Turn on the hype machine.

Sports journalist across the country have already begun to hype up this weeks match up between the two undefeated AFC juggernauts: the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots. Surely you can expect plenty of Brady vs Manning, Belichick vs Dungy, maybe some Maroney vs Addai, Moss vs Harrison, and if you’re like one ESPN columnist, good vs evil.

Don’t fall into the hype and believe that’s why this game is important. It surely is important, but for a very different reason. This game could easily determine who gains home field advantage in the playoffs, and if these two teams are lucky enough, home field advantage in a potential rematch in the AFC Championship game. That is the only reason this game is important.

So as you watch ESPN and other sports shows this week and follow the hype-a-thon for this game keep in mind that there is one reason why it’s important. Sure, Brady vs Manning is always sexy and we haven’t seen a quarterback rivalry like this one in a long time, but there are more to these two teams than their quarterbacks.

I mean why can’t this be a contest between Howard Mudd and Dante Scarnecchia? Wait, who? They are the offensive line coaches of the Colts and Patriots, respectively, and the reason why their future Hall of Fame quarterbacks get so much time in the pocket.

Oh, and do keep in mind that while the media is labeling this as the “Game of the Century,” it’ll be awfully difficult to outdo the gem these two teams played in in the 2006 AFC Championship.

Instead, enjoy a hardy laugh at the media’s coverage and sit back on Sunday and enjoy not only Colts vs Patriots, Belichick vs Dungy, and Manning vs Brady, but also Mudd vs Scarnecchia.

Don’t Forget Burma.

The Country Formerly Known as Burma…

Buddhist monks are known to many around the world as being a peaceful people. Since they are known as a peaceful people not many would expect people to actually beat and kill them.

The above would probably be in the minds of most people of the world if it was not for the recent events in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Buddhist monks are leading the people of Burma in peaceful protest against one of the most constrictive dictatorships in the world.

The government of Burma responded to the protest by eventually imposing a curfew and later beating and killing its people. The government says that only 10 people were killed in the incidents, but other sources later said the actual number was much higher.

In video clips and pictures that were originally exclusive to Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN there were images of blood soaked streets as well as the Burma military beating both monks and civilians.

Britney Spears is up to her usual stuff and J Lo might be pregnant, but don’t forget about the monks fighting in Burma for democracy.

Ahmadinejad again…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went to speak at Tehran University in Iran and was met by protest outside from young Iranian students. Is it not evident that he is not liked in Iran, especially by the younger citizens?

The United States has a great opportunity to reach out to the Iranian youth and talk to them about their president as well as get them on their side. There may be a peaceful way to deal with Iran instead of going into war with them.

As for Columbia head Lee Bollinger inviting and then defiling Ahmadinejad he was obviously in the wrong. You do not invite someone to talk and then label them and insult them before they speak. Let the man talk and make his own labels, it’ll save you some work.