My thoughts on the Super Bowl? Glad you asked. Note that the numerator "1-9" is the lowest odds in a pari-mutual:
Odds that NFL referees will make at least one astoundingly bad call: 1-9
Odds that we will see that obnoxious Coors Light commerical with all the drunk geeks making asses of themselves: 1-9
Odds that corporate phonies and scalpers will dominate the ticket-market: 1-9
Odds that there will be at least two or three commerical "gems" come out of nowhere: 1-9
Odds that the singer will butcher the National Anthem: 1-9
Odds that the halftime "show" will suck: 1-9
Odds that Paul "Clueless" Tagliabue will talk about the "evils of gambling" in the State of the NFL Address: 1-9
Odds that the game will NOT live up to the hype: 1-9
Odds that every aunt, uncle, neice, and nephew of every player will be interviewed by the medai this week: 1-9
Odds that John Gruden will get sick of being asked "what's it going to be like facing your old team?": 1-9
Odds that the Raiders players will get sick of being asked "What's it going to be like facing your old coach?": 1-9
Odds that Buc's WR K. Johnson will say something stupid: 1-9
Odds that Raiders' PK Janikowski will get loaded up something this week BEFORE the game: 1-9
Odds that Raiders fans get into a bloody free-for-all with Bucs fans before the game in the parking lot at San Diego Stadium: 1-9
Odds that I will miss all of you at the Fourth Annual Mad Jacks Super Bowl Party in Las Vegas: 1-9
(MORE SERIOUS ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW IN DAYS AHEAD)
-- Nolan Dalla