Late last night I convinced the BingBongSports editorial board to send me to the Super Bowl in Miami as part of BingBong’s around the clock coverage. My first question on media day to Jeremy Shockey - were you 'intimidated' by Visante Shaincoe’s locker room video as much as I was (and for the love of god, if you are going to Google the Shaincoe video, just know it isn’t suitable for work). I'll follow up with a few questions on his favorite color and how he would restructure the health care reform bill. I’ll fit right in with the other idiot reporters on media day.Here is this weeks list:
1. AFC Championship: I really thought the Jets had it Sunday - so much so I was starting to fear a Jets win would cause Long Island to implode and sink into the Long Island Sound if they won. Really impressive numbers Peyton Manning put up against a ridiculously good Jets D (although at this point is anything Peyton Manning does that surprising?). Not much to say here other than the number of Peyton Super Bowl ads is currently set at 2.5.
2. NFC Championship: Likely will go down as one of the best NFC title games of all time. Nerves on both sides led to way too many fumbles literally giving fans a heart attack. My friend and BBS loyalist Jeff Alexander had to change his boxers three times during the game to put it in perspective. Everyone is going to say the Vikings gave away this game, and that is partially true. Howev
er, I really thought the Saints play calling was atrocious Sunday. The Colts and Vikings didn’t have any delusions – their run games had been really ineffective in recent weeks and ended up passing on most downs. The Saints, despite having an absurdly good passing attack, completely ditched trying to get the ball down field and kept taking the ball out of Drew Brees’ hands. This was not Sean Payton’s best game coaching - that’s for sure.3. And then there is the vintage ‘Brett Favre-throw-across-his-body-into-coverage-late-game-INT-that-cost-his-team-the-game’ pass that the 6pm SportCenter will have a field day with today. If anything, it shows why Favre shouldn’t be considered the top QB of all-time and maybe not even top 3 at this point (yes I know how old he is but he’s lost way too many big games in this fashion). THE BEST QBs don’t make that pass - they tuck the ball down and get to the 30 to give his their stud FG kicker a shot (Favre easily would have made it into Longwell’s range had he pulled it down and run). Additionally, Favre not granting an interview after the game, taking a play from Cry Baby Lebron James’ playbook, is just classless. I hate to see myself sour on Favre like this, but enough is enough Brett. Behave like an adult or hang it up we are freakin’ sick of it.
4. If this were the NBA, the conspiracy theory yelling would be loud today from Vikings fans. Some of those calls down the stretch in the Vikings-Saints game were a little too close for comfort, and ALL went the Saints way (including a very bogus PI call). But once you realize everyone and their pet iguana watches the Super Bowl, Vikings-Colts or Saints-Colts was a win-win for the NFL. Only the NBA has to instruct their refs who they want in the finals, not the NFL.
5. I want to thank the Sports Karma Gods for not giving us Brett Favre hype or Rex Ryan talking for 2 weeks. I slept like a baby last night.
6. I went 0-2 Sunday on my NFL picks. The pathetic NFL gambler you all know and love is BACK! And as the most incredible day for gambling and food of the entire year approaches, here are my early picks:
- Colts -5 over Saints (don’t love this line right now though)
- Under 55.5 (I’m big on betting against the public, but this line will go higher to ~57 or 58 by game time, so would hold off betting unless you like the over)
- Heads defeating Tails in pregame coin toss – Tails was on a historic run up until the last two Super Bowls. It was Heads the last two years, thus almost insuring it will be Tails this year. However, after the National Championship debacle (where the coin was one side Longhorn and the other the Alabama A – completely screwing things for everyone), all bets are off on which way this coin is going. I know it’s generally been said, “Tails never fails” but I really like the way Heads has been being aggressive during these Super Bowl flips the last few years. I’m taking Heads in a squeaker.
- Color of liquid poured on winning Super Bowl coach: CLEAR – It won’t pay as well as Blue or even Lime green, but trust me on this one. Last year I went with yellow, and lost to clear H2O. I am in contact with both teams’ sideline refreshment directors, and will tweet right away if I hear anything different (shameless plug: check us out on Twitter @BINGBONGSPORTS).
- O/U 2 commercials featuring monkeys – Should be a down year for monkey commercials given the economy and companys not wanting to show monkeys with jobs while so many are unemployed (now that is higher level thinking people). I like the under.
7. When is Jon Gruden going to stop doing Taco Bell commercials? Honestly.
8. I’ve been criticizing Brendan Fraser’s acting ability the last few weeks ahead of the Extraordinary Measures premier. I ask the BingBong readers - who saw either of the Mummy movies, and how the hell did the first one get a sequel? In response to this argument, several people countered with Frasers' epic role in…wait for it…Encino Man. I mean, if ENCINO MAN is everyone's comeback for Fraser’s best role, well then I proved my point.
-Steve Lugerner
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