A case study in today's media: Mike Shanahan and Super Bowl or bust

Hah that made me laugh. You're on top of things today Joe.

 

Since 1990, there have been 14 franchises to win the Super Bowl and 14 to win the World Series.

 

"I Was a Drum Major for Justice, Peace, and Righteousness."

Gotta keep it short.

In other news, you might be interested in this contest: http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/97245/

 

Perhaps Portland in 1977.

Last place in the division in 1976. Second place in the division in 1977. Didn't even win 50 games. Lost first two games of Finals.

 

True and the salary cap is a major reason why. Teams can't stockpile depth like in the old days and depth matters more in football than any other sport.

I wouldn't go so far as to say HALF the teams are realistic Super Bowl contenders. I'd put it around 1/3 Super Bowl contenders and 2/3 playoff contenders. The trick is with a single-elimination playoff, it's far easier to pull an upset or two than it is if you have to win a best-of-7 series (see New York Giants, 2011). So it gets fans to believe, "Hey, we only have to go 9-7 to have a chance to make the playoffs and once we get in the playoffs, we just have to get hot or lucky." So, yes, it sells more tickets and better TV ratings that way.

 

When you're right, you're right... I even checked to see how many different teams made the Super Bowl as opposed to the World Series and those numbers even match...

I guess it's time to stop ranting about the Yankees dynasty when they've won once in the last decade.

I am curious how often worst to first happens in baseball. It seems to happen in most years in the NFL.

 

Just don't tell oop. When we are watching a Pirates-A's World Series, he is going to have to admit that he was wr ... wr ...

Nah.