Yale 2010 Forum

[rabbit9198]

I would gladly drop everything to attend, if only to listen to Ray Lewis, Visiting Professor of Stabbin' Fools and Getting Away With It. I hope he opens a clinical program.

Ha! This guy could be a related clinical fellow: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-0 ... pontolillo

[Pausanias]

I would gladly drop everything to attend, if only to listen to Ray Lewis, Visiting Professor of Stabbin' Fools and Getting Away With It. I hope he opens a clinical program.

Ha! This guy could be a related clinical fellow: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-0 ... pontolillo

Wow is that intense!

[Pausanias]

You pretty much beat me to it. I was going to say something about John Hopkins Law overtaking YLS as #1 next year. John Hopkins Law is definitely in the top three--PJD--of imaginary law schools.

I'd apply before they are even accredited.

Boy, it really heated up my cockles to wake up to all this Baltimore talk. OK, it's decided, when we all graduate from our respective elite institutions, we'll found JHU School of Law. John Waters will be Professor of Law and Entertainment, Haloti Ngata will be Dean of Admissions, and Shiela Dixon will hold the Chair in Ethics.

I would gladly drop everything to attend, if only to listen to Ray Lewis, Visiting Professor of Stabbin' Fools and Getting Away With It. I hope he opens a clinical program.

How about professor of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and being the greatest mlb in NFL history?

singed,
-rabid ray ray apologist.

[Pausanias]

Dick Butkus is a professor now?

I didn't realize it was Dick Butkus that helmed the greatest defense of all time.

[bloodonthetracks]

Dick Butkus is a professor now?

I didn't realize it was Dick Butkus that helmed the greatest defense of all time.

You're thinking of Mean Joe Greene.

mike singletary and richard dent helmed the greatest defense of all time

[big_blue79]

It depends on what you want from your middle linebacker.

For protecting this house and justice evasion, take Ray Lewis.

For cola consumption and jersey tossing, pick Mean Joe Greene.

For cheap grill celebrity promotion, Dick Butkus is your guy.

For trou-dropping and general craziness, Mike Singletary has a loose belt.

[Pausanias]

2000 Ravens = fewest points allowed (165). QED.

[bloodonthetracks]

2000 Ravens = fewest points allowed (165). QED.

1985 Bears: 18-1 overall record; 10 TOTAL points allowed in three playoff games; five defensive Pro-Bowlers (two already in Hall of Fame, one forthcoming).

[big_blue79]

Mean Joe was a defensive lineman, but it was still funny. Jack Lambert was the Steel Curtain's resident crazed linebacker.

Ah, yes, my bad (patting chest). My bad.

Which had more impact? A: Ray Lewis' use of HGH to kick start his career (circa 2008) or B: the Steel Curtains rampant use of steroids? I vote B, unless Ray Lewis was on steroids the night he murdered somebody. Hard to top that.

[bloodonthetracks]

Mean Joe was a defensive lineman, but it was still funny. Jack Lambert was the Steel Curtain's resident crazed linebacker.

Ah, yes, my bad (patting chest). My bad.

Which had more impact? A: Ray Lewis' use of HGH to kick start his career (circa 2008) or B: the Steel Curtains rampant use of steroids? I vote B, unless Ray Lewis was on steroids the night he murdered somebody. Hard to top that.

nfl doesn't give a shit about PEDs. so i guess that means we shouldn't either.

[Kretzy]

The Steel Curtain won four Super Bowls. In 1976 (a year in which they did not win the Super Bowl, after Bradshaw was hurt and the offense fell apart), the defense stepped up and DESTROYED everyone they played. During the last 8 games of the season, opponents averaged 3 points per game. Three.

They created more turnovers per game than the 2000 Ravens and the 85 Bears, they allowed fewer yards per game and fewer points per game than either defense, they sent 8 defensive players to the Pro Bowl, and have four members of that defense in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Also, they had this guy:

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I've been waiting for the randomness of the Yale thread to return to a comment on which I can chat about.

[bloodonthetracks]

Points Allowed Per Game:
'76 Steelers 9.8
'00 Ravens 10.3
'85 Bears 12.4

Yards Allowed Per Game:
'76 Steelers 237.4
'00 Ravens 248
'85 Bears 258

Turnovers Per Game:
'85 Bears 3.4
'76 Steelers 3.3
'00 Ravens 3.1

The Steel Curtain have been maligned by history, since we tend to more kindly remember Super Bowl Champs and their best defensive season came during a year that the offense fell apart. By every metric, the '76 Steelers were as good or better than their epic competitors. The '85 Bears and the '00 Ravens were great defenses, and deserving of praise, but they weren't the #1 defense of all time.

for the love of god, look at the playoff numbers! bears allowed 10 COMBINED points against the best of the NFC and AFC.

[big_blue79]

Comparing NFL numbers directly across eras without controls (era, opponents, tempo, etc...) is the kind of bad analysis I would not expect to see in a Yale thread. The NFL (more than other sports leagues) does not compare well through eras.

All three were great defenses. The Steelers were 'roided up, the Bears were Super Bowl shuffled up, and Ray Lewis killed a guy at a nightclub and ate his heart, giving him additional strength.

[Pausanias]

How can you compare the 1970's Steelers to either the '85 Bears or the '00 Ravens? The Bears had to play Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Dan Marino, Phil Simms, Ron Brown, et al.

The Ravens had to play Emmit Smith, Troy Aikman, Edgerrin James, Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Jerome Bettis, Kordell Stewart, Steve Mcnair, Derrick Mason, Eddie George, Terell Davis, Tiki Barber, Rich Gannon, Corey Dillon, et al.

What offensive powerhouses did the Steelers play? Bert Jones? Fran Tarkenton? Not much else. It was a defensive game back then. The Ravens, on the other hand, had to play with the deck stacked against them.

Plus, they played with this guy

[Kretzy]

To be fair, in 1985 the "best" of the AFC and the NFC meant beating a decent Giants team, a Rams team that was basically Eric Dickerson and 21 other randoms, and the 1985 Patriots: arguably the worst team to ever make a Super Bowl.

I really dislike the Pats, but there are a few other teams I'd give this title too before their '85 squad. The 85 Pats may have had the worst Super Bowl performance of all time, but the 2003 Panthers, the 94 Chargers or the 1979 Rams were worse overall teams.

[big_blue79]

All three were great defenses. The Steelers were 'roided up, the Bears were Super Bowl shuffled up, and Ray Lewis killed a guy at a nightclub and ate his heart, giving him additional strength.

It is too bad the LT-era Giants never put together an historically great defense; adding Taylor's crack problem to this conversation would be the only way to make it funnier.[/quote]

+1!

[bloodonthetracks]

All three were great defenses. The Steelers were 'roided up, the Bears were Super Bowl shuffled up, and Ray Lewis killed a guy at a nightclub and ate his heart, giving him additional strength.

It is too bad the LT-era Giants never put together an historically great defense; adding Taylor's crack problem to this conversation would be the only way to make it funnier.

+1![/quote]

dude used to blow lines at halftime

[Pausanias]

for the record:

Steel-Curtain-Era NFL Offensive Greats: Roger Staubach, Fran Tarkenton, Larry Czonka, Bob Griese, O.J. Simpson, Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell, Jim Plunkett, John Riggins, Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, Floyd Little, Walter Payton, Steve Largent.

Please note that this list only includes Hall of Famers from offensive skill positions, and excludes the numerous Steeler offensive hall of famers.

But in 1976, of that list the Steelers only played Fran, Dan Fouts, and Charlie Joiner.

Another great that the Steelers didn't play that year was Calvin Hill, a Yalien originally from Baltimore. Full circle.

[BioEBear2010]

This is clearly the greatest thread on TLS. I wish the bay area had a respectable football team, or even a player as awesome as Ray Lewis.

[notanumber]

This conversation makes no sense to me.

To bring this thread back to Yale and other more important topics: New Haven is in between NY and Boston. If I go to school there will I be surrounded by insufferable Red Sox zombies?

Can't wait for Opening Day next week. . . .

[r6_philly]

This conversation makes no sense to me.

To bring this thread back to Yale and other more important topics: New Haven is in between NY and Boston. If I go to school there will I be surrounded by insufferable Red Sox zombies?

Can't wait for Opening Day next week. . . .

I remember being surrounded by Partriots fans, Red Sox not so much... But my sample size was small.

[adameus]

They do have plenty of nice, pretty Southern belles, but unfortunately sleeping with most of those would be pretty close to bestiality. Imagine a really hot, humanoid-looking cow. You just imagined a Communications major from Alabama.

wow! How did this gem got dropped and no one even seemed to notice....

[r6_philly]

This conversation makes no sense to me.

ある事は意味を成すために仮定されない

很多废话

[r6_philly]

They do have plenty of nice, pretty Southern belles, but unfortunately sleeping with most of those would be pretty close to bestiality. Imagine a really hot, humanoid-looking cow. You just imagined a Communications major from Alabama.

wow! How did this gem got dropped and no one even seemed to notice....

noticed, but there is no good way to comment.

[Ranita]

This conversation makes no sense to me.

To bring this thread back to Yale and other more important topics: New Haven is in between NY and Boston. If I go to school there will I be surrounded by insufferable Red Sox zombies?

Can't wait for Opening Day next week. . . .

New Haven is closer to NYC than Boston, and the southern CT strip seems tied more to the New York metro area than Providence, Boston, or other such places where people speak funny and have poor taste in sports teams.