We're Hostin' the Super Bowl, Ya'll!

Heads-up:  If you happen to be in Arlington, Texas on February 6th, 2011, there's a good chance that you may run into some traffic because Jerry Jones and company are hosting Super Bowl XLV (45th) at Cowboys Stadium.  This will be the first Super Bowl for the Dallas area, and the third for the state of Texas.  (The other two were held in Houston ... VIII and XXXVIII.)

And, here's a bit of trivia for you to contemplate while sitting in that traffic:  From June 15, 2010, through February 6, 2011, the 30-mile section of Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth, along which Cowboys Stadium is situated, will be temporarily designated as the "Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway" in commemoration of Super Bowl XLV.  The former Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike is now normally known as the "Tom Landry Highway" in honor of former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry.

This information is provided to you at no additional charge compliments of Commish McGee & the FFP&E. 

New Orleans Saints! Super Bowl Champs 2010!

We yellin black & gold to the Super Bowl,
black & gold to the Super Bowl,
black & gold to the Super Bowl ...

We yellin who dat who dat who dat who dat -
Who dat say they gon' beat them Saints?!

We going to Miami already tamed the wildcat,
Secondlining to dat Super Bowl and bring the crown back,
Brown bag days over -take dat to da bank!
Ol' Archie Manning tell 'em - this ain't yo' daddy's Saints!

Tom Benson give a Benz to Drew Brees,
Ray Nagin - Payton need New Orleans set of keys,
By air, by ground, we scorin' touchdowns,
Bush flyin' to the pylon, no going outta bounds.
Bell a bruise ya - Pierre a lose ya',
Meechum a leave 'em,
Shockey sock it to ya'!
Marchin' down wit Marques,
It ain't hard to find em open,
6'4" off da line (Rooh),
Touchdown Colston!

We yellin who dat who dat who dat who dat -
Who dat say they gon beat dem Saints?!

(Gates)
Grant leave his wig split,
Sedrick layin' big hits,
Jabari run the corner,
Sharper get that pick six,
Believe it, breathe and bleed it, walk the walk,
Beat Bills, Jets & Giants,
We run New York!

Panthers get crushed,
Bucs get bucked,
Monday Night Falcons gettin' A-Town stomped,
Are ya' ready for some football?
It's goin' down-down baby,
We got sumthin' for ya', Belichick & Brady!

We yellin black & gold to the Super Bowl!,
black & gold to the Super Bowl,
black & gold to the Super Bowl,
black & gold to the Super Bowl -

Touchdown Colston!

We yellin who dat who dat who dat who dat -
Who dat say dey gon beat them Saints?!

The Pride of San Diego!

Poolmembers "JewyGooey" and her son, 'WackyZacky,' at the Chargers vs. Colts playoff game last season.  Playing on Peyton Manning's then-popular Mastercard commercial with him in his hotel room presumably while in town for a game against the Chargers, these two comedians crafted signs that they took into the game that said, "You're going down, Manning" and "Weather here's SWEET!"  Which were two notable-quotables from the Mastercard commercial.  Priceless.

And, in case you don't recall, the Chargers won in overtime by a score of 23-17, thereby advancing them to the second round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Chargers imploded the following week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who went on to become the Super Bowl champs.

It's a new year ... GO BOLTS!!

One Month Out ...

So, here we are just about one month out from the start of the NFL football season 2009-10. What does the upcoming season have in store for us? By now, you've heard many of the teams already declaring that, "This is our year ..." or "We've worked hard during the off-season to acquire talent to really complete our team ... " or, the ever popular, "This is a building year for us ... " (In other words, set your expectations of us properly - i.e. "low.")

Well, whatever the case may be, I'm looking forward to it. As always, I start the season with butterflies in my tummy as I think about the chance for the Chargers to make it to the Super Bowl. They look good, even formidable - Merriman's back and LaDanian is operating at 110%. Philip Rivers has never looked better. But, this time last year, I was also listening to all the reports and thinking, "This is it! This is their year! HOORAY!!" The point is ... who really knows?

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And, therein lies the excitement of it all! The twists, the turns ... the, at times, soap opera-like plot developments that rise out of nowhere and send us fans on a completely different course independent of how we'd imagined the season would play out.


What, indeed, does this season have in store for us?


I'm tempted to do a little research to see what the prognosticators were saying at this point last year about who they then believed would make the trip to the big show, and compare that to the actual results. I'd be willing to bet that most of them never dreamed that the Arizona Cardinals would get there! I know the Chargers were at the top of the list, and so were the Patriots, but who knew Tom Brady would play for fifteen seconds - okay, maybe it was twenty - and then be out for the rest of the season?! Drama. Who knew that Plaxico Burress would, like a dumbass, shoot himself?! Intrigue. Terrell Owens has his own reality show now, and is a Buffalo Bill?!! Okay, at least some of us kinda saw that coming - well, that he would not remain a Cowboy. The reality show kinda came outta nowhere - but, I watch it. (Don't you judge me.)


In any event, football season is almost upon us. Time to get out your old jerseys so everyone knows who your team is! Time to begin strategizing your pool picks week-to-week to make sure you're giving yourself the best advantage to win the whole kit & kaboodle. For those like-minded individuals who are so inclined, it's time to really dig in and enjoy this time of year, after all, we're getting to the good stuff in baseball, college football is approaching - fight on, and we've already discussed the NFL!  Life is good.


It's no wonder the butterflies have arrived!