You Didn’t See This Coming Either

Unless you’re a die-hard Giants fan, you didn’t think they’d win. Heck, even most Giants fans, while wanting to win, didn’t think they’d win. Admit it. Sure maybe you were telling people that you hated the way the Patriots strut around. And you’re sick of their cheating ways. But you knew, just knew that they’d win Super Bowl XLII. By a lot. That it would be over before Tom Petty started lip syncing through his hits. (more…)

History

Our friend, TMQ, has a chip on his shoulder regarding the legacy of the 2007 Patriots. In his opinion they will be forever tainted by the stigma of “Spygate”. Mostly, he contends, because the NFL did not fully investigate the issue. And in fact destroyed much of the evidence that was turned over to them. We here at TALB, on the other hand, think that it’s deeper, but less sinister than that. (more…)

They Wanted It More

XLII (Small)Unfortunately, I was only able to watch about 10 minutes total of either of these games. Which sucks, since they were both pretty good according to all accounts. (more…)

Super Bowl XLII Tournament: Championship Round

NFL (Small)The media focus this week in the NFL is on the two future hall-of-famers under center, and their destiny to face each other at UoP Stadium. But the thing TALB wants to know is, can the immortal Billy Volek step-up and take his team to the promised land? Is he going to get the chance? Does anyone want to see the Rivers-Manning Draft Day Trade Bowl instead? Will it snow as if the end times are upon us in Green Bay? Can you stand anymore questions in this intro? (more…)

Better Late Than Never

Let’s see, the Wednesday before the Big Game I had surgery on my knee. Percoset’s a hell of a drug, let me tell ya. Then when I got back to work I had to cover a pretty crappy overnight shift. So, my posting in general has been lacking. But on to football.

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Super Duper Bowl XLI

The teams are set. Chicago and Indianapolis. Has anyone started up the hype machine yet?
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Blackout for TO

TO is a lazy son of a gun. Another champion in Tampa. And the asininity of the NFL’s blackout rules.
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