Going to the circus
Tomorrow I fly to Phoenix for Super Bowl media day. I expect disorganized chaos. I’ve never been to a Super Bowl media day, when literally thousands of journalists, some legit, some not, descend on the stadium along with each team.
The questions asked are classic. It was at a Super Bowl media day that the Redskins’ Doug Williams was asked, “How long have you been a black quarterback?”
My goals for the day are simple. Spend some time with Wes Welker (good luck), R.W. McQuarters (probably workable) and Brad Seely (should be no problem). The latter is New England’s special-teams coach and was Pat Jones’ offensive line coach at OSU in 1988, when Barry Sanders ran wild. Plus I hope to chat with both kickers.
You’ve got to go in with a plan, otherwise you’ll be avalanached.
I’m coming home Tuesday night, then flying back to Phoenix for the game on Sunday. Flights to Phoenix are reasonable if you buy them in advance. Hotels for the game are not. It would be cheaper to fly to Phoenix every morning, then fly home each night, than to stay in Arizona for the week. That’s madness.
I’ve never covered a Super Bowl. I’m looking forward to the game. Media day, not so much. I’m afraid someone will ask Wes Welker how long he’s been short, or Eli Manning how long he’s been Peyton’s brother, or Michael Strahan how long he’s had a gap in his teeth.
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Have you always written with that hand? What a week, I don’t envey you that time in Phoenix during Super Cliche Week. Best time in AZ? First week of March. The game? Maybe as interesting as eczema, or so it usually is. Maybe Pickens could buy the event and remake it into something less itchy.