Another year of a blog on Super Bowl Sunday with myself and others doing picks.

But first up, somehow on January 16th, 2012 I predicted the media coverage of this year’s game.
I decided before the 2012 AFC/NFC Championship games to write on what the possible Super Bowl
storylines could be. Since Baltimore-San Francisco was an option last season this was what I
thought might happen.

https://saltwatermusic.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/early-superbowl-storylines/

“49ers-Ravens. By far, the one the media would have the easiest time with. John Harbaugh, coach
of the Ravens. Jim Harbaugh, coach of the 49ers. 2 brothers against each other. They played each
other this season on Thanksgiving Night, so they can grab the videos done for that week and
recycle them quite easily. Piece of cake.”

Got that one correct. I’ve seen those Thanksgiving clips so much during the last 2 weeks it’s
crazy. John and Jim before the game, the brothers with their parents after the game, etc. It
took 12 months but that paragraph came true.

I’ve gone back and forth on who might win. First other people and their choices.

One of the many Queen’s Alumni that are around, Andrew Bucholtz. Who runs the Yahoo! Canada
“55 Yard Line” blog.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/

https://twitter.com/AndrewBucholtz

“I’ll go San Fran 28, Baltimore 24. Kaepernick and Gore too tough for Ravens to stop, in my
opinion.”

Matthew Bisson, who I used to work with at the CFRC Sports department. Now a News Editor at 1310
News in Ottawa.

http://www.1310news.com/

https://twitter.com/Matt_Bisson

“Cheering for the 49ers, but expecting a Ravens win. Just seems to be their year. Hope I’m
wrong!#anyonebutbaltimore”

Another Queen’s/CFRC Alumni, Julie Stewart-Binks. Sports Anchor on CTV Regina and also
involved in hockey scouting.

My Scouting Geekery: A Brief History
http://www.juliesb.com/?p=235

https://twitter.com/JSB_CTV

Julie went with the 49ers as did Jody Vance who is now at Breakfast Television at City in
Vancouver.

Formerly known as CityTV. They all dropped the “TV” part of the station name this month. Just
“City” now. One of those random little tweaks a company will do.

https://twitter.com/jodyvance

Up next a pick from Natalie Thomas, who is on maternity leave from The Weather Network. Someone
who defeated me in 2011 doing NHL playoff picks on this blog. You can look that up and see.
She had it clinched before the finals. We both picked Boston over Vancouver since obviously
that was the only choice.

https://twitter.com/NatalieTWN

“Hmmmm. I’m out of the loop…but I’ll take Baltimore. :)”

Since Natalie just had a baby girl in January that explains her being out of the loop. Finally BJ Stewart,
Weather Network Morning Show Producer

https://www.facebook.com/TWNAMSHOW
https://twitter.com/TWN_AM_SHOW

“Geography says I should go with the Ravens…but I kinda like the 49ers grit. Think I’ll go with SF”

I’m picking Baltimore to win, 24-13.  I can see 49ers winning but after the Ravens knocked off Manning
and Brady in back to back weeks they are on a roll.  Also the 49ers defense hasn’t been great lately.
I’ll be rooting for the Niners since Ray Lewis is unbearably annoying at this point.

Since I predicted the media coverage a year ago, I will predict the shot from this game that will be
run for years to come.  The handshake or hug at the end of the game between the coaches.  Easy
prediction of course.  One brother just won the biggest game of his life, and the other one
just lost it.  You never see the coach’s handshake in the highlight package but every channel
will be showing that on Monday morning.