Peyton Bandwagon Now Boarding
Random thoughts while wondering whatever happened to Jack Brohamer:
Circle the Wagons Dept.: The Bears played one of their best games of the season on Sunday to advance to Super Bowl XLI February 4th in Miami. Already, the Bears have been installed as a sizable underdog and the national media is beating the drum for Peyton Manning, a nice guy who deserves a championship (that's what they're saying.)
Maybe this is the type of motivation Lovie and the boys need to overcome the odds in this game. The fact is, after watching the Colts take out New England yesterday, the Bears may get some payback for their 36 point victory in Super bowl XX. In order for the Bears to win this game, they are going to have to milk the clock on offense like a prized Wisconsin dairy cow.
Useless Trivia Dept Pt. 1.:Peyton Manning grew up a Saints fan in New Orleans. Rex Grossman is from Bloomington, IN, which is about 45 minutes from Indy and grew up a Colts fan. Rex played Quarterback at Florida, which should scare Peyton Manning because he's never beaten Florida before. Peyton's only appearance is a game for a national championship was against Nebraska in 1998. The Huskers pounded the Vols 42-17 in a game where Peyton played so poorly, Phillip Fulmer removed him from the game for Tee Martin. Rex has yet to play in a game of championship caliber.
Useless Trivia Dept. Pt. 2: With the exception of the Chicago Blackhawks (1971, 1973 and 1992) no Chicago team in a major sport has lost a championship game or series in my lifetime. The Bears won in 1985, the Bulls won six championships in the 1990's and the White Sox won the World Series in 2005.
If you are one of those narrow minded people that does not consider hockey a major sport, then the last time a Chicago team LOST in a bid to become world champion was 51 years ago when the Bears were beaten by the Giants in the NFL Championship Game 47-7, but that is beyond my lifetime which began in 1960.
Truth Hurts Dept.: No matter how the Super Bowl turns out, Chicago will always be superior to Indianapolis. Chicago has Barack O'Bama; Indy has Dan Quayle. Chicago has Rush Street and the Magnificent Mile; Indy has Meridian Street. Chicago is the third largest city in America; Indy is Naperville in a corn field. Chicago had Mayor Richard J. Daley, one of the most powerful and nationally connected mayors in history; Indy had William Hudnut, who's connection with Mayflower helped him steal a football team for an unbuilt stadium. The Bears play outside, in the weather, in a stadium with a rich history; the Colts play in a domed stadium that has no historical significance except being an eye sore. The Bears play in Chicago with almost 9 million people in the metro; There are nine million people in the entire state of Indiana. In Chicago, the delicacies include Italian Sausage and world famous Chicago style deep dish pizza; in Indiana, the delicacies consist of burgoo, fried brains and an artery clogging concoction called fried mush. I'll take Chicago, thanks.
Special Permit Dept.: The Bears have obtained permission to park a Tank in Miami.
Back in Black Dept.: The other early story angle is Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy are the first black head coaches to make it to the Super Bowl. In 1967, Vince Lombardi became the first glasses wearing, white, Italian-American coach who played line at Fordham and coached a team from Wisconsin whose home stadium is named after some dude named Curly to win the Super Bowl. History remembers Hank Stram as the first bad toupee wearing white coach with a rolled up program from a team from Western Missouri to lose a super bowl with a starting quarterback who played at Purdue and went on to host an HBO football show.
There is a great speech that Sindey Portier has in "In the Heat of the Night" where he talks about how he is far more than a black man. Rent the movie and deal with it America, please.
We Don't Need No Stinking Objectivity Dept.: Was it just me, or was Troy Aikman actually rooting for the Saints in the first half? I think it was because Shawn Payton came from the Cowboys.
Great call on the Grossman trying to call a second time out and saying he should be penalized, when in fact, it is not a penalty, they just won't stop play. Also, there were several gaffes with the telestrater which Troy is responsible for.
Sounds like Troy needs another MRI and soon.
Stay Out of the Picture, Dept.: One of the things a fan hates when their team wins is when a vilified owner like Jerry Reinsdorf or Michael McCaskey appears in the shot with the trophy. In Michael's case, he was excess baggage because his mother, Virginia was accepting the trophy. In case you missed it, Michael was demoted to equipment boy a few of years ago when he butchered the process of hiring Dave McGuinnes (who McCaskey announced was hired but had never accepted a contract. This made the team look like such huge buffoons, Mama busted him.)
Somethings Fishy Dept.: It appears that Jerry Jones is fresh out of tuna.
Carry a Big Stick Dept.: Below, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a candidate for president, explains why he is so popular with women voters.
Life is A Fantasy Dept.: What are the Food Network stars really like? Find out in this brilliantly written satirical piece. Thanks to Michael Johnson at TV Food Fan.com
Know When to Fold 'em Dept.: Apparently this criminal didn't know when to say "when", so "when" was appointed for him right before further questioning.
Circle the Wagons Dept.: The Bears played one of their best games of the season on Sunday to advance to Super Bowl XLI February 4th in Miami. Already, the Bears have been installed as a sizable underdog and the national media is beating the drum for Peyton Manning, a nice guy who deserves a championship (that's what they're saying.)
Maybe this is the type of motivation Lovie and the boys need to overcome the odds in this game. The fact is, after watching the Colts take out New England yesterday, the Bears may get some payback for their 36 point victory in Super bowl XX. In order for the Bears to win this game, they are going to have to milk the clock on offense like a prized Wisconsin dairy cow.
Useless Trivia Dept Pt. 1.:Peyton Manning grew up a Saints fan in New Orleans. Rex Grossman is from Bloomington, IN, which is about 45 minutes from Indy and grew up a Colts fan. Rex played Quarterback at Florida, which should scare Peyton Manning because he's never beaten Florida before. Peyton's only appearance is a game for a national championship was against Nebraska in 1998. The Huskers pounded the Vols 42-17 in a game where Peyton played so poorly, Phillip Fulmer removed him from the game for Tee Martin. Rex has yet to play in a game of championship caliber.
Useless Trivia Dept. Pt. 2: With the exception of the Chicago Blackhawks (1971, 1973 and 1992) no Chicago team in a major sport has lost a championship game or series in my lifetime. The Bears won in 1985, the Bulls won six championships in the 1990's and the White Sox won the World Series in 2005.
If you are one of those narrow minded people that does not consider hockey a major sport, then the last time a Chicago team LOST in a bid to become world champion was 51 years ago when the Bears were beaten by the Giants in the NFL Championship Game 47-7, but that is beyond my lifetime which began in 1960.
Truth Hurts Dept.: No matter how the Super Bowl turns out, Chicago will always be superior to Indianapolis. Chicago has Barack O'Bama; Indy has Dan Quayle. Chicago has Rush Street and the Magnificent Mile; Indy has Meridian Street. Chicago is the third largest city in America; Indy is Naperville in a corn field. Chicago had Mayor Richard J. Daley, one of the most powerful and nationally connected mayors in history; Indy had William Hudnut, who's connection with Mayflower helped him steal a football team for an unbuilt stadium. The Bears play outside, in the weather, in a stadium with a rich history; the Colts play in a domed stadium that has no historical significance except being an eye sore. The Bears play in Chicago with almost 9 million people in the metro; There are nine million people in the entire state of Indiana. In Chicago, the delicacies include Italian Sausage and world famous Chicago style deep dish pizza; in Indiana, the delicacies consist of burgoo, fried brains and an artery clogging concoction called fried mush. I'll take Chicago, thanks.
Special Permit Dept.: The Bears have obtained permission to park a Tank in Miami.
Back in Black Dept.: The other early story angle is Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy are the first black head coaches to make it to the Super Bowl. In 1967, Vince Lombardi became the first glasses wearing, white, Italian-American coach who played line at Fordham and coached a team from Wisconsin whose home stadium is named after some dude named Curly to win the Super Bowl. History remembers Hank Stram as the first bad toupee wearing white coach with a rolled up program from a team from Western Missouri to lose a super bowl with a starting quarterback who played at Purdue and went on to host an HBO football show.
There is a great speech that Sindey Portier has in "In the Heat of the Night" where he talks about how he is far more than a black man. Rent the movie and deal with it America, please.
We Don't Need No Stinking Objectivity Dept.: Was it just me, or was Troy Aikman actually rooting for the Saints in the first half? I think it was because Shawn Payton came from the Cowboys.
Great call on the Grossman trying to call a second time out and saying he should be penalized, when in fact, it is not a penalty, they just won't stop play. Also, there were several gaffes with the telestrater which Troy is responsible for.
Sounds like Troy needs another MRI and soon.
Stay Out of the Picture, Dept.: One of the things a fan hates when their team wins is when a vilified owner like Jerry Reinsdorf or Michael McCaskey appears in the shot with the trophy. In Michael's case, he was excess baggage because his mother, Virginia was accepting the trophy. In case you missed it, Michael was demoted to equipment boy a few of years ago when he butchered the process of hiring Dave McGuinnes (who McCaskey announced was hired but had never accepted a contract. This made the team look like such huge buffoons, Mama busted him.)
Somethings Fishy Dept.: It appears that Jerry Jones is fresh out of tuna.
Carry a Big Stick Dept.: Below, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a candidate for president, explains why he is so popular with women voters.
Life is A Fantasy Dept.: What are the Food Network stars really like? Find out in this brilliantly written satirical piece. Thanks to Michael Johnson at TV Food Fan.com
Know When to Fold 'em Dept.: Apparently this criminal didn't know when to say "when", so "when" was appointed for him right before further questioning.
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