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Post by socalboy83 on Jan 13, 2019 0:33:08 GMT
Shouldn’t they be in the CENTRAL?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 0:35:51 GMT
Divisions are all screwed up in sports. You got Oklahoma City in the Western Conference in the NBA. Texas teams in the West in baseball. It's just best not to think too much into it.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 13, 2019 0:39:05 GMT
The traditional rivalries with the Giants, Eagles and especially the Redskins.
Don't really know if Cowboys-Redskins is that big anymore. Its not Duke-North Carolina or Yankees-Red Sox.
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Post by GiantFan1980 on Jan 13, 2019 0:39:06 GMT
When the NFL did the realignment they tried their best to keep the 4 teams in each division that had the most history/rivalries. That's why when they went down from 5 to 4 teams per division, it was usually the newer expansion teams that got jettisoned.
Still think Indianapolis of a more Northern team and Baltimore as a southern team. On that note, Miami is more of a Southern team than Baltimore so send Miami to the South division and stick Baltimore in the East.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 13, 2019 0:52:33 GMT
When the NFL did the realignment they tried their best to keep the 4 teams in each division that had the most history/rivalries. That's why when they went down from 5 to 4 teams per division, it was usually the newer expansion teams that got jettisoned. Still think Indianapolis of a more Northern team and Baltimore as a southern team. On that note, Miami is more of a Southern team than Baltimore so send Miami to the South division and stick Baltimore in the East. History again. The Ravens inherited the Browns old rivalries with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Miami had played the Jets, Patriots and Bills forever. Bills-Dolphins was a big rivalry a few years ago. "Squish the Fish" t shirts were all the rage here.
Yeah I know, Dolphins aren't fish. "Mangle the Mammals" didn't have he same ring I guess.
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 13, 2019 0:55:36 GMT
When the NFL did the realignment they tried their best to keep the 4 teams in each division that had the most history/rivalries. That's why when they went down from 5 to 4 teams per division, it was usually the newer expansion teams that got jettisoned. Still think Indianapolis of a more Northern team and Baltimore as a southern team. On that note, Miami is more of a Southern team than Baltimore so send Miami to the South division and stick Baltimore in the East. History again. The Ravens inherited the Browns old rivalries with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Miami had played the Jets, Patriots and Bills forever. Bills-Dolphins was a big rivalry a few years ago. "Squish the Fish" t shirts were all the rage here.
Yeah I know, Dolphins aren't fish. "Mangle the Mammals" didn't have he same ring I guess.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 0:58:13 GMT
The traditional rivalries with the Giants, Eagles and especially the Redskins. Don't really know if Cowboys-Redskins is that big anymore. Its not Duke-North Carolina or Yankees-Red Sox. This is the correct answer. Been calling for realignment of our 4 major sports for eons. But I get the argument you can't destroy the rivalries. There's no other division in all of the majors like NFC East in Football. Saw an interesting post by a poster here a year or so back - would love to read it again - about the possible realignment of baseball which included - Yanks Mets BoSox Phils O's in the same division. I literally wet my pants over that. so i'm for realignment - but not destroying old school rivalries. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 13, 2019 0:59:33 GMT
History again. The Ravens inherited the Browns old rivalries with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Miami had played the Jets, Patriots and Bills forever. Bills-Dolphins was a big rivalry a few years ago. "Squish the Fish" t shirts were all the rage here.
Yeah I know, Dolphins aren't fish. "Mangle the Mammals" didn't have he same ring I guess.
Why not "fuck the Fins"? Wanted to keep it PG I guess.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jan 13, 2019 3:29:29 GMT
When I was a kid in the 70s people obviously didn't know where the fuck Atlanta was.
In baseball, the Braves were in the NL West - - the Braves and Reds should have been in the East and the Cubs and Cardinals in the West.
in football, the Falcons were in the NFC West - - despite being further east than every NFC Central team and Dallas and St Louis in the NFC East.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jan 13, 2019 3:36:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 3:45:34 GMT
When I was a kid in the 70s people obviously didn't know where the fuck Atlanta was. In baseball, the Braves were in the NL West - - the Braves and Reds should have been in the East and the Cubs and Cardinals in the West. in football, the Falcons were in the NFC West - - despite being further east than every NFC Central team and Dallas and St Louis in the NFC East. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 3:45:52 GMT
The traditional rivalries with the Giants, Eagles and especially the Redskins. Don't really know if Cowboys-Redskins is that big anymore. Its not Duke-North Carolina or Yankees-Red Sox. This is the correct answer. Been calling for realignment of our 4 major sports for eons. But I get the argument you can't destroy the rivalries. There's no other division in all of the majors like NFC East in Football. Saw an interesting post by a poster here a year or so back - would love to read it again - about the possible realignment of baseball which included - Yanks Mets BoSox Phils O's in the same division. I literally wet my pants over that. so i'm for realignment - but not destroying old school rivalries. I posted this in Oct 2017. It may not be what you are thinking about but it is similar.
Division 1 : BOS NYY NYM PHI
Division 2 : PIT CLE CIN TOR
Division 3 : DET MIL CHC CWS
Division 4 : WAS BAL MIA ATL
Division 5: TB HOU TEX AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
Division 6 : SEA SF OAK PORTLAND
Division 7 : KC STL COL MIN
Division 8 : SD LAA LAD ARI
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 13, 2019 3:54:57 GMT
Jerry Jones wants it that way. Surprised no one mentioned it already.
He wants the big 3 NFC northeastern rivals no matter what. The Cowboys could be relocated to Hawaii, he'd not budge.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jan 13, 2019 3:57:03 GMT
Jerry Jones wants it that way. Surprised no one mentioned it already. He wants the big 3 NFC northeastern rivals no matter what. The Cowboys could be relocated to Hawaii, he'd not budge. They did it for ( almost ) all of the rival teams though, not just his. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 4:58:38 GMT
I posted this in Oct 2017. It may not be what you are thinking about but it is similar.
Division 1 : BOS NYY NYM PHI
Division 2 : PIT CLE CIN TOR
Division 3 : DET MIL CHC CWS
Division 4 : WAS BAL MIA ATL
Division 5: TB HOU TEX AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
Division 6 : SEA SF OAK PORTLAND
Division 7 : KC STL COL MIN
Division 8 : SD LAA LAD ARI
Good stuff - but there was a poster who posted an MLB's insider's idea of: Yanks Sox Mets Phils O's in the same division That to me would bring me back to the park - |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 13, 2019 8:14:42 GMT
Shouldn’t they be in the CENTRAL? No. They should be in the Southern Division. They should switch with the Carolina Panthers. |
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Post by damngumby on Jan 13, 2019 16:01:07 GMT
Because the eastern division drew the short straw?
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Post by Xcalatë on Jan 13, 2019 17:05:37 GMT
The traditional rivalries with the Giants, Eagles and especially the Redskins. Don't really know if Cowboys-Redskins is that big anymore. Its not Duke-North Carolina or Yankees-Red Sox. This is the correct answer. Been calling for realignment of our 4 major sports for eons. But I get the argument you can't destroy the rivalries. There's no other division in all of the majors like NFC East in Football. Saw an interesting post by a poster here a year or so back - would love to read it again - about the possible realignment of baseball which included - Yanks Mets BoSox Phils O's in the same division. I literally wet my pants over that. so i'm for realignment - but not destroying old school rivalries. As a Mets fan than would be awesome! |
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Post by theshape25 on Jan 13, 2019 19:11:36 GMT
Sports divisions have always been messed up. Back in the 80s for baseball each league only had 2 divisions. The Reds and Braves were in the NL West and the Cardinals were in the East. The White Sox were in the AL West and the Brewers were in the East.
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