It's Monday after the biggest American sporting event of the year...and God Hates Indiana.
I know this because I saw it on the news last night & I heard it at work this morning. You see, God answered the prayers of New Orleans fans, but chose to ignore the please of Colts fans.
The result?
Saints 31 Colts 17
Enjoy your inevitable eternity in Hell Indy fan. At least until next season.
Some thoughts:
In hindsight, Indy should have ran the ball more - Of course, I can't prove what I said during the game so you'll have to take my word for it, but after the first Joseph Addai TD I said (out loud even) that Addai and Donald Brown could potentially take this team on their backs and carry them to victory. Oh sure, I understand that Peyton Manning is one of the best QB's of all time and that your passing game is what, for the most part, got you there but, when something is working as well as the Colts up-the-middle ground game was last night, why use it so seldom?
Sean Peyton > Jim Caldwell - I'm sure there have been worse coaching match-ups, but I'm not sure when. Too many times this season Caldwell has seemed like the care-taker we all assume him to be. Out shined by the bright lights of all that offensive talent, is the fact that Tony Dungy was a pretty salty in-game coach. Yes, his record on challenges were terrible, but his skill making adjustments was never given the credit it deserved. Caldwell didn't seem to make any adjustments and S. Peyton did, all game long.
As predicted: Halftime sucked - Note to the NFL: Next year, at halftime, if George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic aren't performing. We riot. No more rickety old bands who haven't had a hit during many viewers lifetimes. Quit programming to the baby-boom generation while you're marketing to their children. Wanna make the halftime show relevant again? Jay-Z and the P-funk all-stars. Jay-Z is smart enough to self edit.
The Local angle - Despite what you're going to hear over the next few weeks on talk radio and in the media, please listen to this next bit and take it to heart. In no way does the Saints winning this Super Bowl portend anything positive (or negative) for the Texans. Thank you, that is all. If you find yourself suffering from Irrational Texans Derangement Syndrome after reading a Richard Justice column, a John McClain blog post or listening to Vendermeer on 610M, please feel free to come back and re-read the above affirmation as a reality check.
