I must not be a patriot. Not because I barely glanced at the State of the Union, but because I’ve had a hard time getting excited about the Super Bowl.
See, it doesn’t quite feel like the NFL championship game. Maybe it’s the week off. Maybe it’s the matchup between two AFC teams. Maybe it’s because they’re playing it in February.
Whatever the cause, I’m not alone. The guys playing in the game basically didn’t care about it either.
Don’t believe me? Check these quotes from Steelers linebacker Joey Porter:
“I've been asleep all week but now I got woke up...Until now, it was 'Watch what I say,' 'I can't say this,' 'I can't say that,' 'Don't do anything silly,' but I'm ready now.”
First off-is he serious? We've got a grown man who prefers to be called “Joey”? Also, he's been sleeping all week-as in, not interested in the Super Bowl?
Porter’s comments came after Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens, who counters “Joey” by spelling both his first and last names incorrectly, said he thought the Seahawks would rain on Jerome Bettis’ homecoming parade.
“It's a heartwarming story and all that, but it will be a sad day when he leaves without that trophy,” were Stephens’-I’m sorry, Stevens’-fateful words.
Wow, big talk. I’d be livid if I was about to compete in the Super Bowl against a team with the audacity to believe it might win. But I love the rest of Porter’s response.
Porter said, “I'm going to make sure he owns up to those words." Correct me if I’m wrong, but if Stevens thinks the Seahawks will win, and Porter wants his words to ring true, isn’t Porter saying he’ll do anything to make sure the Seahawks walk off with a victory?
In that case, I’ll be rooting for Joey all day Sunday.
See, it doesn’t quite feel like the NFL championship game. Maybe it’s the week off. Maybe it’s the matchup between two AFC teams. Maybe it’s because they’re playing it in February.
Whatever the cause, I’m not alone. The guys playing in the game basically didn’t care about it either.
Don’t believe me? Check these quotes from Steelers linebacker Joey Porter:
“I've been asleep all week but now I got woke up...Until now, it was 'Watch what I say,' 'I can't say this,' 'I can't say that,' 'Don't do anything silly,' but I'm ready now.”
First off-is he serious? We've got a grown man who prefers to be called “Joey”? Also, he's been sleeping all week-as in, not interested in the Super Bowl?
Porter’s comments came after Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens, who counters “Joey” by spelling both his first and last names incorrectly, said he thought the Seahawks would rain on Jerome Bettis’ homecoming parade.
“It's a heartwarming story and all that, but it will be a sad day when he leaves without that trophy,” were Stephens’-I’m sorry, Stevens’-fateful words.
Wow, big talk. I’d be livid if I was about to compete in the Super Bowl against a team with the audacity to believe it might win. But I love the rest of Porter’s response.
Porter said, “I'm going to make sure he owns up to those words." Correct me if I’m wrong, but if Stevens thinks the Seahawks will win, and Porter wants his words to ring true, isn’t Porter saying he’ll do anything to make sure the Seahawks walk off with a victory?
In that case, I’ll be rooting for Joey all day Sunday.
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we went to that community college up in ft. collins. shocker.
(borrwed that joke from john gore, thank you mr. gore esq.)
I definitely think someone who can't back it up (Freddie Mitchell) is worse than saying nothing.
i'll tell you what's worse, a community college graduate talking trash and not being able to back it up.
what did he get his degree in? i say bookkeeping or criminal justice