It's almost that time of year again – the annual Media Day at the Super Bowl. This is the event where media outlets of all kinds - many of which have nothing to do with sports - converge upon the Super Bowl site, ask dumb questions and try to attract as much publicity as possible for themselves and the outlet they are representing.
Meanwhile, the players first get the same questions over and over about the game, their preparation and how the team has overcame this and that obstacle to get to the big game. How many times do you think Kurt Warner and Hall of Fame will come up?
But then they also have to answer really dumb questions, like favorite cereal, if Harrison is related to former President Harrison, what dogs do they have at their house and what's their favorite novel. But that's just for the star players (except for those interviews by Jay Leno's guest reporter, who makes a point to interview the guys that don't get interviewed).
The lesser known players just lie around with their shades on, waiting to leave or on their cell phones trying to get more tickets for the family.
In the end, it's just a circus. With two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl, every angle has already been dissected twice by everyone with a microphone or keyboard in front of them (me included).
There is just one commentary article I read from the media, and that's ESPN's Bill Simmons because, frankly, he's one of the best writers out there - funny and informative.
So sit and enjoy this week -it's going to be a wild ride – and that's before the game even starts.
Monday, January 26, 2009 5:07:31 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)