Superbowl Breakdown: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
The Good: What a great game. The "Aints" no more. Drew Brees and the city of New Orleans got what they deserved in this championship. They proved they deserved it with a standout, dominant performance and Brees winning the MVP was the icing on the cake.
There were some pretty entertaining commercials on t
his year as well - among my favorites were Betty White getting tackled in the Snickers ad, Brett Favre's 2020 Championship Hyundai clip, the Budweiser human bridge and the young Doritos fan slapping his mother's date across the face.
The Megan Fox commercial - yes, that one stands alone.
Tracy Porter's interception.
Drew Brees celebrating with his kid.
Former Seahawk, John Randle, made the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Bad: Carrie Underwood's final note of the National Anthem. Ouch.
Four hours of Phil Simms.
GoDaddy.com's latest Danica Patrick commercial - a disappointment.
The Ugly: Peyton Manning's interception. Some of the blame definitely goes to Reggie Wayne, but that doesn't make it any less ugly.
Pete Townshend's tummy. Didn't need to see that...let alone that much of it.
Add your own below, we'll get back to it tomorrow.
0 Comments | Share this | PermalinkThe Ultimate Analysis: Super Bowl XLIV
by Jessamyn McIntyre
Paul Silvi and Jim Moore filled in for KC today, as he's taken to the road to call some NBA games for ESPN - and they went straight through the lineup of all-star NFL analysts to break down the best of Southbeach and the Super Bowl.
Fortunately for entertainment purposes, the conversations weren't just about football. The highlights include Mike Ditka's opinion of Bill Belichick (not to mention his distaste for our choice in music), John Clayton's Dodge Charger stuck in a traffic jam,Trey Wingo filling us in on the purple rims on Clayton's Charger and Mark Schlereth, Idaho alum, leaning across Trey Wingo to shout his fight song into the ears of Paul Silvi, Bowling Green alum.
You can listen to all of the interviews below - they're worth the click!



Have a happy Super Bowl everybody!
0 Comments | Share this | PermalinkCommercials of Super Bowls' Past
by Jessamyn McIntyre
In honor of this annual tradition of funny commericals, and a little game we like to call football, we bring you some of the best we;ve seen over the years.
Special Tribute to Terry Tate: Office Linebacker toward the bottom.
In addition, it's only fair to offer the best of Terry Tate:
0 Comments | Share this | PermalinkThe Super Bowl: The Movie
by Jessamyn McIntyre
Have you ever wondered what the Super Bowl would look like if a famous movie director took the reigns? From Quentin Tarantino to David Lynch, the guys over at Gawker TV gave it a look:
Who would you want directing your Super Bowl?
0 Comments | Share this | PermalinkBackyard Brawl: Out of Control
Reminiscent of high school, actually.
0 Comments | Share this | PermalinkWould This Win You Back?
by Jessamyn McIntyre
Fans of the Minnesota Vikings are attempting to coax Brett Favre into returning for another year...with this:

Fans should've invested that cash in painkillers for the inevitable headache Brett Favre will cause once again this off-season.
2 Comments | Share this | PermalinkCatching Up With Carroll
Today I had the chance to talk to Pete Carroll, head coach of the Seahawks, for the first time since his hiring. In the wake of the senior bowl and national signing day, we had plenty discuss.
On The Process of Evaluating New Talent: "It begins at the senior bowl. We start to filter through the information John (Schneider) handed out to us. It's a long process, that's well underway...and John's putting that stuff together. Then we go to the combine...and then we just take it to the next step...as we zero in and try to put together a board that makes sense to us."
On Focus in the Draft: "We're going to try and value these guys as we get to our positions, with always the mindfullness of needs. Sometimes you can get knocked out of a need emphasis because a guy just shows up that's so special that you didn't think would be available. Really good football players are always going to help your team no matter what position they play."
On Working in the NFL On 'Letter of Intent' Day: "We have tracked USC a bit and watched Sark's class at UW. It's pretty exciting - this had been the night I'd slept in the office and waited for the fax machine to ring."
On Sean Parker Choosing UW over Michigan and USC: "He's a terrific football player, that's a great get for UW. He's an all around player...real bright kid, really good student. I would imagine they'll play him at safety."
On His Relationship with Rick Neuheisel: "I don't know Rick very well. We've coaches against each other a couple times. He's trying to put together that program down there, and he's been pretty high profile.
He seems to be doing pretty well. Other than just a coaching relationship, I don't really know."
On UCLA vs. USC 2009 - end of the game: "It was just a competitive moment, and Jeremy had a heck of a call, and sure enough we executed it perfectly and hit a touchdown pass - and then the place went kind of crazy. But it didn't really have any intent on anything he had done - it was just playing football."
On Coaches Exiting Colleges: "I think the easy way to look at it is a guy's looking forward to figuring out his future and what he thinks is best for he and his family. There was no time that I was going to leave USC and it was going to be a good time. I think the shock of it is when you put forth so much effort to take over a program and you get all the energy going and you ask for everybody's allegiance early on and you're 'Sell! Sell! Sell!' - and then all of a sudden you're leaving, now that's a big shock there, and there's no question that's as hard as it can possibly get. But there's never a good time."
On Walter Jones: "He's taking it one day at a time. He's feeling better and he's gonna come back here for some checkups in a couple weeks. He's hopeful that he can maybe get back and he's working in that direction, and we'd love to see him come back. It's going to be pretty iffy, it was a long injury he's already had - and with a lot of careful attendance to it, it still didn't come back in time for last year. Walter leaves a big void there, so we have to see what we can do about that."
You can listen to the interview in its entirety right here.
1 Comment | Share this | PermalinkUW Basketball: Don't Be Cute
Would Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badgers do a little dance as they shellacked Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans last night? I don't think so. So don't do this...please:
You're a D-I program...the days of dancing are over UW.
3 Comments | Share this | PermalinkJay Bilas: Tournament Likely To Expand
Yesterday we brought up the proposal that's floating around to expand the NCAA tournament from 65 teams to 96 teams - an idea that's being met with much contempt across the country.
However, coaches such as Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Billy Donovan of Florida have spoken in support of the expansion. Whether money or broadening the tournament experience is behind the idea, it seems as though it's more likely than not at this point.
ESPN College Basketball Analyst, Jay Bilas, joined me today to talk about this very subject. "The NCAA can opt out of the current contract that it has. With so much hemming and hawing over teams at the end of the line, I think there's a feeling out there that you can make more money."
He also noted the counter-argument, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And at 64, it ain't broke. Now, if we expand it to 96, would it ruin it? No. What it would do is add more average teams."
Jay also thinks the biggest factor in the decision is money. "Money's a good reason. If they can make a bunch more money and it helps keep alive some of these other sports, that's fine - that's a good reason. But if they're doing it to 'enhance' the tournament in this idea that it's more inclusive - there aren't that many great teams out there."
Finally, we talked to him about how feasible this idea is - and he's leaning towards it happening. "I think it'll expand. I think ultimately that's the way it's going to wind up going. Television has a voracious apetite for content and there are so many division I teams. This tournament is still the best thing going in my judgment...I just kind of worry that while we're trying to expand it...we're going to lose what makes it really special, and that is, it's got to be a little bit exclusive."
What are your thoughts on it - are we allowing more parity or rewarding mediocrity by expanding the tournament? Your thoughts welcome as always.
0 Comments | Share this | PermalinkExpanding The NCAA Tournament: Good Idea, Bad Idea?
There's an idea floating around to expand the NCAA tournament to a field of 96 teams, and today we discussed whether or not it's a good idea.
The NCAA Tournament is already 65 teams, including the play-in game, and this expansion would add 31 more to the pool.
Mychal Thompson, father of Clay Thompson of WSU, joined us to weigh in. And he simply said, "No - number 16 can't even compete with number 1 in the seedings. I know an upset can happen every 20 years or once every lunar eclipse, but this is ridiculous."
Mychal also discussed Pac-10 hoops and his son, Clay Thompson, who he thinks could benefit from more time in college. You can hear the full interview right here.
We were also joined by University of Washington's own Quincy Pondexter, who had quite a different take on tournament expansion.
"All it is is adding one more game to the NCAA tournament, and it's to see who the real champion is. There are a lot of teams that get snubbed every year, and to add a couple more - I don't think there's a problem with that."
Quincy also stuck around to talk about the win over Wazzu, the evolution of his game and the remainder of the season leading to the tournament. You listen to all of it right here.
What do you think about expanding the NCAA Tournament to a field of 96 teams? Would it create a better field? Or would it water down what is already a great championship bracket? Leave your thoughts below!
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Kevin Calabro hosts a daily show on the new all-sports radio station, 710 ESPN Seattle. Kevin Calabro spent 21 seasons as the radio and television announcer for the Seattle SuperSonics. In addition to his show on 710 ESPN Seattle, Kevin can be heard as the voice of Seattle's new MLS team, Seattle Sounders FC.
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