who do i root for?

i'm writing this while watching the state of the union address. but this post is on a little lighter of a subject...maybe.

i speak of super bowl xli.


it seems unbelievable to me. the bears and the colts in the super bowl, at the same time. the two teams i've rooted for, in the big game against each other.

i'm torn. i grew up in indiana, but now i live in the chicago area. within the year, i'll be living in the city itself. and to be honest, i never expected anything like this to ever happen.


both teams have been notorious for blowing it in the playoffs.

but now that's changed. and i don't know what to do w/ myself.

still, it's been rough. (point for bears). qb's: rex grossman is all over the place. 0.0 rating? yikes. peyton on the other hand is endlessly entertaining for me to watch. and he does his job well. (point for colts). defense: w/o breaking it down, this goes to the bears, though the colts had a pretty good defense in the first two playoff games. one word: urlacher. (point: bears). coaches: i love both these guys, and it seems likeso let's weigh the options. personal history/experience: i've been to colts games, i couldn't dream of going to a bears game. (point for colts). disappointments: the colts have let me down more than the bears have, but i think that's only because i've been watching the colts longer and watched them go down against the steelers or pats way too many times in the playoffs. dungy and smith love each other. their relationship will make this game interesting on an entirely different level. (tie).

with these things in mind, it's still a tie. but to be honest, for the time being i'm leaning a little more towards the colts. i just can't deny the bears spirit i feel here, though, so who knows who i'll end up rooting for.

come feb. 4th, i don't think i'll be disappointed regardless of who wins. both teams deserve to be there more than any other team this year. i would have been happy if the saints made it too, b/c brees was qb at purdue. it'll be a good game, sans brady, which is a whole different story.


go colts! go bears!