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From: jsl@princeton.UUCP (Jong Lee)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: The Raiders are out!
Message-ID: <1197@princeton.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 12-Jan-86 23:29:49 EST
Article-I.D.: princeto.1197
Posted: Sun Jan 12 23:29:49 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 14-Jan-86 04:21:59 EST
References: <285@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Organization: Princeton University EECS Dept
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> up to their reputation. They couldn't beat the Patriots on their own  field
> so Matt Millen decided to  beat up on New  England GM Pat Sullivan.   Howie
> Long (quickly losing his popularity in his home state of Massachusetts) had
> called Sullivan a "wimp", "spineless", and  a "classless slob". But it  was
> the Raiders Millen who showed his lack of class by beating on Sullivan with
> his helmet after the  game. I think  if any team  in the NFL  characterizes
> "classless", it is now and always  has been the Oakland/LA Radiers.   Great
> 
> 		Jim McCollum
> 		decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-latour!jmccollum
> E-Net:		latour::jmccollum
> Internet:	mccollum at TOPS20.DEC.COM

I do not think Millen's actions were the most appropriate, but how
would you react if you had just played a very emotional game (of
anything) and a guy (especially one you dislike/despise)
comes up to you and starts taunting you. 
And more about the "classiness of the Patriots"....
what about the Pats defensive player (not sure exactly
what his position is) who came up to the Dolphin's kicker after he
had missed a field goal attempt and starts rubbing it in.   He must
be related to Sullivan... or the Pats have adopted a new motto:
"Just rub it in!"  Somehow, the Raider's "Just win" sounds a little
better.

jsl
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