Football Predictions and Some Vitriol–Perhaps a Sandwich Name For That Combination

Last year at just about this point in time, in a Thursday night tilt, the Cleveland Browns went into Cincinnati, won and actually stood atop the AFC North Division.

Of course the Browns faded while the Bengals made it to the playoffs, only to be ousted in the first round for the third straight season.

Tonight the undefeated Bengals are big favorites vs the visiting Browns. My prediction Bengals 22 Browns 14.

Switching to tonight’s college football, two more wins by the favorites, but also wins for underdog backers.

Powerful Baylor 30 Kansas State 20.

Appalachian State, a big favorite to win but by less than “expected.’

Prediction Appalachian State 24 Arkansas State 17.

The Browns at Bengals game is not on CBS but still on NFL Network. Unfortunately the game announcers are still Jim Nantz, Phil Simms  and the “garden variety” sideline reporter.

None are offensive as “give me the money,” Fox Network reporter, Erin Andrews.

Surely “Andys,” Rooney and “B” differed on many matters, but was he ever correct regarding sideline reporters, as being useless, offensive and I add in Ms. Andrews’ case, downright greedy.

I blame the copycat, cookie cutter, producers who almost literally have revived “The Stepford Wives” cramming these reporters and their utterly useless banter down our throats. Let me stop the vitriol there, but their presence as well as many other things in sports, sure makes me sick!

Oh for a pastrami sandwich! One overstuffed one is pictured above.