First things first: long-time subscriber, J. Rosen, avid Islanders, Mets and Jets fan, and one of the more frequent SU commenters, nailed it on the score prediction front for the Super Bowl. He bested hundreds of predictions received from around the world (OK inflating the number just a tad) with his prediction of Seattle winning 28 – 13. Of course, the final score was 29 – 13! Very impressive. Hopefully, he went on Kalshi before the game or some other betting/predictive market site and can cash in! We will place his order for the SU water bottle (there may be a delay!).

If you like defense, well, that was a great game – really by both teams but especially the Seahawks. SU thought New England should have run Drake Maye a lot more on some planned scrambles but apparently he had a sore shoulder and it’s possible Josh McDaniel did not want to risk more injury. Seattle is the deserving champion – a no doubter.

Lots of talk about adding another regular season game to the NFL season. Honestly, given how violent football is and the injury rate, how is that a good idea for the players – and even the fans? Watching games with so many players on the IL is not ideal. SU says pass on that one.

Spring training is starting but for SU, time to turn your eyes to NCAA basketball and the run up to March Madness. Lots of interesting games on tap. Michigan, Kansas, Arizona, Duke, Illinois and Houston are leading the charge but the Big Ten is bunched up at the top and lots of meaningful games to be played. Michigan has been an enjoyable watch this year with a totally unselfish team that comes along once every 10 – 15 years. Yes, would love to see them in the Final Four but like the UConn women’s team, this has been an enjoyable season and as always, SU values the journey vs. the absolute final result.