Thursday, February 7, 2008

The Super Bowl aftermath

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I don’t believe what just happen! I’M still in shock that the Pats lost. I’M not going to blame the coach or the Pats players. Full credit to the Giants and Eli Manning for having a great game plan and while their defense put pressure on Brady all through the game. The Pats usually score on the other teams mistakes and they did not this time. I’M talking about the one interception that Manning threw. Also, a key mistake that they did not take advantage of was, the too many players on the field penalty late in the game. This penalty gave the Pats a first down deep in Giants territory.

What a game! This was the most watched Super Bowl of all times and the second biggest event in TV history. 97.5 Million people watched this classic. It had all the ingredients of a great game: a tight contest with a thrilling finish and of course the Pats going for the undefeated season. This was the best Super Bowl probably in my lifetime. To bad the Pats could not win but it was not their day.

In other sports news, on Monday the winningest men’s coach in college basketball, Bob Knight has resigned from Texas Tech. Knight was known as much for being a brilliant coach as he was for having a fiery temper. Knight will be best remembered as the coach at Indiana from 1972 to 2000 when he got fired for choking a player. He also had a love hate relationship with the media and the referee’s. He is also infamous for throwing a chair during a game. Love him or hate him you have to respect him for never breaking a NCAA rule. He also always had a high graduation rate. He did win 3 national championships, an Olympic Gold Medal and 902 career victories. His 1976 NCAA championship team went undefeated, a feat no team has accomplished since. He is the all time best coach and his fans and the media are going to miss him. I’M a little surprised by timing of this announcement. Texas Tech has 10 games left in the season, so why leave midway through the season? His mantra is “My Way” by Frank Sinatra, so I guess he did it his way.


Jamie

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The Patriots offensive line had big problems with the Giants front four and their blitzing linebackers. Giants played really well and you have to give them credit. How welker didn't get into the Pro-bowl is beyond me