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QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 1, 2010 -> 04:58 PM) Well just because you only know ISU players doesnt mean the rest of the world doesnt know them. Not sure if it was you or someone else who said you judge it by who girls know, well every girl is in love with Reggie Bush, looks wise, and every girl knows Tony Romo if for nothing else because of Carrie Underwood/Jessica Simpson. Plus Brian Urlacher is well known by girls for dating Paris Hilton among other things, just because you arent aware of big stars doesnt mean they arent well known. I know NFL players. I'm saying the average person out there wouldn't recognize Adrian Peterson or hell even Drew Brees walking down the street. Not so with NBA stars because they are so visible with the endorsement work and there faces always being seen during games. It's not like I'm bashing NFL stars or something. I'm a fan of the NFL and know the players.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Mar 1, 2010 -> 04:39 PM) The NHL is going to pick up a decent number of fans from this Olympics. I'm not sure that's true. The Olympics were great and all but what about when someone that watched that goes to see your average NHL regular season game. That is a big step down.

And back to Hockey. They probably should try that route because right now Sidney Crosby(the most famous hockey player) is about as recognizable as Brad Miller.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 1, 2010 -> 03:37 PM) Easily recognizable are Peyton Manning, Ochocinco, Reggie Bush, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Vick, Eli Manning, Brian Urlacher, Brett Favre, Troy Palamalu, TO, Tom Brady, In the near future Mark Sanchez, Ray Lewis, Tony Romo, D-Mac, and Warner. Id imagine Ray Lewis and D-Mac moreso only by the male crowd. I'm confused as to who D-Mac is? Anyways, the only person on there that is as big a star as any of the top 5 in the NBA is Manning. Lebron, Kobe, Wade, Dwight, and Shaq are way bigger stars than anybody on that list other than Manning and possibly Brady or Favre. The NFL isn't really that good at marketing their Stars because nobody sees their faces when they play.

QUOTE (Felix @ Mar 1, 2010 -> 02:43 PM) Well yeah. I wasn't saying the NHL could market stars nearly as effectively as the NBA because that simply won't happen. But to say they can't market stars at all because they wear helmets is just silly, especially when the other major sport where players wear helmets has done a good job of making their stars very visible. Tell me who is that visible a star in the NFL? I've come up with Peyton Manning and really that is about it. Ochocinco does it himself.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 1, 2010 -> 08:29 AM) And it was a game like that, which the NHL desperately needed. Suddenly people are talking about Hockey again, hell even ESPN Sportscenter ran with it at the top of its show, instead of some NY / Boston sports thing that no-one except those on the East Coast gives a crap about. Now they have a chance to push Hockey back into the mainstream. They need to market the hell out of Ovechkin, Crosby, Kane, Parise, Toews etc. which they have been doing, but they need to do it more. They need to market Hockey as the NBA markets basketball now. It's all about the stars. Ideally, a Chicago vs. Pittsburgh or Washington Stanley Cup would be ideal to help that process. I don't know if they can market the stars. They aren't on the ice enough to really market them plus they are wearing helmets and there is very little opportunity to get face shots of them.

QUOTE (T R U @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) I only like Canadas hockey team, and that's the only Canadians I cheered for in the Olympics.. I feel like you think I don't cheer for the US at all, just Canada.. which is not how it is.. Same with me. Hockey is the only thing I cheered for any team other than the USA team. In every other event I was most likely the guy yelling USA! USA! USA!. Canada is their sport and they are hosting the olympics so it is nice to see them get it. If baseball is ever an Olympic sport again and is played within the USA, you better believe that I'll be the biggest USA fan around.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 05:14 PM) I really don't like the 4 on 4 overtime or a shootout for a gold medal game btw. I understand they basically have to or the NHL players wouldn't be allowed to play but it doesn't seem right that a game like that would end without the teams playing 5 on 5. I'm the opposite. I'm not really a hockey fan, but I really like when it's 4on4. I think they should play that way for the whole game.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 05:03 PM) Right, but those leagues mentioned actually eliminate teams after the season. Everyone made the knockout phase and the bye turned out to be overrated so group play is almost entirely worthless. Except for it gives you a chance to get you comfortable with your team. These guys just came together recently. They need a feeling out period. Canada wouldn't win without Luongo back there and they needed the group stage to figure that out. Whos to say that Canada wouldn't have won the first game between the two teams if they had their best goaltender in.

QUOTE (Felix @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 04:43 PM) That's the exact reason I'm rooting for the Canadians. I can't stand that mindset. Exactly. Me too. I hate these new fangled hockey fans that I had never seen in my entire life that act like this is so big for them. Also, we already "won" the olympics, Canada can have hockey. It's their thing.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 04:41 PM) I still think if you're an American hockey fan, if something can happen that can make hockey more important to Americans, and, especially, the WWLIS or any other sports media in America, I would think you'd want that. I'm not a hockey fan. So I'm rooting for Canada. If other people weren't watching this I'd be watching Nuggets/Lakers.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 04:38 PM) No one here will care tomorrow? Tell that to the 1980 team. Way different circumstances. The importance of that game had very little to do with hockey.

I'm just rooting for the culture it will have the biggest effect on. I'm sorry but no one here will care tomorrow either way except for the 25 real hockey fans and the players. This is everything to the Canucks.

Yeah I'm really finding myself rooting for Canada. They care about this. Americans don't give a s***. They just like beating Canada.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 09:18 AM) Lokks like several SoxTalkers had a good night last night. I take the opposite look at that. Whenever I end up in the drunk thread, I know things have gone horribly wrong.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 03:44 PM) I hate this Illinois team with all my heart. wow, that was a pretty bad half. We only had 17 I think the first half against UNI last night. Hopefully ISU doesn't have the same half UI just did.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 02:55 PM) I'm so pumped for tonights game. Primetime ESPN2 games for us really don't happen that often. Yeah, and they really never end up going well for us either....

Go You Redbirds!

Birds pulled into a tie for second place tonight in the MVC. Go Salukis on saturday.

Evansville with their two conference wins over UNI and WSU. Hilarious.

I know it may not matter because the Bears still sell out but I know a good chunk of fans that will not go to a game if it's snowing/cold. I don't understand the whole Bears identity thing either, or how playing where they do gives them "prestige." I really think that kind of stuff only matters in baseball where the games are played all summer and someone in town might go catch a game if the stadium is downtown. I don't think for one second that anything with the Bears would change if they moved inside or out of their current location.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 12:47 PM) being a season ticket holder, I would not want a dome stadium. The other season ticket holder around us have had this discussion and there would not be very many who would support it. Not that it matters much as McCaskey et al. will do what they want. I realize they could hold more events there, although they do hold many concerts. I like football in bad weather. It's unique in that way. I'm the opposite. I don't want anything to do with going to a bears game past october. I don't like sitting in the cold. They should have a dome.

QUOTE (juddling @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 12:14 AM) Why oh why???? For the love of all things holy......how could this be happening?????? ha, thats funny.

QUOTE (Felix @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 07:59 PM) What's so bad about this commercial? I was wondering myself. Seems like a pretty normal commercial to me.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 06:50 PM) I really wish James Johnson got some more minutes, for a guy his height he can handle the ball pretty well. Agreed. He's quick as well. Flip Murray just threw down a monster jam too.