February 3, 2010
On Sunday, February 6, 2010, the New Orleans Saints will play in the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. The team was founded in 1967 and spent their first 20 years as one of the worst teams in the league. In fact, they won only 88 of 284 games for an overall percentage of just .300. All of this poor play prompted local sportscaster Buddy Diliberto to make some outlandish statements. He suggested that fans wear paper bags over their head to disguise their identity. Many of those fans “renamed” the team by writing the “Aints” on those paper bags. Diliberto died in 2005 but some of his faithful following reenacted what he threatened to do if the Saints ever made it to the Super Bowl – Walk down Bourbon Street in a dress!
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January 26, 2010
Storied NFL quarterback, Brett Favre had a chance to end his career on a high note – an appearance in the Super Bowl. However, after a hard-fought game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, January 24th, his final play of the game cost them the season. The Vikings needed ten to fifteen yards to put them in field goal range to win the game. While running to his right he was solely focused on finding an open receiver – so much so that he failed to see that there were 15 open yards in front of him to run. Instead, he forced a pass, throwing across his body, which was intercepted. At age 40, Favre, who has come out of retirement twice, may be done with football for good after this season.
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November 30, 2009
On Thanksgiving (Thursday 11/26) the NFL announced that the Super Bowl halftime performance would feature the classic rock band, The Who. The Who is a British band that was formed in 1964 and recorded enduring songs like My Generation, Who Are You, and Tommy. The latter was the first to be recognized as a rock opera and subsequently became a movie in 1975 and a Broadway play in 1993. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend are the only surviving members of the quartet. The Who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
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