Thoughts on a Superbowl Sunday
Sunday, February 7, 2010 Chicago Bears: Once again Richard Dent was denied entry into the NFL Hall of Fame. He deserved to be among this year's class that includes Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith. Six out of the seven years past, he has made the list of finalist only to be cut. Once again, I'm disappointed and disgusted along with every other Bears fan. Richard Dent was a key player for the Bears during their Superbowl run and his stats speak for themselves. Richard "mess-with-me-you're-gonna-get-bent" Dent deserves to be a Hall of Famer alongside teammates Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, and Dan Hampton. Next year they better get it right.
Shockers: Not sure who that team was that showed up last night for the game against Indiana State. A haunting of seasons past? One thing is for sure, last season's team would not have fought it out and overcome a 15-pt. deficit to win the game. Whew. They cannot overlook these final teams of the season, especially Utah State. They will definitely have their work cut out for them during Bracketbuster Saturday. All in all, what a great season for the Shockers. We may not take the conference title, but this team has shown a lot of maturity, resiliency, and determination. Too fun!
Kansas Now/Channel 22: Does anyone listen to Haertl and Stevens during the KS Now Shocker basketball broadcasts? Every devoted Shocker fan I know turns on their radio and mutes their television when those two hit the air waves. In a word, HORRIBLE. The other night I actually listened to them because the 3-5 second delay between radio and tv was a little bothersome. I'm thinking the delay is better than having to listen to cliche after cliche (charity line, 3-ball, glass eater...), the use of the words "strong, strength, tremendous," ("tremendous" was used 6 times in the first half, my husband lost count of "strong and strength"), and the non-game related babble. Seriously. These guys are terrible. Possiby Haertl would be much better with a different color commentator. Someone at KWCH needs to get a clue.
Superbowl Sunday: I just can't get too excited about Superbowl Sunday without my Bears. We will make the obligatory wings, nachos, and other hallowed junk food items, have a few beers, and pick a team to cheer. This year, I'm going with the Saints. I'm not a band wagon jumper, I've always admired the Saints and their fans, especially during the years of the "Aint's" and the wearing of brown bags over their heads at games.

Back in my football days when I spent most Sundays at Players watching all the games, there was a woman who joined us and she was from New Orleans. She would arrive in her Saints jersey with Hebert's name on the back (Bobby Hebert, QB. aka Cajun Cannon), and her gold and black beads. She taught us the Who Dat cheer (first I'd ever heard of it) and how to do the umbrella dance after a win. She was a hoot. More than that, I respected her, as I respect all true fans. We pick our teams and we rise and fall with them, no matter what. We never bail. We never jump ship. We remain devoted, no matter the pain, no matter the disappointment until the day that our loyalty is repaid with a chance at a Superbowl win. That repayment is oh so good.
So until my Bears return to the bowl, I'll cheer for the Saints today and remember that crazy lady and her umbrella dance. "Who dat say dey gon beat dem Saints? Who dat? Who dat?"



