Ok, I can check off #16 on my to-do list...Get Primtime to come out of his shell... 😎
And ticklemonster...don't feel bad. All you had to do was wear a Bucs shirt...
...I had to shave my fucking head!!!!
Yep folks, the Jedi Master is in the "Q-Club" now! Actually, I was thinking about doing it anyway, and I'm not all that unpleased with it. Change is good.
Speaking of change: I can't say "The Bucs are going to the Super Bowl" and believe it. The Bucs, who used to wear Creamsicle colors? The Bucs, who only 5 years ago had a twenty-minute segement devoted to them in pre-game because they won two in a row? The Bucs, who have Chucky for a coach, Mini-Me Valdez for a kicker and Frankenstien for a safety? Ah well, that's parity I guess.
Perhaps Philly is destined to be one of those teams that always "almost made it." Like Minnesota of late, or Cleveland. Or maybe these three or four teams will kick around a few Conference Championships around for the next decade. Remember, these things happen in streaks. From 1969 to 1979, it was basically the Cowboys, Vikings and Rams who represented the NFC in the Super Bowl. In fact, with the exception of one appearance by the Redskins ('72), it was all Dallas, Minnesota and L.A. Hell, take out the two appearances by San Fran in '70 and '71, these teams were the only ones in the conference games for the entire decade. So maybe Philly will take four or five tries to actually get there. If nothing else, there's a good cross-divisional rivalry going here...
Ok, who do I pick? With none of my favorite teams left, I can at least watch this game and just freakin' enjoy it. If forced to pick one to root for, I'd have to go with Oakland. Not because of the team, but for a few of the guys. I've liked Rich Gannon since he played for my Vikings (hard to believe this guy once fought for his job against Sean Salsbury, huh?) Rice, you gotta like. My grandmother, when she was alive, watched the Niners games because she liked Jerry, not the team. I guess it stuck. It's probably the fact that it's good to see the old guys excel for once. Except for Romanowski...he's still an asshole, just an aged one.
(Mental note...remove imagery of aged asshole...)
Seriously, I'm going with the Raiders. Tampa's defense is going to give the Raiders trouble, no doubt. But it's the offense that will decide this one. Keeping Oakland to a low-scoring game means that they score 28 instead of thier usual 40 or so. I just don't think Tampa's offense can score the 30 points they'll need to win this one.
Raiders over Buccaneers: 28-17
Anyone wanna bet thier hair on it? 😀