great minds think alike?

last weekend was not exactly my moment of glory.

going into round 2 of the NFL playoffs, i figured i would play it safe with the poop picks. after all, it is less than a year removed from the NCAA tournament in which all four no. 1 seeds made it to the final four!

so, of course, i made my predictions: carolina, tennessee, new york, and san diego. three home teams and one wild california upset, just for fun. how wrong could i go?

apparently, real wrong. 0-4 wrong. even babies picking based on their favorite colors did better than me.

but, it was some solace to read today that i was not alone. the great sports guy, bill simmons himself, was right there with me. he, too, did not get a single prediction correct. and so, even if my poop picks were misguided, at least a supposed sports genius was clueless as well.

so, this week, i'm not even going to bother thinking about it. i'm just going with the sports guy: cardinals over eagles, and steelers over ravens. sorry, pennsylvania: wait another year (or 20) for your intra-state deathmatch.

see, this way, i'm safe: i either get the picks right, or at least i'm as dumb as bill simmons. life could be worse.