Media blackout

A day later and the Super Bowl loss still stings. If sports are supposed to be a form of escapism, what do you do when you want to escape from sports? Me, I go into media blackout mode. No sports radio, no ESPN, no newspapers, no websites. Nothing. The last thing I want to do is spend the next week or two listening to a bunch of talking heads spouting off about about something I would really rather just forget.

Disaster in the desert

Huh. I guess that’s why the play the games. Disappointing? Yeah, it sucks. But I’ve lived through worse. And in the end, the Giants were a scrappy, never-say-die team that reminded me an awful lot of another underdog Super Bowl champ. You win some, you lose some, and pitchers and catchers report to spring training in 12 days.

Super Bowl predictions

The question isn’t whether or not the Patriots will win today. The question is, by how much? So, for the record, here are my family’s predictions:

1. Moondoggie: 38-17, Patriots

2. Tigerlily: 21-10, Patriots

3. Captain Cuddles: 3-1, Patriots (he’s still learning the rules)

4. Me: 38-24, Patriots

I think the Giants will keep it close until about midway through the 3rd quarter, at which point the Pats will start to pull away. America’s annoying little brother, Eli Manning, will lead the Giants to a garbage time TD or two.