it's hold your nose time ... later today, the nfl's conference championship games will be played ... combatants for super bowl xliv will be determined ... the new york jets vs indianapolis colts will be up first ... if the jets win this game, espn will not be seen on my big screen for 2 full weeks ... no way i'm watching / listening to 2 weeks of "the second coming of joe willie", "the sanchise" or crazy rex ryan talk ... i can live with all manning all the time ... peyton manning <> archie manning <> new orleans mannings <> super bowl mvp mannings ... i won't live with all jets jets jets all the time

the later game has minnesota vs new orleans ... no matter what happens here, i may go into espn avoidance mode ... if the vikings beat the saints, my football season is over ... there's not a chance in hell i'm watching a 14 day brett favre lovefest ... i was way over brett favre 3 years ago ... even if minnesota loses, we will be in for at least 7 days of speculation about favre's 3rd annual retirement ... in this scenario, i'll wait til coverage focuses in on the super bowl and it's stories a week from now ... i can listen to manning, manning and more manning vs "never been to a super bowl" saints talk ... i'll watch the game, enjoy it even ... and hope the new orleans saints find enough defense to slow down peyton while drew brees, reggie bush & co put up points and win a super bowl championship