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Old 09-24-2008, 11:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Thumbs up Matt Millen Fired

I know there's a couple Lions fans on the board and if you haven't seen/heard Matt Milled is no longer running things in Detroit.
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Old 09-24-2008, 11:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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There are some happy mofos around here. I could care less, but it's funny to hear the reaction.
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Old 09-24-2008, 12:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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It's about time. He needed to go.
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Old 09-24-2008, 12:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
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He was a medicore player and sub-par manager. He sucked ass on Tecmo Bowl
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Old 09-24-2008, 01:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He was a medicore player and sub-par manager. He sucked ass on Tecmo Bowl
I wish I still had Tecmo Bowl...maybe I need to download an emulator.
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Old 09-24-2008, 06:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Better late than never, I guess.
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He had the greatest Penn State quote of all time. After he refused to do the mandatory two mile conditioning run he told a furious Paterno, "if I have to chase him two miles, he's gonna score."
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Old 09-25-2008, 04:43 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Well, it's a start...
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:08 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Considering I am not a Detroit Fan I am sorry to see him go.
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Old 10-23-2008, 12:06 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Why is Millen getting all the hate? Its not like Detroit was some kind of winning dynasty before he was there.
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because for six or seven years he was so incompetent that he even made them more of a laughing stock.
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because for six or seven years he was so incompetent that he even made them more of a laughing stock.
...and that was hard to do considering how bad they were when he got here!
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