Paul wrote I've got to admit that I agree on that last point (despite my earlier ribbing...). As I understand it, we're 9 point underdogs at the moment. On the other hand, the Packers are a better team than they've looked recently, and this IS the NFL's 1-loss-and-you're-out playoff system. If it were a 5 or 7 game series, I'd bet money against the Packers. In one game, though, surprising things happen fairly often. It'd be a big mistake for the Rams to look past this game before it starts.
You folks have no idea how sorry I am that I started this thread!!!! Aside from all the sports talk/banter it's generated, I remain as discombobulated as ever. As far as I'm concerned, answers involving things like "identification," "reflected glory," etc. are decidedly unsatisfactory because they beg the question: Why do people identify with these teams and why do they experience any perceived glory won by the team? It's a beef I've had with most social psychological explanations for many years now. Q. Why do people experience joy when the home team wins? A. Because they identify with the team, Q. How do you know they identify with the team? A. Because they experience joy when the home team wins. Q. But why do people experience joy when the home team wins? A. Because they identify with the team................... In the words of Homer Simpson, "DOH!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Graduate Coordinator, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Department of Psychology, West Chester Univ. of Pennsylvania Office: 610-436-3151; Home: 610-363-1939; Fax: 610-436-2846 Office hours: Mondays 12-4 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs.: 8 a.m.-noon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and herpetoculturist ( http://www.adcham.com) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shameless self promotion: The Mill Creek Bluegrass Band performs every Tuesday night at Dugal's Inn, Mortonville, 8 miles west of West Chester, PA. Call 610- 486-0953 for directions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
