Late Shoes-In (or is it Shoe-Ins?) of the Week

I'm bringing back the Shoe-In of the Week to pick the conference Championship games.

As it stands, my regular season record during the random weeks I remembered to do this was 0-5. And as anyone who knows anything about math or probability can tell you, independent events that come out a particular way several consecutive times are due--and therefore more likely--to reverse themselves.

So what I'm saying is I'm guaran-'Shied (as in 'Shied Davis of course) to win both games.

The Bears (-2.5) are playing at home in classic Chicago January weather. Which, of course, is totally meaningless, as cold weather--all in all--affects both teams equally. Also consider that Rex Grossman is a Florida alum, and Drew Brees a Purdue alum, just to give one example that lends to the absurdity of the "cold-weather edge" claim.

Having said that, I'm calling the Bears to cover, just because I want them to.

In the AFC, I'm picking the "Manning choker, Brady clutch" angle to reverse itself--again, just because I, as well as everyone else on this blog, desperately wants this to happen. So the Colts cover and win by ten or something.

Not only would this Super Bowl matchup cause Zuch to, well, I won't say, but it would also mark a milestone for minority coaches, as both Super Bowl head coaches would be black for the first time ever. Of course, if I'm wrong as I have been the last five times, white superiority will be reaffirmed yet again.