Monday, January 29, 2007
Let the Pandamonium Begin!
Super Bowl week always makes me laugh. The sports media decend on the chosen city every year this week, and turn a simple football game into a media spectacle like none other.
Because the media will probably miss this one fact, I'll mention it here. The Super Bowl is being played between the Indianapolisi Colts and the Chicago Bears in Miami, Florida. There, I said it.
Now, prepare to hear about the following in the media:
Oh ya, and there's a football game to be played too! Far too often the Super Bowl turns out to be a blowout and not very fun to watch. This could explain why people are always hungover the day after.
This years game looks like it could be different. Two of the best teams in the league, and both had to fight tooth and nail to be there. It'll also be a classic battle of Indianapolis' Offence vs. Chicago's Defence.
The tales of the two quarter backs is quite interesting also. The Colts' Payton Manning being the son of a Hall of Fame NFL Quarter back, has always been expected to win the Super Bowl, though he has yet to break through and is entering the peak of his career. He is very clearly one of the best offensive minds in the NFL, but seems to have trouble pulling the trigger in big games, though last weeks performance against the Patriots sugggests he may be over it.
The only thing known for sure about Rex Grossman is that he's young. He has played some fantastic football games this season, and has also had some of the worst performances. In fact ESPN voted him the second worst Super Bowl Quarterback ever. Grossman also had a game against the Green Bay Packers this season in which he had a 0.0 QB Rating, and a 3.0 QB Rating against the New Orleans Saints. To put that in perspective for you non-NFL folks - the theoretical average passer rating is supposed to be 79.2, while a perfect rating is 158.3. So clearly a 0.0, and a 3.0 are far from stellar performances.
And the sweet sweet gambling all week long. Vegas odds will be as inconsistant as Stephane Dion, bouncing up and down on every piece of news or rumour. As it stands the Colts are favoured by most odds-makers as 7-point victors.
Just to put this on the record, I'll call it: Indy wins 27-17.
Because the media will probably miss this one fact, I'll mention it here. The Super Bowl is being played between the Indianapolisi Colts and the Chicago Bears in Miami, Florida. There, I said it.
Now, prepare to hear about the following in the media:
- Nightlife and Eating in Miami - the good, the bad, and the odd
- Which team is under curfew, and which is not - this is always a highly controvertial subject (for some reason)
- Some idiot on one of the teams WILL be suspended for breaking curfew the night before the game - always happens
- Commercial previews - most people actually watch the Super Bowl for the commercials these days, and the possibility of a "wardrobe malfunction". Commercials get more hype than the game
- Scalpers and the massive markup their making on tickets. The price for a Super Bowl ticket goes up every year and those lucky few scalpers who can get their hands on tickets (with the help of the Minnesota Vikings perhaps?) make small fortunes
- Much speculation about the weather on Super Sunday, and an in-depth analysis of how this could potentially affect field conditions, which could possibly affect footwear choices
Oh ya, and there's a football game to be played too! Far too often the Super Bowl turns out to be a blowout and not very fun to watch. This could explain why people are always hungover the day after.
This years game looks like it could be different. Two of the best teams in the league, and both had to fight tooth and nail to be there. It'll also be a classic battle of Indianapolis' Offence vs. Chicago's Defence.
The tales of the two quarter backs is quite interesting also. The Colts' Payton Manning being the son of a Hall of Fame NFL Quarter back, has always been expected to win the Super Bowl, though he has yet to break through and is entering the peak of his career. He is very clearly one of the best offensive minds in the NFL, but seems to have trouble pulling the trigger in big games, though last weeks performance against the Patriots sugggests he may be over it.
The only thing known for sure about Rex Grossman is that he's young. He has played some fantastic football games this season, and has also had some of the worst performances. In fact ESPN voted him the second worst Super Bowl Quarterback ever. Grossman also had a game against the Green Bay Packers this season in which he had a 0.0 QB Rating, and a 3.0 QB Rating against the New Orleans Saints. To put that in perspective for you non-NFL folks - the theoretical average passer rating is supposed to be 79.2, while a perfect rating is 158.3. So clearly a 0.0, and a 3.0 are far from stellar performances.
And the sweet sweet gambling all week long. Vegas odds will be as inconsistant as Stephane Dion, bouncing up and down on every piece of news or rumour. As it stands the Colts are favoured by most odds-makers as 7-point victors.
Just to put this on the record, I'll call it: Indy wins 27-17.
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