Arizona for the Super Bowl?
Saturday, January 10, 2009 23:26Usually when Arizona is mentioned in the same sentence as the Super Bowl, it’s as the location for the NFL’s largest showcase (as it was for Super Bowl XVII last year).
Don’t look now, but Arizona is one game away from playing in the big game.
Even more astonishing, if the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New York Giants in the Meadowlands on Sunday, the Cardinals would actually host the NFC Championship game.
Yes, the Cardinals. Once the model of NFL futility and the butt of every perennial loser joke, the franchise’s struggles are almost legendary, having followed the team from Chicago to St. Louis to Phoenix. To be sure, sports pundits have frequently picked them to break through in recent years, but until this season, those predictions have all been for nought.
Continue Reading Arizona for the Super Bowl?
But, like the BCS or not (if you couldn’t already tell, I don’t)‚ it did result in a legitimate matchup for the so-called title game this season. Sure, other teams (Texas, USC and especially undefeated Utah) had strong arguments why they should be in the BCS Championship game, but those same discussions would exist regardless of which teams were playing–that’s the problem. From an outside observers standpoint, Oklahoma vs. Florida is a completely legitimate matchup, though I personally maintain Utah’s undefeated season warranted them the nod.






