Oh, glorious day! Another sunny day in Florida. Puts me to mind of a song...
And when the sun begins to shine
And when the sun begins to shine
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the sun begins to shine!
Everybody: Sing!
Oh, when the Saints go slinking home,
Oh, when the Saints go slinking home
Lord the Bears sure have their number
So let the Saints go slinking home!
Bears win: 39-14. And now for some commentary.
Frank Caliendo can go to hell - and he can take that over-done John Madden impression with him. He's picked against the Bears in the last three-out-of-four times and he's a smug little pile of stupid.
The same goes for the entire pro-New Orleans Saints Fox NFL crew. Boom!
Clearly, I have a bias, too. Which is why my butt was at home soaking up the HD in a familiar chair groove cheering the Bears in a jersey with an accumulating taint and NOT in front of a FOX camera crew.
So, what is their excuse?
Who dat gonna beat da Saints?
Uhm, I believe the answer is something to the effect of, "Why, kind sir, if your query is 'Which superior team will defeat the New Orleans Saints?' then my answer can only be, "The Chicago Bears of the National Football League's Northern Division in the National Football Conference.'"
I have another answer as well: "By the way, in the case of the next hurricane, my good fellow, please take advantage of the two-day advanced warning and evacuate the city at once as rising waters will overwhelm most areas that are situated below sea-level causing catastrophic flooding, destruction of personal property and loss of life."
I am sorry, all of those post-Katrina segments which are merely lame attempts to anoint the Saints as "America's Team" have turned me surly... Fox could not have done a segment about what the Bears mean to Chicago? Why not send Terry Bradshaw to the old Cabrini Green neighborhood and find some poor folks who, likewise, live through the Bears?
Maybe he's afraid some thug would bust a cap in his fat, bald head...
Wow, I've turned against the city of New Orleans – a city I love, by the way (even if I almost died in there during my last visit). If this seems kinda grouchy and less euphoric than expected, I am sorry: There will be plenty of time to regale in the days and weeks ahead. I am just a little ticked off that the Bears have been so disrespected, especially during the FOX pre-game show today.
Hey, Troy Aikman, can you discuss Rex Grossman's lack of confidence next week ... wait. I'm sorry, it turns out Troy Aikman's season is over as Fox must put away its lame, post-James Brown-era NFL studio. Meanwhile, the Bears are going on to Super Bowl LXI on CBS Feb. 4! Back to you, J.B.!
In fact, here's a partial list of folks (and things) for whom the season is over:
• The New Orleans Saints
• 28 other teams in the NFL
• The Fox NFL crew
• The Seattle Seahawks
• Anyone who auditioned for "American Idol" in Seattle
• The Miami Dolphins (in 2007-08)
• George Bush's speech writer
• Saddam Hussein's execution videographer
• Don Rumsfeld's apologists
• Karl Rove's sense of superiority
• Donovan McNabb's mom
• A good chunk of L.A., judging by TV's "24"
• The Chicago Cubs
• Jay Mariotti
• The Ohio Buckeyes
• Pluto
• John McCain
• Benny Parsons
• Andy Bernard
• Goliath
• Mike Nifong
Of the list, I am only sad for Parsons. And, maybe, Pluto.
So, the Bears vs. some other team in Super Bowl XLI! And all is perfect in the world!
More later,
Mark
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