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Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:47 pm**

Shit... found this funnay; In the Pgh. airport this morn and see this staring me in the face:

What I find odd/funny... I don't ever recall seeing an image or snapshot showing just how far off the ground the ball was when Franco 'caught it outta the air!" Further, I'm quite sure it wasn't 1 1/2 ft. off from the turf.

BWHA and rack getting over on Al Davis.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:49 pm**

Rack Franco! That statue is stretching the truth, though...just a tad bit.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:59 pm**

Oh, and to add...

If you're ever in the Pgh. airport and need to take a shit in peace... all the way at the end of C terminal. Nails, every single time.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:04 pm**

PSU... I'm assuming you've never met psuro from nittanyfootball.com. I played a round of golf w/him and MarshCreek before the NU/PSU game in lincoln. Dude is a DEAD RINGER for franco. It's almost outta this world.

The night before in the bars in Lincoln, PSU fans outta the blue were coming up to him asking for his autograph. I like to think that several months later on Christmas morning, some 6 yr. old kid, mouth open aghast w/excitement, pulls a pic of Franco outta his stocking w/psuro's sig on it.

Dude, had a great time w/it when we were there.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:20 pm**

That's pretty funny! I've bantered with psuro and Marsh Creek a bit.

Franco is definitely one of my favorite Steelers ever. They really don't make football players that way any longer. I've talked to him twice, both times he's wistfully told me about his bar-hopping days in State College.

While Swann is getting into politics, I can't help but think Franco would be a better candidate...

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:21 pm**

The artist' must not have been a football fan.

Ball off the ground to high... and it's the wrong style facemask.

How in the hell do you get the facemask wrong if you're looking at a pic of that game?

m2

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:21 pm**

Ken wrote:Oh, and to add...

If you're ever in the Pgh. airport and need to take a shit in peace... all the way at the end of C terminal. Nails, every single time.

Never drop a duece at the airport. Too much traffic.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:31 pm**

PSUFAN wrote:Franco is definitely one of my favorite Steelers ever.

So, your homeboy played for your school, and then went on to lead your NFL team to glory...and he's one of your favorites?...Well color me :shocked:

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:41 pm**

Yeah, hardly surprising. Although, my admiration goes beyond his team allegiances. Franco's genuinely a great guy, while Jack Ham - PSU and Steeler great - is not the kind of guy who'll talk to you much, even if you approach him respectfully.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:50 pm**

Other than the TUCK it's the biggest scam in NFL history.

Sure Harris picked the ball up the Three Rivers turf, not at knee level but that was one of about 5 things that went wrong. The ball bounced off Frenchy Fuqua, not Tatum. The refs used a phone to call the NFL's supervisor of officials and they used video tape to review the play back when the NFL didn't even half instant replay rules. Villipiano could have perhaps tackled Harris before the TD but he was clipped by the Steeler's tight end.

Raiders exec Al LoCasale had the best line on the ref's phone conversation:

"I said he asked how many cops there were to escort the officials out of the stadium if they didn't call it a touchdown," says LoCasale, who watched the play from the Oakland sideline. "When he was told there were only six, he raised his arms and said, 'That’s right. It's six for Pittsburgh.'

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:50 pm**

Franco's an overrated pussy who ran out of bounds to avoid contact.

What a cunt.

RACK FL.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:52 pm**

There is no such thing as a bad call if it comes at the expense of the Raiders.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:54 pm**

:x :x :x :x :x

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:56 pm**

Flawed Logic wrote:Other than the TUCK it's the biggest scam in NFL history.

Sure Harris picked the ball up the Three Rivers turf, not at knee level but that was one of about 5 things that went wrong. The ball bounced off Frenchy Fuqua, not Tatum. The refs used a phone to call the NFL's supervisor of officials and they used video tape to review the play back when the NFL didn't even half instant replay rules. Villipiano could have perhaps tackled Harris before the TD but he was clipped by the Steeler's tight end.

Raiders exec Al LoCasale had the best line on the ref's phone conversation:

"I said he asked how many cops there were to escort the officials out of the stadium if they didn't call it a touchdown," says LoCasale, who watched the play from the Oakland sideline. "When he was told there were only six, he raised his arms and said, 'That’s right. It's six for Pittsburgh.'

For all the black hole bull and silver black crazy tough guy image, Raiderfan sure is a big crybaby.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:57 pm**

eat shit, bitter pussies.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:04 pm**

Dinsdale wrote:There is no such thing as a bad call if it comes at the expense of the Raiders.

Sincerely,

Paul Tagliabue and Pete Rozelle

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:09 pm**

See You Next Wednesday wrote:
For all the black hole bull and silver black crazy tough guy image, Raiderfan sure is a big crybaby.

Come to any Raider game and say that out loud, cunt.

The following few seconds you spend inhaling your last breaths should give you a good idea of how big of crybabies Raider fans are.

Raiderfans, like any other teams fans, hate getting fucked by the zebras. Only recently can stillerfan start to realize our playoff fuckovers after that fucking Indy debacle.

My uncle, who is from the 'Burgh and has a awesome collection of steeler memorabilia from thier steel curtain championship runs (Fuckers even got unopened soda and beer cans that display thier 4 championships and various players on them). The dude is more die-hard than half of you bandwagon cunts and has been watching them for decades upon decades. He says the immaculate reception was a horrible call. No touchdown.

Is he happy that it fell in his teams favor? Of course.

Yeah, we're crybabies because the 2 worst fucking playoff calls in the history of the league were against our team.

Fuck off, you moist, sloppy pussies.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:12 pm**

Flawed Logic wrote:Other than the TUCK it's the biggest scam in NFL history.

Get over it Raiderfan.

A key to such an analysis is a fundamental law of physics called the conservation of momentum. This law says that when two bodies collide, one gains as much momentum as the other one loses. When Tatum hit Fuqua, for instance, he transferred all of his momentum to the running back, leaving Tatum standing and Fuqua flying to the ground.

What Fetkovich needed to figure out was whose momentum was transferred to the football.

The NFL Films tape didn't show the collision and didn't show the ball striking either player. But by slowing the tape, Fetkovich could see that the ball had already rebounded by the time the collision occurred.

"That's critical," he said, because if the two collided before the ball hit, they would have already exchanged momentum and made the analysis more difficult. But since the ball hit a player before the collision, then only that player's momentum would have been transferred to the ball.

Tatum was running upfield. If the ball hit him, "Tatum would have added a good deal of momentum [to the ball] in the upfield direction," Fetkovich explained, much as a baseball player adds momentum to a baseball by swinging his bat at a pitch.

By contrast, Fuqua was running across and down the field, with his left arm outstretched to catch the ball. If the ball hit him, he likely wouldn't have added any momentum to the ball, both because he was moving roughly in the same direction as the ball and because the ball likely would have hit him in the arm.

So a rebound off of Fuqua would have been, in baseball terms, a bunt.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04292/397451.stm

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:18 pm**

BSmack wrote:
Flawed Logic wrote:Other than the TUCK it's the biggest scam in NFL history.
Get over it Raiderfan.

A key to such an analysis is a fundamental law of physics called the conservation of momentum. This law says that when two bodies collide, one gains as much momentum as the other one loses. When Tatum hit Fuqua, for instance, he transferred all of his momentum to the running back, leaving Tatum standing and Fuqua flying to the ground.

What Fetkovich needed to figure out was whose momentum was transferred to the football.

The NFL Films tape didn't show the collision and didn't show the ball striking either player. But by slowing the tape, Fetkovich could see that the ball had already rebounded by the time the collision occurred.

"That's critical," he said, because if the two collided before the ball hit, they would have already exchanged momentum and made the analysis more difficult. But since the ball hit a player before the collision, then only that player's momentum would have been transferred to the ball.

Tatum was running upfield. If the ball hit him, "Tatum would have added a good deal of momentum [to the ball] in the upfield direction," Fetkovich explained, much as a baseball player adds momentum to a baseball by swinging his bat at a pitch.

By contrast, Fuqua was running across and down the field, with his left arm outstretched to catch the ball. If the ball hit him, he likely wouldn't have added any momentum to the ball, both because he was moving roughly in the same direction as the ball and because the ball likely would have hit him in the arm.

So a rebound off of Fuqua would have been, in baseball terms, a bunt.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04292/397451.stm

Physics mumbo jumbo?

The best evidence is the fact that Frenchy (CHRIST, Frenchy?!) Fuqua has refused to talk about the play over the years.

Funny watching Steelerfan calling out Raiderfan for being a crybaby when all manner of all-out bawling would still be occurring had Big Ben not grabbed an ankle or Idiot Kicker had done his job after the refs flat out blew the interception call.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:18 pm**

Fuggin' rack. Wasn't the intent of the thread, but I see it's served another purpose.

:D

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:20 pm**

Flawed Logic wrote:Flawed logic

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:22 pm**

Flawed Logic wrote:The best evidence is the fact that Frenchy (CHRIST, Frenchy?!) Fuqua has refused to talk about the play over the years.

Of course he doesn't. The minute Frenchy spills the beans, people have no reason to ever interview him anymore.

If the ball bounced before the hit, you must accquit.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:24 pm**

He says the immaculate reception was a horrible call. No touchdown.

Is he happy that it fell in his teams favor? Of course.

Just so you know, most Steeler fans will probably agree with that.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:24 pm**

Ken wrote:
Flawed Logic wrote:Flawed logic

Yep, not quite the attention-getter of "Ken"

but Ive used it for so long now...

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:32 pm**

Flawed Logic wrote:
Ken wrote:
Flawed Logic wrote:Flawed logic
Yep, not quite the attention-getter of "Ken" but Ive used it for so long now...

Actually, its been a fucking coons age since anyone called him "Ken".

Please refer to his earned named from now on: Kennifer.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Where you been all season, Kendra? Nice of your smackless gimp ass to roll in here and start threads after the Squealers officially made the Super Bowl.

Fucking Tard.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:37 pm**

Son, I've made it perfectly clear and admitted that I did roll in here once the Stillers beat the Colts.

If you're ttrying to hit a nerve or act the part of 'investigative reporter'... try a different avenue.

You could dig up the color of the flowers in the vase in my Jetta, eh? That'd be good readin'

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:45 pm**

Ken wrote: You could dig up the color of the flowers in the vase in my Jetta, eh? That'd be good readin'

RACK your inability to deny the truth of living a life of utter faggotry.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:38 pm**

m2 wrote:The artist' must not have been a football fan.

Ball off the ground to high... and it's the wrong style facemask.

How in the hell do you get the facemask wrong if you're looking at a pic of that game?

m2

m2, I was talking with a guy I know who is a true Steelers fan. I'd call him my friend but that would admit to hanging out with a Pittsburgher and I can't have that. This guy collects old Pittsburgh games on tape, anything he can get his hands on, including all of their playoff and Super Bowl appearances. Here is his take on the facemask:

During Franco's first two seasons, 1972 and '73, he did wear a Schutt wide receiver facemask such as the one [on the statue]. He switched to the running back cage style in 1974. The Steelers wore grey facemasks from 1963-1976. That one is either right on or very, very close. The detail in the photo is very good, right down to the black Spot Bilt brand turf shoes.

I'm not saying he's right or wrong but normally this guy knows his shit.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:11 pm**

Gentlemen, this is a very easy problem to solve.

Actual photo from game:

Same fuckin' thing.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:23 pm**

Raydah James wrote:Fuck off, you moist, sloppy pussies.

IN

-----Dins

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:12 pm**

Ken wrote:Shit... found this funnay; In the Pgh. airport this morn and see this staring me in the face:

I hate mimes

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:18 pm**

btw, I have seen the NFL films special on the reception and the ball was pretty low to the ground when Franco snatched it. You can see plain as day he is stooping over pretty far. now the ricochet part is still up in the air, but guess what? IT WAS FREAKIN 30 SOME YEARS AGO. GET THE FUCK PAST IT!!!!!111

edit: almost 30

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:28 pm**

Raydah James wrote:
See You Next Wednesday wrote:
For all the black hole bull and silver black crazy tough guy image, Raiderfan sure is a big crybaby.
Come to any Raider game and say that out loud, cunt.

The following few seconds you spend inhaling your last breaths should give you a good idea of how big of crybabies Raider fans are.

Okay, you're not a bunch of pussies.... as long as you outnumber the guy 25,000 to 1.

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:58 pm**

titlover wrote:btw, I have seen the NFL films special on the reception and the ball was pretty low to the ground when Franco snatched it. You can see plain as day he is stooping over pretty far. now the ricochet part is still up in the air, but guess what? IT WAS FREAKIN 30 SOME YEARS AGO. GET THE FUCK PAST IT!!!!!111

edit: almost 30

Actualy, it was 33.

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