My Oscar Predictions

Today there wasn't that much going on in the world of sports. The Phoenix Suns showed what a vulnerable team they are now that they have Shaq, Tiger won his 4th straight PGA Tour win, and Wladimir Klitschko defeated Sultan Ibragimov and cemented himself as one of the best Heavyweight fighters in the World. Other than that, really nothing more going on. I picked Kevin Harvick for my radio show's contest "Start Your Engines" so I'm hoping they get to finish that race and he places well.

But tonight is all about the Oscars. Whether you want to admit you're a fan or not, the point is I know you'll be watching. Everyone's always interested in who wins best picture, best supporting actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress, and best director. The problem is, they get through some of the awards in the beginning then they make you wait 3 hours to find out who wins the last few awards. On one hand, its a genius idea because it makes you watch the whole thing, but it could also be a hindrance due to some people going to bed and not even paying attention.

So here are my picks for the categories that I listed above. Now remember, I've seen most of these movies and its my opinion that these people should win:

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"
Best Actress: Julie Christie in "Away From Her"
Best Supporting Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War"
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone"
Best Picture: Michael Clayton

And for those of you who saw the movie "There Will Be Blood," SNL had a great sketch last night parodying it. You can watch the video here.

Finally answering yesterday's trivia question, the cast of family members by real name (first and last) are:

Carl Winslow: Reginald VelJohnson
Harriet Winslow: Jo Marie Payton-Noble
Eddie Winslow: Darius McCrary
Laura Winslow: Kellie Shanygne Williams
Steve Urkel: Jaleel White

Look for more next weekend, I'm out. Peace.

-M

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My Vantage Point on the Kelvin Sampson Resignation

First off, for those of you that enjoy seeing GOOD movies with intricately drawn plot line with full character development, PLEASE GOD DON'T GO SEE "VANTAGE POINT." For me, it's right up there with the worst movies that I have ever seen along with "Catwoman" with Halle Berry, "Sugar and Spice" about the cheerleader chicks that rob banks, and "Johnny English" with Rowan Atkinson. One of the reasons "Vantage Point" was so terrible other than the fact that it was promoted 8,000 times during the NBA All-Star game to the point where it became ridiculously annoying (kind of like the "This is Our Country" song played during Chevy commercials not too long ago), but it also didn't let you divulge deep enough into each character's persona before they whisked you away and switched you to someone else's view. And by the time they came back to it 7 different vantage points and 45 minutes later, you had forgot what happened and now had to go back through your memory and sort through all the different characters to try and remember where you left off. Not to mention that by the time they actually get to the climax of the movie, it's no longer than 10 minutes tops. All that buildup, for ten minutes. Maybe it's just me, but I would have rather preferred not seeing the same scene over and over again where the mayor says, "I give you my city" eight different times and then having the President raise his arms and eight different times watch him get shot. It became repetitive to the point where I wanted someone to pull out a gun and shoot me and get it over with. I consider myself a connoisseur of good movies and this was up there with my worst four of all time.

Now onto sports. Yesterday was Indiana University's first game without recently resigned head coach Kelvin Sampson. Initially, as a Hoosier fan, I was worried because according to all the reports you read on Friday, DJ White and five other players skipped afternoon practice and some out there in the sports world wondered if the players would really consider boycotting the rest of the season in support of their terminated coach. But luckily, everyone came to their senses (especially White, who at 17.1 ppg and 10.4 rpg is easily the front runner for Big Ten Player of the Year and first team All-American honors) and the Hoosiers pulled out a close one and a big win at Northwestern 85-82. Sure, some of you may say, "wait a second, Northwestern was 0-13 in the Big Ten, how can you call this a big win?" I'll tell you why, it was Indiana's first game under Dan Dakich who was named interim coach for the rest of the season by athletic director Rick Greenspan Friday. Since six players skipped practice on Friday afternoon, the only time Dakich had with his players was later that night when the team did a walk-through and in the shoot around Saturday afternoon right before the game. So for this team to come together, with or without their recently dismissed coach and in a time of turmoil pull out a win on the road, that's huge. This could have easily gone the other way where the team looks disorganized and they did at times (they need to switch out of the man-to-man zone because when defenders get screened it leads to backdoor cuts and easy layups for the other team) and lose. But this team fought back from as much as 9 point deficits and played good defense when they absolutely had to.

Will this team succeed under Dakich? I can't say right now. What I do know it that Hoosier fans will have to give him a few days for everything to cool down around here and see how the team finishes the season. If we win the next four games (home against Ohio State and Minnesota and @ Michigan State and Penn State), Dakich has done his job. If we go 3-1, I still think he's done a good job. This is a tough situation for Dan. Coming in midway through the season after Rob Senderoff was forced to resign amid allegations of excessive phone calls and lead a top #15 team as they head into the Big Ten Tournament, would be tough on almost anybody. Especially someone who has to consider that this will only last one, maybe two months at most before you get replaced and returned to your old position. Whether or not Dan Dakich is the next head coach at Indiana University will depend on how he fares in the tournament, both Big Ten and NCAAs. With a roster that contains D.J. White and Eric Gordon, expectations are high, and it's up to him to find a way to harness all that talent, and return us once again to NCAA greatness.

Real quick, I have a trivia question for you today; name for me the main characters by first and last name of the ABC series "Family Matters." I know I can do it because I've done it before. Now it's your turn. As soon as you think you know it, email me mikeosh1985@gmail.com and DON'T CHEAT.

That's all for today guys, I'll be on here tomorrow same time, same place.

-M

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Welcome to "The Weekend"

On behalf of MTO Productions, I'd like to welcome you to "The Weekend" with me, your host, Mike Oshita. This is a new thing we're trying out here at MTO, so we need your feedback. Shoot me an email and tell me what you think: MikeOsh1985@gmail.com.

So what is this new format going to be like you ask? Well, first and foremost, it's going to be about sports, no matter what. As far back as I can remember, sports has always been the most important thing for me other than family. So I'd say 95% of our focus will be directed towards that. Another 4% will go towards me rambling on whatever is on my mind for the day. It may be about a movie I've seen recently, to an issue that I think does or doesn't make sense, to something good on TV that I recommend. I feel like this is a way for me to connect with people in my audience that don't want to talk about sports all day every day.

And finally, the last 1% will be towards furthering my career as the next Howie Schwab. For those of you who don't know who that is, Howie Schwab is the coordination producer for ESPN studio production but he is most known for, at least in college kids minds, as the man to beat on the ESPN Classic show "Stump the Schwab." It's basically a who knows more when it comes to sports but I'm throwing in a twist: also included especially when you try and stump me in the segment I like to call "I Pity You Fool," you can ask me questions about 1990s TV and up. So if you have a "Boy Meets World" question or "Family Matters" query that you think I can't answer, post it on the blog and I'll try and answer it. If I don't, you win, it's that simple. But if I get it, I just add you to all the other fools who thought they could pity-win their way to victory. So a lot of changes going on here at MTO, we've even changed the name of the website, so bookmark it and look forward to postings on here every Saturday and Sunday because you're turned into "The Weekend" with Mike Oshita.

I'll write more on here a little later, gotta go school some wannabes on the court. Peace

M.

The Kelvin Sampson Era and Allegations

O.k. Let's me start by saying that as an Indiana University student, I was very happy with our win yesterday over Michigan State. We blew them out basically in a game that two out of the three analysts from College Gameday (Hubert Davis and Jay Bilas) predicted would go the other way with a Spartan victory Here's what they're saying in East Lansing. But even without D.J. White, who went out with 4:55 to go in the first half, my Hoosiers found a way to win. It was the play of our star Eric Gordon, who finished with 28 and broke Mike Woodson's scoring record, along with forcing 19 turnovers that essentially doomed the Spartans in. Not to mention the great play of the supporting cast who stepped up when they needed to. DeAndre Thomas, who finally looks to be back in Sampson's good graces, had 10 points of 5-9 shooting playing 16 big minutes when we needed him. JaMarcus Ellis, who at one point I criticized more than anyone on the team, had a great night shooting the ball hitting back-to-back 3's at one point finishing the night with 12 points. And let's not forget Jordan Crawford too added 12 big points. This is the type of game that makes me as a Indiana fan, believe that this could be a sweet 16 team and ever go further, because of the way this team played tonight. Even when you take away one of our best players, we still find a way to win. And if we can continue to get this type of production from our supporting cast outside of Gordon and DJ when he comes back, I think we'll make a pretty good run.

Now onto the coaching situation. When this story first broke late Tuesday night, I was shocked. My initial reaction was, "I can't believe something like this is happening again." For those of you who don't remember, "The NCAA launched its investigation after Indiana announced in October that Sampson had made 100 impermissible phone calls while he was on probation for illicit calls made while he was the coach at Oklahoma from 2000-06. During that time, he made 577 impermissible calls" (ESPN.com). So this is nothing new to Kelvin. The point is he KNOWINGLY went out of the way to break the rules by continuing to phone recruits and their families and then lied about it to the NCAA and Indiana University itself. On Friday, new IU President Michael McRobbie announced that the school would conduct their own investigation into the NCAA accusations and report back to McRobbie by the following Friday, essentially giving them 7 days. Among those heading the investigation include athletic director Rick Greenspan, university council Dorothy Frapwell and faculty representative Bruce Jaffee. Jay Bilas, analyst from College Gameday, brought up a really good point on Saturday when he said in his opinion, IU had already made up its mind, and the only reason for the 7 day inquiry, was to make sure it couldn't be sued just like what happened with former Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien. In a process that should take place over a few months, Indiana has instead turned it into 7 days. And I couldn't agree more. Now what do I think will happen? I think Sampson coaches Tuesday night against Purdue and on Friday, the committee recommends that Kelvin be terminated.

As much as you want to believe him (meaning Kelvin), the NCAA just doesn't throw out wild, crazy accusations without some kind of proof. You know they have something, you just don't know how specific it is at this point. Michael Vick thought he could beat the U.S. Government in court saying he was innocent of the dogfighting charges, look where he is now. If Indiana doesn't recommend that Sampson be fired then its a discredit to the athletic department and the entire university. Indiana basketball is up there with Kentucky, Duke and other elite institutions when it comes to historic programs. To keep Sampson around means that you're condoning what he did. Which is wrong because it says its o.k. to take shortcuts and cheat the system, as long as your team keeps winning. Since 1960, Indiana has had 0 violations in basketball up until this point. This is a black-eye to the university and one of those things where depending on the outcome and recommendations of the committee, could divide fans. And you know what the funny thing about this to me is, if Indiana was having an average to below average season, Sampson would be gone in a heartbeat. But because we're in the top 15 in the country, its o.k. to some people. By the end of the game last night, students were chanting "Kelvin Sampson" in support of our coach. Just another reason I really dislike some sports fans because they continue to flip flop depending on how the team performs. And that my friends, is not a true fan.

My Thoughts on the Pro Bowl

What's up everybody? I hope you all enjoyed my THRILLING Super Bowl Blog from last week. In case you aren't aware what's going on, I spent MY Super Bowl Sunday doing a running blog of the game. And while I can't say it was a total success, it did teach me a lot of things like how hard it is working under pressure, and also how much more involved I need to be while watching sports. In the past, I may have considered myself a casual fan, but now that I have an idea of what I want to do the rest of my life, now whenever I watch sports I mean I REALLY watch sports. I'm analyzing things that I've never seen before and actually taking notes while the game is going on. Noticing what players are making a difference at what time, and how that impacted the game. Some of you may call this nerdy, I call it being a fan.

Anyway most of you probably watched the Pro Bowl tonight, which the NFC took 42-30. Adrian Peterson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and Terrell Owens each had two touchdowns but it was Peterson's 16 carry, 129 yard performance that won him MVP. The thing is, at least for me, when it comes to the Pro Bowl I don't really care one way or the other who wins. I mean I'll watch it, but that's because this time of the year, there's really nothing to watch on TV outside of college basketball except maybe hockey and the occasional billiards match. Here's my take, and remember, the important thing is that this is my OPINION and in what way you take this is up to you. You may agree or disagree, but that's the great thing about sports, there's always room for debate.

Get rid of the Pro Bowl. That's right, I said it. Get rid of it. First off, it's boring. Any football game that's on past the Super Bowl is completely inconsequential. Because for most people, the Super Bowl is the culmination of an entire year of football and after that, it's time to look forward for spring training. It's in Hawaii, which I guess is kind of cool except for the fact that it's in a stadium that looks like it was built during the days of the Pyramids and that nobody goes. How many football people do you know that book a trip every February saying, "I really can't wait for the Pro Bowl this year." None. That's what I thought. I actually tried watching it earlier this afternoon and ended up falling asleep. That should never EVER happen when it comes to an NFL game. Not to mention, and I don't know if you know this, but 17 players that were voted in by the fans pulled out either because of injury or personal reasons. Now for people like Brady, LT, and Antonio Gates I completely understand because those guys played hurt in either the AFC Championship or the Super Bowl depending on the player. But what about Randy Moss and Brett Favre? I watched the Super Bowl, it didn't look like Randy Moss was hurt to me. And as for Favre, the only thing I think he's suffering from is a bruised ego after throwing that interception that let the Giants go to the Super Bowl. If the players that we vote in as fans decide not to show up because they're tired, then just take the fans vote away completely. Otherwise what's the point in voting people we WANT to see in if they're just not going to play if they can. It's a waste of their time and ours.

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Fourth Quarter

9:04 PM
Patriots punt and Giants will get the ball at their own 20 just seven seconds into the 4th

9:07 PM
Huge pass to Kevin Boss. If he was any faster that would have been 6.

9:10 PM
Obviously if the Giants pull this off, Eli Manning is the MVP for the composure he has shown in the pocket

9:11 PM
TOUCHDOWN NY GIANTS...Eli to David Tyree. GIANTS NOW LEAD 10-7

9:14 PM
A little under 11 minutes left to go in the game, too much time for Tom Brady?

9:18 PM
Brady looks like he's starting to find his form here in the middle of the 4th

9:21 PM
Giants get the ball back after stopping New England on 3rd and 7. It's imperative that they put together any sort of a drive that will waste time if they can

9:26 PM
With a little more than 7 minutes left in the game you have to wonder if the Patriots aren't able to drive down into at least field goal range here, will they go for it at any cost? They may not get another opportunity to get the ball back.

9:31 PM
Wes Welker has 11 catches. No wonder in high school and college his nickname was "the natural."

9:34 PM
8 yards to go...can this be any more exciting?

9:38 PM
You have to give it to Brady. Even though he's had a rough game up to this point, he's still clutch in the closing moments, completing 7 of 10 passes on this drive alone driving his team into field-goal range and maybe even a touchdown depending on what happens on third down

9:39 PM
TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS...Brady to Moss...Patriots now lead 14-10. Can Eli create his own Super Bowl Magic?

9:41 PM
Giants have 5 wins on the season when losing at some point in the 4th quarter which is most in the NFL

9:43 PM
Three timeouts and the two minute warning. Plenty of time for Eli Manning

9:44 PM
Almost a pick by New England

9:46 PM
Third and 10 for the Giants. If they don't convert what will Tom Coughlin do?

9:47 PM
This reminds me of the St. Louis-Tennessee Super Bowl a few years ago. 4th and 1...JACOBS CONVERTS. HUGE PLAY!!

9:49 PM
Eli almost dropped that ball....it makes you wonder...what if he did?

9:51 PM
HOW DID ELI BREAK THAT TACKLE AND COMPLETE A HUGE PASS ONCE AGAIN TO TYREE? Ball on the Patriots 24

9:53 PM
How many people had the Giants making a last-second game-winning drive attempt that puts them within 25 yards of a Super Bowl victory?

9:54 PM
No matter what happens, this is one of the best Super Bowls I have EVER seen.

9:56 PM
TOUCHDOWN GIANTS...Eli Manning to Plexico. 35 seconds left GIANTS lead 17-14.

9:59 PM
I just made the "girliest laugh ever" while SCREAMING at the TV

10:01 PM
4rd and 20. This is it ladies and gentlemen. One play to decide whether we have the best team in NFL history, or maybe the greatest upset.

10:05 PM
IT'S OVER!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW YORK GIANTS ON UPSETTING NEW ENGLAND. FINAL SCORE 17-14. New England finishes the year 18-1.

Third Quarter

8:25 PM
Patriots will have the ball to start the 2nd half...start right away in shotgun and complete a pass to Welker on a pass across the middle for 15 yards.

8:29 PM
Osi Umenyora is doing a great job getting pressure on Brady.

8:30 PM
Great tackle by Pierce on Kevin Faulk preventing the first down. You have to wonder if that was Spagnola's plan going in to shut down Welker and Faulk while double-teaming Moss. That way, you force Stallworth and Gaffney to beat you.

8:37 PM
They are REALLY promoting Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

8:39 PM
That challenge by New England just shows what a great coach Bill Belichick is. There are few coaches who would notice something like 12-men on the field on a punt which, depending on the outcome of this drive, could change the course of the game.

8:40 PM
If New England wins this game, Kevin Faulk should be the MVP. There have been countless times in this game where Brady hits Faulk underneath and by himself, bowls his way for the first down. Spagnola seems to have prepared for everybody, except Faulk.

8:42 PM
Strahan with the sack. Patriots going for it on 4th and 13...don't convert. Seems weird because it only would have been a 49-yarder which is something that you would think a kicker like Gostkowski would make on a consistant basis. Not going to him here, shows a lack of confidence.

8:46 PM
On the 4th down replay just shown on Fox, Faulk looks like he might have tweaked a hamstring. That's a devastating injury if he can't return.

8:47 PM
Why is Asante Samuel covering Toomer and not Plexico?

8:49 PM
Giants try to take a shot down the middle and Plex almost beats 3 Patriots for a touchdown. If Manning would have looked for Toomer he was wide open down the middle for at least a 15-yard game

8:51 PM
As hyped up as the Patriots offense has been, you have to give credit to their defense and how well they've been playing up to this point.

8:54 PM
Patriots start at their own 5-yard line

8:55 PM
My co-host Justin Neff mentioned this earlier, but in any Patriots game I've seen this year, I've never seen Tom Brady pressured this much.

8:58 PM
I take it back..if New England does win this game, Wes Welker should be MVP. This guy has made catch after catch that has single-handedly saved this team.

9:00 PM
That's two bad passes in a row by Brady, have to wonder if the Giants getting pressure as much as they have has an impact on his throws

9:01 PM
End of the Third Quarter

Halftime Observations

8:19 PM
I really enjoyed Tom Petty's performance. At first I thought he was going to play new material along with some of his old hits but after hearing "American Girl," "Free Fallin,'" and a few others, I think the NFL did a great job on this one.

8:23 PM
Patriots scored 589 points during the regular season. As of the first half today: 7

The Rest of the Second Quarter

7:21 PM
First sack of the game

7:22 PM
FUMBLE.......Giants recovered.

7:25 PM
Naomi Campbell doing an ad for Vitamin Water. Again I ask...WHY?

7:27 PM
Giants first sack of the game. It shows the Patriots line is not as invincible as some people think they are

7:27 PM
Back-to-Back Sacks. A great stand by the Giants defense

7:30 PM
6:45 left in the game, Randy Moss has 0 catches. That's a credit to Steve Spagnola

7:31 PM
Ahmad Bradshaw is going to have to be a huge factor for this game. the combination of Jacobs, a power runner and Bradshaw a speedster, will try and do what Jacksonville could not do when they met New England.

7:35 PM
FUMBLE...NY recovers but an "illegal" pass by Bradshaw brings them back 10 yards.

7:37 PM
First bad throw that I've seen Eli Manning make almost led to another interception

7:38 PM
I really like that Planters commercial but hate the T-Mobile commercials with Dwayne Wade and Charles Barkley

7:40 PM
Two minutes left...will New England run out the clock or try and score?

7:42 PM
Funny Pepsi commercial with Justin Timberlake

7:43 PM
With 1:42 left in the half, I am not looking forward to seeing Tom Petty play at halftime. Unless he plays his hits only and nothing else.

7:45 PM
First pass attempt toward Moss, overthrown.

7:48 PM
New England looks like they're going to try and get something before halftime. 25 seconds left ball at his own 37

7:50 PM
Moss finally makes his first catch

7:51 PM
FUMBLE...Giants recover. Too bad there is only 10 seconds left.

7:52 PM
Hail Mary opportunity coming up for the Giants. Ball falls incomplete

7:54 PM
HALFTIME

Beginning of the Second Quarter

7:01 PM
2 Possessions in 1st quarter (fewest in NFL history)

7:02 PM
Maroney runs in it...TOUCHDOWN New England. 7-3

7:03 PM
Just saw a preview for Wanted...looks like a really good movie

7:05 PM
Kickoff goes out-of-bounds...reminds me of the Carolina-New England a few years ago. Wonder if that will be a huge factor by the end of the game

7:07 PM
Gisele is in the audience. Along with Jim Carey and Pam Anderson

7:08 PM
Second Giants possession...Manning looks accurate... great pass to Amani Toomer. Lucky for him they didn't call offensive pass interference there, Toomer definitely pushed off.

7:13 PM
That interception was not Eli Manning's fault. Steve Smith should have caught that.

7:17 PM
HUGE stop by the Giants defense. I'm suprised New England decided to run for it although it was only 3rd and 1.

Patriots First Possession and the end of 1st Quarter

6:48 PM
Lawrence Maroney is running back kicks...interesting.

6:52 PM
First possession Brady gets hit on first down, and Maroney runs for 8 on second down. What will they do on third?

6:53 PM
Maroney picks up first down. Bad throw on first down by Brady. Sidenote: one of the people I'm watching the game with, said that rather than hit Brady in the ankle everytime, she would rather hit Brady in the buttocks.

6:55 PM
How valuable is Wes Welker? Big 3rd down catch keeps the drive alive

6:55 PM
Kevin Faulk, another HUGE part of the Patriots offense that a lot of people overlook. If Sam Madison doesn't make that tackle Faulk goes in for 6.

6:57 PM
Maybe it's just me, but Brady just doesn't look as accurate as he's been in other games. What a stupid play by Antonio Pierce, that was definitely pass interference. I don't care what Giants fans think.

6:59 PM
End of the 1st Quarter

And We're Off....

6:32 PM
Two Brandon Jacobs runs...4 yards...interesting to see what they will do here on third down.

6:33 PM
Plexico gets his first catch for a first down. How long will his ankle hold up?

6:35 PM
The Patriots "D" seems to be doing a good job against Jacobs so far. But Eli Manning has stepped up on two third down conversions with passes.

6:36 PM
first Super Bowl commercial for Bud Light, pretty darn funny

6:37 PM
REALLY big run by Brandon Jacobs. He must keep this up in order for the team to be successful.

6:38 PM
Another big third-down for NY, Bradshaw gets the first down. 3 for 3 on 3rd down on their opening drive (Super Bowl Record) On a sidenote, Michael Matthews the Giants backup TE, went to Sycamore.

6:39 PM
A lot of people thought the Giants wouldn't be able to move the ball. They seem to be doing a good job so far.

6:42 PM
Just like I thought, Plexico is being double-covered. Belichek has always been known for shutting down the best player on the other team.

6:43 PM
Field goal attempt by NY...GOOD!
3-0

Pregame Thoughts Leading Up to Kick-Off

6:11 PM
The Giants have just taken the field (to Kanye West's "Stronger"), and while I give them all of the credit in the world making it this far, winning three tough road games in a row (the last two in Dallas and Green Bay respectively), I just don't think they have the weapons to defend when the Patriots go 4 or 5 wide

6:13 PM
Now the AFC Champions the New England Patriots have arrived on the field (to the song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Ozborne). Just one more game separates them and history. In a way, a part of me wants to see them win, simply because 19-0 would be something I have never seen before and will probably never see again.

6:17 PM
Jordin Sparks is singing the national anthem. All I have to say is could they REALLY not get ANYBODY else?

6:24 PM
Jason Taylor wins Walter Payton Award....highly deserving

6:26 PM
Coin Toss...Giants win and have elected to receive...three and a half minutes until kickoff

6:28 PM
Teddy Bruschi has been to 5 Super Bowls? How long has he been on the team?

Pregame Observations

6: 11 PM

The Giants have just taken the field (to Kanye West's "Stronger"), and while I give them all of the credit in the world making it this far, winning three tough road games in a row (the last two in Dallas and Green Bay respectively), I just don't think they have the weapons to defend when the Patriots go 4 or 5 wide

6:13 PM

Now the AFC Champions the New England Patriots have arrived on the field (to the song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Ozborne).  Just one more game separates them and history.  In a way, a part of me wants to see them win, simply because 19-0 would be something I have never seen before and will probably never see again.  

6:17 PM

Jordin Sparks is singing the national anthem.  All I have to say is could they REALLY not get ANYBODY else?

6:24 PM

Jason Taylor wins Walter Payton Award....highly deserving

6:26 PM

Coin Toss...Giants win and have elected to receive...three and a half minutes until kickoff

6:28 PM

Teddy Bruschi has been to 5 Super Bowls?  How long has he been on the team? 

A Running Super Bowl Blog....

So I know it's been a really long time since the last time I posted.  Between two jobs at different radio stations in Bloomington, being the underwriting chair for the Sports Committee, work, and homework on top of it, I haven't been able to write everyday like I once thought.  So with today being Super Bowl Sunday, I thought I could get a "do-over" and work on posting more from now on.  I promise.  And for today, MTO Productions proudly presents, a running blog during the game so all of you can see what I see.