Man vs. Wife Prediction Update

Man vs. Wife Prediction Competition UPDATE

So my wife and I were talking the other evening while enjoying the NBA Playoffs.  We were watching Oklahoma City and Memphis go back and forth in an exciting game.  This lead to her asking how our 2014 Man vs. Wife Predictions were going.  And with me being on top of all things replied, "Huh, I forgot about that."  But it served as a reminder that I really should check the predictions and make sure I'm winning.  The original post with the "rules" can be found here.  You can see our predictions below and the results so far.

NCAA Football BCS National Championship
Justin: Auburn vs. Florida State for all the marbles. I made my prediction on this game in a previous post, so I need to stay the course. Auburn 45, FSU 39. The Tigers win the title.

Cathy: Auburn

RESULT:  Both of us missed this one.  We felt the SEC would continue their dominance.  But in the end, it was a great game and that's all that really matters.

NFL
Justin: Denver and Carolina in the Super Bowl. Winner: Denver. Peyton matches his brother's ring total in Eli's backyard.

Cathy: Denver Broncos

RESULT:  Strike two.  We both went with the safe play and at least got the AFC representative correct.  But Denver got smoked by Seattle.  Off to another rousing start.

Sochi Winter Olympics
Justin: Predictions for the Sochi games: 
Shaun White will win the gold medal in Snowboarding and will once again be the U.S. team's star. 
Lindsey Vonn will not have as much luck and her knee injuries prove too hard to overcome. She will not finish on the podium in 2014. 
Ratings for the games will be lower than 2010. Technology has made it hard for people to sit around in primetime to watch events that they already know the outcome of. Of course for people that do care, watch on your cell phone or tablets live at work. Take my advice, your boss won't care.

Cathy: Lindsey Vonn most hype...won't medal. Sarah Hendrickson has a better shot.

RESULT:  This is a little tough to evaluate.  If you look at my predictions:

Shaun White: NOPE

Lindsey Vonn:  CORRECT (it was her knee that prevented finishing on the podium)

Ratings:  Ratings started off promising but decreased as the games went on.  Check it out here.  I give myself a CORRECT on this one.

As for Cathy's prediction, unfortunately Sarah did not medal in 2014, but her appearance had huge historical significance.

NCAA Basketball
Justin:  My Mens Final Four teams: Syracuse, Arizona, Michigan State, and Ohio State. It's tough to predict, but I'll go with these four for now. Michigan State wins it all.

My Womens Final Four teams: UConn, doesn't matter, doesn't matter, and doesn't matter. UConn will win no matter who is in the Final Four.

Cathy: Mens - Kansas State, Kentucky, NC State, Arizona...Champ - Kansas State

Womens: UConn

RESULT:  This was a tough one for me.  I whiffed on all four of my mens Final Four teams.  In theory, I had a chance with Arizona and Michigan State, but I go 0 for 4 there.  On a bright note, I nailed the womens side of the tourney.  Overall one for me.

Cathy got Kentucky right and UConn so two for her.

So, through April 2014, the score is:

JUSTIN:  3 (Lindsey Vonn, Olympic TV Ratings, and UConn women)

CATHY:  2 (Kentuck men in the Final Four, UConn women)

I need to take pride in winning so far.  I'll take what I can get.

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