I first read about the concept of “blog bets” in Henry Abbott’s ESPN’s “True Hoop” basketball blog. Essentially, Henry would make bets with the other basketball bloggers and the loser would have to blog about the winner’s choice of topic.
To the best of my knowledge, the “blog bet” concept has not surfaced in the search community…so, I figured it’s time to introduce it. However, in order to get others to participate, I’ll have to put forth the opinion not shared by many folks. So, here it is…
The New England Patriots Won’t Win The Super Bowl.
Why? They have the best offense ever…however, their defense isn’t good enough and defense wins championships. They probably should be 14-2 now since they never should have beaten Baltimore and perhaps should have lost to either Philadelphia, New York Giants or Indianapolis. No way they would beat the ’85 Chicago Bears. I’m not confident that a NFC team can beat them…however, I give Indianapolis excellent odds in a rematch and I think San Diego & Jacksonville could potentially beat them as well.
Don’t agree with me? Let’s bet. Here are the ground rules:
1) Post on your blog that you want to take this bet and link to this post from your blog. Also, in your blog post, should you win, post what you want me to blog about. Reasonable editorial rules apply and I don’t have a problem with embarassing myself a little bit but not too much (and I’ll give you a reasonable number of links with the link text of your choice).
2) Post in the comments to this post that you want to take this bet and link to the “Blog Bet” post on your blog.
I will take up to 3 bets. If I win, you agree to write a blog post about SEMpdx and 3 SEMpdx member firms of my choosing (with links & link text of my choice). I’ll announce sometime next week the people whose bets I will take.
This is a great time of year to do blog bets (football playoffs, U.S. candidate primaries, etc.) and in the spirit of spreading the concept of blog bets through the community, I’m tagging Barry Schwartz, Brian Provost, Marty Weintraub, Brian Wallace & Loren Baker to do their own blog bet posts.
Update: Jaan Kanellis, your bet is taken.
Update: This offer is now closed.
Todd Mintz knows PPC…knows Social Media…knows SEO…knows Blogging…knows Domaining…and knows them all real well. He runs growth marketing for )and is also a Director & Founding Member of SEMpdx: Portland, Oregon’s Search Engine Marketing Association, and he can be found here on Twitter and Facebook.
Thanks for the tag. But what if we don’t care about football? 🙂
OK I am game for the bet. I hate Boston but I don’t anyone can stop the Pats this year.
https://www.jaankanellis.com/todd-mintz-super-bowl-blog-bet/
Nice link bait by the way!
Who will win the Super Bowl?
Patriots, no doubt
The Giants may have the Cinderella story line, but come on, how are they going to beat the Hoodie?
Bill Belichick’s Patriots have defeated every single team they have played, and the Super Bowl shouldn’t be any different.
Tom Brady led the NFL in the regular season in quarterback rating (117.2), touchdowns (a season record 50), and passing yards (4,806).
But to beat the Patriots, you have to do a lot more than rattle Brady (a lesson the Chargers learned Sunday).
To beat the Patriots, you have to hold the ball for 45 minutes, and you have to score touchdowns, not field goals.
To beat the Patriots, you have to run for 150-plus yards on a defense that only allows an average of 80, and you have to do it early, because if you don’t, you are going to be behind.
To beat the Patriots, you have to be healthy. The Giants currently have three defensive backs and one offensive lineman nursing injuries.
To beat the Patriots, you have do all these things and get a couple of breaks, and even then, it’s not a sure thing.
To beat the Patriots, you have to be, in a sense, perfect; which is exactly what New England has been all season long.
Why Pats will win it all.
The Patriots and Giants have met eight times in the regular season, with New England holding a 5-3 advantage. And, the Patriots have won the past four, all of them tight games.
History 101
1970 Giants 18, Patriots 0
1974 Patriots 24, Giants 20
1987 Giants 17, Patriots 10
1990 Giants 13, Patriots 10
1996 Patriots 23, Giants 22
1999 Patriots 16, Giants 14
2003 Patriots 17, Giants 6
2007 Patriots 38, Giants 35
Sources: boston.about.com, pro-football-reference.com, gonyc.about.com
New England Patriots will win by 17.
Mike.
Pats Fan since 1985
How you feeling about the blog bet now Todd?
Well, Giants can still pull it off…not likely, but possible.
Yep, I was right:.)
Hey, Mike, you sure have gotten around with your “History 101”
My question is, what happens to history now? Surely you can’t spew all that shit around the ‘net again!! hehehe
Giants all the way!
And Todd, thanks for believing!!