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Who Will Win the NFC Championship?
SodaHead Sports
2012/01/20 16:51:40
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It's been a long time since San Francisco 49ers fans had something to care about in January, outside of the NFL Draft. After a decade of mediocrity, the Niners find themselves in the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1997. If the Niners can beat the New York Football Giants, they'll be in the Super Bowl for the first time since they won it all in 1994.
What's incredible about the Niners' run isn't just breaking their playoff drought, but how they have done so with a great defense and consistent quarterback play from Alex Smith. Smith was long thought to be a bust after being drafted number one overall in 2005 by the Niners, only to be hampered by numerous injuries and various offensive coordinators. To his credit, he stuck with the Niners after restructuring his contract and the franchise showed its support as well. Smith rewarded the team with a clutch touchdown past last weekend to defeat the Saints and get to the biggest game for the Niners in a very long time.
The Giants are another team no one expected to come this far, although they arguably should have locked up a playoff spot much earlier than they did. While their play was inconsistent throughout the regular season, the last four weeks have shown fans the potential of this squad. The Giants ended the regular season with two straight wins, bouncing out the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys from playoff contention, en route to an NFC East Division title.
The team then knocked off the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card round and defeated the defending champion Green Bay Packers last week to earn a spot in the NFC Championship Game. Both the Niners and Giants have a ton of momentum. The Niners are the home team, but are considered the underdogs because of their lack of playoff experience. The Giants are battle-tested, with a Super Bowl win as recently as 2008, but have a very young core. Something's got to give.
It's been a long time since San Francisco 49ers fans had something to care about in January, outside of the NFL Draft. After a decade of mediocrity, the Niners find themselves in the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1997. If the Niners can beat the New York Football Giants, they'll be in the Super Bowl for the first time since they won it all in 1994.
What's incredible about the Niners' run isn't just breaking their playoff drought, but how they have done so with a great defense and consistent quarterback play from Alex Smith. Smith was long thought to be a bust after being drafted number one overall in 2005 by the Niners, only to be hampered by numerous injuries and various offensive coordinators. To his credit, he stuck with the Niners after restructuring his contract and the franchise showed its support as well. Smith rewarded the team with a clutch touchdown past last weekend to defeat the Saints and get to the biggest game for the Niners in a very long time.
The Giants are another team no one expected to come this far, although they arguably should have locked up a playoff spot much earlier than they did. While their play was inconsistent throughout the regular season, the last four weeks have shown fans the potential of this squad. The Giants ended the regular season with two straight wins, bouncing out the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys from playoff contention, en route to an NFC East Division title.
The team then knocked off the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card round and defeated the defending champion Green Bay Packers last week to earn a spot in the NFC Championship Game. Both the Niners and Giants have a ton of momentum. The Niners are the home team, but are considered the underdogs because of their lack of playoff experience. The Giants are battle-tested, with a Super Bowl win as recently as 2008, but have a very young core. Something's got to give.
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The article said it...
"Battle-tested"
Eli is no stranger to this type of pressure...
It serves you right for dissing your alma mater about their academics when you were at Stanford. You snooty S.O.B.
I'm not as familiar with your brother, but I'm glad he lost today too, just because he's related to your sorry @$$.
I like this one better.
He can watch the Super Bowl on TV at maybe the Stanford Sport Center.
A former U of M QB who is not a total A-hole.
“Michigan is a good school and I got a good education there,” he said, “but the athletic department has ways to get borderline guys in and, when they’re in, they steer them to courses in sports communications. They’re adulated when they’re playing, but when they get out, the people who adulated them won’t hire them.”
Gee, those are pretty holier-than-thou comments for a drunk driver.
Look, it's no secret that most college football players at most big-time college football programs aren't majoring in electrical engineering or pre-med. That's about as big a revelation as finding out Charlie Weis has high cholesterol. Yes, some of it is the players but a lot of it also has to do with the fact that playing ball is like having a full-time job on top of one's classwork. Is that the way it should be? No. But it is. So double majoring in physics and chem probably won't work for most student-athletes. Thus, I don't understand Harbaugh's point in bashing his school like that.
Furthermore, Jim neglects to mention all the guys at Michigan - and many other big time schools - who somehow managed to juggle spending 40 hours a week playing football but still go on to become successful doctors, lawyers, bus...
A former U of M QB who is not a total A-hole.
“Michigan is a good school and I got a good education there,” he said, “but the athletic department has ways to get borderline guys in and, when they’re in, they steer them to courses in sports communications. They’re adulated when they’re playing, but when they get out, the people who adulated them won’t hire them.”
Gee, those are pretty holier-than-thou comments for a drunk driver.
Look, it's no secret that most college football players at most big-time college football programs aren't majoring in electrical engineering or pre-med. That's about as big a revelation as finding out Charlie Weis has high cholesterol. Yes, some of it is the players but a lot of it also has to do with the fact that playing ball is like having a full-time job on top of one's classwork. Is that the way it should be? No. But it is. So double majoring in physics and chem probably won't work for most student-athletes. Thus, I don't understand Harbaugh's point in bashing his school like that.
Furthermore, Jim neglects to mention all the guys at Michigan - and many other big time schools - who somehow managed to juggle spending 40 hours a week playing football but still go on to become successful doctors, lawyers, business leaders, etc., etc., etc. Is that most college football players? Of course not. Then again, that's not most college students period.
Finally, while Jim Harbaugh was before my time at Michigan, in talking to some acquaintances who were there during his U-M days, I'm told he was pretty "adulated" himself around the A2 campus back then. And, allegedly, he enjoyed that adulation very much. So cut the sanctimonious crap.
Oh, and Jimbo, kiss any chance of coaching at Michigan good-bye. Enjoy Palo Alto.
Sorry, but this story just rubbed me the wrong way.
Worst of all, what he said is old knowledge about big-time football universities.
The education is there for the footballers that can handle advanced curriculum at any school, if not, then there are always other milder courses for them.
Heres to ya 49er football Preppies
Go G Men !
Uh, what was that? 20-17 OT My, My.
;-)
The niners have already beaten the Giants during the regular season, and their defense is rated higher at points prevented and turnovers forced. If Alex Smith can execute a little better than he did against New Orleans, it should be a decisive victory.