WEDDING BELLS FOR BRADY

According to CNN, Tom Brady and his girlfriend of two years, Gisele Bundchen, wed Thursday night in California. The "intimate sunset ceremony" (barf) was held in Santa Monica with family, friends, and relatively no media (shocking).

It's interesting that Brady finally settled down. I mean he does have a child after all. Does anyone wonder if Gisele gave him the ultimatum? Is she pregnant and knew if she didn't acquire a ring and the prenuptial papers that she would be tossed aside just as Bridget Moynahan had been? It's not like Gisele needs the money, being the highest paid model in the world. No easy feat. Must suck not to be able to eat anything for the rest of your life.

Anyway, so it's a piece of news for all to enjoy. Weddings are moments filled with happiness, and I guess Brady deserves some happiness in his life. Not really, I don't mean that at all. Cheers!

Jaclyn Kahn

BASKETBALL COMMERCIALS TRUMP BASKETBALL

I am in no way a fan of basketball, sorry Obama. I lose interest after the teams run back and forth on the court every five seconds. If there were some obstacles (and I don't mean players), it might make it more interesting. Anyway, out of the small amount of basketball players I can actually name, Shaq is entertaining because he gets pretty funny commercials. I know Michael Jordan has the Hanes commercials, but this ESPN commercial about scrabble surpasses those, at least in my mind.

It's funny he should have so many Q's, for those of you who have seen it. I always end up with the "crappy" letters, but now I'm going to start spelling Shaqtastic or something to that extent, and hope no one calls me on it.

For your viewing pleasure:


Jaclyn Kahn

ARE THESE PITT PANTHERS LEGIT?

Last night, the Pittsburgh Panthers went to Hartford, CT and beat the top team in the country, the Connecticut Huskies, 76-68. It was the first time in 14 attempts that the Pitt program defeated a current number one. They outlasted UConn in a very physical battle, and were lead by a career performance from DeJuan Blair. The sophomore forward scored 22 points and posted a career-high 23 rebounds. This victory sets the Panthers up favorably for the Big East regular season championship and a potential #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Pittsburgh has become one of the elite programs in college hoops since 2002. They have consistently been among the top 10 teams in the country, and their seeding in the NCAA Tournament has been reflective of that. However, the Pitt program has yet to cash in on their regular season success in the big dance. The furthest they've advanced is the Sweet 16. I think it's safe to say if they don't make it to at least the Final Four this year, it will be a bitter pill to swallow, and after last night, they are clearly thinking championship.

After watching a good portion of this game last night, I believe the Panthers are absolutely capable of making the Final Four or even possibly winning it all. That isn't a bold statement, but they are as physical a team as college basketball has ever seen. Blair dominated the much taller Hasheem Thabeet last night. He took the ball right at him and pretty much scored whenever he wanted. Their great defense ties right into their physical play. They are very aggressive on the defensive end of the floor. They contest every shot, they step into passing lanes, and they gobble up every rebound. UConn is a tremendous team in getting second chance points, but last night the Pitt defense held them to only six offensive rebounds. That is tremendous against the tall and long Huskies team. A team is going to have to get down in the trenches with this Panther team if they want to knock them off come tourney time.

However, I still have my doubts that they'll get it done when they need to win six straight to win it all in the NCAA Tournament. While they do many things right, they are not a very good offensive team. While they are better offensively than previous Pitt teams, they still should have beaten UConn by 15-20 points last night. Give some credit to the solid UConn defense, but Pitt missed a lot of easy baskets and were very sloppy with the ball at times. That comes with the territory with an aggressive team, but as great as they were last night, they left the door wide open for UConn to win the game. I give them a lot of credit though for coming back after they lost the lead briefly late in the game.

I'm not sure they have a player who is going to hit the bucket in the big spot. Now Levance Fields hit two big threes to ice the game for Pitt, but he was 0-for-8 prior to those two buckets. Sam Young might be the answer as he scored 25 last night, but only two of those came in the final five minutes. I would say they have to hope Blair isn't in foul trouble late in tournament games, so he can force the issue down low. Maybe I'm nitpicking, because they shot 40% last night and still won on the #1 team's home floor. As I said though, they left the door open for UConn to creep by them and steal the game. That inability to blow teams out may cost them against a really good team in the tournament. Say Wayne Ellington from North Carolina goes off against them from beyond the arc? What is Pitt going to do to counter that? Do they have someone that can? I don't think so.

They are a likable team, and I was rooting hard for them last night. I would love to see this team make a deep run in the tournament as they are certainly overdue for it. They also have a likable coach whose younger sister died just three years ago at 28 due to a heart condition. So there are plenty of storylines to throw around. However, if I had to predict right now, I say they will advance to the Final Four, but lose to a more explosive offensive team that can handle them somewhat physically.

Pat Morgan

"JUST WIPE YOUR HANDS ON YOUR PANTS, MAN."

"Just wipe your hands on your pants, man. It's not like you're on your way to church or something." -MJD's Shutdown Corner

Because there is so little to report in the NFL at this moment in time, the only stories that are really interesting (at least to me) are the ones where football players are getting into trouble. Must be because they don't have anything constructive to do.

The latest debacle was created by the Steeler's kicker, Jeff Reed. Although I find it odd that a player from the Super Bowl Champions got into some trouble earlier than others, it's still pretty funny and stupid simultaneously.

So what did Reed do? Reed was cited for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, all because a convenience store's bathroom he was at had an empty paper towel dispenser. That's right. No paper towels makes Reed an angry boy. The state trooper who gave Reed the citation stated, “Reed caused damage to a towel dispenser as he was infuriated at the fact that there were no towels in it."

Come on! Every convenience store in the United States should be stocked with paper towels and ready to go, ESPECIALLY if it's a convenience store in Pennsylvania! When Super Bowl Champions are on the loose, you better make sure everything is to their liking, or they are going to rip apart your place of business. Or just the paper towel dispenser. So moral of the story is to make sure everything is in perfect condition so that stunts like this don't even happen again! Or maybe football players need constructive activities to occupy themselves so they don't start becoming destructive.

As MJD said: "And that's just one alternate solution. Maybe wipe your hands through your hair, because it's not like you can make it look worse."

Jaclyn Kahn

WTF?!?!? VIDEO NOT FOR CHILDREN!

Prior to the NBA All-Star Game last night, Shaquille O'Neal decided to take pregame introductions to a whole new level. Shaq or Shaqtis or Shaq Daddy (pick one of his 200 self-made nicknames) decided to dance with a group called the JabbaWockeeZ. To me, since Shaq is 7'1", it looks like Shaq and a bunch of monkeys. Maybe this was a deleted scene from Planet of the Apes. I'm sure many of you didn't know Shaq still played in the NBA, and this just confirms that he should have retired five years ago. The video is quite disturbing, but if there is a silver lining, the video from the All-Star Game itself was much worse.

Pat Morgan

P.S. Kazaam sucks too!

NFL STADIUM TAKING SHAPE IN LOS ANGELES... NOOOO!

Sad news has been unveiled today.

The proposal for an NFL stadium to be built in Los Angeles be approved. "Officials with developer Majestic Real Estate Co. have said they’ll begin contacting NFL teams about a possible move if the City Council gives final approval to the plan on Feb. 26."

Very very VERY bad news, especially to Buffalo Bill's fans who would like their team to stay in Buffalo (the only new york NFL team, but I digress...)

The good news is that neighboring cities are not wild about this idea, at all. They have threatened to sue if the stadium can actually be built because the traffic and other elements that come along with an NFL game would be essentially a nightmare.

But before the stadium can be built, there needs money, and the folks over at Majestic Real Estate Co. will not shell out any money until a team can be roped into this location.

Buffalo Bills fans everywhere, unite! Let's all think good thoughts that the Bills won't be the team to be shipped out to grungy, foggy, overpopulated (and any other negative descriptor) Los Angeles. If we all think the same thought of "Please let it be the Jets" together, maybe it will come true! Well it doesn't have to be the Jets, but one likes to hope ;).

FOUR GENUINE REASONS WHY A-ROD TOOK STEROIDS

The folks over at landlinetv.com have come up with a hysterical article about four reasons (other than for cheating purposes) why A-Rod would have taken steroids. (For the full article, click on the link above)

Reason number one: A-Rod has Testicular Cancer (Likelihood: 30%).
I have to agree with the likelihood of this happening. I would even say it's less, more like .5% I think A-Roid would rather go out into the public and get people to feel sorry for him rather than hide it, although this is a creative excuse he could have used for his tv interview.

Reason number two: Pituitary Malfunction (Likelihood: 10%).
Again, I have to agree with the author on this one. He's not actually a five-year-old who looks like he's in his thirties. He's a 33-year-old who looks like he's in his thirties. And he's definitely not aging backwards like Brad Pitt did; then he probably should look 50, which he doesn't. I would say the likelihood is -10%.

Reason number three: Post-operative Transsexual Woman (Likelihood: 20%).
Now this one I think is going to be the most relevant. However instead of changing from a woman into a man, I think he's preparing himself to change from a man to a woman. I mean, why else would he spend so much time with Madonna if he didn't want to become like her? The likelihood would skyrocket to about 80% if a cone-shaped bra was found in his closet (I say 80% because there needs to be room for the possibility he's just a freak).

Reason number four: Male Oral Contraception (Likelihood: 40%).
This is a possibility. I mean he did want to divorce his wife that he had a kid with. Maybe he's anti kids. Maybe *gasp* he's not playing for the kids out there that think he's a baseball idol (if any kids still do) and he's just playing to earn megabucks and to give free lessons to Madonna.
As the anonymous author wrote: "Unless he uses his immense wealth to buy a time machine, I don't think Madonna is getting knocked up."

Unfortunately, at least for New York Yankee fans, A-Rod used the drugs solely for the purpose of cheating. He came out and told us all that it was because of the "pressure" to be great. I don't doubt this pressure in any way, I just think that the Commissioner of Baseball should figure out how to make steroids legal so that players can become super heroes (at least they think they are), or they need to start kicking out these steroid users and make strict rules about this. Either way, A-Roid might be looking for a new job.

Jaclyn Kahn

BURRESS' LEGAL WOES

Not only does New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress know how to shoot himself in the foot (or thigh), but he knows how to get himself into loads of legal trouble.

Before accidentally shooting himself at a New York nightclub, Burress apparently was involved with many legal woes, especially financial legal woes. Burress has been sued nine times. NINE! Maybe shooting himself wasn't actually an accident...since he has a "history of being sued over debts a millionaire professional athlete seemingly could have paid."

Obviously he has more important things to spend his money on, or at least spend it on time. For example, all of his clothes, accessories, nightlife partying necessities, etc etc. Every time he has been sued, the number for the amount he owed is most likely pocket change to Burress. So I have no idea why he wouldn't just pay whatever he had to pay, like taxes, and just get it over with instead of digging himself into a hole, repeatedly, nine times over.

Regardless of his financial/legal woes, Burress still has time for a public service announcement on gun control. Because he's just trying to help the kids...


Jaclyn Kahn

DAYTONA 500: A WEEK AWAY!

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THERE'S NO "I" IN TEAM, BUT THERE IS ONE IN A-ROID

According to reports this morning from Sports Illustrated, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003. This was A-Rod's third and final season with the Texas Rangers, in which he won the first of his three MVP awards. Apparently, he was one of 104 players that failed random testing that year.

I'm sure there are many A-Rod fans who are in shock right now and will deny the truthfulness of the story. That's their right, but FOUR independent sources told SI that he tested positive for two different steroids. I don't think a story of this magnitude would be released by a reputable news organizations like CNN and Sports Illustrated if it weren't fully researched. If one of the tabloids had reported this, I would dismiss it, but not from CNNSI.

The question now is what does this mean for A-Rod's career? Since Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's homerun record in 2007, baseball purists have been looking at the "clean" A-Rod to ultimately bring the record back to a legit player. Well, that's out the window now. He will still probably hit over 800 home runs, but it won't be the historic ride that many baseball fans were hoping for.

We now await how A-Rod will respond to this. According to WFAN in New York, A-Rod's first news conference is scheduled for Thursday. He's already lied in the past to using steroids. In December 2007, A-Rod told Katie Couric that he had never used steroids. A-Rod also denied Jose Canseco's claims that he used steroids. By the way, Canseco may be a louse, but everything he has said has been true. I don't think A-Rod will go the Roger Clemens route and deny it to the point of possible perjury charges. I also don't think he'll go the Andy Pettitte route and flat out admit it. I would be shocked if you don't hear, "you'll have to talk to the union", three-hundred times. It will be awhile before he find out the extent of this.

I wasn't convinced A-Rod was clean, but I was definitely leaning that way. His look hasn't changed like the looks of Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds did. They were tiny players who became HUGE! I guess with the advancement of technology, someone in a lab has developed steroids that don't grotesquely change your appearance. Therefore, I'm not sure anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt anymore. I guess I'll continue to give players like Derek Jeter and Ken Griffey Jr. a pass, or small and finesse pitchers like Pedro Martinez and Greg Maddux a pass. However, would I be shocked if those players were linked? No, not anymore.

Pat Morgan

Note: Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are probably dancing right now seeing a bigger name than them being tabbed for using steroids. On the flip side, Joe Torre is probably crying right now, because I'm sure this news will hurt his book sales. Does anyone care about the "A-Fraud" passages now?

BAPTISM AT PRO BOWL FESTIVITIES LEADS TO MEDICAL NIGHTMARE?

Boys will be boys. Boys will throw each other in the pool. In this situation, the boys are Peyton Manning, Nick Mangold, Kris Dielman, and the throwee is Jay Cutler. Everyone who has ever witnessed a Broncos football game will know that Cutler has type 1 Diabetes. So who would think that he would have his blood sugar monitor in his pocket before sending him flying into a pool?

The culprits, Manning, Mangold, and Dielman managed to save his cell phone, but apparently has never watched a Bronco's game and didn't realize that Cutler might have some of his medical equipment on him in Hawaii. It was done all for fun, and not to beat up the one who can't fight back. As Dielman stated, "We gave him a Pro Bowl baptism."

Apparently Cutler took it pretty well because he didn't try to get any of the culprits back... yet. For those Broncos fans, do not fret, he now has a new blood sugar monitor and he will be just fine.

Aside from this being a random story, and a little funny how it turned out (especially for the culprits with the "oops" or "oh $%@*" reaction they had). However, reading this from MJD's Shutdown Corner on Yahoo! Sports, his comments on the story were even more entertaining:

"If I was him, I would have started faking stomach cramps and pretending to lose my eyesight, while screaming that I could die without my monitor. But that's just me, and I like to teach people lessons that will stick for a lifetime."

My kind of person ;)

Jaclyn Kahn

IS PHELPS A DOPE?

If you don't know by now, 2008 Olympic hero, Michael Phelps, was seen in a photo inhaling out of a bong. The media has been all over Phelps this week, and yesterday, he lost his endorsements with Kellogg and Subway, and was suspended three months by USA Swimming.

Now personally, I've never really cared if people smoke or not. I've seen it, been around it, and it doesn't bother me one bit. I have never partaken because I have never been intrigued enough to take the risk of possibly dealing with the headaches of being caught with it. It's tough enough for people to find jobs in this economic climate. I don't need "drug user" on my resume. This is one place where sticking it to the man wouldn't help me very much. But, if you feel you have enough time before a drug test or you just think you won't be caught, go for it, I don't care. I'm not an expert on the subject, but if it were that bad, would its legality constantly be up for a vote? For medical use or not. You don't see heroin under Proposition Five at the voting booth.

I think the media is making way too much out of this. His use of a bong doesn't warrant days and days of him being bashed. I have heard various people say that Phelps is such a horrible person for doing what he did. Many of those people that I've heard say that grew up in the 60s or 70s. You're telling me most of those people didn't at least try the stuff? And even if you never have used it, how can you call someone a horrible person for merely taking a few puffs from a bong? There is not one person on the planet who hasn't made a mistake. Should that make you horrible too? He broke the law, but the media and other people are out of line calling him a bad person.

With that said, I do believe Phelps should have been much smarter about this. He is a world class athlete! He has got to know that pot is illegal, so why be in a position where people can get a snap shot of you using it? Phelps should know all too well about people taking candid photos of him, and with just about every cell phone having a camera, everyone is really part of the paparazzi now. I know if I were world renown and making millions off of endorsements, I wouldn't be within a mile of the stuff. If you're that well off, I don't need to be high! He did deserve the suspension from USA Swimming.

Again, I personally don't think it's nearly as a big deal as the media is making it, but Phelps should have known that the media and society would make a big thing about it. Unfortunately we live in a society that when you're a public figure, you're every move is going to be chronicled. I'm not sure as to exactly why, but people love seeing celebrities screw up. My theory is it helps people feel better about their own lives. Look at all the exposure Britney Spears got when her life was going down the toilet a couple years ago. I wish people and the media would shut up because Phelps only made a minor mistake.

Pat Morgan

Note: I think Kellogg could have used this to their benefit. How about using a high Phelps in one of their commercials? With the "munchies", you know he'd tare through a box of corn flakes in a 30-second commercial! Lost opportunity in my opinion.

MANNY HAS LOST HIS MIND

When Manny Ramirez was on the Boston Red Sox, I was definitely a fan. He can hit, he can catch (when he wanted), and he sure knew how to taunt the opposing team as he watched home runs or jogged around the bases. But now that he is no longer on the Red Sox, my appreciation for him has definitely faltered. First and foremost, Manny didn't play his best because he didn't want to be in Boston. So now he's not in Boston (which is a whole other story to rant about. Why wouldn't Manny want to be in Boston? His good friend Ortiz was there, he was a huge star, and he definitely saw many playoffs and two World Series).

Last year he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he seemed to single-handedly take the team from last place in their division, to the playoffs, even though they didn't make it very far. Now, he's a free agent and all Manny wants is money. And once you hear what he turned down, you will agree that he has officially lost his mind.

The Dodgers offered (a second offer now) Manny $25 million for one season. ONE SEASON. And he turns them down. I don't know how much he was getting paid in Boston or before on the Dodgers but that is a whole lot of money. You don't even play all year! You play what, 9 months? I'd take it. But Manny lost his mind. Manny isn't very young anymore, and eventually his star status will disappear, giving way for up and coming players to hit the spotlight. I know he's holding out for more money, but how much is going to be the right number? Is he expecting an amount similar to the one paid to A-Rod? Manny needs to take what he can get, because fewer and fewer teams are interested in his baseball abilities, and wary of his antics.

The latest buzz is that the San Francisco Giants are thinking about making Manny an offer. But thinking is not actually offering so right now, Manny doesn't play for anyone. Unless the Giants want a second Barry Bonds right away, they might decide to wait on Manny (that and might need to resupply with their steroids stock). I really think that if Manny holds out too long, he will not be seen playing professional baseball in the US anytime soon.

Jaclyn Kahn

WEED AND FOOTBALL: AMERICA'S GREATEST PASTIMES

Yep. You read that right. Though this will be a short post (or will try to be anyway), the main topic is about an NFL player and weed, marijuana, whatever you want to call it. Apparently the Oakland Raiders' running back Justin Fargas let some rapper rap about weed at his house. In a music video. That Fargas had a guest appearance in.

According the rapper himself, Yukmouth (which, wtf kind of name is that?) attested that Fargas "doesn't get down," apparently meaning that the Raiders' running back doesn't use weed. I find that hard to believe that this NFL player doesn't use the product, yet he would let his house be the location of a weed-infested music video with a rapper who apparently only raps about this illegal product and how much he loves it. That's right, for those of you who don't actually know, being in possession of marijuana is illegal. So if I was Fargas, and I wasn't "down" with weed, I wouldn't let people stage an entire weed music video in my house. Or guest star in it either.

Maybe this is just what the Raiders need. Maybe Mary J will help the team win a few extra games. Probably not but whatever they are doing now isn't helping very much. Or maybe it's because Yukmouth is rapping about weed at Fargas' house that the Raiders aren't doing very well.

The best part about this whole story (which can be found here) is one of the comments that was made by a fellow reader. This is what he says:

"How come they picked Justin Fargas? Ricky Williams wasn't available?"

Priceless.

Jaclyn Kahn

SISTER OR IMPOSTOR? YOU DECIDE

Well Well, besides T.O. getting his own reality show, it seems as though the NFL has even more drama. According to the Shutdown Corner at Yahoo! Sports the recent Hall of Famer, Bob Hayes, has a fraud for a sister. Literally.

The sister, Lucille Hester, spoke on behalf of her late brother, Hayes, who was being inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At the news conference, Hester read aloud a letter that Hayes had supposedly written in 1999, three years before his died. However, there is evidence in this letter that points to Hester being a fraud, as well as being a bad speller. The name of the QB, Staubach, was spelled incorrectly in the thank you letter.

Okay, so let's all agree that this woman is a fraud. Why is she trying to get into the spotlight for this? Did she try when he was alive? Apparently Hayes' ex-wife and some of his siblings are denying that they are related to this woman. However, apparently no one has figured out how to look up family trees or censuses or anything of that nature. It can't be impossible to figure this out.

In my opinion, this woman is probably not his sister. But I am still stumped as to why should would want to choose Hayes' as her relative to share the spotlight with. It could be that he is long gone so he couldn't say whether or not she was a fraud or not. But if I wanted to get into the spotlight, I would pick a more prominent sports figure of today that is alive, well, and filthy rich. Why can't she pose as T.O.'s long lost aunt? Why not pick Michael Jordan, or now that the Steelers won another Super Bowl, I would probably feed off having one of those players be my relative some how.

Actually, I should let the world know that Bruce Smith, who has also just been introduced to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is my long lost uncle. Seriously! Can't you see the resemblance?
Fine, if you don't believe that one, will you believe that Jim Kelly is my father? Trent Edwards is my cousin twice removed, and unfortunately, Tony Romo is the black sheep of my family as the cousin who was dropped on the head as a baby. Either way, I better start going to press conferences with letters from them so I can cash in my well deserved paycheck!

Jaclyn Kahn

MAY YOU STAY FOREVER YOUNG!

MY TOP (AND NOT) FIVE SUPER BOWLS

TOP FIVE:

5- XXXIV St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16; This was a major snooze-fest for three quarters, but it had a finish for the ages. At 16-0, I seriously considered leaving the party I was at, but then the Titans started to roll. Then, the Titans tied it briefly before Kurt Warner found Issac Bruce for the go-ahead TD. I was rooting for the Titans like crazy to tie the game and force overtime. Well, it didn't happen in the most dramatic way possible. The time expired as Kevin Dyson caught the ball one yard short of the end zone.

4- XLII NY Giants 17, New England 14; This game probably had the most build up of any Super Bowl that I've seen, and it clearly lived up to the hype. It was a defensive struggle for three periods before the offenses got going in the fourth. The Patriots had a great go-ahead drive capped off with a Brady to Moss touchdown, which was the staple all year. At this point, most of us probably thought the game was over. I really think my vision is just bad, because I still don't believe David Tyree caught that ball with his helmet. Then, Eli Manning capped off the game-winning drive with a TD to Plaxico Burress, leaving me to wish he had shot himself last year.

3- XXXVIII New England 32, Carolina 29; While watching the fourth quarter of last night's game, I couldn't help thinking back to the Super Bowl five years ago. It is a close call to which I think was better, but I put this one behind it because, unlike last night, the team I was rooting for lost. Even with that said, this was a fabulous Super Bowl that did not let up in the fourth quarter. It was the ultimate cinderella story in Jake Delhomme against the established Tom Brady. There were few moments in Super Bowl history where I was more excited than when Delhomme hit Mushin Muhammad for that 85-yard bomb. Unfortunately, the Patriots got the ball last and Adam Vinatieri's leg delievered them to their second title in three years.

2- XLIII Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23; What a treat this game was yesterday! For a game that received so little attention (compared to other Super Bowls), it turned out to be a gem. The game had very few dull moments. I think the only place where you could call the game dull was in the third quarter when it appeared the Steelers were going to ice the game. Even that though set up the Cardinals comeback. Kurt Warner was magnificent and I believe his performance makes him a Hall of Fame lock, and Larry Fitzgerald's playoff performance may have lifted him to being the best receiver in football. Their comeback was stunning and made the final minutes of this game as good as it gets. However, Ben Roethlisberger got the last laugh. We've been spolied two years in a row watching quarterbacks have their Joe Montana moments in leading a team from behind in the final two minutes. Santonio Holmes made a marvelous catch, but Big Ben was the MVP to me. What a game! What a finish!

1- XXXII Denver 31, Green Bay 24; This game was very significant to me, because I had never seen the AFC win a Super Bowl in my life. The NFC had won 13 consecutive championships prior to this year, with the Raiders being the last AFC team to win five months before I was born. This game was so much more than that though as it was also the first real good Super Bowl that I got to see. Prior to that point, I had seen a lot of blowouts. The teams went back and forth the whole way, and watching John Elway going for the ring that had eluded him his whole career was just special. The Packers answered every Broncos score, so it just seemed like the AFC would never get it done. However, with 3 minutes left, Terrell Davis punched in what would be the game-winning score. When the Broncos stopped Brett Favre (RETIRE!) and the Pack on 4th and 6, I let out a roar that probably scared the crap out of my friend's parents. Even though I dislike the Broncos now, it was the best Super Bowl I've seen. AFC AT LAST!

NOT-SO TOP FIVE:

5- XXVIII Dallas 52, Buffalo 17; At least Don Beebe's play on Leon Lett was funny. Other than that, I'm just glad I was only eight years old and don't remember it thoroughly.

4- XLI Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17; Devin Hester's kickoff for a touchdown to begin the game was a major tease to everyone. The two weeks before the game were also perhaps the worst two weeks before a Super Bowl ever. I wanted to stab myself hearing about Peyton Manning's every move.

3- XXXV Baltimore 34, NY Giants 7; If it wasn't for Ron Dixon's kickoff return, the Giants would have been shutout. Plus, I hated both teams, so the fact it was a blow out just made matters worse. I can't say I didn't enjoy the Giants getting their doors blown in though.

2- XXXIX San Francisco 49, San Diego 26; Perhaps the most lopsided Super Bowl ever. Steve Young set the record for touchdown passes in a Super Bowl with six. The Chargers were led by future garbage men in Stan Humphries and Natrone Means. The game wasn't even as "close" as the final score indicated. I did win a free Sports Illustrated for my box winning the third quarter!

1- XXXVII Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21; You know it's a bad Super Bowl when one coach knows everything the other coach is doing. Jon Gruden, who had coached the Raiders the previous four seasons, noticed that the new coach was dumb enough not to change most of his signal calling. And it seemed like the Bucs had 14 pick returns in the final two minutes of the game. Just painful to watch!

Pat Morgan

STEELERS WIN SUPER BOWL XLIII!!

Wooohooo! The Steelers have officially won the 43rd Super Bowl.

Steeler fans! Or anyone who rooted for the Steelers! Tell me what you think! How did the game go? How did both teams do in your opinion? instead of writing a lengthy post about how the game went, I want to you know opinion, your take on the Super Bowl game.

What was the best moment? Was it Holmes's last TD? Was it the late comeback of the Cards? Was it the commercials?

Feedback welcome! (And no underdog bull@#$!; I don't want to hear it. The real underdogs didn't make the the Super Bowl.)