Well, big day yesterday. And if you read this blog last Friday, you knew what was coming. All Saints when it counted. I give all the credit to Britney Spears.
One final note on the gambling aspect of the game. Vegas and the offshore books needed the Saints to cover. What happened is that the public pounded the Colts by about a 2 to 1 or so margin. The bigger bets yesterday were generally coming on NOLA however. Let me explain real quick. If I put down a sizable wager on the Saints (and I did), even though many more bets were coming in on Indy, it takes 5 to 10 casual bets to match 1 big bet. There was definitely more money on the Colts overall, but I'm guessing most of the higher bets were on the Saints. The book still made their money. So, they're happy to pay Saints backers. As I've noted before, you're gonna have a hard time going broke betting against the public. As far as the total, I also predicted the Under, and it hit fairly easily. I figured both defenses would try and keep everything in front of them and not give up big plays. That's exactly what happened. It didn't hurt that Indy failed to pick up a 1st down the entire 2nd quarter either.
In my mind the MVP had to be Garrett Hartley. He was money. Brees played well and very smart, as he didn't force anything downfield. And Sean Payton has brass balls. That onside kick, I can't think of any other coach who'd try it in that situation (maybe Barry Switzer). Kudos to Payton.
As far as the other Peyton. He made a few great throws (the 3rd down pass to Clark comes to mind in the 3rd quarter). But, he was out of his comfort zone there in the 4th quarter. And when he threw that pick, for a moment I thought Brett Favre had come in the game for Indy. As far as not shaking hands at the end, I'd give Peyton a pass there. He had to be in shock and utterly devastated (or, as Geilfuss would say, devasted).
As far as The Who. Again, I was prescient there. They played a silly medley of hits. I thought they sounded pretty good though. Daltrey's voice seemed as strong as ever. And Townshend did windmill a number of times. I was a little disappointed he didn't smash his guitar at the end though. I would have enjoyed that. I'm sure Jalen Rose hated the whole thing. So, that's something at least.
The commercials - I paid no attention to them.
I watched the game at home. I was tempted to go over to Brandon's folks for a big party and that would have been fun. But, other than New Year's Eve, Super Bowl Sunday is the worst night to be out driving. Too many drunk amateurs. And last night they were angry drunk amateurs, as they were pissed about losing money on Indy and the Over. Wise to stay in under the circumstances.
It was interesting as always hearing from the football experts leading up to the game. As all of you know, avoiding sports media is hard to totally do. Even if you make a concerted effort to, as I do. Now, I missed ESPN's picks and CBS's picks in their pregame silliness. But, I did see where The Swami was on Indy. And Bill Simmons was on Indy. And almost all the other media morons I couldn't completely escape last week were on Indy as well. I'm guessing Ditka took NOLA though. He was on fire with his MNF picks this season (although granted, they don't pick against the number on that show...).
Lastly on the big game - I was extremely happy for all of Who Dat. I did cry a little, as I suspected would happen when the Saints won outright. I only wished that Andy, Beck, and I would have been on Bourbon St after the game. Because that would have been a time. I promise you that. Beck on Bourbon St has incident written all over it. And Andy trying to control both Beck and me in such a situation would be something.
Pro Football Hall of Fame announcements came out Saturday. And I have no problem with the guys they put in this year. But, just like last year, I have a huge problem with Cris Carter not getting in. He has the best hands that I've ever seen in the NFL. I don't get why the NFL is making him wait. They should be ashamed.
We've only got to wait about a month until college hoops conference tourneys start. And that should be very profitable as always.
5 comments:
Yes everybody from cbs and espn generally took the Colts, and yes coach did back the Saints as he continued to dominate the panel. Cant wait for the college conference tourneys to start. Its gonna suck to just pay the man every week and not have anything to bet on. WHO FUCKIN DAT!!!
One last comment i forgot earlier was what is up with the disrespect of Mr Christopher Carter, behind Mr 49er himself Jerry Rice, Carter has to be the second best to ever suit up at the wr postion. It is rediculas that they are making him wait and cocaine Irvin is already in.
while i agree totally with your assertion that chris carter belongs in the hall, the dis on irvin falls flat. say what you want about his extracurricular activities, irvin caught the tough passes, the ones over the middle where everyone knew he was going to get nailed, as well as the highlight reel catches. his 3 rings are not only a testament to his talent but also to the stacked team around him. his only REAL drawback beside the coke, the whores and the guns was the he went to 'THE U' instead of ohio state. if he'd gotten a REAL education in columbus, he would have been better able to hide the coke, the whores and the guns.
Dont be hating on THUG-U. Thats my team. I guess i did kinda disrespect one of my THUG-U players, but the extracurricular activities usually puts an * by ur name when getting in to the hall. But carter should have gotten in on his first ballet like Irvin did.
The NFL should waive the 5 year waiting period for Matt Jones and allow him to go to the Hall of Fame.
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