Nobody believed in the New York Football Giants. Eli Manning couldn’t lead these guys to a Super Bowl. Tom Coughlin is a choke artist in the playoffs. The offense isn’t strong enough to win against Tampa Bay’s defense. Okay, so they beat Tampa Bay, but Dallas is next. The Cowboys are 13-3 and have already beaten the Giants twice this season. They have more Pro Bowlers than anybody in the league. Okay, so they beat Dallas. They got lucky. Wade Phillips blew the game because TO didn’t get enough touches. Tony Romo was a spaz. The luck ends against Green Bay. Nobody beats Brett Favre at home in January. It’s too cold for a kid like Manning to make enough plays. Okay, so they just picked Brett off in overtime. They can’t make that field goal in that weather.
Okay, so they just hit the field goal and won the NFC. They can’t beat the Patriots. They’re the best team in NFL history. The Giants gave them their best shot in week 17 and came up short. Okay, so they have the lead in the 4th quarter, but watch. Brady and Moss will respond like champions because that’s what they do. See? Now they’re trailing. There’s no way they’ll score. Okay, so Tyree caught that one against his helmet, but they still have to get into the endzone. Okay, so they scored a touchdown, but there’s still time left for New England. Okay, so the Patriots didn’t convert on 4th down, but…wait a minute. Is the game over? The Giants are Super Bowl champions? Nobody believed in those guys.
Nobody believed in the Kansas Jayhawks. Bill Self couldn’t get anybody into the Final Four. These are the same guys who folded against UCLA. They’ll do it again. Just you wait. Okay, so they beat Portland State and UNLV. Anybody could have done that. Watch out for Villanova. Jay Wright owns Kansas. Okay, so Kansas won that one – big deal. The 1 seed is supposed to beat the 12 seed every time. Davidson is another story, though. Davidson is legit. Stephen Curry will beat Kansas by himself. Just you wait. Okay, so they beat Davidson, but it wasn’t pretty. In fact, they were lucky – so lucky that they don’t stand a chance against North Carolina in San Antonio. After all, they’re North Carolina. Who stands a chance against them? Okay, so Kansas is up by 24. Carolina will come back. Just you wait.
Okay, so they withstood the rally and blew out Carolina. Memphis won’t let that happen. They’re the actual best team in the country. Carolina was distracted with the whole Roy Williams coming back to coach against Kansas thing to play at their best. Memphis has no distractions, and look – they’re up three with ten seconds to go. Okay, so they hit the big three at the buzzer. Memphis will come back. They have Derrick Rose. He can do it by himself. Just you wait. Okay, Kansas pulled away and…wait a minute. Kansas is the national champion? Nobody believed in those guys.
Nobody believed in the Boston Celtics. They were the worst team in the world last year. I don’t care how many trades they make, they can’t disrupt the Detroit/Cleveland/Miami/Chicago monopoly at the top of the East. Okay, so they finished with the best record in basketball and made the East Finals. Big deal – they had to go seven games in both series and they’ve shown they can’t win on the road. The Pistons will dominate the ECF with their experience. I don’t care how bad Flip Saunders is in the playoffs, he’s still better than Doc Rivers. Just you wait. Okay, so they beat the Pistons in six. Here come the Lakers, and they’re on a mission. Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant can’t possibly lose to Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett, right? That’s clutch vs. anti-clutch. Okay, so Boston won games 1 and 2, but watch them fold in Los Angeles. See, there’s game 3 for the Lakers and they’re up 24 in the fourth game.
Okay, so Boston’s coming back in the game, but it’s too little, too late. Rondo’s injured. A team can’t win with Eddie House running the show. Ask the 87 teams he’s played for in the last five years. The Lakers will hold on. Just you wait. Okay, so Boston came back and won, and did they just win game 6? The Celtics are NBA champions? Nobody believed in those guys.
Nobody believed in the Tampa Bay Rays. For the love of Pete, they’re the Tampa Bay Rays. They’ve never won anything. They’re terrible at home because nobody goes to games at Tropicana Field. Joe Maddon doesn’t know what he’s doing, and who is going to pitch well enough for them to finish anything besides last? Okay, so they’re to a good start. That’s because the Yankees and Red Sox have injuries. When they get healthy, the Rays will fall back to reality. Just you wait. Except…they clinched a playoff spot yesterday? The Tampa Bay Rays could be the AL East champions? Nobody believed in those guys.
Nobody believed in the US Ryder Cup team. The Europeans are heavy favorites and history is on their side. The Americans have too many rookies. Kenny Perry and JB Holmes are under too much pressure to succeed. They’ll fold like every other player. Just you wait. Knock on wood here, guys, as it isn’t over yet.
I’m Seth Stogsdill, and nobody seems to believe in the Kentucky Wildcats, football or basketball…just saying.















