Yesterday I caught my beloved Badgers pull out a thriller against Illinois, and then watched my beloved Jayhawks (with a little help from our DVR -- because we had to break for Frank Caliendo) choke (again!) against lowly Texas Tech ... ugh.
... And then those football games today!
... During a conversation the other day about the Bears-Packers game that ended the regular season, I asked a buddy if he was a Bears or Packers fan. He told me he's a Packers fan when they're not playing the Bears ... I liked his answer. I'm a Bears fan when they're not playing the Packers.
... and so in today's game, I was cheering hard for the Bears. But when the Saints took the momentum into halftime and came out roaring to start the second, I was beginning to think the Bears were going to implode all over again ...
Then they turned it into a route ... Chicago will be going crazy the next couple weeks, and it's going to be great!
Then there was that Colts-Patriots game ...
I would've been pleased with either team in the Super Bowl. The Patriots are a class act, and it's fun to watch them play so well year after year. On the other side of the ball, the Colts are flat out good, and I've had a soft spot for Peyton -- another class act himself -- and the Colts for a few years now ... But if you asked me straight-up who I was rooting for, I would have answered the Colts ...
So I was a little disappointed when the Colts slipped so far behind early. So much so that I pretty much tuned out the game ...
... Until I looked up late in the fourth quarter and realized the Colts actually had a chance at winning the thing! ... Peyton's final drive, and then that interception to end it -- Holy cow, what a finish!
So it's Colts-Bears. A classic cross-state rivalry ... Now I've just gotta figure out who I will cheer for ...
Good reads ...
a Bears fans celebrate
a Takeaways propel Chicago to first Super Bowl since '85
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01.22.07 ... adding today's front page of the Indy Star ...
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