Super Wrong Prediction

Well, it is a good thing that I am not above being proved wrong. Unfortunately, the last-second drive was not meant to be, but it still made for a pretty good Super Bowl. I thought that the National Anthem was interesting although I love how Deion Sanders put on twitter that it was simply a "remix." Also, I was just reading all the stories on the Internet trashed the Black Eyed Peas, but I didn't think that they were that bad. Now on to the game. I thought that Pittsburgh came out incredibly slow and dug themselves in way too deep to get out. By the time they decided to start putting themselves together, they were already down by 14, and no team has ever come back from a deficit greater than 10 in the Super Bowl. I thought that tonight might be the night, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I was very impressed with Aaron Rodgers however. He came up big when he needed to what was obviously a huge part of the game. A number six team pulled off their last upset, so that is always fun, but I was hoping that the result would be different.

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Two Great Games

Well, what a day of football! Both games were excellent, but I will say that the second one was better. The Jets had an amazing rally, and the Steelers had an amazing first half. Unfortunately, the opposing halves for each team were less than stellar, but it made for a very competitive game. I never felt like the Bears had much of a shot versus the Packers. They couldn't get their offense running until they brought in their third stringer whom I had never heard of but did a pretty good job considering the defense he was playing against and the magnitude of the game he was thrown into. Now, we have a golden Super Bowl, so not only will that be a lot of fun, but I hope it will be pretty competitive. You have two great defenses against two great quarterbacks, but from what I thought today, I would have to say that Pittsburgh has the upper hand simply because I think that the running game will be what differentiates the teams, and Pittsburgh had quite the offensive ground attack rolling in the first half. Of course, I would love to hear more opinions too, so don't be afraid to send them in!

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National Championship

Oh man, that BCS national championship was pretty intense last night. Unfortunately, my trend of being disappointed by football results continued last night. I have nothing against Auburn, and I think that Cam Newton is an absolute beast, but I've always liked Oregon. Quite honestly, how do you not love a team that is wearing bright neon yellow-green socks? Also, that two point conversion to tie the game was pretty awesome although somewhat predictable. Once he started rolling to the right, I knew that the ball would be coming back across the field. Nevertheless, why did Oregon think that it was a great idea to run the ball up the middle every single time? Every time was basically the same result of very little or no yardage gained. I am not necessarily a huge football strategist, but I do realize that sometimes if the plan isn't working, you need to change to another plan. Oregon seemed to do best when they got the ball outside. However, I guess that's part of the reason that they had to run inside as well just to keep from becoming predictable. My only response to that would be that if the opponent can't stop you, why change? All in all, I thought it was a pretty solid game that was fun to watch.

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That Game Between Commercials

Well, the NFL playoffs have not quite gone as everyone expected. Nevertheless, it has been exciting so far. Now, the highlight is coming up. Of course you all know what I'm talking about. The most important part of the end of the football season is in the Super Bowl commercials. Isn't that why most people who never care about football for the rest of the year seemed to all watch on one night? I wonder if there will be any controversy on that this year like we had Tim Tebow and his apparently incredibly offensive pro-life advertisement that really turned out to be not even that blatant. It seems to be that way a lot of the time when something is talked up to be such a big controversy, it never can live up to the hype. However, who knows what will happen this year? Oh yeah, there is a game played as well in between the commercials. I have to get behind Philadelphia on that one out of loyalty sake, but quite honestly I would be very afraid of New England if I was in the playoffs. They have had a great year. However, let's go Eagles!

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Looking Forward

Well, apparently Brett Favre is retiring for real this time. Of course, we have heard this before, but he isn't getting any younger so it probably will be true this time. Nevertheless, the playoffs are coming, so that will be a lot of fun, and it will of course be capped off by the Super Bowl featuring the two best teams in the NFL and the Black Eyed Peas at halftime. Then, after that we have March Madness and baseball season, two of my favorite times of the year. Interspersed with this will be a few more dunks by Blake Griffin I'm sure simply because he does something highlight reel worthy almost every night. That guy is ridiculous! Baseball season will be fun because there's no reason that the Phillies should not dominate this year. They now have the best rotation in baseball to go with the offense that is still one of the best even though it is not quite as strong as it was in right field. Maybe Dominic Brown will surprise us all! How nice would that be? Either way, we have a lot to look forward to in the next few months, so enjoy your fantasy that your team might win the World Series this year because once the season starts, we all know who's going all the way.

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Sports Abound

Happy New Year to all of my readers! 2011 is now here, and today must be one of the best days ever because it is 1/1/11! How cool is that? Anyway, today would be resolution day for millions of people around the country and world. That leads me to wonder, what should my resolution be? I'm not sure somebody because I am not that much different than most other people. I have a great idea for a resolution, but it lasts about five days before I don't worry about it anymore. New Year's Day is also a big day in the sports world. Of course, football is huge today with probably the second most popular football game of the year, the Rose Bowl which is second only to the Super Bowl of course. Also, we have outdoor hockey in Boston. That seems pretty cool, but I might only enjoy it this year because it is warm outside. I really have little love of freezing or being cold in general, so watching people skate on ice while sitting outside would not be my ideal day. However, the weather is beautiful and pretty warm today in New England, so I hope everything goes off well!

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