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Undertoad · 11-06-2002, 11:47 AM

I'm talking about of my ass, here, but I wonder if part of that is because of the very complete training.

Unlike in the NFL, there is no room for the perfectly-trained army to expect a rout and play down to the level of the opponent. The military has to go in not expecting, but at least planning for the worst-case scenario. I would expect the rank and file to be anxious that maybe the harm's way they are going to see is going to be a shitload of harm.

The rest of us can look at the Vegas line and see we're giving 50 points, and relax a little.

11-06-2002, 11:47 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'm talking about of my ass, here, but I wonder if part of that is because of the very complete training. Unlike in the NFL, there is no room for the perfectly-trained army to expect a rout and play down to the level of the opponent. The military has to go in not expecting, but at least planning for the worst-case scenario. I would expect the rank and file to be anxious that maybe the harm's way they are going to see is going to be a shitload of harm. The rest of us can look at the Vegas line and see we're giving 50 points, and relax a little.