The Bobcat Nation

Has any team in professional sports disappointed its fans more than the Minnesota Vikings? Maybe they'll come back tonight, but as a long suffering fan I'm programmed to believe that something will go terribly wrong before it's all over.

Try being a Raiders fan.......................

I'm rooting for the Bears, but I'm also a Favre fan, and with a ten point difference right now anything is possible.

GOKATS wrote:Try being a Raiders fan.......................

I'm rooting for the Bears, but I'm also a Favre fan, and with a ten point difference right now anything is possible.

Gladly. It's always nice to have some history fall back on when times are tough.

Ahhh, leave it to the Vikes. Come all the way back (would've won had they made the XP earlier), get it to OT, get a missed FG in OT, then Errordrian Petersout fumbles the ball....again.

TomCat88 wrote:Ahhh, leave it to the Vikes. Come all the way back (would've won had they made the XP earlier), get it to OT, get a missed FG in OT, then Errordrian Petersout fumbles the ball....again.

Damn good game though, Favre almost pulled out another miracle. That's football..........

GOKATS wrote:

TomCat88 wrote:Ahhh, leave it to the Vikes. Come all the way back (would've won had they made the XP earlier), get it to OT, get a missed FG in OT, then Errordrian Petersout fumbles the ball....again.

Damn good game though, Favre almost pulled out another miracle. That's football..........

Haha, that's Viking' football. Just singin' the blues....

TomCat88 wrote:

GOKATS wrote:

TomCat88 wrote:Ahhh, leave it to the Vikes. Come all the way back (would've won had they made the XP earlier), get it to OT, get a missed FG in OT, then Errordrian Petersout fumbles the ball....again.

Damn good game though, Favre almost pulled out another miracle. That's football..........

Haha, that's Viking' football. Just singin' the blues....

The lines on both sides of the ball have been just plain awful for about a month.

I actually thought they would go for 2 when it was 30-29.

Someday Peterson might figure out how not to fumble. If I'm GM, I'm probably considering a trade for a couple #1's, some O linemen and/or DBs.

All in all - they stole a game for the 49ers, and they gave one away tonight - so it's break even in my mind. They aren't the 2nd best team in the NFC; maybe at home, but not overall. I'd say 4th best behind Saints, Cards and Eagles. They miss EJ too much to win a SB.

TomCat88 wrote:Has any team in professional sports disappointed its fans more than the Minnesota Vikings? Maybe they'll come back tonight, but as a long suffering fan I'm programmed to believe that something will go terribly wrong before it's all over.

Chester didn't attend just MSU. When he was fresh out of HS, he attended a private university in western New York during the early-mid 90s. Being in such close proximity to Buffalo, NY... many of Chesters friends / roommates were of the Buffalo Bills persuasion. Those poor bastages ... Chester had to make sure nothing of value was visible / throwable when super bowl sunday came around.

To this day Chester will out-of-the-blue dial up one of his buddies from those days, when they pick up the phone, they are greeted with a whispered voice taunting them: "scott norwood, wide riiiiiiiiiight". then Chester hangs up.

Bleedinbluengold wrote:

TomCat88 wrote:

GOKATS wrote:

TomCat88 wrote:Ahhh, leave it to the Vikes. Come all the way back (would've won had they made the XP earlier), get it to OT, get a missed FG in OT, then Errordrian Petersout fumbles the ball....again.

Damn good game though, Favre almost pulled out another miracle. That's football..........

Haha, that's Viking' football. Just singin' the blues....

The lines on both sides of the ball have been just plain awful for about a month.

I actually thought they would go for 2 when it was 30-29.

Someday Peterson might figure out how not to fumble. If I'm GM, I'm probably considering a trade for a couple #1's, some O linemen and/or DBs.

All in all - they stole a game for the 49ers, and they gave one away tonight - so it's break even in my mind. They aren't the 2nd best team in the NFC; maybe at home, but not overall. I'd say 4th best behind Saints, Cards and Eagles. They miss EJ too much to win a SB.

I'm neither a Vikes or Bears fan, however, AP damn near got his head ripped off by a non-called facemask on that play.

GOKATS wrote:Try being a Raiders fan.......................

OK I will admit it...try being a Lions fans....talk about suffering...Matt Millen ruined the team with all his lousy picks and coaches. I don't there is hardly a high draft pick still on the team let alone in the NFL. Why he is even a football commentator is beyond me.

The way I am looking at it the Lions are like an expansion team, starting over from scratch. I feel sorry for Fitzsimmons playing for 6-7 years with these guys. Great all around player. I think his contract is up after this year....

I'll have to dig up my Barry Sanders hi-light DVD to remember the good old days!

WeedKillinCat wrote:

GOKATS wrote:Try being a Raiders fan.......................

OK I will admit it...try being a Lions fans....talk about suffering...Matt Millen ruined the team with all his lousy picks and coaches. I don't there is hardly a high draft pick still on the team let alone in the NFL. Why he is even a football commentator is beyond me.

No kidding. He's a horrible color guy as well. Stumbles, bumbles through words and sentences. What a joke.

chester Spartanpot wrote:

TomCat88 wrote:Has any team in professional sports disappointed its fans more than the Minnesota Vikings? Maybe they'll come back tonight, but as a long suffering fan I'm programmed to believe that something will go terribly wrong before it's all over.

Chester didn't attend just MSU. When he was fresh out of HS, he attended a private university in western New York during the early-mid 90s. Being in such close proximity to Buffalo, NY... many of Chesters friends / roommates were of the Buffalo Bills persuasion. Those poor bastages ... Chester had to make sure nothing of value was visible / throwable when super bowl sunday came around.

To this day Chester will out-of-the-blue dial up one of his buddies from those days, when they pick up the phone, they are greeted with a whispered voice taunting them: "scott norwood, wide riiiiiiiiiight". then Chester hangs up.

Oh, the humanity!

When I saw the title of this thread I thought Tom had become a big Opheim fan.