Colts / NFL Game Thread

[btownqb 8,253]

15 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

The Juice has died. 

Until he killed those two people -- there weren't many that didn't love the dude. He was well-spoken, smart and a multi-faceted, once-in-a-generation talent. But you have to add murderer to that list. 

What a crazy life. Had the world in the palm of his hand, and threw it all away. 

He was my dad's favorite player. 

[IH8PU 215]

I met OJ and Nicole once at the La Costa Hotel & Spa in Carlsbad CA

[Demo 17,349]

26 minutes ago, IH8PU said:

I met OJ and Nicole once at the La Costa Hotel & Spa in Carlsbad CA

And lived to tell about it.

[OliviaPope40 6,296]

An estimated 100 million people worldwide watched or listened to the verdict's announcement. Long-distance telephone call volume declined by 58 percent, and trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange decreased by 41 percent. Water usage decreased as people avoided using bathrooms. So much work stopped that the verdict cost an estimated $480 million in lost productivity.

Here's the one part of that trial I find the most interesting. I thought that the American Crime Story on this was okay but not great but the ESPN documentary is the best one of the bunch. 

[Hovadipo 52,948]

[OliviaPope40 6,296]

55 minutes ago, btownqb said:

He was my dad's favorite player. 

Don't think I have ever seen somebody run that fast in an airport even if it was commercial. 

[LamarCheeks 16,826]

I had forgotten this.

SNL did so much on OJ through the years (mostly Norm with Weekend Update) that this sorta got lost in the shuffle. 

Hysterical ... 

https://x.com/TrungTPhan/status/1778446414034669957

[Josh 12,360]

I was a sophomore at IU when it was announced that there would be a verdict in the trial.  Ironically they announced the time would be during a Criminal Justice class.  We all went to the class and begged the professor to let us go home to watch it.  We insisted that this was criminal justice history so he had to let us go home!  He reluctantly agreed.

At the time there were no tvs in the classrooms and no computers/cell phones.  Going home to watch on TV was the only way to see.

Watching the not guilty verdict come back while being a criminal justice major impacted my life.  At that moment I knew I didn't want any part of that field for my life.

Rot in hell OJ

[LamarCheeks 16,826]

ESPN takes a deep dive into why Bill Belichick is unemployed this offseason. 

After interviewing with the Falcons, who showed the most interest, their hiring people compared notes -- he wasn't in their top 3. Arthur Blank wasn't necessarily looking for warm and fuzzy -- but he definitely didn't want cold and distant, and that's Belichick. 

Pretty interesting reading. 

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39955777/how-patriots-legend-bill-belichick-end-nfl-job

 

 

[LamarCheeks 16,826]

Former Bears and Colts GM Bill Tobin dies at 83.

Also was an exec with the Lions and later, a Bengals scout. 

Gave us one of the greatest sound bites in NFL history. 

'WHO IN THE HELL IS MEL KIPER?"