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How about a Patriots/Seahawks SB?

I was hoping the Chargers would pull it out. Oh well, they sure did put up a good fight!

And yet again, it's another Manning vs. Brady Bowl.

Peyton Manning is returning to the Superbowl with the Broncos. The Patriots just don't have it today.

Eh, I was rooting for Manning to get into the Super Bowl any way. Now if only the Seahawks can finish it.

We interrupt your regular programming to bring you this special announcement:

THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE SUPER BOWL-BOUND!! !! NEW YORK, NEW YORK!! ! BRING IT, DENVER!! !! THE DREAM HAS COME TRUE!! !! !!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled life.

And the Seahawks win. We have a Superbowl. Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks. This is the match-up I've wanted since the playoffs began. Now it's happening!

Here's some relevant facts about this year's SB matchup:
-This matchup would not have been possible during the 1980s; both teams were in the same division, the AFC West.
-The Broncos and Seahawks have met in the playoffs ONCE- on Christmas Eve 1983. The Seahawks obliterated the Broncos, 31-7, and.......
-It was the first year with Chuck Knox at the Seahawks coaching helm.....
-......the first year for John Elway in the NFL.....
-......and the first NFL playoff game played in Seattle.
-Also, two game shows premiered on different networks in 1983: $ale of the Century (on NBC), and Press Your Luck (on CBS).

Did anyone else other than me catch the Richard Sherman interview immediately after the game?

The only thing more disgraceful than Sherman's post-game interview is the article he wrote afterwards blaming Colin Kaepernick and Michael Crabtree for his actions. http://mmqb.si.com/2014/01/20/richard-s ... -crabtree/

And the only thing more pathetic than that are the hordes of comments on there defending him and whining about the people who rightly think he is a disrespectful POS.

Not as bad as the racist Twitter comments against him, which no one deserves, coupled with the fact that Crabtree supposedly stuck his hand in his face, which I would've disliked also.

Overall I find these knee jerk doom and gloom reactions to this one interview hilarious, like this is the first time you've ever seen sometime have a rant on TV mere moments after a big game.

I didn't read the Twitter comments, but I'm sure I know what they said. No surprise there. The reason Crabtree stuck his hand in his face is because you don't follow an opposing receiver after an interception and "offer your hand out of respect" when there are still 30 seconds left on the clock. Crabtree was more than justified for sticking his hand right back.

Shermans interview itself isn't what bothers me, because that's just Richard Sherman being Richard Sherman. Its the people who honestly believe that there is no difference between an emotional interview "in the moment" and what Sherman did. He said nothing about his team, nothing about the Super Bowl, only about himself and Crabtree. Because the entire team revolves around him. When a player gives a post-game interview, he is representing his team, and his city. Sherman didn't care about that. It may not be his job to be a role model (whatever the hell that means) but it is his job to represent his team for 30 seconds after punching their ticket to the Super Bowl. He couldn't even bring himself to do that! THAT'S why I don't like him, or rather, why I can't stand the image he is choosing to project. If other people do like him, fine. There is a lot to like about him, even beyond football.

The other thing that pisses me off is that 85% of the SI comments basically say that anyone who doesn't like Sherman is a racist. So he's big and black and he has dreadlocks. But that doesn't make him any less full of crap. He can't even take responsibility for showing up the opposing team. He wrote and published an article where he blamed Kaepernick and Crabtree for his actions, which negates the whole "He got caught up in the moment" thing. His articles are usually insightful, and this one was no different. Instead of just letting it rest, or owning up to what he did, "Oh no! It wasn't my fault! They made me do it!" And he wants respect? Well, he's gotten it, from people who have no respect to begin with, which is probably his whole marketing strategy. He is definitely an intelligent guy. And he is certainly an excellent football player. That tipped pass will probably be shown on replays for years to come. And nobody will remember his post-game interview (I hope) unless of course, the Seahawks lose the Super Bowl. Which is where his boasting is kind of offensive. If the Seahawks lose, he will be unfairly blamed. That's not fair to his team. Whether the inevitable blame he would get is fair or not is irrelevant.

Regarding Sherman... I've heard worse trash talk at playground Frisbee leagues.

and yet...

GO HAWKS! Superbowl!! !! !

5 days later and there's still an article about Sherman. *sigh* Must not be a whole lot else to talk about aside from the Pro Bowl.

One week 'til Super Bowl Sunday and today only the Pro Bowl is on.

Yeah, they dumbed it down. It is now before the Superbowl so no players from the Superbowl teams and it is all offense and no defense.

On another note, Superbowl coming! (Weather permitting.)

"Weather permitting" makes me realize that whoever planned everything clearly should've thought about scheduling over and over.