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Audacity of Truth
"Change" You Can Believe In:
"Nixon didn’t try to do that. They couldn't control (the media). They didn’t try. [...] What the hell do they think we are, puppets?"
- Liberal opinion writer Helen Thomas, describing the Obama admin's penchant for heavily scripting public appearances & press conferences - 7/1/09
The Packers at the Cowboys
I have no dog in this fight, but I know several ST readers and commenters who have been looking forward to this battle between the two 10-1 teams – so use this as an open thread for your comments on the game. And remember, no “unsportsmanlike conduct” allowed 
Gametime is 8pm (or is it 8:15?), and it will be broadcast on the NFL Network. Note: Scroll down to read update 3 for how you can listen to the game on the radio.
Update I: I figured I’d give this thread a “football stadium feel” with this song, which we’ve all heard a time or two at various sports events 
Update II: Here’s an interesting article regarding the NFL Network and its refusal to broadcast on cable:
The NFL Network owns the rights to broadcast next Thursday night’s game. It’s a channel currently unavailable to cable customers.
“We’ve gotten quite a few phone calls today; people wanting that NFL channel, which is only available on satellite, either through Dish Network or DirecTV,” said Tessy Manzanares, with Coronado TV & Satellite.
When they tune to channel 319, Time Warner digital cable subscribers currently see a message on the screen. It’s a message to Cowboys owner, and key NFL Network supporter, Jerry Jones. Time Warner wants to carry the NFL Network as a digital channel. However, the NFL says no. The league wants access to all cable subscribers, as well as a big chunk of change.
“Business is business, but I think the NFL is big enough where it makes enough money on the fans and the sponsors that pay into it, and I think that the game should be available for all parties to watch,” said Mike Gorman, of northeast El Paso.
Time Warner argues the NFL is holding fans hostage, demanding a ransom for a channel showing just eight late-season games. Some fans argue they pay enough already.
“Subscribers pay anywhere between $70 to a $100 right now to have cable or satellite. I don’t think they should have to pay to get eight additional games. I don’t think it’s right,” said Gorman.
The battle over giving customers what they want versus paying extra for what they used to get for free. In the end, for many, this dispute is all about the bottom line.
Yep. As always, follow da money …
Update III: ST reader and GB fan steveegg says that the game will be broadcast on radio via Westwood One. Go here, click on “NFL Thursday Night Football” and then your state to find out what station you can tune into in your city to listen to the game.
Update IV: The sports radio stations in my area aren’t broadcasting it. Here’s a station that is. Here’s the direct link to listen.
Update V: NFL has live feed of the game on its website (via Hot Air.com commenters). As you can imagine, the feed is a bit slow because there are probably a lot of people accessing it.
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We’ll be lucky if he has a bad day in 10 days; he was holding his throwing wrist on the way off the field after that last pick.
If he’s done, so are the Packers; they’d be lucky to beat Detroit at home in December.
27-10 …
William, TO just scored a TD.
Finally, the commentary and the video are in sync!
I’m history.
6 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD for TO, William,
Ok, ya’ll – I’m calling it an early night. G’nite!
Pack only down by 10 going in to half time. Still time.
Make that 27-24 Packers thanks to a gift from the Dallas coaching staff. I would’ve kicked the long field goal instead of going for it on the 4th-and-short-2 the Boys had.
The scary thing for the Bears, Vikings and Lions is that it’s Rodgers that’s leading the charge.
Thanks for the links! I wasn’t able to find the game locally!
After 3 (I just needed to cool off)
Cowboys 27
Packers 24
I’ll likely need to take a walk again shorly, as it’s 1st and goal Boys.
Thank you, Juggles Owens. That was just the way we drew up that defense.
Still 27-24 Dallas.
Zebras strike again for another 7 Boys points.
Zebras cost the Pack a first down. Instead, a long field goal makes it 34-27 Boys.
Game’s iced. 37-27 Boys with 1:03 left.
And that’s your game.
The NFL Network is available in tiny Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in high def, on Blue Ridhe Cable.
I watched the game on my dish. Having been raised in Green Bay and worked at Lambeau, I didn’t leave the couch to blog.
The bad news for the rest of the league is that Aaron Rodgers can play!
Watch for Farve to start at Oakland, but I now expect Rodgers to get much more playing time.
For you ‘boys fans, what do you have for a #2 QB?
That’s the one good thing to out of the game; we found out Rodgers isn’t the china doll we feared after his relief appearance last season.
I didn’t have a dog in the hunt, ST. I have always liked Favre, though, and I’m sorry he got hurt. I think Romo is terrific, too.
If Wade Phillips isn’t coach of the year, there’s no justice. He’s made Romo better than Parcells was able to, and he has T.O. playing football.
After I logged off last night, I just turned off my space heater (it finally got cold here!) snuggled into bed, and turned out the lights . . . and imagined the football field. (I’ve done this with baseball many times, but this is the first time I’ve done it with football in a looooong time.)
It was not all that hard to do. Especially since Westwood 1 (they’re a CBS affiliate) hired CBS’s Dick Enberg to do play by play. He had a few “oh my” moments, of course.