6/14/2005 11:24:56 AM

[Any Tennessee player]

I guess they are used to Orange.

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 11:27 AM. Reason : I win this thread.]

6/14/2005 11:26:36 AM

bah, every school has that, but when you are good you just get more attention...

6/14/2005 11:27:23 AM

and is that Robert Smith from The Cure?

6/14/2005 11:28:16 AM

haha, this guy is trying to make fun of people.

6/14/2005 11:28:21 AM

Good ole Trailerparkessee

6/14/2005 11:28:41 AM

not making fun at all, just stating a fact

6/14/2005 11:28:49 AM

so am i.

6/14/2005 11:29:41 AM

^^^ haha, I love that line, love when someone else from the south (or who at least supports a team from the south) calls another team "redneck" haha, ohhhh shit! got me there pot!


and that pic was from a great day, chillin with dad, fishing, game on the radio, dont feel bad about that at all

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 11:31 AM. Reason : d]

6/14/2005 11:30:06 AM

hes just stating a fact.

6/14/2005 11:30:36 AM

on a related note, its amazing what comes up when you image search benchwarmer on yahoo... not at all what I expected


off to lunch bitches!

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 11:33 AM. Reason : d]

6/14/2005 11:32:58 AM

You know you're a Tennessee fan when you still use Yahoo. Welcome to the 21st century, yo

6/14/2005 11:34:49 AM

1rst round picks for Tenn in 2003:



1rst round picks for Tenn last year:



1rst round picks for Tenn this year:



in fact in the pro bowl Tenn only had one more player than ncsu despite having twice the players in the nfl, and the 2nd was an injury reserve.

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 11:51 AM. Reason : btw, has there ever been a player who chokes more in crunch time than manning?]

6/14/2005 11:48:55 AM

I'd really feel bad about myself if I sat for a year or two behind a pro-bowl quarterback. That's so unreasonable.

6/14/2005 11:57:57 AM

NyM410 wins in the 1st round by KO

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 12:27 PM. Reason : and he didn't even have to use a baseball bat]

6/14/2005 12:23:52 PM

hahah, you all can do better than that, usually the opinions are somewhat funny but at least get the facts straight, and before anyone says "go back to tennessee or blah blah blah", I didnt say a word about UT in this thread until someone else did and I have much love for State, my second favorite college team now that I go here actually, just making a statement about Rivers... Brees wasnt a pro bowler when he was drafted and wasnt a pro bowler when Rivers did not win the starting job...

you cant even begin to compare the number of NFL players from UT to State... not even close...

From 2003 starting day rosters, couldnt find last year...

1. Florida 40
Notre Dame 40
3. Florida State 37
4. Miami, Fla. 36
Georgia 36
Tennessee 36
7. Texas A&M 33
8. Michigan 31
9. Ohio State 29
10. Penn State 28
Nebraska 28
12. Southern Cal 27
13. Colorado 26
14. California 25
Auburn 25
16. LSU 24
17. North Carolina 23
18. Kansas State 22
Arizona State 22
Stanford 22
UCLA 22
22. Syracuse 20
West Virginia 20
Illinois 20
Iowa 20
Wisconsin 20
Washington 20
Alabama 20
29. Michigan State 18
Miss. State 18
South Carolina 18
32. Virginia 17
Texas 17
Ole Miss 17
35. Arizona 16
36. Maryland 15
Boston College 15
Virginia Tech 15
Oklahoma 15
San Diego State 15

wow, that powerhouse of San Diego State has more... marshall faulk count as 5 maybe?

and as far as the pro bowl no one pays attention to that, half the players dont even go anymore, I could give a rats ass about that, just have to look at raw number of NFL talent

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 1:26 PM. Reason : ^]

6/14/2005 1:25:52 PM

atleast hes not fat.

6/14/2005 1:28:04 PM

exactly

6/14/2005 1:31:58 PM

6/14/2005 1:34:28 PM

hahaha

6/14/2005 1:35:50 PM

fear not, maybe this will happen again:

6/14/2005 1:36:39 PM

set 'em up......

6/14/2005 1:40:20 PM

Maybe Phil can be a journeyman backup/starter, like my all time favorite football player Steve DeBerg

6/14/2005 1:59:32 PM

DeBerg played with Red Grange I think... he had to be 40+ when he retired...

6/14/2005 2:00:51 PM

considering the fact that i fucking MENTIONED IN MY POST that UT has far more nfl players than state, its obvious that i am aware of that fact. ut was also never coached by mike o'cain.

Quote :

"and as far as the pro bowl no one pays attention to that, half the players dont even go anymore, I could give a rats ass about that, just have to look at raw number of NFL talent "

who cares if you care? the pro bowl is the selection of the best players. and the fact that players dont go HELPED your case b/c henderson was an injury replacement

6/14/2005 2:15:58 PM

better to sit on a bench than have a sentence handed down from the bench

6/14/2005 3:12:16 PM

^^ alright, we will go with that... how about we compare pro bowl appearances all time? I feel pretty confident about that one as well

6/14/2005 4:05:05 PM

I think the fact that he was pointing out that NC State had a higher percentage of it's players in the NFL on the Pro Bowl last year than Tennessee is just pointing out that quality is better than quantity.

6/14/2005 5:45:51 PM

that might be true if the NFL had mediocre players... if you are in the NFL, you are a badass athlete/player, I dont care if you are a practice squad player, if you are in the NFL you are a badass and better than any former college player who didnt make it... it just matters how far back you want to go. Going by your logic UT has a "higer percentage" of its players go pro than State, so therefore, quality over quantity

6/14/2005 5:57:55 PM

SHUT THE FUCK UP. Why would you bash your 2nd favorite team? This is THEWOLFWEB, not THElittlevWEB. So keep UT out of it.

6/14/2005 6:04:59 PM

Quote :

"if you are in the NFL, you are a badass athlete/player"

so why start the thread?

6/14/2005 6:12:51 PM

once again, I never said a word about UT until other people did, so I am not the one that needs "to keep UT out of it. I never said a word about NC State either until someone else did... logic is fun

6/14/2005 7:48:38 PM

6/18/2005 12:45:06 PM

brees apparently better in minicamp

http://mb4.scout.com/fchargersupdatefrm1.showMessage?topicID=5556.topic

6/18/2005 1:25:26 PM

yeah, I don't care enough to signup for the service to view that article

Quote :

"please"

6/18/2005 5:20:56 PM

so what was the point of this thread???

6/18/2005 5:29:39 PM

did a google image search of Rivers for something else and that came up as one of them, got a chuckle out of it

6/19/2005 2:26:48 AM

(http://home.nc.rr.com/benchwarmer/benchwarmer/Foot%2002-03.jpg)

6/21/2005 9:17:27 PM

Quote :

"From their Chargers training camp write up: "In his first training camp, backup quarterback Philip Rivers is having some growing pains. Though Rivers is known for his accuracy, he is having good days and bad days in camp. He is throwing too many wobbly passes, and often missing his target. "Some of it is being rusty," Rivers said. "I'm excited about my progress, but yeah, I've made some mistakes and had some tough days." No worry. Drew Brees is the unchallenged starter at the moment, and Rivers will have most of four preseason games to gain some confidence. He threw just eight passes last season as a rookie and missed too much of training camp to be counted on as more than just the third quarterback. The release of Doug Flutie makes Rivers the backup, and he has plenty of time to get ready. No one knows how the quarterback position will shake out after the season. Rivers is on a six-year contract. Brees is on a one-year franchise contract. If Brees has another Pro Bowl season, Rivers might be traded. He's a big quarterback at 6-5, 228 pounds. He throws the ball close to his body, but his delivery isn't sidearm." "

from statefans message board

8/10/2005 11:09:11 AM

look for him on thursday against green bay, pretty sure the game is nationally televised . . .

Quote :

"Schottenheimer said Drew Brees probably will play the first quarter of Thursday's game, with Philip Rivers getting the next two. Cleo Lemon and possibly Craig Ochs will play the fourth quarter."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20050809-9999-1s9chargers.html

8/10/2005 11:11:45 AM

yeah....i think it is on ESPN

8/10/2005 11:16:45 AM

it is


I got P.Riv on my fantasy team as my backup QB...I'd LOVE to see Brees go down and Phil wreck shop on Thursday

8/10/2005 11:45:36 AM

I was playing against the Chargers in Madden last night...damn I was trying to injure Brees so P Riv could come in

8/10/2005 11:46:18 AM

^would you take madden over ncaa?

8/10/2005 11:50:30 AM

thats a really tough call...i love the wolfpack and the panthers...both games are great...they compliment each other too, ie importing college players into madden...tough call...if you had to get just one, you wouldnt be dissatisfied with either...but if you got $100...

8/10/2005 12:03:54 PM

you hve to work it out with a buddy to where one of you has both games

8/10/2005 12:05:39 PM

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20050807-9999-1s7chargers.html

Quote :

"Rivers is realistic about job This is not a competition. To recognize it as one would be an insult to Drew Brees and to our intelligence.Even Marty Schottenheimer – who with a subliminal wink at the start of Chargers training camp said the quarterback spot was up for grabs – knows that. Philip Rivers certainly knows that, which is why he is able to look past what happened Thursday and so greatly look forward to this coming Thursday. Rivers was, in a word, bad on Thursday. And he wasn't great on Friday either. "No question," he acknowledged. Rivers simply lacked sharpness. He missed receivers with his throws and his eyes. He was intercepted three times in about as many minutes. If this were truly a competition between him and Drew Brees, it would be tempting to say it was finished. But the work has barely begun for Rivers, a backup quarterback with a lot of money and a little experience. "I'm excited for the preseason games to start," Rivers said. "I'm going to get four games to play a significant amount, I would hope – to get out there and make some plays and learn from some plays and kind of get my feet wet." The Chargers open their exhibition season Thursday at Green Bay, and Rivers will be playing, at the latest, by the second quarter. "I'm ready," he said. "I'm going in confident in what we're doing." Rivers did not arrive in training camp until the final week of August last year as his agent and the Chargers haggled over a contract that ultimately guaranteed the Chargers will pay him at least $14.5 million (no matter how much he plays this year and whether he is even here next year). He played in just two preseason games, the first of which was four days after his first practice. Then he sat for all but one series through the season's first 15 games. Even his work in the second half of the regular-season finale against Kansas City, in which he completed five of his eight passes and threw a 13-yard touchdown pass, does not stimulate him like the thought of what lies ahead the next month. After spending a season hardly getting any reps in practice most weeks, Rivers has had an active role in training camp. Brees, as it should be, is the more accurate and more polished quarterback, but Rivers is coming along. "He's an extremely bright young man," Schottenheimer said. "He's got great football instincts. He's certainly in better command of the offense than at any time a year ago." So exciting is it for Rivers to be here, to have it feel as if his career is really starting, he swears he even embraces the bad days. "I'm not saying I'm glad I made some mistakes," he said. "But at this point it can only help for those things to happen in practice. To be honest, things were really going pretty smoothly up until (Thursday) afternoon. Yeah, I've missed throws. Yeah, I've missed reads. It was good to learn from, not let it bother you and haunt you. It's better it happens in Thursday afternoon practice than next Thursday. "I'm going into these next four games knowing I'm going to play. I'm going to get my opportunity to go out there to play and try to help us win those games and show what I can do. If I hit a bump in the road in practice in camp, it can't hurt you, that's for sure.""

8/11/2005 8:54:48 AM

rivers will be a bill

8/11/2005 9:04:12 AM

Quote :

"I'd really feel bad about myself if I sat for a year or two behind a pro-bowl quarterback. That's so unreasonable."

Quote :

"considering the fact that i fucking MENTIONED IN MY POST that UT has far more nfl players than state, its obvious that i am aware of that fact. ut was also never coached by mike o'cain."

Just b/c the chargers were stupid enough to think that Brees was washed up at the ripe old age of 26 doesn't mean that he was. They are morons and PRiv (as much as I love him) really missed his FIRST shot by holding out. HOWEVER, PRiv is only 22 and will be getting better once he shakes the rust off.

I love it when people talk shit here and then say: "But I mean, like uh, State's my second favorite team"--IF THAT WERE EVEN CLOSE TO TRUE -- why the shit talk?

[Edited on August 11, 2005 at 9:08 AM. Reason : ?]

8/11/2005 9:07:05 AM

I look forward to seeing how he performs tonight.

8/11/2005 9:13:18 AM