Do you have a 'Zona Tramp Stamp? Me neither!
Super Bowl pick? What Super Bowl pick? My general rule is not to pick games unless I bet on them, putting my money where my mouth is, so to speak. It happens that I tend to do really badly picking the Super Bowl, while I generally do pretty well with the NFL playoffs. I am only 5-5 in the playoffs this year. While I haven't bet this game against the spread, I have bet. I've teased PITTSBURGH (-0.5)and THE UNDER(53.5), and
ARIZONA(+14)and THE OVER(40). Essentially I'm picking a close game, with an average score. If Pittsburgh wins a close game with a typical score, say 27-21, I win both bets. If Arizona wins by a similar score, I win one. If Pittsburgh wins by more than 14, I win one, as long as the total stays under 54. I win both if the Steelers win 33-20. I lose both if the Steelers win 35-20, one because the game didn't cover the teased under, the other because the Cards didn't cover their teased spread. If the Steelers win 21-20, I win both bets. If the Cardnails win 21-19 I lose both bets. If the Cardnails win 41-0, I win one bet. Confused? If I knew how to put graphics in this blog I would graph it. It makes a sort of Argyle pattern.
I got snubbed by Bill Simmons again. I asked a question in his pre-Super Bowl chat wrap, but didn't make the cut. I don't remember my exact question, but it concerned those NFL "Sunday" ads we've been seeing for the last couple of months. There's a girl in an office in the ad who shows her Cardnails tramp-stamp when she squats to pick up a pen or something. I considered a tramp-stamp of the Cardnails logo to be one of the most improbable tatoos ever conceived of. Especially before their improbable run. Now that fan polls show a majority have talked themselves into predicting a Cardnails victory, and legions of alleged fans have supposedly come out of the woodwork, should I think that a Cardnail tramp-stamp actually exists somewhere, other than as some sort of Platonic Ideal?
Whoa. They are interviewing Alyssa Milano about here trampy looking MLB, and now NFL gear, and the multi-tatooed actress has just picked the Cardnails.... Maybe she's the one. Maybe legions of little whores will go under the needle during the postgame celebrations. This won't be nearly as momentus if it follows a Steeler victory, since I suspect a few Steeler tramp-stamps already exist. I'm fairly confident there are some Premiereship fans who have done this. Imagine throwing a hot dog down a hallway of some slag from Liverpool, and reading "You'll Never Walk Alone" on the small of her back. Hope you wore a raincoat, pal.
I watched Liverpool handle Chelsea, 2-0 at Anfield earlier today. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
Round logos, like Pittsburg's or Tennessee's, are round enough that I would probably call them cum targets. This also goes for nearly round logos, like the Green Bay "G," the Georgia "G," or the AC Milan or Juventus logos. Definitely goes for the Inter logo, or Celtic, since these are round.
Tatoos that involve horses are inherently trampy too, like the Broncos or Colts. But nothing says "low self esteem" like a Lions tramp stamp....
After a grill interlude, I'm back, after the Steeler touchdown, er, field goal. I'm a a little pissed the Steelers didn't sneak it in on 4th down. On the other hand, a field goal probably augurs a closer game. Now that the Steelers have forced a punt, I'm a bit more content. Yes, I'm rooting for Pittsburgh. To win by 13 or less, preferably.
While grilling I called Pugilant Mick, who agrees that the Lions shouldn't draft Matt Stafford with the #1 pick. Or Michael Crabtree. I went beyond that to say they should draft a left tackle, preferably the one from Oklahoma, or the one from 'Bama. Or Ole Miss. If the guy from Ole Miss can compete with the other two for attention he may be better than either....
Wow. Harrison's TD stands, and instead of the Steelers trailing 14-10, they lead 17-7. I think this is ideal for my bets. There needed to be a score, because with so few posessions the score could go under 40. Arizona seems to have gotten into their rhythm, so they have a good chance of keeping it close....
It's almost time for Bruce. NBC ran an ad a couple of weeks ago where they showed him doing a powerslide. He looked slightly less ridiculous than Jack Black in Pick of Destiny, with the bonus that it made me afraid he would break something. I guess he's still 20 years from breaking a hip, so I guess a knee would be it....
He just did the slide, to the same side of the stage as in the ad. Since the camera was below the stage he was actually kinda intimidating. Before the first song he bent over backwards, so I guess I was sold then....
They're finishing up with Glory Days. This is the best halftime show of the last several years, except for Prince...and Justin/Janet....On the other hand, everyone up by the stage has the same fake lighters, which detracted from it a bit...not that I expected the blonde up front to flash her tits or anything....
Courtney Cox showed up in a Doritos ad or something in the first half, so I knew she wouldn't be in the halftime show. I'm glad, because that let Bruce skip Dancing in the Dark. Personally, I wanted to see The River and Brilliant Disguise, not that that would ever happen....I wanted to see Even the Losers last year, especially once it became apparant that the Giants just might beat the best team ever.
The Cardnails are starting the 2nd half running the ball. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I need between 41 and 53 points scored. This shortening of the game could help....and this cdould help spring Fitzgerald deep too....
If the last call holds up, the Cards just turned the ball over....No. Incomplete pass. That's what I thought. I think the biggest danger to my bets is Pittsburgh running the ball and shortening the game. They had the ball 17 minutes in the first half.
2nd and goal from the 8. I think I'm rooting for a FG. 20-7 keeps it within 2 scores & keeps the Cards motivated. 23-21 wins for me.
4th down. Looks like I'll get my wish, barring a bizzare play. Super Bowls tend to have alot of blocks, safeties, etc.
The wierdness just happened. The kick was good, but 'Zona roughed the holder. Half the distance and a first down on the 4.
4th down again. The Steelers have burned so much time in the last few plays I'm starting to worry that the teams don't get to 41. FG good, 20-7. 23-14 isn't enough. 27-14 gets me there, barely. Of the realistic scores, 27-21 is about the highest I can expect, so I'm not worried about the top end anymore.
Fitzgerald scores, 20-14. A Steelers TD will win both bets for me now. An Arizona TD will win me Cars]ds and the over, barely. Right now this is better than taking the Steelers (-7) since they aren't covering at the moment.
And they just punted. 5.5 minutes left. I'm wondering if the Steelers can give up a quick TD, then drive down for a field goal. 'Cause that would be just Peachy, for me. The Cardnails are at midfield. Make that the 25. My 2 score scenario suddenly seems realistic. I'd prefer a Steeler interception returned for another score, however.
Polamalu nearly picked off a pass to Boldin. He was diving and wouldn't have been able to return it, though. Pittsburgh would probably run the clock out.
More wierdness. James Harrison punches a "Zona player on the ground during the Cardnail punt. The ball is downed on the Pittsburgh two, half the distance makes it the one.
2nd down, Willie Parker gets jsut far enough to avoid a safety. The cameras are showing the punter a play early.
The safety just happened on a 3rd down holding penalty. 20-16. The Steelers have to kick.
Wow. 2nd play of the drive Fitzgerald scores on a 63 yard pass. 23-20. If the Steelers score a touchdown I win both bets. If it goes to OT I win as long as Pittsburgh scores. My Arizona and the over bet is golden right now.
Santonio Holmes just ran a passdown to the 'Zona 5. 49 seconds left. This helps my cause. Alot.
More like the seven....Incomplete to Holmes on first down. Touchdown Holmes! I'm winning both bets. Unless 'Zona gets a TD. Then Steelers and the under is no good.
Game over, and I look like a genius. I should be a hedge fund manager. I guess anyone who just took the points might look like a genius right now, but what about when the Steelers were up 20-7? I was winning one of my bets when Pittsburgh was up 3-0, 10-0, 10-7, 17-7, 20-7, and 20-14. I was even winning one of my bets when Arizona led, 23-20! And for the final 35 seconds, I was winning both bets. Crazy.
I just heard this afternoon that just before Super Bowl XL, the entire Steeler team dressed up in Dick Lebeau Detroit Lions jerseys in Lebaeau's honor. That win, and this one, may be the closest the Lions will ever get to the Super Bowl.
Is that why I was rooting for the Steelers? Well, over all I was rooting for defense over offense. I also heard (probably in a Sports Guy podcast) somebody say that an upset every year cheapens past upsets. The Giants win last year would still be more meaningful, because the Pats were 18-0, but upsets would mean less if they happened every year. This isn't the NHL.
ARIZONA(+14)and THE OVER(40). Essentially I'm picking a close game, with an average score. If Pittsburgh wins a close game with a typical score, say 27-21, I win both bets. If Arizona wins by a similar score, I win one. If Pittsburgh wins by more than 14, I win one, as long as the total stays under 54. I win both if the Steelers win 33-20. I lose both if the Steelers win 35-20, one because the game didn't cover the teased under, the other because the Cards didn't cover their teased spread. If the Steelers win 21-20, I win both bets. If the Cardnails win 21-19 I lose both bets. If the Cardnails win 41-0, I win one bet. Confused? If I knew how to put graphics in this blog I would graph it. It makes a sort of Argyle pattern.
I got snubbed by Bill Simmons again. I asked a question in his pre-Super Bowl chat wrap, but didn't make the cut. I don't remember my exact question, but it concerned those NFL "Sunday" ads we've been seeing for the last couple of months. There's a girl in an office in the ad who shows her Cardnails tramp-stamp when she squats to pick up a pen or something. I considered a tramp-stamp of the Cardnails logo to be one of the most improbable tatoos ever conceived of. Especially before their improbable run. Now that fan polls show a majority have talked themselves into predicting a Cardnails victory, and legions of alleged fans have supposedly come out of the woodwork, should I think that a Cardnail tramp-stamp actually exists somewhere, other than as some sort of Platonic Ideal?
Whoa. They are interviewing Alyssa Milano about here trampy looking MLB, and now NFL gear, and the multi-tatooed actress has just picked the Cardnails.... Maybe she's the one. Maybe legions of little whores will go under the needle during the postgame celebrations. This won't be nearly as momentus if it follows a Steeler victory, since I suspect a few Steeler tramp-stamps already exist. I'm fairly confident there are some Premiereship fans who have done this. Imagine throwing a hot dog down a hallway of some slag from Liverpool, and reading "You'll Never Walk Alone" on the small of her back. Hope you wore a raincoat, pal.
I watched Liverpool handle Chelsea, 2-0 at Anfield earlier today. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
Round logos, like Pittsburg's or Tennessee's, are round enough that I would probably call them cum targets. This also goes for nearly round logos, like the Green Bay "G," the Georgia "G," or the AC Milan or Juventus logos. Definitely goes for the Inter logo, or Celtic, since these are round.
Tatoos that involve horses are inherently trampy too, like the Broncos or Colts. But nothing says "low self esteem" like a Lions tramp stamp....
After a grill interlude, I'm back, after the Steeler touchdown, er, field goal. I'm a a little pissed the Steelers didn't sneak it in on 4th down. On the other hand, a field goal probably augurs a closer game. Now that the Steelers have forced a punt, I'm a bit more content. Yes, I'm rooting for Pittsburgh. To win by 13 or less, preferably.
While grilling I called Pugilant Mick, who agrees that the Lions shouldn't draft Matt Stafford with the #1 pick. Or Michael Crabtree. I went beyond that to say they should draft a left tackle, preferably the one from Oklahoma, or the one from 'Bama. Or Ole Miss. If the guy from Ole Miss can compete with the other two for attention he may be better than either....
Wow. Harrison's TD stands, and instead of the Steelers trailing 14-10, they lead 17-7. I think this is ideal for my bets. There needed to be a score, because with so few posessions the score could go under 40. Arizona seems to have gotten into their rhythm, so they have a good chance of keeping it close....
It's almost time for Bruce. NBC ran an ad a couple of weeks ago where they showed him doing a powerslide. He looked slightly less ridiculous than Jack Black in Pick of Destiny, with the bonus that it made me afraid he would break something. I guess he's still 20 years from breaking a hip, so I guess a knee would be it....
He just did the slide, to the same side of the stage as in the ad. Since the camera was below the stage he was actually kinda intimidating. Before the first song he bent over backwards, so I guess I was sold then....
They're finishing up with Glory Days. This is the best halftime show of the last several years, except for Prince...and Justin/Janet....On the other hand, everyone up by the stage has the same fake lighters, which detracted from it a bit...not that I expected the blonde up front to flash her tits or anything....
Courtney Cox showed up in a Doritos ad or something in the first half, so I knew she wouldn't be in the halftime show. I'm glad, because that let Bruce skip Dancing in the Dark. Personally, I wanted to see The River and Brilliant Disguise, not that that would ever happen....I wanted to see Even the Losers last year, especially once it became apparant that the Giants just might beat the best team ever.
The Cardnails are starting the 2nd half running the ball. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I need between 41 and 53 points scored. This shortening of the game could help....and this cdould help spring Fitzgerald deep too....
If the last call holds up, the Cards just turned the ball over....No. Incomplete pass. That's what I thought. I think the biggest danger to my bets is Pittsburgh running the ball and shortening the game. They had the ball 17 minutes in the first half.
2nd and goal from the 8. I think I'm rooting for a FG. 20-7 keeps it within 2 scores & keeps the Cards motivated. 23-21 wins for me.
4th down. Looks like I'll get my wish, barring a bizzare play. Super Bowls tend to have alot of blocks, safeties, etc.
The wierdness just happened. The kick was good, but 'Zona roughed the holder. Half the distance and a first down on the 4.
4th down again. The Steelers have burned so much time in the last few plays I'm starting to worry that the teams don't get to 41. FG good, 20-7. 23-14 isn't enough. 27-14 gets me there, barely. Of the realistic scores, 27-21 is about the highest I can expect, so I'm not worried about the top end anymore.
Fitzgerald scores, 20-14. A Steelers TD will win both bets for me now. An Arizona TD will win me Cars]ds and the over, barely. Right now this is better than taking the Steelers (-7) since they aren't covering at the moment.
And they just punted. 5.5 minutes left. I'm wondering if the Steelers can give up a quick TD, then drive down for a field goal. 'Cause that would be just Peachy, for me. The Cardnails are at midfield. Make that the 25. My 2 score scenario suddenly seems realistic. I'd prefer a Steeler interception returned for another score, however.
Polamalu nearly picked off a pass to Boldin. He was diving and wouldn't have been able to return it, though. Pittsburgh would probably run the clock out.
More wierdness. James Harrison punches a "Zona player on the ground during the Cardnail punt. The ball is downed on the Pittsburgh two, half the distance makes it the one.
2nd down, Willie Parker gets jsut far enough to avoid a safety. The cameras are showing the punter a play early.
The safety just happened on a 3rd down holding penalty. 20-16. The Steelers have to kick.
Wow. 2nd play of the drive Fitzgerald scores on a 63 yard pass. 23-20. If the Steelers score a touchdown I win both bets. If it goes to OT I win as long as Pittsburgh scores. My Arizona and the over bet is golden right now.
Santonio Holmes just ran a passdown to the 'Zona 5. 49 seconds left. This helps my cause. Alot.
More like the seven....Incomplete to Holmes on first down. Touchdown Holmes! I'm winning both bets. Unless 'Zona gets a TD. Then Steelers and the under is no good.
Game over, and I look like a genius. I should be a hedge fund manager. I guess anyone who just took the points might look like a genius right now, but what about when the Steelers were up 20-7? I was winning one of my bets when Pittsburgh was up 3-0, 10-0, 10-7, 17-7, 20-7, and 20-14. I was even winning one of my bets when Arizona led, 23-20! And for the final 35 seconds, I was winning both bets. Crazy.
I just heard this afternoon that just before Super Bowl XL, the entire Steeler team dressed up in Dick Lebeau Detroit Lions jerseys in Lebaeau's honor. That win, and this one, may be the closest the Lions will ever get to the Super Bowl.
Is that why I was rooting for the Steelers? Well, over all I was rooting for defense over offense. I also heard (probably in a Sports Guy podcast) somebody say that an upset every year cheapens past upsets. The Giants win last year would still be more meaningful, because the Pats were 18-0, but upsets would mean less if they happened every year. This isn't the NHL.
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