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Super Bowl XLIII thoughts, prediction (Updated)

January 28th, 2009, 7:24 pm by Brad Milner
Can Arizona do it again? Or Will Pittsburgh win a record sixth Super Bowl?

Can Arizona do it again? Or Will Pittsburgh win a record sixth Super Bowl?

Super Bowl XLIII may not feature an unbeaten team, but the intrigue and the build up, with a loveable underdog, is just as interesting.

Granted, the point spread is around seven points in favor of Pittsburgh, but there are still many who are doubting Arizona.  Both teams seek historic endings.

This would be Arizona’s first world championship. The importance of this can’t be underscored. This is the first time this franchise has done something meaningful in more than 40 years.

Then you have the Steelers, who are seeking a record sixth title. They are currently tied with San Francisco and Dallas with five apiece. A sixth title is akin to Yankee dominance in baseball.

You have the journeyman Kurt Warner, who has turned around not one but TWO franchises. He is 1-1 in the Super Bowl.

His counterpart, Ben Roethlisberger, has one title under his belt. But, it was obvious, and by his own admission that he wasn’t the reason the Steelers beat the Seahawks.

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Jerk of the Week (Jan. 4): Thomas Jones

January 4th, 2009, 1:25 pm by Brad Milner

A New Year doesn’t mean idiot athletes have taken a new tact in speaking about teammates.

The first Jerk of the Week for 2009 is New York Jets running back Thomas Jones. He threw quarterback Brett Favre under the bus after the Jets lost to Miami in the regular-season finale. Favre threw three interceptions and Jones, who thinks he’s the best running back in the league, said the veteran should have been benched.

Jones went on to say he was “ticked” and that the guys are all “playing for the Super Bowl.” Well, news flash Mr. Jones, you were officially out of the playoff race at halftime. Plus, Favre is the best option at QB. AND it’s the coach’s decision, so maybe you should have pointed your anger there.

Here’s the big fact: Favre made the Jets a better team. Yes, Chad Pennington went to Miami and helped turn the Dolphins into a playoff team, but Favre showed the ability to stretch the field with a stronger arm. Pennington is a good QB, but teams would have been able to stop the run more with him in the lineup.

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My cat’s football predictions (Round 8)

November 15th, 2008, 12:31 pm by Brad Milner

It’s been a serious week of news in sports with that whole FSU fracas, so it’s back to the lighter side.

Musa is trailing me and many have deduced it was the tape worm and not the near-death experience that gave him his powers. Either way, he’s down and looking to get back up. The season is drawing to a close and he has to make his move quick if he’s going to do it.

Here we go.

His college picks: South Carolina over Florida, Florida State over Boston College and New Mexico over my alma mater, Colorado State University.

His NFL picks: Chicago over Green Bay and Washington over Dallas.

My picks: Florida, FSU, CSU, Green Bay, Washington.

Musa’s football record last week: 1-4
Musa’s misc. record: 0-1 (presidential election)
Musa’s baseball record: 3-4
Musa’s football record: 20-20
Musa’s overall record: 23-25

My football record last week: 3-2
My misc. record: 1-0 (presidential election)
My baseball record: 5-2
My football record: 23-17
My overall record: 29-19

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My cat’s football predictions (Round 7)

November 1st, 2008, 10:53 am by Brad Milner

Game time is approaching and my wife is getting increasingly nervous.

You see, she’s an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan and would like nothing better than her team to defeat Florida on Saturday. However, she is a realist and knows the game won’t be easy to win. Plus, she works with a ton of Gators fans and she doesn’t want to hear about it if Georgia loses.

Musa may be cognizent of this fact as he took longer than usual to make the pick for the game. Well, here it is.

Musa’s college picks: Florida State over Georgia Tech, Texas Tech over Texas and Georgia over Florida.

His NFL picks: Houston over Minnesota and Dallas of the New York Giants.

My picks (and these are difficult): FSU, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, Giants. (this could change the standings dramatically)

Musa’s football record last week: 2-3
Musa’s baseball record: 3-4
Musa’s football record: 19-16
Musa’s overall record: 22-20

My football record last week: 4-1
My baseball record: 5-2
My football record: 20-15
My overall record: 25-17

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My cat’s football predictions (Round 6)

October 25th, 2008, 10:08 am by Brad Milner

The longer this has gone the longer Musa takes to make his selections. It’s almost like he wants to beat me. He’s quite the competitive cat.

I’ll have his official presidential race selection in the near future. I aksed him to pick several weeks ago and the pick refelected the polls at the time. I’m not giving anything away, but you can guess who he picked. I’ll ask him again next week.

His college picks: LSU over Georgia, Alabama over Tennessee and Penn State over Ohio State.

His NFL choices: Pittsburgh over the New York Giants and San Diego over New Orleans in the London game.

My picks: Georgia, Alabama, Penn State, Giants, San Diego.

Musa’s football record last week: 2-3 (he slumped in the college picks)
Musa’s baseball record: 3-3
Musa’s football record: 17-13
Musa’s overall record: 20-16

My football record last week: 2-3 (did better in college, but missed both NFL games)
My baseball record: 4-2
My football record: 16-14
My overall record: 20-16

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My cat’s football predictions (Round 5)

October 18th, 2008, 11:14 am by Brad Milner

Musa is feeling it with the college games. It’s like he went to college in another life. Or he watches TV when we’re away.

Anyhow, here we go for more.

His college picks this weekend: Clemson over Georgia Tech, Oklahoma over Kansas and Vandy over Georgia.

His NFL choices: N.Y. Jets over Oakland and New England over Denver.

My picks: Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia, Jets, Denver.

Musa’s football record last week: 3-2 (hit all the college games again)
Musa’s baseball record: 2-3
Musa’s football record: 15-10
Musa’s overall record: 17-13

My football record last week: 1-4 (North Carolina was my only win)
My baseball record: 3-2
My football record: 14-11
My overall record: 17-13

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Jerk of the Week (Oct. 2): Al Davis

October 2nd, 2008, 10:30 am by Brad Milner

It doesn’t take much to dislike the Oakland Raiders. The fact I’m a Denver Broncos makes it that much easier. But what helps the most is Owner Al Davis.

Davis, the NFL’s version of a bad joke, fired Lane Kiffin this week. He went a few steps beyond that by holding a press conference, telling the media how bad of a coach Kiffin was, how he didn’t want to draft JaMarcus Russell (who may not pan out, mind you) and how he didn’t get along with Davis. He even had visual aids and read a letter he sent to Kiffin. At least he can read.

He did everything short of brining out the Easter Bunny to sing the Raiders fight song, which goes something like this I think: Oakland, fight on. Forge into battle strong. Lose all night long. Oakland, fight on. There’s more losing at the dawn.

I’d be amazed to find anyone who would get along with Davis. His press conference only made him look like more of a jerk. His days of glory are well behind him, yet he thinks he is still relevant in today’s NFL.

He’s old and needs to move along. Lane Kiffin has already and he’ll make one heckuva coach someday, just like that other guy Davis ran out of town, Mike Shanahan, who has defeated the Raiders more times than Plaxico Burress has been fined by the New York Giants.

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My cat’s predictions (Round 2)

September 26th, 2008, 1:16 pm by Brad Milner

It was a rough week for Musa. He didn’t say it outright, but you could tell he was a bit miffed after posting a worse record than his first go at prognosticating.

If you need a complete recap, click here to see those predictions and the method to this madness. In short, he was 3 for 5 and I was 5 for 5. He was wrong on FSU and Tennessee.

His college picks for this week: Georgia over Alabama, Illinois over Penn State and Auburn over Tennessee.

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My cat predicts football games

September 19th, 2008, 9:20 am by Brad Milner

Predicting games is a crapshoot. To prove this point I’ve enlisted the help of my cat, Musa, to predict the outcome of football games.

Here’s the rundown of how it happens:

My cat, like all animals, likes a bit of attention and petting. He also likes to talk, though my wife believes he can’t understand us. That’s another issue.

I face him away from me and make sure he’s looking straight ahead. And yes, he actually does this. I pet him some then ask him the names of the teams that are playing.

Whichever direction he looks after I call his name is the team he picks. The first team name is to the left and the second is to the right. Pretty simple, eh?

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What to make of NFL’s opening weekend

September 8th, 2008, 1:23 pm by Brad Milner

It’s early. But much could be determined by looking at the first weekend of the NFL season.

1) The New England Patriots are no longer the favorite to play in the Super Bowl. I didn’t pick them, anyhow, but many people did. Without Tom Brady they just won’t be the same, especially in the playoffs. Wouldn’t be ironic if Tom Brady lost his job to injury, just like Drew Bledsoe did during the first Super Bowl run.

2) My Super Bowl choice from the AFC, the Indianapolis Colts, looked terrible on offense and defense. They couldn’t run the ball. Peyton Manning was uneasy. And the defense was like in 2006, when they couldn’t stop the run.

3) The New York Jets will be much better with Brett Favre. However, you must temper your enthusiasm given the fact Favre looked good against a bad (albeit better than 2007) Miami football team.

4) The Chicago Bears will be better than most thought on offense and defense. They have a star in Matt Forte (he ran all over me in fantasy football) and the supposedly “aging” defense showed shades of past glory.

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