GREAT WIN!

I never thought I would live long enough to see the New Orleans Saints have a winning record, let alone win the Super Bowl. But, with a 25-point second half and sealed by Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception return for a touchdown-the Saints are kings of the NFL. Good for them! WHO DAT!

Congratulations, Logan!

A few days ago, against Happy Valley, junior forward Logan Lyle scored his 1,000 point. Congratulations to this Blue Devil sharp-shooter.

Should be a good Super Bowl

After 17 years, the number one seeds from both the AFC and the NFC will square off in Super Bowl XLIV. The Colts  versus the New Orleans Saints, who exorcised 43 years of frustration with a thrilling, 31-28 overtime win over the Vikings in the Superdome for the NFC title Sunday afternoon. The Colts, who won it all three yearsago, will likely win but I hope the Saints win. Should be a good game.

SORRY, DALLAS FANS

I don’t feel sorry for Dallas Cowboy fans. After all, they did play well against the Eagles in consecutive wins but they looked awful against the Vikings. Once again, QB Tony Romo when he had to be great, wasn’t. The Cowboys have never won a title with a “playboy,” QB. Hall-of-famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman are the only QB’S  to lead Dallas to Super Bowl titles and both are class people. Wade Phillips, a veteran head coach, has never led a team to the Super Bowl, let alone win one. I’m sure this popular and well-traveled coach may be moving on to a less-stressful destination and that is too bad for he has been the good soldier. It may up to another head coach and quarterback to lead what is a good Cowboys’ team to another championship. This bunch has really underachieved. I am not a Dallas fan, but they have too much talent to watch other teams compete for a Super Bowl title.

Would’nt it be ironic?

The NY Jets and the Minnesota Vikings are both one game away from meeting in the Super Bowl. Would’nt it be ironic if Brett Favre, the Vikings QB and former Jets QB, squared off against the upstart Jets and rookie QB Mark Sanchez in the Super Bowl? Sounds like a fairy-tale doesn’t it?

GOOD RIDDANCE!

If I were a member of the University of Tennessee administration, I would feel pretty stupid after what former head coach Lane Kiffin did. After saying all the right things, he just up and quit to run back to USC. Well, good riddance! If he doesn’t want to stay in Knoxville then to hell with him. One can only hope that in the not-too-distant future that UT and USC meet in a bowl game and the Vols wipe the floor with the Trojans. Kiffin is in a pressure cooker in Los Angeles. Pete Carroll did him no favors. Kiffin will be under intense scrutiny and pressure to win and win immediately. Hope he falls on his face.

Glad you came clean, Mark

It just came over the newswire that former slugger Mark McGwire has admitted he used steroids during his playing days. Glad he finally came clean.

Hope you do well, Pete

$35 million over five years is difficult, if not impossible to turn down. But, Pete Carroll has a spotty record  as a head coach in the NFL and has enjoyed great success rebuilding USC into a powerhouse-winning two national titles and just missing out on a third. I hope he does well but he may find out, again, the hard way that maybe he is a better college coach then an NFL head coach. Good luck.

What a Game!

In one of the most thrilling games I have seen, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Green Bay Packers 51-45, in overtime, to advance to the next round of the NFL Playoffs. The Cardinals appeared they were going to run away and hide-leading 17-0 in the first quarter but Aaron Rodgers and the Packers battled back to tie the score at 38 late in the fourth quarter. 63 first downs and over 1,000 yards in total offense, the teams combined for an NFL-record 96 points in the highest scoring playoff game in league history. WOW!

How About those Vols!

The Kansas Jayhawks took Tennessee for granted and was snake-bit by it as the Volunteers pulled a major upset 76-68 in Knoxville. Great win for the players and head coach Bruce Pearl.