Super Bowl Sunday. If it weren't already on a weekend, I'd propose it should be considered for national holiday status just as much as election day.
For the first time ever, I was actually scheduled to work today. I instead used vacation days to take off both today so I can fry a turkey and consume some adult beverages with my Uncle Greg and tomorrow so I don't have to go to bed at halftime to get adequate sleep before working tomorrow. Super Bowl Sunday has thus become Super Bowl Weekend for me. I highly recommend it.
As for the game itself, I'm really not sure who will win. It's pretty much the worst possible match up for a Steelers fan. If the Ravens win, our biggest rival win the Super Bowl. If the 49ers win, they tie the Steelers for the most Super Bowl titles. I'm also still a little on a San Francisco hate vibe due to the NLCS (I can never leave town with a 3-1 NLCS lead again, now 0-2). Throw in the fact that I'm also a Rams fan, so I hate the 49ers anyway, and this postseason has just culminated in a horrible mess for me on a personal level.
I'll be cheering for the 49ers, as my hatred for Baltimore overrides just about everything else. You can bet the Ravens will be getting the Streak for the Cash curse. I'd say that pans out for me at least 3/5 of the time and about half of the time when I really care about something. And seeing as the Giants cursing didn't pan out, even with me drinking myself silly on French wine, I'd say the curse is due for a good showing in a big game scenario.
From a straight up analytic perspective, I would go with the Niners to take care of business as well. I think they need to take full advantage of the fast track provided by the Superdome and have quarterback Colin Kaepernick run a muck on the Ravens' defense like he did against the Packers. On the other side of the ball, pressuring quarterback Joe Flacco will definitely be the key. People can talk about records and things all they want, but my opinion is still that Flacco sucks. And even if the Ravens were to win tonight, it probably won't change my mind. After all, the only other time that the Ravens won the Super Bowl, they played two quarterbacks that suck: Trent Dilfer and for I think one snap, Tony Banks. Banks is probably one of the worst quarterbacks of all time and Dilfer is almost certainly the worst starter at the position to ever win a Super Bowl. And while Flacco isn't as bad as Dilfer (typing that was pretty painful), he's still not the amazing player many say he is. And if the San Fran defense can get after him, it will show up.
Go 49ers is still option number two behind go category five hurricane in February that tears up the Superdome and somehow prevents the game from happening, I guess it's my most realistic option. At least I can cheer for a couple of Mizzou alums in Justin and Aldon Smith (no relation, duh) with San Fran instead of the murderer. I'm going to balance out the coverage Mr. Stabby has been getting this postseason and not type his name in this post. But I will leave you with one of my favorite SNL videos of all time that refers to him. Enjoy the video and the game. My various picks are under the video.
Coin Toss: Heads
Times the Harbaugh parents are shown during the broadcast Over/Under 8: Over, easily
Game: Niners
MVP: Kaepernick
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