February 04, 2006
FOOTBALL - SUPER BOWL
Tough Super Bowl for me. I can't stand Pennsylvania teams (long, sordid, boring story). I don't care for the Seahawks too much, either.
However, I love Troy Polamalu - despite his playing for USC. He is such fun to watch. He puts so much into the game and he seems to have some mastery of physics that allows him to cover large areas of the field at once. The guy comes out of nowhere. He also seems to be enjoying himself, as if he knows it is a game and that he is fortunate to be getting paid to play. He and Steve Nash are my favorite athletes right now for the same reasons - but they both need to get their hair cut.
Also adding to the mix, the Seahawks are my oldest brother's favorite team. It's always fun to have someone to taunt for the big game.
So I am going with the Steelers. 34-21.
Don't like my pick? Mike did a very detailed breakdown and came to the same conclusion.