Experts

I was perusing the tops stories today and the headline in the sports section was, "The Experts Make Super Bowl Predictions." This has bothered me for a few years now. The "experts" spend so much time sitting around talking about things they have absolutely no control over. Do you think the "experts" picked the Giants to win last year's Super Bowl? Do you think they still gave them a chance at 10-6? I don't think so. All they do is sit around for countless hours and guess. They are as expert at predicting Super Bowl teams as I am at predicting the Kansas weather. There tune will change every week throughout the year until there are only 4 teams left and they then have a 50/50 chance and many of them will still get it wrong.

What's worse is college football. Did you know that the "experts" predict who will go to all 30 some odd bowl games? That's ridiculous. And preseason rankings are a joke, a vehicle to drive magazine sales. The only thing preseason rankings do is screw a really good, unpopular team. If you get preseason ranked No. 1 or 2 and go undefeated, then hey, I would say you'd be in favor of the ranking because you won't change your position and probably end up in the title game. However, what if you are preseason ranked 20, or not at all by the "experts" and have a great year and go undefeated? Unless you beat one of those top two teams, the chances of jumping one of them are slim. So, you are the odd man out because the "experts" couldn't foresee you having a descent year. Start the rankings in October, once league play starts. There are some good games at the beginning of the season, but for the most part a majority of the games are glorified practices in which DI schools beat up on DI-AA teams. Give everyone a clear shot in the end.

Here's my expert predictions:
Super Bowl: It will be someone you be picking right now.
College: Someone will get screwed.

They should give me my own prediction show...