As a wannabe sportswriter, I know I am not supposed to say this, but I have had enough of all of the build-up and hype that goes along with the Super Bowl. There is only so much pageantry, so many repetitive interviews, so much meaningless commentary, and so many pointless predictions that a guy can take.
At some point, enough is enough.
I don’t care one bit what Marv Levy, Mike Downey, Jay Mariotti or Mike Maguire has to say anymore. The wait for the Super Bowl when the Seahawks play the...more
*Lovie Smith is the lowest paid head coach in the NFL. In fact, Smith makes less money than a good handful of NFL assistant coaches. Win lose or draw on Sunday, it’s time for Lovie to get a big raise.
*As Super Bowl week has ramped up, so have some of the frustrations, tongues and even tempers of the Chicago Bears. Trash talking has started to fly people… at least 2006 Bears style anyway. Rex has finally had enough with the press, Tommie Harris is predicting a win from the sidelines, and ...more
I didn't think it was possible to get more fired up about the Bears than I already was, but
this video circulating on YouTube got my blood pumping.
Enjoy.
*With the Bears and Colts set to meet in Super Bowl XLI, America is ramping up to watch just the 3rd All-Midwestern Super Bowl in NFL history. Believe it or not, two football teams from the Midwest area haven’t met in a Super Bowl since the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV (1970). The only other Midwestern Super Bowl in NFL history came when the Packers beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl I.
The Super Bowl is always a global force, but it will...more
Ah, Media Day; traditionally one of the most fun days of the Super Bowl’s annual frenzy that precedes the actual football game. Media Day is basically a time for thousands of sportswriters to bombard questions at anyone who will listen to them in hopes that someone will say something stupid and give them something to write about. When people are fishing for controversial answers, some of the questions can get down right goofy... not to mention entertaining to football junkies. On Tuesday, some of the hard hitting issues breeched included the topic of...more
