EVERYONE is on the giants........really?

gjn23 · Feb 5, 2012

or is everyone just SAYING everyone is on the giants and thus it becomes fact.

from the talking head sites i frequent:

vegas insider: 9-2 pats
espn: 39-32 giants
cnnsi: 5-1 pats
cbs: 7-2 giants
chi tribune: 6-3 giants

in summary:

106 "experts"
51 on pats
55 on giants

that's a pretty big sample size and sure doesnt seem like the EVERYONE is ON the giants.....seems split 50-50 (much like around here) which is about right for a super bowl with a 3 point spread.

MonsterNco · Feb 5, 2012

At Green Valley it has been pretty much split among people I have talked to or heard talking about the game. Based on that and everything else I have seen or heard I think it is pretty close to 50-50. Which makes sense to me because I think the game is a toss up.

HUDSON · Feb 5, 2012

Listening to various radio stations throughout the week....I'd say a good 90% of predictions made were on the Giants! These were by analysts, players, and broadcasters.

gjn23 · Feb 5, 2012

HUDSON said:
Listening to various radio stations throughout the week....I'd say a good 90% of predictions made were on the Giants! These were by analysts, players, and broadcasters.

you may think 90% is true but i guarantee it's not.....and quite a few of those "experts" are probably listed in the above findings.

what i've found it that MOST of the dialouge is about the giants.....but about half those people talking about the giants end up picking the pats.

also; didnt include a season long pool that i'm in with no "experts" :lol: and 19 have the pats and 11 have the giants.

ROY777 · Feb 5, 2012

gjn23 said:
you may think 90% is true but i guarantee it's not.....and quite a few of those "experts" are probably listed in the above findings.

what i've found it that MOST of the dialouge is about the giants.....but about half those people talking about the giants end up picking the pats.

also; didnt include a season long pool that i'm in with no "experts" :lol: and 19 have the pats and 11 have the giants.

Who cares bro, let's all enjoy the game. I hope this thread dosn't go 4-5 pages by game time.

Old School · Feb 5, 2012

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Old School · Feb 5, 2012

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Old School · Feb 5, 2012

The 'Green Man' Likes Big Blue

Marly Rivera from ESPNDeportes catches up with Mike Greenberg, who discusses the Super Bowl in Spanish.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201...er-bowl-2012-ashley-fox-super-bowl-prediction

THUNDER · Feb 5, 2012

60% volume wise on giants 75% ml -

Old School · Feb 5, 2012

really..:00hour

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/expert/picks
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Old School · Feb 5, 2012

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</TD><TD class=score>24</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>Why the Patriots will win: Quarterbacks and head coaches usually do more to determine the outcome of Super Bowls than anyone else, and my gut tells me Tom Brady's and Bill Belichick's motivation level is sky high this week. Something to do with that little upset in the desert at the hands of these same Giants four years ago. Close, back-and-forth game will be decided by a late Patriots field goal, the way New England always wins its Super Bowls.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>The Super Bowl MVP will be... Tom Brady</TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>In honor of Dr. Z, predicted length of national anthem: 2:47 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=spacer></TD></TR><TR><TD class=container><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=image width="10%">

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</TD><TD class=score>28</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>Why the Patriots will win: On paper this looks like a matchup the Giants can, and maybe even should, win. But my pick basically boils down to Tom Brady. I think he will lean on what he learned in the first Giants-Pats matchup this season and exploit his advantages, with or without a healthy Rob Gronkowski.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>The Super Bowl MVP will be... Aaron Hernandez </TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>In honor of Dr. Z, predicted length of national anthem: 1:25 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=spacer></TD></TR><TR><TD class=container><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=image width="10%">

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</TD><TD class=score>24</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>Why the Patriots will win: Tough game to call, but I think Belichick and Brady will finally solve the Giants' riddle. I like how Vince Wilfork is dominating for four quarters. I picked the Pats to win the Super Bowl before the season. No time to abandon them now. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>The Super Bowl MVP will be... Tom Brady</TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>In honor of Dr. Z, predicted length of national anthem: 1:35 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=spacer></TD></TR><TR><TD class=container><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=image width="10%">

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</TD><TD class=score>24</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>Why the Patriots will win: The Giants present a bad matchup for the Patriots, while Tom Coughlin is 4-1 all-time vs. Bill Belichick. But the Giants have also been glorified into the 1985 Bears over the past two weeks instead of a 9-7 team that gave up 400 points this year. Cold, Hard Football Facts, meanwhile, has eight stats that each predict winners in more than 60 percent of NFL games. New England was better in all eight this year. The Patriots avoid the four turnovers they suffered in the midseason meeting and eke out another three-point Super Bowl win. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>The Super Bowl MVP will be... Rob Gronkowski</TD></TR><TR><TD class=main_text colSpan=3>In honor of Dr. Z, predicted length of national anthem: 1:43 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=spacer></TD></TR><TR><TD class=container><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=image width="10%">

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Old School · Feb 5, 2012

THUNDER said:
60% volume wise on giants 75% ml -

and more to come..

bryanz · Feb 5, 2012

ROY777 said:
Who cares bro, let's all enjoy the game. I hope this thread dosn't go 4-5 pages by game time.

maybe it will go 10 pages, you don't have to read it ... b lang has nyg, root also ... I like the pats ...

Cash Man · Feb 5, 2012

bryanz said:
maybe it will go 10 pages, you don't have to read it ... b lang has nyg, root also ... I like the pats ...

lang is 18-2 on Superbowl picks and he is on Giants.

Cash Man · Feb 5, 2012

Adam Sandler picks the Patriots in an effort at the reverse Jinx!

THUNDER · Feb 5, 2012

Cash Man said:
lang is 18-2 on Superbowl picks and he is on Giants.

REALLY - NO HE IS NOT-

Old School · Feb 5, 2012

this game can easily come down to the last 4 minutes with either team coming away with the title of champion via turnover or missed FG.

and in that case having picked either side will have proven nothing more than the luck of the lady was on that particular side and that particular time.

Certainly nothing pertaining a cappin' skill..

NOBODY CAN CAP THE BOUNCE..

now tell me I can play an adjusted side or total for odds approaching 5-1 or better..

now we are cappin' the dap.

good luck everybody..

cuz ya can surely believe a game with Hoodie in it with all the marbles on the table is going to be the chessmatch from hell.

Cash Man · Feb 5, 2012

THUNDER said:
REALLY - NO HE IS NOT-

haha... nah it's not 18-2, but he is like 80% on just his Superbowl pick. It's why he has a business. He wins his Superbowl pick and touts it the rest of the year while he loses.

Cash Man · Feb 5, 2012

Old School said:
this game can easily come down to the last 4 minutes with either team coming away with the title of champion via turnover or missed FG.

and in that case having picked either side will have proven nothing more than the luck of the lady was on that particular side and that particular time.

Certainly nothing pertaining a cappin' skill..

NOBODY CAN CAP THE BOUNCE..

now tell me I can play an adjusted side or total for odds approaching 5-1 or better..

now we are cappin' the dap.

good luck everybody..

cuz ya can surely believe a game with Hoodie in it with all the marbles on the table is going to be the chessmatch from hell.

I think the pats win by 13...... maybe take Patis -10

gjn23 · Feb 5, 2012

the point of the thread was that all i hear is that everyone is on the giants.

you can post all the talking heads from those sites who are on the giants to feed into this misconception......or i could post the link to each site where i got my 55-51 numbers.....the fact is, it's pretty equally split between these two teams and the TWO main reasons i hear why the pats are the play is:

1) everyone is on the giants (wanted to find it if this was true.....and found out, it's not true)

2) kraft's wife died and they're winning it for her (sounds great but wont mean a thing when the game starts)

take whoever you want, i dont care. but i'm sick of hearing how everyone is on the giants when it's simply not true......in the end none of it matters; the better team today with fewer turnovers will win the game.

EVERYONE is on the giants........really?

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