Mazol Tov

Muchas congratulations to former Buckeyes Will Smith and Malcolm Jenkins of the Superbowl champion New Orleans Saints. Based on what I recall from the game I think that both of them had a small part in the victory.

You have to wonder if the incredibly talented Malcolm Jenkins will ever achieve these heights throughout the duration of his career. Then again, I'm sure there are hundreds of former players that would have taken a Superbowl victory in their rookie season over no Superbowl at all.

I'm not sure what happened exactly but I found myself rooting for the Colts in this one. I'd say if there is a surefire way to determine who is going to the win the Superbowl it's to just find out who I'm rooting for and go the other way.

Let's review:

2010 - rooting for the Colts, Saints win
2009 - rooting for the Cards, Steelers win
2008 - rooting for the Giants, GIANTS WIN!
2007 - rooting for the Colts, COLTS WIN!
2006 - rooting for the Seahawks, Steelers win
2005 - rooting for the Eagles, Pats win
2004 - rooting for the Panthers, Pats win
2003 - rooting for the Raiders, Bucs win
2002 - rooting for the Rams, Pats win
2001 - rooting for the Giants, Ravens win
2000 - rooting for the Titans, Rams win

So that's two wins out of the last 11 Superbowls. Sweet.

And the bizarre thing is I haven't the slightest idea why I was rooting for the Colts yesterday. Maybe it's general disdain for southern football, which extends somewhat to the pro ranks. Maybe it was faith in my own expectation of what would happen.

Maybe I'm still mad at Drew Brees for beating Ohio State his senior year? I have no idea.

The game was apparently not only the most watched Superbowl of all time, but in fact the most watched television program of all time beating the season finale of M*A*S*H.

The name of the M*A*S*H theme song by the way? That would be 'Suicide is Painless'. Heartwarming.

Speaking of heartwarming. Here's some quality video from New Orleans after the Saints win. Somehow CBS failed to realize that there may have been something worth seeing in the French Quarter at the end or immediately following the game.

Must be a strange day in parts of Indiana. Certainly they were rooting for the Colts. However, both of the heroes for the Saints, QB Drew Brees and CB Tracy Porter played collegiate ball in Indiana (Purdue and IU respectively). Then again, I can't stand the Steelers and took very little solace in the fact that Ohio State's own Santonio Holmes was the MVP last year.

I love that people are praising Saints Head Coach Sean Payton today for gambling on the onsides kick. Had the Saints not come up with that ball (and the Colts blew it not recovering the kick), the Colts would have had a very short field and Manning could have put a little more distance between the two teams on the scoreboard. The media would have been CRUSHING him today for being the first coach to ever call an onsides kick before the 4th quarter in the history of the Superbowl.

Purdue and Alabama are now the only schools that have had three different QB's win the Superbowl. Name all six QB's and you win...absolutely nothing.

As unpopular as the sentiment might be, I tend to agree with this clown from FanNation, the Superbowl was kind of boring. It probably had a lot to do with very efficient play from both offenses, a well-played game with almost no penalties, and the key "go-for-it" moments coming right around halftime.

For now though, live it up ladies...