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From: pete@umcp-cs.UUCP (Pete Cottrell)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Pro Bowl gripe/Superbowl prediction & Shuffle
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 17:52:06 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  2 17:52:06 1986
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Reply-To: pete@maryland.UUCP (Pete Cottrell)
Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD
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>> The Bears will meet Miami in The Big One, and will defeat the embodiment
>> of evil in the modern world by several touchdowns...
>
>I thought you said they'd play Miami, not Pittsburg or Washington  :-)
>							^^^^^^^^^^

Huh?

>
>Ok, first, I'll admit, I'm a Cowboy fan... 

Oh, that explains it. As a Skins' fan, I was faced with having to root
for the Cowboys against the 49ers so Washington could get into the
playoffs. I had to take the same approach Joe Gibbs did: root against
the 49ers instead of for the Cowboys. Alas, you can't count on the
'Boys for anything. It was bad enough losing to them twice this season,
but they really got to twist the knife by losing to San Fran. I am resigned
to relishing their coming playoff defeat; I don't think they are near as
good a team as they have been in the past, and have shown it by getting
blown away not once but twice this year. I'm not a Giant fan, but I could
find myself rooting for them without too much difficulty; I doubt Dallas
could make it past the Bears or the Giants (maybe the Rams, but here's
hoping ;-) ).

Enjoy the playoffs!
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