When my brother, thirteen years younger than me, was a couple years old and beginning to talk, one of his favorite early phrases was…”Cold out there.”

Well, it is cold out there this morning.  My dear wife, Carrie, just told me it is 4 degrees.  Two days ago the afternoon temperature was in the mid-50s.

I was never enamored with the old saying about Southern Indiana weather.  “Just hang around, cos it is going to change.”  Or something like that.

It certainly feeling that way this morning.  Many schools are closed around the area.  Our school district is on a two hour delay. That is a good thing.  Did I say it was cold?

I took this picture early yesterday morning.

This was taken yesterday morning after preaching.

Bengals are Bungals.  The Cincinnati Bengals would be at the team facility this morning looking for their second consecutive playoff victory in a row since the 1988 season, had a couple guys on the team not been foolish and selfish.

The late Bum Phillips said it best…”A dumb guy (on your team) will kill you every time.”

The dumb actions of two players cost the rest of the team, coaches, and city of Cincinnati the chance to advance in the playoffs.  The worst thing.  No one is shocked.  That is certainly part of the problem.  We expected bad decisions.  We knew a few of the cannons out there were loose.  I feel sorry for the guy who struggled to make the team, is making the league minimum, and may never see another NFL roster with his name on it again.  He was deprived due to the dumb actions of others.

This playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals  this past Saturday night was exhibit “L” of how the NFL is stinking it up this season.

THANKFULLY the game yesterday between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings was just what the NFL needed.  This was a classy game.  Two teams playing hard.  No players were acting as though they were running for public office and bringing undue attention upon themselves after a good play.  No players acting like childish Democrats and unruly Republicans going at each other after the whistle had blown.  It was just a great football game.  Too bad the Vike kicker missed a short one (27 yards) to leave the Vikings with a 10-9 defeat.  My mother was too sad.  She was sporting her Teddy Bridgewater jersey yesterday and it was the first game he had list since she started wearing it.

My speaktherights.com College Foootball prediction season comes to an end tonight.

The season predictions were respectable.  115 wins and 50 loser.

The Bowl Season has not been kind…18 winners 22 losers.

Tonight I hold true to my prediction.  The Tide will roll.  Me saying that should be enough to make Brother Tim from Alabama a nervous man.  I hope they come through for you Tim.

That is speaking the rights.

Danny Johnson