Slightly OT: Who Dat? (Super Bowl Discussion)

by Luigi on Feb 6, 2010 5:37 PM CST

I have been a Chicago sports fan my entire 63 years. Because I grew up in Chicago in a family of Cubs and Bears fans it has just felt as right as rain. I’ve actually lived here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1981, considerably longer than I ever lived in Chicago where I left, courtesy of an invitation from Uncle Sam, when I was 19. I have never lost my love for Chicago and were it not for my lovely wife’s distaste of winter, I would live there now.

Having said that, I have learned to love where I live and have spent considerable time visiting New Orleans, a mere 60 minute drive from my home (depending on how law abiding you are). Much of that time has been spent watching a team with a long history of futility, not unlike that of our beloved Cubs. Tomorrow, that team, the New Orleans Saints, will have a chance to end that run and I, for one, will be loudly cheering them on. Yeah, I’d rather see the Bears in the big one, but being firmly ensconced in Saints country, I’d be less than honest if I said I was anything less that ecstatic over the events of this year’s NFL season. Perhaps the Saints’ success is an omen of things to come for the 2010 Cubs. Who dat, who dat, who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints, who dat?

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by daver on Feb 6, 2010 7:29 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Bears were dat team a few years ago

and this year, Indy is dat team gonna beat dem Saints.

mt prediction, a great SB

31-28 Colts

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 6, 2010 7:38 PM CST reply actions

Peyton Manning.

Dat is who.

"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham

by Goodie1969 on Feb 6, 2010 8:06 PM CST reply actions

Manning is the main reason I are supporting the Saints.

Not because of any particular malice towards the man, but simply because he is the best quarterback in the game. To see the best quarterback in the NFL get defeated would really be something to see, if that make any sense at all.

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by Mondodude on Feb 6, 2010 9:21 PM CST up reply actions

Reggie Bush is why I am cheering for the Colts.

I cannot stand him, going back to USC. Otherwise I could not pick a team, since both have great players, and Brees being from Austin, TX I have heard some great stories from people here about him.

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 6, 2010 9:35 PM CST up reply actions

Who dat?

I don’t follow football myself but I’m hoping the Saints win, My brother went to college in New Orleans and stayed there. He’s rooting for the Saints, of course. So, I’ll side with my brother. He knows he has to root for the Cubs when they get to the World Series.

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by brook on Feb 6, 2010 9:10 PM CST reply actions

I don't really have an affinity for either of these teams...

… but as Cubs fans, I think we all have to root for the Saints. If they win, we HAVE to be next.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Feb 6, 2010 9:55 PM CST reply actions

Definitely rooting for the Saints

But not for that reason. I root for the Cubs to win every year no matter what.

And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.

by Ace Venom on Feb 6, 2010 10:15 PM CST up reply actions

The real question is...

will Peyton get more air time during the game or during the commercials.

by Kansas25 on Feb 6, 2010 11:26 PM CST reply actions

LOL....I bet there are odds in Vegas on it

baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it

by cooliogirl47 on Feb 6, 2010 11:28 PM CST up reply actions

I've slightly changed the title of this post.

Use this for all Super Bowl discussion today. Thanks.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Feb 7, 2010 8:06 AM CST reply actions

I'm a Hoosier

So I’m naturally rooting for the Colts. Should be a close game, and I suspect it’ll be high scoring

38-27 Colts

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by cubswgnrocks on Feb 7, 2010 9:25 AM CST reply actions

Please check out SB Nation’s Super Bowl coverage — for the first time, SBN bloggers were credentialed and we have several people in Miami covering the game.

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by Al Yellon on Feb 7, 2010 9:40 AM CST reply actions

There is also a SBN-wide Super Bowl discussion thread...

… here.

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by Al Yellon on Feb 7, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions

Does this mean you'll get credentials for next years Cubs vs Sox World Series?

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by AndrewJStone on Feb 7, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions

That'd be nice.

But somehow, I think MLB will figure out a way to continue to not credential bloggers.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Feb 7, 2010 3:11 PM CST up reply actions

The only way the Saints win is if:

a. they get a couple of big plays on special teams and or
b. Manning gets hurt.

Pretty much I believe the Saints win only if the Colts find a way to lose.

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by lookingdeadred on Feb 7, 2010 9:54 AM CST reply actions

Agreed.

Except the Saints would need more than a couple big plays on special teams.

I’m afraid this one won’t even be close.

"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham

by Goodie1969 on Feb 7, 2010 11:27 AM CST up reply actions

You don't give Drew Brees enough credit.

Saints, 34-31.

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by Al Yellon on Feb 7, 2010 1:43 PM CST up reply actions

If the Saints can make the Colts fumble

Five times like the Vikes did, the Saints would also probably win in that scenario.

That being said I say Colts win, 38-28. But go Saints.

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by BucknerKongCardenal on Feb 7, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions

Semifinal Droughts

Like we didn’t know, but a lot is made of Super Bowl and World Series droughts. It’s interesting to note the teams that have gone the longest without even making it to the semifinals.

NBA – Boston Braves/San Diego Clippers/Los Angeles Clippers (have never appeared in the conference finals in their previous 39 seasons of existence)

Number: 39 seasons

MLB – 2nd edition of the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (have never appeared in the World Series or American League Championship Series in their previous 49 seasons of existence)

Number: 49 seasons

NFL – Cincinnati Bengals (haven’t appeared in AFC Championship Game since January 1989)

Number: 21 seasons

Also note that the Houston Texans haven’t ever been to an AFC Championship Game in their eight seasons of existence. The 2nd edition of the Cleveland Browns haven’t made it to the conference championship in their eleven seasons of existence. The Texans and the “new” Browns are the only two NFL franchises that have never appeared in a conference championshop game.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Feb 8, 2010 11:16 AM CST reply actions

Buffalo Braves, not Boston Braves

I meant Buffalo Braves and not Boston Braves as the precursors to the Clippers.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Feb 8, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions

Atlanta Hawks

They haven’t been to the conference or division finals since 1970. They last made the NBA’s semifinal round in 1970, when they lost to the LA Lakers in the Western Division finals. Wow! The Hawks have been to the playoffs a lot since 1970 without getting very far. They only had to win one playoff series against the Bulls that year to get to the division finals.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Feb 9, 2010 11:02 AM CST up reply actions

Took Saints Until Their 40th Season To...

just to get to their first NFC Championship Game.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Feb 8, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions

The 1st WINNING season for the Rays was in 2008,

when the team went to the World Series. Guess they saved up all the wins to use at once!

Didn’t take the Rays long to have a 2nd winning season, they had a winning record last year too.

Thank they’ll make it a 3peat? Baseball Prospectus does.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Feb 8, 2010 4:40 PM CST up reply actions

I'm Smelling 3-Peat

That’s amazing considering the Rays had 10 straight 90+ loss seasons before 2008. It wasn’t like they were even close to .500 before 2008. The Rays are going to be over .500 again.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Feb 8, 2010 6:06 PM CST up reply actions