I hope the Harbaughs have a fight at full time and Beyonces' dress falls off at half time

For those reasons, I'll watch.

A gentleman after my own heart...and i hope New Orleans is warm enough so Beyonce doesn't have to lip synch.....

As long as we are wishing, I'd like to see a Super Bowl go into overtime.

I would love to see the Ravens lose, but I think they'll beat the 49ers. The biggest reason is experience. While the Ravens haven't been to the Super Bowl in more than ten years, they've played in a ton of playoff games. Flacco will be making his fourteenth playoff start while Kaepernick will be be making his tenth start...ever.

I'm guessing that Baltimore will get out to a big lead, like 21-3, some time in the first half. The 49ers will cut the lead maybe to 7 in the second half, but the Ravens will go on to win by 10, 34-24. MVP will be Ray Rice.

For the 49ers to win, I think they'll have to limit the number of possessions in the game, run the ball effectively, keep third downs to short yardage and eat the clock. If they do this and force the Ravens to turn it over a couple of times, they might pull it out.

Kly, I disagree. I think that Flacco wil collapse and the 49ers will run away with it.

By the way, I was just reading over on NFL.com that the Cowboys and Steelers in their fist SB meeting had only two players on their teams that had ever played for another team.

I hope you're right on the prediction, oli.

I know that in the Super Bowls against Dallas, Steeler kicker Roy Gerela, was the only rostered Steeler to have played for another NFL team (Houston Oilers).

There will never be more talent on a Super Bowl field than there was in the 1970s when the Steelers and Cowboys met. The number of HAll of Famers and near HOFers is staggering.

Also, it's highly unlikely any team will ever have a draft like the Steelers in 1974 when they selected Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth and Mike Webster while picking 21st overall and lacking a third round pick. And they added Donnie Shell as an undrafted free agent that year.

Hey Kly, how about this? The Harbaughs have looked at the financials and determined which team's victory would be most profitbale for them both. Thus, they conspire to bring about the victory of one of their teams.

Nate Silver predicted a 49ers win, since I dont care for either team then I will go with that.

Funny thing about the two weeks between the championship games and the SuperBowl, you go into those two week thinking you know who is better. Then after two weeks of non stop analysis by experts, it suddenly becomes an even playing field. At this point I think either team can win, but I'm going to stick with my initial gut instinct and go opposite of Klyd's prediction:



and go with that same score, 49'ers win. I think it all comes down to Flacco. If he has the type of game he's had the past three then it will be much closer. But I don't think he will be that consistent, and I think the 49'ers defense will get to him. And I'm curious to see how the Ravens plan their defense against this pistol offense. The 49'ers made Green Bay look foolish, and the Falcons thought they could defend it, but San Francisco changed their game plan completely. It just gives too many options and Colin Kaepernick's skill set along with the unpredictable attack plan from Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman makes it a tough task for the aging Ravens team.

My guess is Frank Gore has a huge day, running and pass catching.

Please tell me there are no more Harbaugh siblings lurking in the shadows waiting for a desperate clutch at NFL glory?

Well their brother-in-law is head coach for Indiana Hoosiers b-ball team. It's not out of the question that Indiana could be in Final Four this year...

I wouldn't count on it, oli. Those Harbaughs are so super competitive that they'd run over their mom to win a game. They may be brothers, but come Sunday, they will be hating each other intensely. And the losing brother will have a sick feeling in his gut that'll never go away.

I hope you're right, but Flacco has played well in five years of playoffs. Kaepernick hasn't even played enough games to establish a benchmark for consistency. I base my prediction on Kaepernick facing by far the best defense he has ever seen, and playing on the biggest stage ever with only nine career starts in his pocket.

He might have a Jake Delhomme game from the SB ten years ago or so where he had the worst first half of a SB ever, but then had the best half of a SB qb in the second half.

I wonder which one mom liked best.

ught ohh that stunt before half time might bite them in the a@@.. sometimes it always comes down to stupid stuff like that.. ravens should of just kicked a field goal or tried anyway..

Well, Baltimore did get their 21-3 lead in the first half. And the 49ers did cut the lead significantly, actually to 2. And the ravens went on to win 34-31. I messed up on MVP though, but the game played out basically as I had expected.

For me, the SB was just an excuse to eat as many ribs as I could. They're are plenty left over for me to eat this week. The game was okay. I had picked SF because I didn't want Flacco (despite the fact that he's a paisan) to get any credit. But hey, the draft is only a few months away and my Steelers are just a year away from another SB victory.

The only silver lining I saw in the ravens winning was that San Francisco is still behind us and the Steelers continue to stand alone with six Lombardi trophies. The standard is the standard.

An interesting fact:

The 49ers and Giants are a combined 9-2 in Super Bowls. Both teams' only loss was to the Ravens.

Sorry, they won't beat the Giants.

I second that.

Probably true since the Giants won't be in the SB.

While keeping track of the NFL offeason, I can't help but think about how bright Tim Tebow's and Alex Smith's stars were shining just a couple of years ago and how they've now faded. It must be humiliating for Smith to be in that 49er locker room and on the sidelines knowing that he could have very well been in the SB starting lineup. Their denouement should be a lesson to us all.