KarateKen

The US government approved ESPN buying NFL Network and RedZone. The NFL has been trying to sell off NFL Network for years since it was not profitable and they finally were able to. ESPN will now own NFL Network (or whatever the new name might be) and RedZone. It does not appear that it will change anything leading up to the Super Bowl this week, but next season it could shake up some of the on-air talent and game coverage. Maybe it is just in my circles, but I don't hear much talk about the game this year. We are a week away and almost all the football talk I am hearing is about Belichick and the ESNP/NFL deal I just wrote about. Usually there is some kind of a storyline leading up to the game. Maybe it will pick up now that it is game week and not a bye. I don't have a rooting interest in the game, as of now. Could change I guess if something were to happen this week. *shrugs* The Raiders are expected to hire Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak as their HC after the Super Bowl. The Arizona Cardinals have hired Rams OC Mike LaFleur as head coach. There was an NFL record 10 head coach openings, most have been filled.

I agree with both of you, and it looks like there is going to be a full investigation. I also agree with what some people have said on TV which is anyone who did not vote for Belichick should publicly explain it. There has also been talk of former Colts executive Bill Pollion who said he did not remember for sure if he voted for Belichick. Come on, that is just nonsense. If he can't remember he should not have a vote. Then later he said (after the blowback) he did vote for Belichick. Which is it? Heads need to roll. Not only is this clearly a monumental failure but it is shallow and short sighted. It makes the whole NFL look bad. It damages the integrity of the HOF. Jimmy Johnson, Ty Law, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Troy Aikman, JJ Watt, and many others have sounded off about this. Jimmy Johnson especially did not hold back, same with longtime sportswriter Peter King. Players, fans, coaches, broadcasters, and more have called this out for what a terrible mistake it was. I have not seen one person who defended it or agrees with it. Not one. Have you? This is an abomination that has created a national firestorm. Prediction: Belichick gets in next year and gets every single vote.

A bombshell on Tuesday night that also has to be one of the most bonehead moves in the history American sports. Former Patriots and Browns head coach Bill Belichick was not voted into the Hall of Fame, getting less than the 40 votes needed to be selected. He will get in, probably next year, but to not make him a first ballot HOF coach is beyond asinine.

My prediction of the Rams winning it all this year has been shot down. They had chances but Seattle wins it 31-27. I don't remember what my preseason predictions were for the Seahawks and Patriots, but I know I did not have them anywhere near the Super Bowl. Now we have two weeks to hear about how the Seahawks should have given it to Marshawn Lynch on the goal line ten years ago. Oh yeah Edit: This makes nine times in ten years that the AFC Champion was either the Patriots (4) or the Chiefs (5). The one other was the Bengals in the 2021 season. Seattle is the early favorite

I don't know about a coaching job, but since you live in Las Vegas maybe the Raiders would hire you to help players with their footwork. I've heard stories of teams doing that, bringing in a MA sensei to work with players balance, footwork and stances.

One head coach fired today and a few hours later another coach was hired. The Dolphins have hired Packers DC Jeff Hafley as their new HC, replacing Mike McDaniel who was fired on January 8.

Well just when I think the black Monday has concluded, here is shows up again two weeks later. The Bills have fired head coach Sean McDermott after Saturday's OT loss to the Broncos. Wow. McDermott had been the Bills coach for nine seasons, getting the Bills to two AFC Championship Games. He was 98-50 in the regular season and 8-8 in the playoffs. Back to nine teams now looking for a head coach. I think. I've lost track. I don't remember this many HC openings before. This is insane.

I'm with your prediction here @sensei8 I am going with the Rams to win it over the Patriots. Fun fact, either the Patriots or the Chiefs have been in the AFC Championship Game every year since 2011. The Patriots went 8 years in a row (2011-2018) the Chiefs seven (2018-2024) and now the Patriots in 2025. That is a lot of appetences by only two teams. Meanwhile in that same stretch of years the NY Jets have not made the playoffs at al, though they did make the AFC Championship in 2009 and 2010. OK, maybe that is not a FUN fact, but it is a fact.

It was snowing in New England and snowing harder in Chicago, so we get two snow football games today! The Rams and Bears are at halftime, tied at 10. This game looks like it could go down to the wire. It is 18 degrees in Chicago, so the weather could play a factor late in the game. Edit: The Rams and Bears are in overtime. You have to see this to believe it. Second edit: The Rams have won 20-17 in overtime and will visit Seattle on Sunday. The Bears scored a TD with 18 seconds left in regulation to get to overtime, but the same Caleb Williams who made an amazing play to get the late TD throws a pick in OT and the Rams go down the field to win it. The NFL final four is set. Patriots at Broncos - 3pm EST on CBS Rams at Seahawks - 6:30pm EST on FOX

For sure. The Patriots defense destroyed CJ Stroud and Justin Herbert. The Broncos will be starting Jarrett Stidham, a former Patriot who was backing up Tom Brady. Broncos can win this game with defense and not turning the ball over on offense.

It's snowing in New England, and the Houston offense is struggling. Four first half turnovers for the Texans and the Patriots lead 21-10 at the half. The Texans defense has been able to keep them in the game, but they better stop throwing interceptions of they have no chance to win. Edit: I don't know if you want to call it great defense or sloppy offense, but the Patriots and Texans combined for eight turnovers, five by Houston, and the Patriots win the game 28-16. They now will visit Denver next Sunday. Patriots are in their 16th AFC Championship Game, while the Texans remain the only active NFL franchise to never play in a conference title game, and the four teams that have never played in the Super Bowl (Texans, Jaguars, Browns, Lions) will not play in it this year either. Rams and Bears kicking off in a few minutes!

A wild game in Denver to kick off the weekend. The Bills lead the Broncos 27-23 late in the 4th, but the Broncos scored a TD with 0:55 seconds left to take a 30-27 lead. However, the 55 seconds was enough time for Josh Allen to get the team down into FG range, and a 50-yard FG with seconds left to tie it at 30 and send the game to overtime. In overtime Josh Allen throws a pick, one of five Buffalo turnovers, and the Broncos get the ball, a couple of penalties go their way, and kick a FG to win it 33-30. The Broncos are onto the AFC Championship Game for the first time in a decade, and do it winning yet another close game, something they have done all year. For Josh Allen, the Bills, and their fans, the 2025 season ends with yet another brutal, devastation, and heartbreaking postseason loss. Edit: Once again, I look like a fool trying to predict NFL games. I guessed both #1 seeds would lose today, and they both won. The second game was not close; the Seahawks flushed the 49ers 41-6 ending San Fran's hope of hosting a home SB game, at least for this year. Just a quick piece of sports trivia, two teams have hosted the SB in their home stadium, the Bucs and the Rams, and both won. They were SB 55 and 56, so for 54 years no team had one it, then it happened two years in a row. Anyway... Two more games on Sunday to decide the NFL final four.

Well @sensei8 the Raiders had a terrible season, but your Golden Knights are playing well right now. They are in first place in their division and have a six-game winning streak steak going.

This came up once and our instructor said that he teaches his students everything he knows, rank appropriate of course. He said "any instructor that does not teach their students everything they know is cheating both the students, and the art." Not saying I agree or disagree, but that was his take on it.

What are your thoughts on RAF? There are a lot more eyes on it recently since some UFC fighters have been competing. I do not know anything about wrestling; I guess this is a different style than college wrestling.