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Superbowl Weekend

Since I'm a huge sports fan I'm going to mostly talk about the big game this Sunday!  But first my rant about the Cincinnati Bengals!  I'm from the Cincinnati area and have grown up a Bengals fan.  When Marvin Lewis took over it was a good move and he did do a good job turning a losing program into a winning program.  But it's been 15 years now, no playoff wins (0-7) and the team has been getting worse the past 2 seasons (along with some really devastating losses).  So the Bengals extend his contract another 2 years?  I used to buy season tix for half the season but until the Bengals make some changes, starting with Marvin Lewis, I'm no longer buying tickets.

Anyhow, I want the Eagles to win on Sunday but I think the Patriots will win.  I actually thought the Eagles were done with when Wentz got hurt but Foles has done a great job as the QB.  But the Patriots know how to win, and it doesn't matter who's on the roster as long as they have Brady and Belichick.  I really thought Minnesota was destined to play the Superbowl in their home town, but the Eagles stuck it to them at home (and I do think Minnesota would have had a good shot at winning the Superbowl).  I just don't think the Eagles have the experience like the Patriots and I'm predicting a score of about 31-21 New England.

On a tech note:  I created my own google plus profile background the other day using the 2018 Pantone color of the year, Ultraviolet, and also Peach as the background, Peach has become a popular color for website lately.  Size of the background image is 1068 x 608.

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