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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 8. 2002 TUESDAY. JANUARY Nostradamus Is Back in Time for Playoff Betting i ERIC WALDEN & : ' f ("".' : 1 ' . V ft.' 13 , 'i ; 1' A Chronicle V Sports mm- Editor Ever since the new millennium hit us (whether you adhered to the perceived or actual one, I give not a whit) everyone has developed a fix- v... : ...... y - v ? v i.- . ation with that ancient sage Nostradamus. He did, after all, predict everything, you know. He predicted the rise NOW OPEN of Hitler, the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, the ascension of Dubya to the U.S. Presidency, the Sept. n attacks, the nutritional content of Total cereal, the lack of innocence of Britney Spears and the box office success of "Harry Potter." Or so I've been told anyway. Well, given the dude's remarkable visions of the future, a college intellectual such as myself naturally could not help but investigate the writings and prognostications of this venerable soothsayer. And, unfortunately for my bookie, I found his ancient predictions about how this year's NFL Playoffs would unfold on the NFC side. Hot damn! Looks like both tuition and rent get paid this month! At any rate, being the generous soul that I am, I'm going to share with everyone the results. And you can trust these too percent regardless of how off the wall they may seem. After allthey're not coming from me... They're from Nostradamus! Wild Card Round Eagles 20, Buccaneers 13 "Birds of prey, hailing from a city of brotherly love and outstanding cheesesteaks," Nostradamus said, "will swoop down upon men of ill repute and poor offensive ability, pecking their eyes out for two weeks consecutively and expediting the departure of an upstanding leader and ushering in the reign of a man known to be Superior." feel a little bad that my Philly boys will lead to the firing of Tony Dungy and the hiring of Steve Spurrier, but I am relieved to see them make it out of the opening round. Thank god for the 1 N-Da- J X J, "The land of cheese aplenty proves too cold for the seekers of gold," he wrote. Simple but unmistakable proph- esying that the San Francisco Cinderella story is about to see the clock strike midnight and its fairytale season turn into a hunk of cheddar. It's just uncanny, though, how even centuries in the past, Nostradamus would know not to bet against Brett Favre in the opening round. Irishman." All right, so Donovan McNabb isn't really Irish, but you can see how the might make such a simple mistake. Think of the bigger Picture, though, with the stout Chicago defenders proving to Philly that McNabb can't do it all himself. Rams 38, Packers 21 "A bearded man of elfish humor see KFC, page 14 t'' i '" Coaching players like Adam Tate Is appealing to more coaches than Ron McBride. GAMERO includes the first game ever at against Louisville in 1998 and LaVeil Edwards' last game with BYU Rice-Eccl- continued from page 12 are consistent national powers and football programs steeped in tradition. You would expect such schools to generate such interest But the U has never been considered a national powerhouse. They play well, but the best the Utes have ever finished in the national ranks was No. 8 in 1994, when they went 10-- 2 and beat Arizona in the Freedom Bowl They have never furnished a gan Heisman Trophy winner. So to be among major college football programs gives the U some notoriety that is very helpful. The U was the only school in the state or from the Mountain West Conference to receive any votes in the polL The closest school to get any votes from the U would be from California. This survey is surprising, considering the Utes haven't had the best fan support over the years. They haven't just failed to sell out home games consistentlythe only sellout recorded in Stadium's renovated es his- tory was against BYU in 1998, That WHY RENT? es 1U FREE DRYERS against Utah in 2000. But there are some factors which would justify the high ranking: The U plays good teams. It battled Oregon (which finished second in the nation behind Miami) in Eugene this past year. The Utes get many recruits from California, They get good talent They get a lot of great recruits from Utah, as well as some other states. . Several former U players are doing well in the NFL Mike Anderson of the Denver Broncos won the NFL's Rookie of the Year last year. Stevonne Smith could win it this year for the Carolina Panthers, as he is thus r? 11 mm SI WASH All DAY. '"; I i 1 S II HAPPY HOUR , SI WA.SH ,: 2-7- pm 1 "ir: far the only rookie invited to the NFL's Pro Bowl in Hawaii in February. 01 v Jamal Anderson led his Atlanta Falcons team to the Super Bowl in 1998. Ultimately, after seeing the enthusiasm McBride showed on national !I 1 I III Jit' 1 .1 fi w 247 South 500 East television after his team defeated USC, it is a little easier to understand why Utah would finish so high in a poll of this nature. Utah, quite simply, is a great place to play football Lance welcomes feedback at: lgamerochronicle.utarLedu. 521-253- 4 ND OPENING! BUILD Beautiful Condommitims from (he Low 100s Grind Opening Specials January 9 10-1- We pay $2000 Closing CosU U OF U STUDENTS WITH 'if ! , J C J - D GET CARPET LTGUVDE Krispey Kreme Donuts & Hot Chocolate January Model Hours M-- F 2:00-6:0- 0 Sat 12:00-6:0- 3 10-1- 1 3707 S. 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