Cheaters Never Win

Wow! Where to begin? I'll start right off by saying this may have been the best Super Bowl ever. A lot of people won't consider it great because the score was 7-3 after 3 quarters and New England didn't make history. Oh, they made history all right. The game was hard hitting, smash mouth football. David vs. Goliath. Yeah, this Patriots team was great, but there's no way they deserved perfection.

First, all year they were way too cocky. Even one time humble poster boy Tom Brady got into the act. And of course, spygate. This is a team not only accused of cheating, but openly admitted to cheating!

Back to the game, how much fun was it to watch pretty boy get knocked on his back play after play. And this was just days before his remarks about Nostradamus, I mean Plaxico Burress' prediction.

I can watch this over and over. I love how Brady says "Maybe Plax should have predicted 45-42." I mean, the guy was that cocky! Talk about throwing your defense under the bus and pretty much stating you could see them give up 45 points. Hey Tom, I think your defense kept you in the game, you didn't do so hot yourself. How did you lose to the Giants when they only scored 17 points! Think about that everytime you visit your girl in NYC. Don't worry about picking up the tab in NYC anymore!

And Bill Belicheat! I know you're cocky and all, but 4th and 13? Did you not have confidence in your special teams or defense? You make a field goal here and the game probably goes to overtime. I mean come on Belicheat, you've won 3 Super Bowls by a total of 9 points. If anyone should know the value of field goals, it should be you. Amazing how this team's cockiness finally caught to them, and the timing of it all.
Total credit to the New York Football Giants winning this game and bringing yet another sports championship to NYC.

In case your counting or wondering, this was the city's 54th major sports championship. Big Blue straight kicked New England's ass. They never gave up, especially on defense. The Giants front four played tremendous. So were the linebackers and DB's. Did you notice the Giants constantly rotating players in and out. I think the G-Men played 9 different defensive backs.
And this Super Bowl had the



best biggest play ever with David Tyree's (Syracuse) catch with his helmet. That he even had to ball thrown to him in the first place, Manning somehow breaking all those tackles and scrambling around, was amazing!
Being a Dolphins and Yankees fan (and hating Boston teams) this game was extra special. Yes, the '72 Dolphins are still the only undefeated team in NFL history and no one will ever get this close again in their lifetime.

But if anything, this was payback from the 2004 playoff collapse by the Yankees. I had never felt so bad about a sporting event (hell, anything else that happened in my life for that matter) than the Yankees blowing a 3-0 lead to the Red Sox.

I thought I would never get that god awful taste out of mouth. Leading up to the game, it never occurred to me just how big a Giants' victory would mean to NYC. This victory totally makes up for the Yankees 2004 melt down. I know how Boston fans felt this morning, the same way I felt 3 1/2 years ago. How's it feel Boston? The Sports Gods have spoken yet once again.

Boston your reign is over. Hope you enjoyed it, I know you never expected it to happen this soon. If anything, the Patriots were always a for sure thing. This is just the beginning. Now, you have spygate and Congress to worry about. And this Patriots dynasty is already tarnished, and I have a feeling it's only gonna get worse.
So yes, I was one extremely over the top happy Mo Fo last night. I drank champagne the rest of the night while watching post game Super Bowl coverage. I yelled and screamed, danced and sang, embarrassed my girlfriend, but god it all felt so sweet. This is why I love sports.


Best commercial ever! When they filmed this, I wonder if Reebok made two alternate endings. The one you see here and maybe they made an ending with the Dolphins welcoming the Patriots into Perfectsville, still population 1.


Too many great images of Super Bowl XLII

Another Giant Victory

If you were not at home in front of the TV, at a sports bar, or at a championship day party, you don't like football, you probably don't like me and there's no way you're reading this. With that being said, You suck along with your miserable boring life. Sunday's two championship games were better than Super Bowl Sunday. You get 2 great games back to back, so of course it's better than the one over hyped Super Bowl game. (This year maybe an exception.)

What better setting for the NFC Championship Game than the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field! Freezing cold weather, a mix of flurries, and hard hitting trash talking football. And yes, The New York Football Giants with little Manning vs. Old Man Winter, Bret Farve and the Green Bay Packers. The only that could hurt this game would be the referees. Yes, the refs seemed to be taking control of this game with bad calls that seemingly affected the outcome. To start the 3rd quarter, the Packers seemed to stop the Giants on third down. I'm not even quite sure what the call was, but the Giants were the awarded a first down and went on to score. On the ensuing drive, the Packers failed to convert a third down, but of course, a yellow flag laid on the field. Sam Madison was involved in some kind of skirmish away from the ball. Even the commentators saw no reason for the flag and maybe the refs should just let the teams play.

I mean, this is for the Super Bowl and emotions are at an all time high. Editors note: Sam Madison is a former Dolphin CB who was known for bonehead plays similar to this one. I believe Trick Daddy sported a Madison jersey on one of his CD covers. "Baby cuz I'm a Thug."
Another question, is Plaxico Burress really this great or is Al Harris completely overrated? Burress quieted a lot of critics with the game of his life. The only setback was the dropped pass inside the 5 yard line, though it would have been a remarkable catch, Burress seemed to be catching everything thrown his way.
The 4th quarter brought more bizarre plays and seemed that luck was riding on the Green Bay's side. First, there was the INT by R.W. McQuarters that may have sealed the deal but McQuarters fumble the ball on the return. Packers get another shot and tie the game. From there on, it was pretty much all Eli and the Giants. Between Green Bay's play calling and Farve's carelessness, the Pack never had a chance. They practically abandoned the run game and the Giants defense could just play against the pass and read Farve's mistakes.
The Giants outplayed the Packers and owned the second half but still needed an extra session to win. The Giants kept the Packers in the game with missed opportunities.

A couple of missed field goals and a great run by Ahmad Bradshaw called back for holding gave the home team a chance. But with the Packers being one dimensional at this time, they didn't deserve to win.
Watch out for The New York Football Giants!