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Post by domeplease on Feb 11, 2022 18:12:13 GMT -5
...Furniture mogul ‘Mattress Mack’ sets legal sports-betting record with $5 million wager on Cincinnati Bengals Published Fri, Feb 11 20221:15 PM ESTUpdated 4 Hours Ago Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” has made history with a $5 million wager on the Cincinnati Bengals, the single-largest legal sports bet ever.
The previous record was set with a $4.9 million bet on the Super Bowl in 2002.
Last week, McIngvale, the owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, drove across the Texas border into Louisiana to make a $4.5 million bet on the Bengals. If the team wins, he will collect $16.2 million. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 12, 2022 21:13:47 GMT -5
In Super Bowl XIII - Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers at the Orange Bowl in Miami - a total of 18 future Hall of Famers played in that game. The Steelers with 11 and the Cowboys with 7. Pittsburgh won 35 - 31. The Steelers would repeat the next season with a win over the Rams for their forth Super Bowl Championship of the 1970s.
Because I was a Saints' fan, I always pulled for the NFC team in the Super Bowl, except for the 1976 Oakland Raiders, another team loaded with Hall of Famers. The Steelers were like the hated New England Patriots to me as a kid, even though Terry Bradshaw was from Louisiana I wanted the Raiders to beat them every year. Talk about genius drafting - consider Chuck Noll: Hall of Famers "Mean" Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and in 1974, selecting four Hall of Famers in Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster.
It's interesting how much I appreciate those Pittsburgh Steelers' teams of the 1970s now, without enmity or negativity. Maybe they were just too good.
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Post by kaybli on Feb 12, 2022 21:48:08 GMT -5
In Super Bowl XIII - Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers at the Orange Bowl in Miami - a total of 18 future Hall of Famers played in that game. The Steelers with 11 and the Cowboys with 7. Pittsburgh won 35 - 31. The Steelers would repeat the next season with a win over the Rams for their forth Super Bowl Championship of the 1970s. Because I was a Saints' fan, I always pulled for the NFC team in the Super Bowl, except for the 1976 Oakland Raiders, another team loaded with Hall of Famers. The Steelers were like the hated New England Patriots to me as a kid, even though Terry Bradshaw was from Louisiana I wanted the Raiders to beat them every year. Talk about genius drafting - consider Chuck Noll: Hall of Famers "Mean" Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and in 1974, selecting four Hall of Famers in Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster. It's interesting how much I appreciate those Pittsburgh Steelers' teams of the 1970s now, without enmity or negativity. Maybe they were just too good. Did you support Archie Manning and the Saints back in the 70s? |
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Post by inger on Feb 12, 2022 22:34:33 GMT -5
In Super Bowl XIII - Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers at the Orange Bowl in Miami - a total of 18 future Hall of Famers played in that game. The Steelers with 11 and the Cowboys with 7. Pittsburgh won 35 - 31. The Steelers would repeat the next season with a win over the Rams for their forth Super Bowl Championship of the 1970s. Because I was a Saints' fan, I always pulled for the NFC team in the Super Bowl, except for the 1976 Oakland Raiders, another team loaded with Hall of Famers. The Steelers were like the hated New England Patriots to me as a kid, even though Terry Bradshaw was from Louisiana I wanted the Raiders to beat them every year. Talk about genius drafting - consider Chuck Noll: Hall of Famers "Mean" Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and in 1974, selecting four Hall of Famers in Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster. It's interesting how much I appreciate those Pittsburgh Steelers' teams of the 1970s now, without enmity or negativity. Maybe they were just too good. The Colts weren’t the most thrilling team during that era, so I watched the Steelers a lot. I always “felt it” when Bradshaw was going to throw those bombs, but nobody could stop him. Stallworth and Swann were like two sharp tines on a dinner fork. Harris was like a jackhammer. Put that kind of offense on the field with a great defense, and I might start watching the game again… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 12, 2022 22:37:01 GMT -5
In Super Bowl XIII - Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers at the Orange Bowl in Miami - a total of 18 future Hall of Famers played in that game. The Steelers with 11 and the Cowboys with 7. Pittsburgh won 35 - 31. The Steelers would repeat the next season with a win over the Rams for their forth Super Bowl Championship of the 1970s. Because I was a Saints' fan, I always pulled for the NFC team in the Super Bowl, except for the 1976 Oakland Raiders, another team loaded with Hall of Famers. The Steelers were like the hated New England Patriots to me as a kid, even though Terry Bradshaw was from Louisiana I wanted the Raiders to beat them every year. Talk about genius drafting - consider Chuck Noll: Hall of Famers "Mean" Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and in 1974, selecting four Hall of Famers in Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster. It's interesting how much I appreciate those Pittsburgh Steelers' teams of the 1970s now, without enmity or negativity. Maybe they were just too good. Did you support Archie Manning and the Saints back in the 70s? Everyone loved Archie Manning. The most kind, down-to-earth, self-deprecating professional athlete ever. Unfortunately, he had to run for his life every Sunday, which is largely the reason he must use a cane to walk these days. I have been a Saints fan as long as I can remember. The Saints first playoff game was not until 1987 - twenty years after establishing the franchise in 1967. So, as a kid in the 1970s and most of the 1980s, I had to find a team to root for and to follow in the playoffs. Usually, it was a team from the NFC; however, I remember being a Larry Czonka fan and rooting for the Dolphins and Kenny Stabler, Dave Casper, and the rest of the many characters on the Oakland Raiders. The Saints were usually one of the first teams eliminated from the playoffs, as they did not have a .500 season until 1979 and only once more in 1983. Finally, they were 12-3 in 1987, but were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round. Still, at that time a Saints' winning season was more rare than snow fall in south Louisiana (It snowed in my neck of the woods in 1973 and 1990). |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 12, 2022 23:24:40 GMT -5
Did you support Archie Manning and the Saints back in the 70s? Everyone loved Archie Manning. The most kind, down-to-earth, self-deprecating professional athlete ever. Unfortunately, he had to run for his life every Sunday, which is largely the reason he must use a cane to walk these days. I have been a Saints fan as long as I can remember. The Saints first playoff game was not until 1987 - twenty years after establishing the franchise in 1967. So, as a kid in the 1970s and most of the 1980s, I had to find a team to root for and to follow in the playoffs. Usually, it was a team from the NFC; however, I remember being a Larry Czonka fan and rooting for the Dolphins and Kenny Stabler, Dave Casper, and the rest of the many characters on the Oakland Raiders. The Saints were usually one of the first teams eliminated from the playoffs, as they did not have a .500 season until 1979 and only once more in 1983. Finally, they were 12-3 in 1987, but were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round. Still, at that time a Saints' winning season was more rare than snow fall in south Louisiana (It snowed in my neck of the woods in 1973 and 1990). Good stuff Rizz. Football was actually my first love. Watching the 1990 Giants win the Super Bowl at age 7 was the first time I got into sports. I had a 1990 giants season tape I would watch over and over again. I also collected football cards, read every book I could on the NFL, religiously bought the street n smiths every year, watched all the NFL films specials, and played NES play action football on the original Nintendo system. Great memories. |
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Post by inger on Feb 13, 2022 0:14:13 GMT -5
Everyone loved Archie Manning. The most kind, down-to-earth, self-deprecating professional athlete ever. Unfortunately, he had to run for his life every Sunday, which is largely the reason he must use a cane to walk these days. I have been a Saints fan as long as I can remember. The Saints first playoff game was not until 1987 - twenty years after establishing the franchise in 1967. So, as a kid in the 1970s and most of the 1980s, I had to find a team to root for and to follow in the playoffs. Usually, it was a team from the NFC; however, I remember being a Larry Czonka fan and rooting for the Dolphins and Kenny Stabler, Dave Casper, and the rest of the many characters on the Oakland Raiders. The Saints were usually one of the first teams eliminated from the playoffs, as they did not have a .500 season until 1979 and only once more in 1983. Finally, they were 12-3 in 1987, but were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round. Still, at that time a Saints' winning season was more rare than snow fall in south Louisiana (It snowed in my neck of the woods in 1973 and 1990). Good stuff Rizz. Football was actually my first love. Watching the 1990 Giants win the Super Bowl at age 7 was the first time I got into sports. I had a 1990 giants season tape I would watch over and over again. I also collected football cards, read every book I could on the NFL, religiously bought the street n smiths every year, watched all the NFL films specials, and played NES play action football on the original Nintendo system. Great memories. Recallingg that little hand held game with the little blips on it. After you played it a while you could run for a touchdown almost every play… 🤓 |
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Post by inger on Feb 13, 2022 0:17:05 GMT -5
Everyone loved Archie Manning. The most kind, down-to-earth, self-deprecating professional athlete ever. Unfortunately, he had to run for his life every Sunday, which is largely the reason he must use a cane to walk these days. I have been a Saints fan as long as I can remember. The Saints first playoff game was not until 1987 - twenty years after establishing the franchise in 1967. So, as a kid in the 1970s and most of the 1980s, I had to find a team to root for and to follow in the playoffs. Usually, it was a team from the NFC; however, I remember being a Larry Czonka fan and rooting for the Dolphins and Kenny Stabler, Dave Casper, and the rest of the many characters on the Oakland Raiders. The Saints were usually one of the first teams eliminated from the playoffs, as they did not have a .500 season until 1979 and only once more in 1983. Finally, they were 12-3 in 1987, but were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round. Still, at that time a Saints' winning season was more rare than snow fall in south Louisiana (It snowed in my neck of the woods in 1973 and 1990). Good stuff Rizz. Football was actually my first love. Watching the 1990 Giants win the Super Bowl at age 7 was the first time I got into sports. I had a 1990 giants season tape I would watch over and over again. I also collected football cards, read every book I could on the NFL, religiously bought the street n smiths every year, watched all the NFL films specials, and played NES play action football on the original Nintendo system. Great memories. We played APBA football for a couple years, but reading the results cards could be complicated. I remember my defense shutting down Dan Fouts once when he was in his prime. 5 interceptions. Then I discovered that were were not reading the cards right. Poor Dan Fouts… We’ll never know… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 13, 2022 2:20:13 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/sports/joe-burrow-tj-watt-both-engaged-in-social-media-detoxes-this-season-it-might-be-a-growing-trend-215612255.htmlJoe Burrow is wise beyond his years. “Focus on getting better,” Burrow said. “Don’t have a workout and post it on Instagram the next day and then go sit on your butt the next day and everyone thinks you're working hard but you're not. Work in silence. Don’t show anyone what you’re doing. Let your performance on Friday nights and Saturday nights and Sunday nights show all the hard work you put in. Don’t worry about all that social media stuff.” As for that social media cleanse since the summer, Burrow added, “My phone hasn’t been ringing as much so that’s been good. I’m trying to eliminate those distractions.”
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Post by kaybli on Feb 13, 2022 2:28:16 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/sports/joe-burrow-tj-watt-both-engaged-in-social-media-detoxes-this-season-it-might-be-a-growing-trend-215612255.htmlJoe Burrow is wise beyond his years. “Focus on getting better,” Burrow said. “Don’t have a workout and post it on Instagram the next day and then go sit on your butt the next day and everyone thinks you're working hard but you're not. Work in silence. Don’t show anyone what you’re doing. Let your performance on Friday nights and Saturday nights and Sunday nights show all the hard work you put in. Don’t worry about all that social media stuff.” As for that social media cleanse since the summer, Burrow added, “My phone hasn’t been ringing as much so that’s been good. I’m trying to eliminate those distractions.” Burrow is easy to root for. I just worry about how that O-line is going to hold up against the Rams pass rush. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 13, 2022 2:58:52 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/sports/joe-burrow-tj-watt-both-engaged-in-social-media-detoxes-this-season-it-might-be-a-growing-trend-215612255.htmlJoe Burrow is wise beyond his years. “Focus on getting better,” Burrow said. “Don’t have a workout and post it on Instagram the next day and then go sit on your butt the next day and everyone thinks you're working hard but you're not. Work in silence. Don’t show anyone what you’re doing. Let your performance on Friday nights and Saturday nights and Sunday nights show all the hard work you put in. Don’t worry about all that social media stuff.” As for that social media cleanse since the summer, Burrow added, “My phone hasn’t been ringing as much so that’s been good. I’m trying to eliminate those distractions.” Burrow is easy to root for. I just worry about how that O-line is going to hold up against the Rams pass rush. One never knows which Rams’ team will show up. The one that lost the lead to the 49ers in the last game of the season, or the one that made it through the playoffs. Matthew Stafford’s performance will be the key IMO. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 13, 2022 4:52:04 GMT -5
Burrow is easy to root for. I just worry about how that O-line is going to hold up against the Rams pass rush. One never knows which Rams’ team will show up. The one that lost the lead to the 49ers in the last game of the season, or the one that made it through the playoffs. Matthew Stafford’s performance will be the key IMO. I said I was done betting but they gave me a $200 and a $50 free bet (meaning no risk to me). I put the $200 one on Bengals FG to be first score of the game at +400 and the $50 one on Odell Beckham to be the first touchdown scorer at +900. I also had 22 bucks leftover and I put that on Ben Skowronek to score a TD at any time at +1400. Go Ben Skowronek! 😂 |
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Post by inger on Feb 13, 2022 9:06:45 GMT -5
One never knows which Rams’ team will show up. The one that lost the lead to the 49ers in the last game of the season, or the one that made it through the playoffs. Matthew Stafford’s performance will be the key IMO. I said I was done betting but they gave me a $200 and a $50 free bet (meaning no risk to me). I put the $200 one on Bengals FG to be first score of the game at +400 and the $50 one on Odell Beckham to be the first touchdown scorer at +900. I also had 22 bucks leftover and I put that on Ben Skowronek to score a TD at any time at +1400. Go Ben Skowronek! 😂 I’ll betcha I ain’t betting… |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 13, 2022 16:23:16 GMT -5
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 13, 2022 17:27:07 GMT -5
Ugh. Not a good look for Burrow. Looks like he stole the clothes from a medium sized mannequin. Sporting an Amish hat. |
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