The Beginning

About three weeks ago i read that Kobe Bryant will be paid to write a blog for a Chinese website (http://www.danwei.org/sports/kobe_bryant_starts_bilingual_b.php). I thought to myself, if Kobe can write a blog, so can i. Now, i understand i am not an NBA star with millions of fans who will read my blog, but hopefully down the road I'll have a few 'followers'. So here goes nothing.

Now what could i possibly want to talk about today? There is only one thing...Super Bowl. I'll start off saying congrats to the Steelers, six rings is a huge accomplishment, well done. However, i do need to gripe. I don't think they deserved this win as much as the Cards did. Think back on the NFL season. Unless you are a Pittsburgh fan, no one heard anything special about the Steelers. Yes, they had the #1 defense, good job, but all in all they had an uneventful season.

Then take a look at Arizona. You have an 'old-timer' beat out the new guy for starting QB, who then goes on to be the #2 QB in the league in pass yards and TD's! You have 3 receivers with over 1,000 yards in the season! After a devastating loss to the Patriots in week 16, everyone counts your playoff dreams dead.

But then Arizona gets wildcard, beats Atlanta even though they were told they wouldn't. They beat Carolina, even though they were told they wouldn't. They beat Philadelphia, even though they were told they wouldn't. Next thing they know, they're in the Super Bowl. Now you tell me, who deserves a ring here?

Game time. Again it looked like Arizona was outmatched, beaten down, defeated. Yet they came back, like so many times before, and made this Super Bowl worth watching. Yet it seemed like there were some who wanted to dash the dreams of those in red and white. The refs. These refs were Steeler fans for sure. What's one way to stop a team from advancing in a game? Kill them with penalties. 11 penalties all together, one for roughing the passer that was more of a pat on the shoulder. But hold on a second, there was no penalty called on Holmes after his touchdown celebration!?? A celebration using the ball as a prop is a 15 yard penalty, which would have given Arizona good field position, but nay, the refs 'didn't see that'. But in the end it was Arizona who bit themselves in the butt and for some strange reason did not review the 'fumble' of Warner in the final seconds.

All in all, i'm losing faith in the refs. I don't know, maybe i'm still upset over the Philidelphia-Arizona game where a missed passing interference call ended the Eagle's season.

I hope to get some heated discussion in here. =) Comment please.

Now that i'm done with my football blog, i hope you look forward to more diverse topics in the future. I think i'm getting the hang of this blog thing.

VIDEO OF THE DAY
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/video/vid_other_1/wwlp_caughtontape_spinnershark200901292000

It's maybe the coolest shark i've seen. Enjoy.

Until next time, bye bye.