Surly Sunday

Sorry for the delay on this Fired Up Friday post.  I was bogged down in meetings for much of Friday and didn't get a chance to write a post until today.  I'm deeply sorry for the wait.  It won't happen again. 

Super Bowl Predictions

This is the week that anyone who thinks they know anything about football predicts what they think will happen in the Super Bowl and then defend it to the death.  Honestly, few things annoy me more.  I can't stand it when people give a prediction and then people begin to argue with them about it.  How can you argue a prediction? 

Packers 21-17?  Are you crazy? Last time they played each other it was 37-36.  They are going to score so much more than that.

Steelers 35-31? You are putting two of the best defenses in the league on the biggest stage in the world and you think they're going to give up that many points?  You have got to be kidding me!

These hypothetical arguments drive me absolutely crazy.  There is nothing to argue.  There are not actual facts.  It's impossible to argue about something that hasn't happened yet.  So with that being said, here is my prediction.

Steelers 31-30.  It really pains me to pick the Steelers.  I truly do not like them as a franchise, but Big Ben is entirely too good in the playoffs to pick against him.  My man crush on Aaron Rodgers is telling me I should pick the Packers and I really want to, but I just can't pick against Roethlisberger.  Though I'm picking the Steelers, I could very easily see the Packers winning because I think which ever quarterback gets the ball last will win the game.

The Extra Week Before the Super Bowl

I despise the extra week before the Super Bowl.  The only reason it exists, from what I can ascertain, is to give the media a week to see what irrelevant stories they can attempt to turn into news.  Apparently its a skill they really need to work on because we give them a week to do it this year and they didn't disappoint.  They produced some real gems this year.

Ben Roethlisberger is Partying Before the Super Bowl!!!!  How pissed is Mike Tomlin going to be?  Is it a big deal?  If you were his teammate would you be mad?  Doesn't he respect his teammates?

The Packers' Injured Players Weren't Included in the Super Bowl Picture!!!!  They are just as much a part of the team as everyone else!  How could they treat their teammates like that?

Maurice Pouncey is Going to Play!!!! It doesn't matter if he has a broken ankle, he says he's 75% and he's going to play!  How did he heal so quickly?  How will it affect the Steelers?

Super Bowl Parties

There is nothing I hate more than a great football game ruined by needless chatter and socialization.  I don't need my friend's girlfriends coming over.  I don't need people who don't care about football here just to enjoy the party.  The only people I want to watch the game with are the few friends I have that understand that the Super Bowl is not a time to talk and joke around.  There are certainly proper times to enjoy yourself and crack some jokes, but there are very few times where loud noises are called for.