Super Bowl

Alright, I'm notorious for falling asleep during past Super Bowls (see Philly/NE, Pittsburgh/Seattle, Indy/Chicago, etc..). I stayed up for this one and it was the best Super Bowl I've ever seen (yes, better than St. Louis/Tennessee). Eli Manning silenced the haters and threw 2 TD's in the 4th quarter (Brady Who?), meanwhile Tom Brady couldn't shake Strahan and Osi all night. Until Eli Manning threw those 2 TD's, the vote for MVP should've gone to the Giants D-Line. I don't fault Brady though. He ran into the same problem Tony Romo did. You can't do much when you're running for your life all night. Props to the G-Men. I didn't expect it to happen.

Now for random thoughts on the game....

-Bill Belichick left the field before the clock hit :00. No big deal, but of course ESPN makes it a big deal. He and Coughlin shook hands and the game was over. If his defensive players don't care (and I'm sure they don't) then ESPN shouldn't care. Shut up Mark Schlereth.

-David Tyree's catch will be remembered like the "Music City Miracle." Yes, it was that big of a play.

-If people made a big deal about Jessica Simpson at a Cowboys game, then shouldn't they make a big deal about Jiselle (sp?) being at the Super Bowl. You never see her at Patriots games. Brady is 3-0 in Super Bowls, she shows up, and their unstoppable offense only puts up 14 points?

-Tom Petty is still the man. American Girl, I Won't Back Down, Free Fallin', and Running Down A Dream. That's a solid 4 song set. Nothing fancy and no pyrotechnics. Petty just got up there and rocked it. They need to get Led Zeppelin to play next year's halftime show.

-Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are the best commentating duo. Yes, better than Michaels and Madden. I have no problem with Michaels, but Madden states the obvious and isn't critical enough (at least to me he isn't). Aikman calls it like he sees it and if he thinks you screwed up, he tells you so.

-Eli Manning's Super Bowl performance was far more impressive than Peyton's.

Other weekend thoughts....

-Pau Gasol is gone. Good. This team will not be able to sign a free agent this off-season with the current roster they have. They need to build through the draft this year and next year. After 2009's NBA Draft, then they can get someone in free agency. You hope that, by then, they will have built up enough promising talent that makes this place attractive to a FA. What you really hope is that you get a Beasley and he turns out to be a superstar so you don't have to go and spend all of you cap space on 1 guy. If you get your superstar in the draft that means he's outperforming his contract for at least 4 years and you can remain under the cap just by filling in pieces around him.

-Build the team around Mike Conley, not Rudy Gay. Conley doesn't have to score the most, but I feel good about us not turning it over when he has the ball. If Iavaroni truly wants to do the Phoenix style offense then he should think Conley is the guy. He won't be Steve Nash, but he could become just as good a passer as Nash. Put athletic guys around him and go....

-Mike Golic Jr. (son of ESPN's Mike Golic) is going to be on Mike and Mike In the Morning Wednesday to officially sign his letter of intent to play football at Notre Dame. I looked at the top 100 players according to Rivals.com and Golic Jr. isn't on there. You what is? about 7 other guys that are committed to Notre Dame. Why not get an actual good player on your show that's going to sign? I agree with Dana Jacobsen. F Notre Dame!

-Yes, National Signing Day is Wednesday. From what I've heard, Alabama and Notre Dame are on pace to have the top 2 classes. I know it doesn't matter what they're ranked until the players get on the field, but you show me a team that has consistent top 5-10 recruiting classes and I'll bet you that team is consistently good on the field (See USC and LSU the last few years).

-Tigers survived UTEP. DANGER GAME! That game will do them good as they get closer to tourney time. I think you know what happens when games are that close that late. Derrick Rose or CDR get the ball and go.

-Joey Dorsey got mad at some no name UTEP player because he was being physical. Joey, you're the man, but shut up. You'll get bumped a lot harder than that your first day of NBA Training Camp.

-Tiger Woods wins.....AGAIN!!!!!

-I watched Brock Lesnar's UFC debut. Mir was more experienced and that's why he won. Lesnar just came out swinging and Mir waited for the mistake. He saw it, ankle lock, Lesnar taps out.

-Dick Vitale is ready to come back. Damnit, I like Jay Bilas better.

The Greatest Catch Ever....