First, let me say its great to be back. It was too long, and my dog was getting tired hearing my analysis of the AFC Divisional Playoff game.
Anyways, as we have discussed on the show the sports calendar does not coincide with the normal calendar (aparently the Romans didn't get the memo on how the world now revolves around a fifth season known as football). So to fill up this downtime before kickoff on August 28th, we've reviewed a few of the biggest stories of the last "sports calendar" year.
The choice to me is pretty clear. The Patriots losing the Super Bowl to the Giants is the biggest story not only because it was one of the biggest upsets we have ever witnessed, but also because it is just one chapter in the epic of "Spy Gate" which has seemed to just recently ended. Its a story that has paralleled Star Wars at certain turns. Belichick (Darth Vader) as the vilain who went to the dark side of the sports world after turning against his mentor, Bill Parcels (Obi Wan), to rule the NFL Empire until being brought down by another Parcels pupil, Tom Coughlin (Luke). This story has rippled the fabric of a Billion Dollar industry that we thought was invincible given the struggles of other professional leagues.
No offense to Tiger, Dale Jr., or even the in-state stories of USC's losing streak and Tommy Bowden flirting with Arkansas. The Patriots losing the Super Bowl was the climax of the biggest epic that calls into question the legitimacy of what we have seen in the NFL over the past 7 years.
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