Talk:Thanksgiving Classic
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[edit] General
I heard somewhere that the NFL has continued the Detroit and Dallas tradition because the idea of playing oin Thanksgiving was originally very unpopular among the teams. Since Detroit and Dallas agreed to do it when it was unpopular, they have been able to keep the tradition even though now lots of other teams want to host the game. If anyone has some support for this, it would be a useful addition to the page. --TjoeC 18:34, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Standings Errors
Alot of glaring errors with the overall standings at the bottom of the page. Can someone help clean up? 70.156.99.18 06:05, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Ties do not count as losses. The NFL lists them as either half a win and half a loss or excludes themRoastytoast 21:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 2006 NFL box
Since this is an article about an NFL subject from the '20s to the present (and future), does it make sense to have the "2006 NFL" box at the bottom of the page? -- Pawl 01:45, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reason for Dallas and Detroit
Is there a reason why Dallas and Detroit are the regulars during this game? If there is, I think it would be useful to add that info to the article. Regards, -- Jeff3000 04:53, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The "Thanksgiving Classic" Name
When did the league start using the name "Thanksgiving Classic" for their Thanksgiving games? I do not recall them using it before the 1990s. Also, I do not recall the league ever using that name for the 2006 season; as the actual Image:ThanksgivingDETDALKC.JPG logo shows, it is just "Thanksgiving". Zzyzx11 (Talk) 20:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
- Just for the info, in 2005, the logo showed "Thanksgiving Classics" (with an "s") Doctorindy 18:11, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] MVPs
I added a section introducing the annual MVP's for the networks. Although it started out as somewhart of a silly gimick, it actually is noted annually, and both CBS and FOX make a big deal about their respective awards. Listing them seems undoubtably logical. A few older years have to be looked up to fill in some of the blank lines. Doctorindy 16:14, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Removed section
I removed the future matchups because it is against WP:NOT, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. The NFL has not stated who will play in the future. The NFL tradition is Cowboys and Lions, but it changed this year by having an extra team. Who is to say that there will be the same teams? What if the NFL decides that the Lions are too awful to play on Thanksgiving now? It is all speculation and doesn't need to be there.++aviper2k7++ 23:37, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
