Championship Funday

Is there a more dream championship game match-up than Bears/Packers?  Michigan/Ohio State for a chance to play for a national championship?  Kentucky/Louisville or Duke/UNC in the Final Four?

This is the NFL's version of the Yankees and Red Sox in the ALCS.  THE most frequent rivalry in the NFL for a chance at the Super Bowl.  If I was anymore excited my brain would explode.

My predicament is my pre-season Super Bowl pick was the Packers over the Jets.  But I'm an idiot.

Oh and it's not the oldest NFL rivalry.  It's actually Bears/Cardinals.  Goes back to when it was the Chicago Cardinals vs the Chicago Staleys at Wrigley.  How bout that knowledge I just dropped on ya?

Some thoughts on the game:

• The Packers looked unbeatable in ATL.  That was also in a temperature controlled dome against a dressed up Falcons team that played in a weak division this year.  Rodgers isn't Roethlisberger or Brady...yet.  But he could be in a few weeks.  We'll see.  And please bring back this gorgeous piece of face salad.
• The Packers will have to run the ball Sunday.  They are great through the air, but it will be cold.  The Bears have a D that gives up a truckload of yards, but points come at a premium.  To score on them in the Red Zone, you gotta run it.
• The Bears need to do the same, but the Pack loves bringing pressure against the pass AND the run.  If the Bears can get protection with play action GB is susceptible down the field away from Charles Woodson.  And Devin Hester gets nowhere near the credit he deserves for his receiving play.  Most analysts says he's no #1.  Well he is on this team and he's done an adequate job as it.
• Do not kick the ball to this man.  He is a bad, bad man.

All in all I'll go completely against everything I stand for and pick my boys 19-14.

GO BEARS!!!

As for the other game...I don't give a shit.

One final note.  I also posted this earlier on Facebook but what's all this "new year, new you" crap this year?  From catalogs to commercials to conversations about resolutions it makes me wanna vomit.  

I like the old me.  The old me is fine and good.  I want the old me to do some new shit that's all.  I'd rather "new year, new job" or "new year, new city" or just "new year, new shit."

I have never made a new years resolution and never plan to.  If you're not living to constantly improve your life, not just in January, I feel sorry for you.  

Unless your new you is gonna drive faster or bring our economy back I'd save your time and energy.