Would rather have had a dog in the fight in this Super Bowl (curse you, Green Bay special teams & under-productive offense!), but it should still be an entertaining game,
The Los Angeles Rams went out on a limb, threw a lot of money at the issue and are four-point favorites to keep the Lombardi Trophy with the NFC. The Cincinnati Bengals?
Well, I've always had a soft spot for the kitties from Cincy. When they came into the league (well, into the AFL first), I could listen to games at night via an AM radio station (remember those?) out of Cincinnati. Same for the Big Red Machine, those juggernaut Reds' baseball teams.
Rams have the advantage in the trenches, as I just don't see Cincy's O-Line being able to give quarterback Joe Burrow enough time. Not unless they scheme in a lot of screens, quick-hitters, draws and mis-direction. LA's qb, Matt Stafford, spend all of his career in the NFL's version of quarterback hell (Detroit) and has shown that he does have talent. Especially when throwing to a high-caliber group of receivers.
Still, Stafford does enough Stafford-like things to keep things interesting. Hell, the Rams would have gone home had the 49er defensive back held onto the punt-like interception.
In an entertaining game, Rams 34, Bengals 24.
Came across a couple of interesting life stories from the library that I'd recommend. An autobiography called Trejo by Danny Trejo with Donal Logue. Trejo was a career criminal/prisoner with addiction issues before turning his life around and ending up an actor. Fascinating read.
The other is a biography about a guy most Milwaukee Bucks fans are familiar with; Giannis: The Improbable Rise Of An NBA MVP by Mirin Fader. She takes a good, in-depth look at this two-time MVP's early life and struggles. How he has turned himself into one of the best players in the world is amazing.
Speaking of the Super Bowl, only two members of the Lombardi championship teams are still with us -- guard Jerry Kramer and linebacker Dave Robinson. Luckily, our heroes live on in our memories.
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker, turned 88 in late January. Sounds like he is coming back for yet another partial season of announcing Milwaukee Brewer baseball, and we're the better for it. When Uek retires, it will leave a big, big hole in the broadcast booth.
Here's hoping the owners and players can work out their differences soon.
Was pleased to see Dana Rettke of the national champion Wisconsin Badgers' women's volleyball team featured in the Faces In The Crowd feature in the February issue of Sports Illustrated. Granted a fifth season of college eligibility, Rettke became the first (and I'm sure, the only) five-time All-American.
Washington Commanders. Really? That's what months and months of study came up with (and no truth to the rumor that team owner Daniel Snyder wanted to go with "Injuns")
Still, I can just hear the crowds chanting "Let's Go, Commies!"
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