Super Bowl XXXVII will pit the Oakland Raiders against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after their victories yesterdayy in their championship games. Tampa Bay managed to score 27 points against the #2 defense of the Philadelphia Eagles (Tampa Bay's #1 on defense) while Oakland, themselves the #1 offense, scored 41 on Tennessee's respectable defense. While my loyalties lie with the 49ers, it's hard to overlook Oakland and its Raider nation. And it's comforting to know that win or lose, they'll still riot in the streets.

I predicted Raiders-Eagles, but with the latter out of the mix, look for the Raiders to win another Super Bowl in a medium-scoring close game against Tampa Bay and its former Oakland coach Jon Gruden and look for me to cover my ears as my dad cheers them on.

Most will forget that San Francisco was supposed to host the Super Bowl this year. Wouldn't that have been somethin? Oakland playing in 49ers Stadium for the championship. Yet, it wasn''t meant to be. The plans for the $500 million stadium/mall fell through and San Francisco gave up its rights as host to San Diego. Today, a new stadium for the 49ers is still up in the air while the team continues to play in the deteriorating Candlestick Park/3Com Park/San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point.