By Eric Emery

Yes, I know what you are thinking: The Bears have the winning formula – a proven QB, an original Offensive Coordinator, two solid RBs, a top ten defense, and a coach that specializes in discipline and defense. In fact, Ken, Dave, and some guy I met in Wrigleyville believe the Bears will go 13-3.
I know your non-Bear fan friends tell you that you are wrong. Packer fans disagree because they have too many thoughts of Brett Favre running through their head. John Madden disagrees because he has too many thoughts of Brett Favre running through his head. Minnesota fans disagree because they have the Love Boat theme running through their head. Allow me to disagree while five Lombardi trophies run through my head.

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Posted on August 21, 2006

By Eric Emery

For the next 22 weeks, Over/Under will be your constant reminder that it is Football Season. Like the fat man on ESPN says, you cannot stop the hype. You can only hope to contain it. Along with the national highlights, we will comment on the hype close to home in a feature we call The Blue and Orange Kool-Aid Report.
Not to start a religious war, but have you noticed that, very much like Christmas, the football season is creeping into the national conscience earlier every year? I guess we can’t help it. We’re Americans. If Pat Robertson said, “Let’s start Christmas shopping on Labor Day,” we’d shrug and go along with the program. Because that’s who we are. Let’s face it, we Americans need help when it comes to how we allocate our time – whether it be fantasy football, Christmas shopping, Sunday afternoons, or that BSing we do with Frank in Accounting every Monday morning.
But who are we to ignore the trends of the day? We’re jumping right in. It’s never too early to gauge the hype. So here are the most Over/Under hyped teams so far.

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Posted on August 21, 2006