hard they get hit.


I heard they also put chips in the footballs themselves to gather data on velocity, rotation, speed, and location


Yeah, with that do you think it could also help determine reviews?  Like use that data to say where the ball was or wasnt at any given point.


That I am not sure since I am not sure how much of that data is effective real time


The yellow line sure helped things develop in terms of home viewership, so much so that ESPN won an Emmy for it


True. It probably made things much more digestible for the general audience and promoted its popularity


Did you know that the highest scoring and biggest spread was in a game in 1916?


I imagine it was at least hundreds apart?


222-0.  I dont even see how that is possible.  That one team must have been really bad.


Perhaps a combination of the winning team being just that good and the losing team being so bad


Ive seen some blow outs, but never by that much.


I never have, but my brother gets seriously into it.


Ah well I would recommend it. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I never knew the NFL was the highest professional level of football in the world.  Did you?


I did.  The 17 week regular season is my favorite sports season.


I do.  There are four division winners for each conference that advance to the playoffs.  the Ravens are my favorite team.


Interesting.  I understand that computer chips are used to track movements of players and the ball.  That is really high tech.


I know.  Not like it used to be.  I knew they were in the ball, but didn't know they were in the shoulder pads of the players.


Yes, but none have met the league's eligibility requirements as of yet.


I wonder what the requirements are.  I have watched a super bowl every now and then and those are good.


I do as well.  What else is there to do on the first Sunday in February?  They are, but I like the playoffs more.  More of an emphasis on the game and not so much on the show.


I never thought about it but that's true.  It does seem to play up the commercials and half time performances.


Very much so.  There is a game between the champions of the NFC and AFC, but alot of times the playoff games are the better ones.


This weekend.  My favorite team, the Raven's, plan on Sunday.


Who do they play?  I know there are two conferences. Which one are they in?


They play in the AFC and play the Chargers this weekend.  The cheerleaders have been around town hyping the game, but they usually cannot hand out with the players.


Yes.  The Saints cheerleaders cannot even eat in the same restaurant as the players.


I guess it is to keep the players from getting distracted or from bad press about teams.


I'm sure.  Even if the cheerleader is already there, if a player walks into the restaurant the cheerleader has to leave.


I remember JJ Watt called Andy Dalton the Little Red BB gun with his arm, he the worst quarterback in the AFC North


Don't know much about football, you say he was the worst quarterback. who was the best?


I would have to say it was the Baltimore Raven's rookie QB Lamar Jackson seeing as how he was the only one in the division to get his team to the playoffs. But I can admit, I'm biased


That's cool i remember seeing the Cleveland brows play once how's there QB?


Baker Mayfield? He's good.. I believe Cleveland would have actually made the playoffs if he had started the whole season but I believe they named him the starter after like 6 weeks


I heard that the Iowa Universities looker room is painted pink for the visiting team.


Really? That's pretty interesting but if I was the opposite team that would just make me more angry on the field lol the defense and pass rushers are probably on the field trying to knock their heads off


Right i feel the same way!! Did you know that in the 60's top bowlers made twice as much as nfl players?


Wow, when you think about how much the top earners in the NFL make today that's almost mind blowing.  That almost as crazy as people fantasy drafting the national spelling Bee.


Yeah know that is crazy. What about fantasy congress.


Where players draft members of congress and base the points off legislative success? that sounds so boring in comparison to fantasy sports and I really don't even know how you would gauge "legislative success"


Well if we believe that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy then who know, lol!


Haha crazy but true..Do you think we'll ever see a female player in the NFL? To my surprise, they are allowed to play as long as they meet the eligibility requirements.


Yeah i heard that and am surprised we haven't yet. Personally i think they should just have their own league like the WNBA.


That would actually be pretty cool and I may enjoy watching that better than the NFL lol They should be allowed to be more than just cheerleaders, especially for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints cheerleaders can't even eat in the same establishment as an NFL player and they even would have to get up and leave if one entered after them...Sounds like throwback jim crow laws


Don't start, lol! However that id very sexist. On a lighter note did you hear about a janitor that wrote everyday over six years. 15,145 pages?


Yeah that's very impressive, I wish he would have been alive to see his work discovered. I wonder what ever became of the works? Hopefully it was created and his family received the proceeds.


That would be the right thing to do. Did you know that ESPN won an Emmy award?


Yeah i figured that as the world wide leader in sports, but I had no idea it was for creating the  first down marker superimposed on our televisions in yellow. That yellow line definitely makes the came more enjoyable and easy to follow at times. so well deserved lol


I agree my friend. So the NFL merged with the AFL after being formed in 1920 as the American Football League.


yes one of the greatest and most profitable mergers of all time...I bet they never imagined the game would expand to have 32 teams


Yeah humble beginnings. You know there is a RB who has never fumbled the ball in his career?


Yes, I remember watching Green-Ellis play. he wasn't too shabby. Well I enjoyed talking to you, I learned a few things.


I sure do! With 32 teams in the NFL it is on all the time at my place!


For sure, do you have a favorite of the 32?


I really just like them all! Can you believe the NFL's rule about females?


what is their rule, I don't think they have rules towards females do they?


You are right! They have no rule against females playing as long as they can meet the league's eligibility requirements.


Nice, I wonder why we have never seen that before. I heard the saints have a rule regarding their female cheerleaders, kind of sexist, have you heard of it?


Yes, if you are talking about the rule where cheerleaders are forbidden to eat in the same restaurant as an NFL player.


yea that one, that is so weird. I don't understand it, what are your thoughts?


I wonder why it was made, so what if a cheerleader and a player are married? Then what?


Boom, mind blown! lol I wonder if it was an old rule back in the day, at least I hope so


I know! But who knows. So, can you believe that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is  more than an NFL player?


That is crazy, but believable, nfl careers tend to be short. The engineers make chips to track data and deserve more money


Yes, you are right. They NFL even uses data chips!


wow, I wonder what they track, do you know?


They use tracking chips in the players shoulder pads and in the footballs.


Do they track like velocity, rotation, and their every move?


Yes, that is exactly it. That must really help make for some detailed game plans!


I agree. Have you ever heard of Benjarvus Green Ellis?


The name rings a bell. Was he a Patriot?


Yep and a Bengal I think. He never fumbled once in his career!


Wow! That's quite an accomplishment. What position did he play?


He was a running back. He had a lot of carries too so that was amazing, it was so nice chatting with you!


Yea, I follow it like everyday. It's interesting how Todd Gurley signed a $45 million extension with the Rams and then ended up injured


Especially since Gurley is a RB. That's the largest guarantee for that position


Yea, I wonder how much that influenced Le'von Bell not to sign with the Steelers


I guess the lifespan for running backs isn't very long, and some think Bell may only have one or two more seasons left. The deal he was offered is a five year deal


I heard Bell wanted $17 million a season, I wouldn't want to do that for five years


Most start to decline in skill once they reach 27. Quarterbacks have a longer lifespan in the NFL


Yea, Alex Smith said he had a lot of years left but that was before his injury


It's amazing how many injuries occur in a game that really only has about 11 minutes of gameplay


Yea, I bet the injuries is a major reason why engineers make more on average than nfl players in their lifetime


It might also be why we don't see women playing in the NFL despite there not being a rule preventing it


Yea but I can see a woman playing at place kicker one day


I've heard that might be happening. She probably wouldn't mind the pink visitor's lockers at the University of Iowa


Well there are female bowlers, I wonder if they made more than the top football stars in the 1960s


If they did, television probably ruined that for them, especially when the game became easier to understand with the yellow first down line created by ESPN. They deserved the Emmy for that one


Yea I'm surprised no one thought of the yellow first down line sooner than espn


True. I wonder who came up with the idea to embed chips in the footballs and shoulder pads for record data. It probably paved the way for fantasy football


yea but fantasy events have gotten out of hand, there is even a fantasy draft for the spelling bee


Not just the spelling bee, but for Congress as well. That seems like a lot


Yea I'm not a big fan of Fantasy congress


Me neither. I don't pay enough attention for that


Hi there, yes I do like it actually some of them as they can mean a different thing in various countries


Yeah that is true, do you like american football?


I actually do . U of Iowa painted their visitor locker room pink


Hmm I wonder if that is supposed to have any effect on the opposing team or what


Yeah I wonder about that too. DId you know football players made more money than football ones in the 60s?


Wow that is interesting. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


I think it is 222-0 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland


Yeah what a game that must have been.. I bet Georgia Tech still brags about it


I bet so too. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Yeah they won it for the superimposed yellow line


Yeah and I am grateful for that because it makes game watching much easier at home


Agreed there, for sure. DO you know who Benjarvus Green-Ellis is?


Yeah that is the rb who never fumbled the ball in his career


Yeah that is him. Did you know women can play in the NFL?


Yeah since there is no rule against them,, as long as they qualify


Yes that is true. An average game lasts only 11 minutes too.


Yeah that is pretty short and yet we are glued to the tv for hours


Tell me about it. Engineers make more over their lifetime than football players.


I guess that makes sense since they have longer careers over the lifetime


THat is actually a really good point. Nice chat.