The Super Bowl is one game not to be missed. I have watched each and every one and even attended the 1976 SBX at the Orange Bowl. Since the Bears have only been in two of them the rest of the time I wil pull for the NFC team to win. Without having interest in the outcome watching sports can bore me as much as watching the view.
This year will be different for me because I am pulling for the AFC Colts to win for two reasons.
#1) I live in Indiana. After years of listening to the way Chicago media hacks trash Indiana, especially when the Bears played the Colts in SBXLIV, it would feel good knowing the city of Indianapolis owns one more Lombardi trophy than that center of culture and corruption to the north.
Chicago may have more museums, operas, symphonies, pro sports teams, yuppie bars and corrupt politicians. This year Indianapolis may have them beat in NFL championships. You tell me what’s more important.
Indianapolis is a fine American city. I have spent a lot of time there, my son lives and works there and I go there every year to watch the Indy 500. There is plenty to see and do in Indianapolis, more than you may think. It’s a place I could easily live in or near.
#2) The Super Bowl Indicator, or SBI.
This is news to me.
From the article, “According to the Super Bowl Indicator a triumphant team from the AFC foreshadows a down market but a winner from the NFC means the bulls are coming. “The SBI has been on the money 32 years out of 40 which represents a success rate of 80%”.
What clouds the theory is league expansion, franchise moves and conference shifts. Does that mean the Colts qualify as an original NFC team?
Whatever, I am also pulling for the Colts to win and take that stock average down another thousand points or so since I sold 50% of my common stock in late December in anticipation that an early 2010 down market could be delivering some bargains. So far so good. Who Dat say dey gonna time dat market? Who Dat, Who Dat. We'll see how this works out. I am not putting much faith in the SBI but using it as a rabbit's foot couldn't hurt.
One more thought. Payton Manning is a class act. He could be his generation’s greatest quarterback. If he wins two SB’s he enters that rare territory and it couldn’t happen to a better guy.
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2 comments:
Saints all the way. Still have a lot of Colt hatred left over from that horrible Stupor Bowl loss three years ago.
MUCH more importantly I am thinking smoked ham hock hominy stew for the game tomorrow. What does your menu look like Gerry?
My table will be set with traditional SB deep fried wings Buffalo style at half time with pregame tostadas and quesadillas. Enjoy the hocks!
G'nite!
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