Cheerleaders, a streaker and 1st down & how many?
Giants & Dolphins make history @ Wembley
Monday, October 29, 2007 by Alternate Setting | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
While the onfield play didn't perhaps meet expectation, there was entertainment to be had watching history being made at Wembley yesterday. The New York Giants taking on the struggling Miami Dolphins, who were playing as the home team in this rain soaked stadium.
The pitch, no - not a field you guys, that's what a cow stands in - the pitch, still new and prone to cutting up, challenged the natural playing style of the two visitors, resulting in a game that would I'm sure, have seemed lacklustre to true fans of the sport.
To a Brit, more used to rugby than American football, sliding through mud is often an integral part of a game. Not apparently so for our visitors, who every now and then would stand up with a face guard full of turf, leaving a fella to wonder if there was a particularly American phrase to cover such an occassion. If there was I didn't hear it uttered last night, although every now and then, body posture suggested we Brits could stick our 'thin' grass, someplace where the Sun doesn't shine as brightly as Miami.
Still the teams battled on, enjoying an atmosphere that will, together with ticket sales, have left NFL executives in no doubt that their presence was a welcome one. Entertainment came in different forms; fireworks, music and just enough of the Miami Dolpin Cheerleaders to bring a touch of that Florida sunshine to an otherwise grey London evening .
As players, notably Lemon, struggled early on to find a purchase on the ball, American commentators lamented the English supporters habit of risking confusion by quite literally blowing their own whistles. Not all distractions though, were met with same level of concern, as witnessed by these same commentators, seemingly quite entertained by that most eccentric of British traditions, the streaker. In this case a serial streaker who'd run onto the pitch dressed in a fake referees uniform before stripping off, presumably to exhibit his own version of a tight end.
It was a shame there wasn't a couple more minutes play to be had, the Miami Dolphins had just put themselves in a position to threaten the New York Giants when the leaders dug in to kill the last minute of the game - attracting a chorus of boo's from a frustrated crowd. It was a temporary clash of cultures, quickly resolved as the final whistle sounded and both sides were applauded by the fans, amongst which shirts representing every team in the league could be seen.
I meanwhile, having used the Sky Sports onboard guide to American football to master the 1st down and 10 thing, had thought I was doing quite well for a novice viewer....until I took my eyes of for a second, only to look back up and see the display telling me 1st down and 22......... 22? ............. nobody mentioned anything about a number higher than 10........ Perhaps, I hadn't quite decoded everything.
The pitch, no - not a field you guys, that's what a cow stands in - the pitch, still new and prone to cutting up, challenged the natural playing style of the two visitors, resulting in a game that would I'm sure, have seemed lacklustre to true fans of the sport.
To a Brit, more used to rugby than American football, sliding through mud is often an integral part of a game. Not apparently so for our visitors, who every now and then would stand up with a face guard full of turf, leaving a fella to wonder if there was a particularly American phrase to cover such an occassion. If there was I didn't hear it uttered last night, although every now and then, body posture suggested we Brits could stick our 'thin' grass, someplace where the Sun doesn't shine as brightly as Miami.
Still the teams battled on, enjoying an atmosphere that will, together with ticket sales, have left NFL executives in no doubt that their presence was a welcome one. Entertainment came in different forms; fireworks, music and just enough of the Miami Dolpin Cheerleaders to bring a touch of that Florida sunshine to an otherwise grey London evening .
As players, notably Lemon, struggled early on to find a purchase on the ball, American commentators lamented the English supporters habit of risking confusion by quite literally blowing their own whistles. Not all distractions though, were met with same level of concern, as witnessed by these same commentators, seemingly quite entertained by that most eccentric of British traditions, the streaker. In this case a serial streaker who'd run onto the pitch dressed in a fake referees uniform before stripping off, presumably to exhibit his own version of a tight end.
It was a shame there wasn't a couple more minutes play to be had, the Miami Dolphins had just put themselves in a position to threaten the New York Giants when the leaders dug in to kill the last minute of the game - attracting a chorus of boo's from a frustrated crowd. It was a temporary clash of cultures, quickly resolved as the final whistle sounded and both sides were applauded by the fans, amongst which shirts representing every team in the league could be seen.
I meanwhile, having used the Sky Sports onboard guide to American football to master the 1st down and 10 thing, had thought I was doing quite well for a novice viewer....until I took my eyes of for a second, only to look back up and see the display telling me 1st down and 22......... 22? ............. nobody mentioned anything about a number higher than 10........ Perhaps, I hadn't quite decoded everything.
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starkers
Reply #22 Monday, October 29, 2007 9:04 PM
Linsey Dawn McKenzie is WAY up there when it comes to female streakers....now that WAS poetry in motion.
Male streakers, on the other hand, should have their genitalia attached to electrodes and have the voltage increased each time until they say: "I will not streak at sporting events, I will not streak at sporting events." 5000 times ......gotta be more effective than having to write lines.
Reply #22 Monday, October 29, 2007 9:04 PM
As streakers go, Erica Rowe was about the best
Linsey Dawn McKenzie is WAY up there when it comes to female streakers....now that WAS poetry in motion.
Male streakers, on the other hand, should have their genitalia attached to electrodes and have the voltage increased each time until they say: "I will not streak at sporting events, I will not streak at sporting events." 5000 times ......gotta be more effective than having to write lines.
vStyler
Reply #23 Monday, October 29, 2007 9:07 PM
Maybe we should hit a Jags game when we make the playoffs
Reply #23 Monday, October 29, 2007 9:07 PM
I can be in J-ville in 1:45
Maybe we should hit a Jags game when we make the playoffs
vStyler
Reply #24 Monday, October 29, 2007 9:09 PM
If that wasn't so improbable I'd have sworn it was CGI
Reply #24 Monday, October 29, 2007 9:09 PM
The following link is a streaker. It has nudity. You have been warned,l but ya gotta admit, she's got a nice ...errr. foot.
If that wasn't so improbable I'd have sworn it was CGI
killajosh
Reply #25 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:02 AM
yeah thats it...a nice foot....exactly what I was thinkin......
Reply #25 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:02 AM
but ya gotta admit, she's got a nice ...errr. foot.
yeah thats it...a nice foot....exactly what I was thinkin......
Lantec
Reply #27 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:06 AM
I have a good friend with 4 seats in the west upper deck. About the 5 yard line on the terrace end of the stadium. I've got all 4 for the Carolina game on Dec 9 and my son and I will be using 2 for the San Diego game before thanksgiving. Playoff tickets are not in this years budget but.........
Reply #27 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:06 AM
Maybe we should hit a Jags game when we make the playoffs
I have a good friend with 4 seats in the west upper deck. About the 5 yard line on the terrace end of the stadium. I've got all 4 for the Carolina game on Dec 9 and my son and I will be using 2 for the San Diego game before thanksgiving. Playoff tickets are not in this years budget but.........
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Reply #21 Monday, October 29, 2007 6:29 PM
Great goal!
As streakers go, Erica Rowe was about the best
