I was recently interviewed by Aaron Brazell for his Suicide Fan Sports Podcast. The topic of discussion was Superbowl 41 and the Colts vs. Bears match-up. I of course was siding with the Colts.
Aaron thinks the media is making too big of a deal about two African-American head coaches making it to the Superbowl. I do think it’s a pretty big deal. I’d rank it right up there with the first African-American to win any type of major award like a Grammy, Oscar, etc., which of course has already happened.
A little over a week to go before the big match-up. In the podcast I projected a 21 point win by the Colts over the Bears. I’m feeling pretty good about the prediction. We’ll see how it plays out in the real world.
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Now as a die hard Chicago Bears fan, I have to take issue with your projection of a blowout… I certainly will grant you that the Bears are underdogs, but I think they’ll give the Colts a run for their money. I got a vintage Walter Payton jersey for Christmas, and the Bears are 2-0 with me wearing it. (Talk about a trend!) I’m taking it with me this week to California where I’ll be watching the game from my hotel room.
I heard an interview today on Chicago sports talk with Dwight Freeney. He seems like a class guy. I hope I (and expect) it will be a good game. I’ll tell you what though, if my boys do go down, I could think of A LOT worse things than seeing Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy celebrating. They represent what is great about football.
I think what is more amazing and unfortunately made the pairing less likely is that it’s 2 black Christian coaches ending up in the Super Bowl. I love seeing their testimonies lived out on YouTube in the interviews they did in the week leading up to the SuperBowl.