Monroe Doctrine
Colts (S)ain't worthy of Super Bowl victory
Sam Mornoe Managing Editor
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: Sports
I hope all of you are prepared for the big game this weekend.
The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens will face off Sunday afternoon in a battle for playoff positioning. Oh wait... am I the only one who will be paying attention to the Bruins game on Sunday?
Well, I guess there is another game. It's an unofficial holiday; Super?Bowl Sunday.
The Colts and Saints will square off to earn the right to be called the best team in the NFL.
This is the match-up the football gods all wanted. At one point, both of these teams had perfect seasons going. The Saints had a 13-0 record when they headed into their game against the Cowboys and came out on the wrong end; they lost 24-17.
The Saint's loss left a harsh reality on the world; the Colts were the only team that were going to go 16-0, and maybe even 19-0.
However the Colts didn't care about going 19-0. They didn't care about history. They didn't want to be like the 2007 Patriots. And I think that is wrong. If you have a chance to do something that no other team has ever done, you do it. Don't lie down and just pretend that it's going to be okay, it's not. Even if the Colts do win the Super Bowl it won't matter. They will still feel disappointment, at least I would. They had a chance at 19-0 and they just walked away. The coaching staff just flipped off the football gods.
Maybe, just maybe, there is more of a story to it. Maybe Mercury Morris made them a deal. He knew they had a chance to break his teams 17-0 record and Morris snapped. You saw how he acted in 2007 when the Patriots came so close.
Maybe the real story isn't that the Colts pulled their starters, maybe Mr. Morris made a little deal. As he popped the champagne when the Colts lost, maybe it just wasn't as sweet as it would have been if the Jets had really won the game. Morris knew the day was coming, maybe he sent a nice little bonus check to the Colts and their staff.
For that reason, the Saints win the Super Bowl. The universe doesn't want the Colts to win. It is the underdog we love and the Saints are the underdogs.
When you look at that city and see what they have been through in the past five years, you want to root for the Saints.
EA sports did a Madden simulation of the game and the Colts came out on top 35-31. It will be a tight game, but I see the Saints coming out on top in one of the highest scoring Super Bowls ever, 48-40.
The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens will face off Sunday afternoon in a battle for playoff positioning. Oh wait... am I the only one who will be paying attention to the Bruins game on Sunday?
Well, I guess there is another game. It's an unofficial holiday; Super?Bowl Sunday.
The Colts and Saints will square off to earn the right to be called the best team in the NFL.
This is the match-up the football gods all wanted. At one point, both of these teams had perfect seasons going. The Saints had a 13-0 record when they headed into their game against the Cowboys and came out on the wrong end; they lost 24-17.
The Saint's loss left a harsh reality on the world; the Colts were the only team that were going to go 16-0, and maybe even 19-0.
However the Colts didn't care about going 19-0. They didn't care about history. They didn't want to be like the 2007 Patriots. And I think that is wrong. If you have a chance to do something that no other team has ever done, you do it. Don't lie down and just pretend that it's going to be okay, it's not. Even if the Colts do win the Super Bowl it won't matter. They will still feel disappointment, at least I would. They had a chance at 19-0 and they just walked away. The coaching staff just flipped off the football gods.
Maybe, just maybe, there is more of a story to it. Maybe Mercury Morris made them a deal. He knew they had a chance to break his teams 17-0 record and Morris snapped. You saw how he acted in 2007 when the Patriots came so close.
Maybe the real story isn't that the Colts pulled their starters, maybe Mr. Morris made a little deal. As he popped the champagne when the Colts lost, maybe it just wasn't as sweet as it would have been if the Jets had really won the game. Morris knew the day was coming, maybe he sent a nice little bonus check to the Colts and their staff.
For that reason, the Saints win the Super Bowl. The universe doesn't want the Colts to win. It is the underdog we love and the Saints are the underdogs.
When you look at that city and see what they have been through in the past five years, you want to root for the Saints.
EA sports did a Madden simulation of the game and the Colts came out on top 35-31. It will be a tight game, but I see the Saints coming out on top in one of the highest scoring Super Bowls ever, 48-40.
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