Before I get to my pick, let me just say that the most disturbing trend I've seen recently is red appliances. I know that appliances and small kitchen electrics have a color change every 5 years or so, from avocado green to harvest gold (or was it the other way around?) to black to white to stainless or brushed steel. But the new color seems to be red, which seems quite foolish.

While white may be out of style, it doesn't look hopelessly dated like the aforementioned green and gold. Ditto with steel. But red is garish enough that in 5 years when the next hip color comes along (come on LED blue...) not only will it look like you're living in the small electrics section of Target, but you will be brightly and awfully out of style. Think about this, all of my friends who are getting married this year (seemingly all of my friends in general) and who will be furnishing a new house. Stores will try to sell you on red, and chances are you will be registered at Target, but take my advice and go with white or silver. Your future self will thank me for it.

Meanwhile, it's the Super Bowl, and I will be out in full force rooting against Peyton Manning, if only because I know that my archnemesis Eli will be there, most likely whining about something, and it will be a blow to the entire Manning family if Peyton goes and lays the egg that we all know he will lay despite being the overwhelming favorite.

Here's a guy who never hesitates to blame his teammates when his team loses and couldn't even watch his own defense at the end of the AFC Championship game when the Patriots were driving, yet the NFL talking heads trip over themselves saying how much they really want to see such a deserving player win the Super Bowl.

Here are a few facts, rather than predictions, before I make the pick:
- Rex Grossman is the cockiest player on the field, which is saying something when wide receivers are involved.
- Devin Hester hasn't done a damn thing since they started profiling him on Sportscenter, a la Dante Hall and every other kick/punt returner in NFL history.
- The Colts defense gave up 34 points to a flu-sickened team 2 weeks ago, and would have given up more if Reche Caldwell could catch the ball.
- The Colts run that goal line play where Peyton throws to Reggie Wayne on a slant in the back of the end zone seemingly every week, yet no team has looked remotely prepared for it.
- The best player on the field, either team, is Adam Vinatieri.

So even though the game seems to lean immensely in the Colts' favor, I will have to go with the Bears because none of the inane NFL pundits are picking them. CHI

Posted by: Brian Lewis at February 5, 2007 3:48 PM