Super Bowl: Final Notes

• Had the day off on Monday because baby Allie was sick. Spent a lot of time reading Super Bowl recaps. I always like reading columnists from the cities of the teams that played. Most of the articles in the Arizona papers were of the "Destiny Denied" variety while those in the Pittsburgh area were a little more upbeat.


• The consensus was that it was possibly the greatest Super Bowl of all time. I could care less, my team still lost! Yes, I will whine about it for a while.


• James Harrison, who made that play before the half, had barely made the team. As recently as 4 years ago, he had applied to be a bus driver. The Steelers gave him one last chance. I'd be just as happy had he been off driving a bus on Sunday. Still don't know how the Cardinals couldn't at least push him out of bounds on that play.


• Why was 50+ year-old Bruce Springsteen acting like he was in his 20's? Some of his moves looked kinda silly for his age. He started off kind of weak but came on strong towards the end with "Glory Days."


• Many years ago I worked for the State Bar of Arizona (which certifies applicants to practice law). One day a young man fresh out of law school stopped by to get some information on taking the bar exam. His name? Michael Bidwell, who is now President of the Cardinals and a prime reason the team has turned it around.


• The commercials were hit and miss. One of my favorites was one that you would have missed (literally) had you blinked. Miller beer did a 1-second commercial which consisted of their delivery guy saying, "Miller High Life" and that was it. That was clever. The Go-Daddy commercials were very risque for what is a large family viewing audience.


• The Steelers are now officially my arch-villain. They beat my Cowboys in two Super Bowls years ago, handed the Colts two very heartbreaking playoff losses, and now taken out the Cardinals.