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Stoner on stoner gameplay.
Because Charles is the Strangers' resident troll.
But really, he can't really be gay with hair like that, right? I mean, if you commit a great enough fashion faux pas, they revoke your gay card, don't they?
Seahawks, I love you, but you have 1 path to the Superbowl - pray that SF beats the Packers (which they won't), win at ATL, win at SF. Lambeau in January is the end of the road for every team in the NFC.
Good thing the Giants didn't listen to you last year because they rolled through Green Bay in January.
It's different than predicting a political race. A timeout taken a couple of seconds too early or too late could make the marginal difference in a game. Or, a freak injury to a key player on either team could easily change the entire outlook. It would be the electoral prediction equivalent of half the polling stations in Ohio exploding simultaneously without cause or warning.
...okay, that wasn't mine.
Oh well. It's not the first time.
Odds doesn't mean it's a lock. It just means it's a probability. In politics or sports, same difference.
If you are interpreting Silver as saying "the Seahawks and the Patriots are definitely going to the Super Bowl", you're nuts.
Can "anything happen"? Duh. Double, triple duh. Saying "anything can happen" is a non-statement, it's like saying "some weather we're having, huh?"
Yes, it's true that the primary determinant in any single sporting event is random chance. But that is not the same thing as saying that every probability is 50-50, which is what 5280 was saying. The statement "anything can happen" would also be true if the Seahawks were playing Nathan Hale High School -- but the odds would be rather different.
After all, the odds in the slots aren't too bad -- maybe 90-95% return. People do win. "Anything can happen". It's still a stupid bet.
I call evens if Fnarf is calling odds.
@25 nah, that was then, this is now.
Basically, Fnarf, you jumped on 5280 because you just felt like jumping on 5280. That's all good and well, but you didn't do it from a strong position this time.
Odds? You want odds? Here you go. The 'Hawks have exactly a zero percent chance of surviving their next game. Take it to the bank.
And what about the Super Bowl Seahawks? A good game, all in all, but two or three big plays did them in.
I don't like the Seahawks (_there!_) and I don't like the Patriots - I actually don't really like any team left, other than the Niners - so I'm hoping Nate's wrong, but Seahawks-Patriots is actually pretty realistic. I'm hoping Broncos or Ravens against the Niners, but all my teams are gone.
Sorry, Seahawks. You do have more fans this year, however.
Packers have been 3-3 at home in the playoffs since 2000.
Two of those wins were over the Seahawks.
Tell me again why people call you an intellectual?
I wouldn't be surprised if the Hawks made it to the super bowl. Russell Wilson's passing accuracy leaves a bit to be desired, but he's developed into a great leader who finds ways to win. With good running from Lynch and solid defense, the Seahawks have a good chance to even prove Silver right.