Eli Manning

ed donut has a Super Bowl.  I used to coach for a living.  If one of my kids did the 'Eli Manning Face' on the field, I'd yank him.  I'd then lecture him about how everyone sees what you are doing and it brings them down.  Don't believe me?  Who did Eli hug after they Giants beat the Packers?  He couldn't find anyone.  No teammates were waiting to embrace him.  He finally found Jeff Feagles...the punter.  It was beyond awkward.  The Giants basically, as a team said: 'He's not going anywhere.  Let's just deal with it.  We'll play for each other and hopefully, this kid won't screw us.'

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I have never claimed to be an expert when it comes to predicting outcomes of football games, although last year I nearly predicted the exact final score of the Super Bowl while hitting on seven of my nine prop bets. (My prediction was 26-17, the final was 29-17.) For whatever reason I had a very good feel for that game. This year's Super Bowl, however, remains a mystery to me. Part of the reason I am having trouble getting a good feel for this game is that I am a bitter Jets fan and I can't stand either team. I'm finding it difficult to put my personal feelings aside and look at the game objectively. I think right now I am as close to objectivity as I am going to get, and with that being said, here is my official Super Bowl XLII prediction.

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