Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA
Path: utzoo!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!ucla-cs!lor
From: lor@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: The Oakland Raiders must have lucky charms in their shorts
Message-ID: <8022@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 18:11:17 EST
Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.8022
Posted: Thu Dec 12 18:11:17 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Dec-85 20:55:00 EST
References: <709@drutx.UUCP> <422@tekchips.UUCP>
Reply-To: lor@ucla-cs.UUCP (Edward Lor)
Distribution: na
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Lines: 37

>The
>Oakland (Yes, I know they play in LA) Raiders are lucky and do not desire
>to be in first place.  
>.....   
>The fact that the referee
>got in front of the only man who could have stop Marcus Allen from scoring, if
>that's not luck what is.

	This is not lucky, this is smart! A player who uses his head
always knows how to use an official as a screen. Ask Marcus Allen or 
Dwight Clark! 
	
	Why don't you broncomaniacs cut down all the Raiders *lucky*
talks? The Raiders have been winning these kind of ball games for 
twenty years, is that really luck? Have you ever seen New Orleans,
Houston or Tampa Bay winning these kind of games?

	To tell you the truth, I am not a Raider fan (I hate the Raiders),
but I have to admit they have very talented players. They can steal
games even though they are cold. What if they are hot? They'll go
all the way, as they did in 1983-84. 

	As far as your Broncos are concerned, if they are hot, they will
make the playoffs and get eliminated in the first game. That's the 
furthest they can go. The reason? besides Elway, they are just a bunch of 
average players playing above their heads. They don't have the talent.
If you are simply overachievers during the regular season, you have 
no chance of winning the Superbowl. 

	This Bronco team reminds me of the Chuck Knox Rams in the 
70's, always make the playoffs but couldn't do anything.

-- 
					Eddy Lor
					...!(ihnp4,ucbvax)!ucla-cs!lor
					lor@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU
					Computer Science Department, UCLA