I was shocked and appalled to read Tony Dungy say that the Colts will win the Super Bowl against the Saints easily. This is the same Tony Dungy who wold never say anything like that when he was the coach, and would never allow his players to say that.
He could have just said, "I think the Colts will win", and everyone would have thought, "That's the understated Tony Dungy we've always known", but instead he's given the Saints some locker-room reading material and extra motivation.
I have to think there's just a twinge of jealousy in Mr. Dungy about the Colts success this year, whether he'll admit that to himself or not. I can't think of any other reason a "friend" would give motivational material to the Colts coming opponent.
