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Did a '90s WB Sitcom Foretell the Future of Super Bowl 44 in Miami?

Who can forget the WB sitcom Smart Guy? A quick review of the premise, from Wikipedia:
The show (which is set in Washington, D.C.) centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J. Henderson (Tahj Mowry), who at the age of 10 moves from elementary school and gets transferred to Piedmont High School, where he ends up becoming a high school sophomore with 15-year-olds as his classmates. He must adjust to the life with older but not necessarily wiser high school teenagers — his brother Marcus (Jason Weaver) and Marcus's best friend Mo (Omar Gooding). He often deals with the usual missteps of trying to fit in as a kid genius, while being a small kid in high school.

What does this have to do with the Super Bowl? It was on Jan. 21, 1998 that the show told us how this game would play out:


... New Orleans leading Indianapolis, 54-3.

Just like the "Giants Lose to the Patriots For Second Time This Season" prediction that the movie I Am Legend gave us back in 2008, I would advise against betting based on a WB sitcom that aired more than a decade ago.

(H/T to LSUFreek)

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And so it comes to pass that the one person in america who actually watched Smart Guy has finally revealed himself.

Shame on you Littmann, shame!

by Paul Brown's Ghost on Jan 26, 2010 5:13 PM EST reply actions  

the 54 wouldn’t surprise me as much as the 3 would!

by greenmachinemike on Jan 27, 2010 12:25 PM EST reply actions  

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