I’ve been a sportswriter for half my life but a huge sports fan for all of it, so like the rest of America I cuddled up to my non-HD TV (OK, not like the rest of America), broke out some comfort food and soaked in Super Bowl XLIV.
Most years I found that I had a clear choice in the big game and that there was an “evil” combatant. I don’t want to name teams but one of the most hated wears a star on its helmet and another has a head coach who insists on working in a hoodie.
But this time we simply had the two best squads, two likable organizations and two class quarterbacks as Peyton Manning led the favored Indianapolis Colts against the NFC champion New Orleans Saints and signal caller Drew Brees.