Presto's Pick-- Hall Journey...more WHO and the actual game...

Super Sunday is finally here... and I won't promise greatness-- but we may be in luck with a South Florida location, as most of the games at the Orange Bowl, Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium and Dolphins Stadium have been memorable with a few classics...:

Super Bowl II (1968)--Lombardi's last game with the Packers...

III (1969)--no explanation needed-- I guarantee it.

V (1971)-- turnover filled mess that went down to a last-minute field goal.

X (1976) and XIII (1979)-- both Pittsburgh-Dallas clashes took place at the Orange Bowl...

XXIII (1989)-- Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and John Candy...

XXIX (1995)-- Steve Young's six-pack of TD passes...

XXXIII (1999)-- Eugene Robinson's wild ride made this non-classic memorable...

XLI (2007)-- Peyton finally wears the crown-- returns beginning and ending the scoring.


Although past performance is no guarantee of future excitement-- Miami/Dade County has a certain magic to it.

Hall Journey... congratulations to Russ Grimm-- the first member of the Redskins' famed Hogs to enter Canton as a member. Well deserved-and now Joe Jacoby's on deck for the Burgundy and Gold. What made the hall class announcement memorable (outside of Grimm and other notables that included Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith) was the Hall President referring to Saints great Rickey Jackson as "Randy Jackson"...which makes sense when one learns the HOF prez's name is Stephen Perry. I'm just glad Perry didn't call Russ Grimm Ross Vallory. Perhaps 2011 is the year Jonathan Cain and Neil Schon finally enter the Hall.

The WHO--and a stadium--sell out... SB XLIV will be played in Landshark Stadium (spare the CandyGram jokes, Chevy Chase)... a stadium that's changed it's name multiple times. Kind of fitting a group that has pawned more than a few of its songs for commercial use is singing at halftime...isn't it? Kind of makes the classic concept album "THE WHO SELL OUT" even more prescient (by the way, SELL OUT is a masterpiece).


Oh yeah-- the Manning/Saints thing... it's obvious to everyone on the planet that Archie Manning, Saints franchise player when the franchise barely deserved such status, is Peyton Manning's father. One natural story this week has been that Archie is rooting for the Colts against the team and city he's become identified with. Is anyone surprised? Peyton's his son. Game/set/match.


Party Buffet suggestions-- unfortunately my friend Larry "are you having a good time?" won't be having a good time this year-- as he's not having a party. Preston's Perspective does recommend the Can't Stop Eating Dip (aka chili + cream cheese) and Buffalo Wing Dip (chicken puree, bleu cheese dressing and buffalo wing sauce) followed by Butter Bars (50% butter, 35% shortening, 18% sugar)... bon appetit!


Finally, Preston's Pick: let the record show that last year I picked Pittsburgh to beat Arizona 27-21... this winter's clash pits a pair of offensive juggernauts against one another... and I see the Colts outscoring the Saints 34-27.


One more case against the WHO... I purchased The Kids are Allright soundtrack cassette when I was in high school... looking forward to hearing "My Generation", "Can't Explain", "Magic Bus" and of course, "The Kids are Allright". Much to my dismay after listening to both sides I never heard the damn song. They never put the song who the movie is named after on the movie's soundtrack! What's next-- Big Country's Greatest Hits not having "In a Big Country" on it?

Enjoy the game... and by all means have a good time.