>>From the ashes of despair, Swami Jr comes back from a 1-3 start to even up his picks at 5-5.
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>>And now for the big one....Steelers over the Pack in the big dance.
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>>So glad we won't have to see Rex Ryan....
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>I actually felt a twinge of sympathy for the old blowhard at the end of the game. When the Steelers converted the last third down, putting themselves in a position to take a knee and run the clock out, he ripped off his headset and slammed it to the ground. Very understandable, and honest even though not the classic pose of losing gracefully. You work that hard for seven months (and of course before that) and then come up just a little short, it's got to hurt. No one can say Ryan doesn't have passion. More importantly, he gets his players to share it.
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>I am SO cheering for the Pack in the Super Bowl.
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>Oddly enough, I get to visit our neighbors to the north this morning. I am driving Allie up to UW-Milwaukee for second semester. Undoubtedly it will be a festive atmosphere ;-) Wisconsinites are even more nuts about the Packers than Illinoisans are about the Bears. It's like the whole state comes to a standstill every time they play.

Don't forget, the Pack is a community owned team. This ain't the Pack of my youth, but I'm going to be pulling for them.