Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all, but especially to all the Bears and Colts fans out there. Call me crazy, and you wouldn't be the first, but I think the Chicago Bears are going to win. Why? Barack Obama. If you haven't called me crazy yet, you probably just did now.
Happy Super Bowl Sunday to all, but especially to all the Bears and Colts fans out there. Call me crazy, and you wouldn't be the first, but I think the Chicago Bears are going to win. Why? Barack Obama. If you haven't called me crazy yet, you probably just did now.
I'm sure if there is such a thing as mojo, It or the Force (as George Lucas put it), but it seems to be with our esteemed junior senator from Illinois. Whatever It is, Obama has it. And, by an admittedly specious connection, Chicago has it, too. Come on, Colts fans, you know what I mean.
Even if your beloved team loses, you have to be at least a little happy that a Bush-supporter like Peyton Manning won't be on his way to the White House to meet his idol, nor will Colts head coach Tony Dungy be able to command even-larger speaking fees from hate organizations like the Indiana Family Institute.
Getting back to the game, we've developed a little tool to measure the success of embattled Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman. See if it makes sense after 7-8 beers.
We're going to be updating the Rex-O-Meter real-time during the Super Bowl, and also updating this diary with the results. For all you sports nerds and casual viewers, the Bears are 13-0 when the Rex-O-Meter stands at 39 or higher.
Update:
6:25 PM EST: Bears win coin toss.
6:27 PM EST Devin Hester returns opening kickoff 92 yards for TD.
6:31 PM EST: Colts offense takes the field; we'll see you shortly.
6:34 PM EST: Chris Harris intercepts Peyton Manning, 1st down at CHI 35
6:39 PM EST: Bears 3-and-4, Grossman incomplete pass deep, intended for Berrian.
6:47 PM EST: 53-yard TD pass, Manning to Wayne, botched extra point.
6:51 PM EST: Colts recover Gabe Reid KO return fumble
6:52 PM EST: Bears recover Joseph Addai fumble
6:55 PM EST: Rex 4-yard pass to Muhsin Muhammad for TD. Bears 14, Colts 6.
7:15 PM EST: End of the first quarter.
7:22 PM EST: Adam Vinatieri kick good. Bears 14, Colts 9.
7:36 PM EST: Dominic Rhodes up the middle, 1-yard TD run. Colts 16, Bears 14.
7:57 PM EST: Adam Vinatieri actually misses Super Bowl FG. Halftime: Colts 16, Bears 14.
9:54 PM EST: Colts on verge of victory, Rex-O-Meter at 32