We’ve gone through 20 weeks of football in anticipation of this game – no I still don’t count the Pro Bowl. Denver’s offense versus Seattle’s defense … have I mentioned that I picked this game before the season?
It’s about all I’ve gotten right … well, except for the championship weekend picks. Here’s how we ended up last weekend.
Championship week
Playoff total
Tony
1-1
7-3
Andy
2-0
6-4
Anthony
1-1
6-4
And here’s what we think is going to happen on Sunday.
In November 2013, The Guardian in the United Kingdom carried a story discussing the 30-year anniversary of a soccer game during which 150 England fans were arrested for vandalism, fighting and theft in Luxembourg.
The incident resulted in sports ministers from the Council of Europe convening to stop what they called “soccer terrorism.”
In 2012-13, the count increased 4 percent, to 2,456 football-related arrests, according to the paper, but that was still a small number compared with the old days.
Now this isn’t to say jackassery isn’t still taking place at soccer games. There are still plenty of reports of issues, both in Europe and across the world, in which fans of their teams take things way too seriously and end up injured or dead from incidents.
We’ve written a lot about the Hall of Fame over the years. And we’ve gotten a fair amount of debate from readers over the strengths and weaknesses of the selection system, who should be in that isn’t and whether there are teams who are underrepresented in Canton.
I’d like to start taking greater inventory of those opinions and maybe start looking more deeply into some of the individual cases that people discuss.
Then, if you have time, in the comments section I’d like to know why you made the selections you did. I’d also like to see who you think are the one to three most deserving candidates for the Hall who never made it in during their modern-era eligibility. Present a brief case for them if you’d like.
I think our site has had some pretty solid discussion on these issues over the years. I’d like to take this to the next level. Thank you, in advance, for your time and input.
Which modern-era candidates would you like to see named to the Hall of Fame in 2014?
Well, the divisional round of playoffs wasn’t quite as spectacular in its drama and excitement as wild card weekend was, but there were still some quality football games. And the results set up two fantastic match-ups in the Championship games.
As far as last week’s hypothetical wagers go, San Diego’s late rally wasn’t enough to upset the Broncos, but it did give the Chargers a cover, which dropped me from 3-1 to 2-2 against the spread. I did go 3-1 in over/under bets, so not all was lost.
So, for the playoffs, I’m 3-5 against the spread and 4-4 in over/unders. Not going to hit early retirement that way: Still plenty of room for improvement. And it doesn’t bode well. I feel like I know who is going to win this weekend’s games, but I think the spreads are right on the nose and I expect two close, tough games (Odds current as of 3:45 p.m. Wednesday per VegasInsider.com).
I fully recognize there might be those out there who don’t want Peyton Manning to win another ring or who aren’t crazy about Pete Carroll or Jim Harbaugh or Bill Belichick.
I’m curious about what story lines you’re looking at or what reasons you have for picking the match-up you’d like to see?
Tell us below – who would you like to see in the Super Bowl and why?
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