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After the Super Bowl, I always have a slight feeling of sadness. Even if the team I want to wins actually wins.

The end of the Super Bowl means the end of football until the fall. And I really like watching football.

As for last night's game, my prediction was wrong. I said the Indianapolis Colts would win 31-23. I am not upset I was wrong. I am glad the New Orleans Saints were able to bring home the Lombardi Trophy. The city deserves something good.

So does Detroit, so hopefully we can experience that feeling before the year 2246.

There were some interesting things about the game, the halftime show, and commercials:

• In an earlier post, I wrote Saints head coach Sean Payton didn't have a signature game where he made adjustments to earn a win. He does now. The on-side kick to open the second half won the Super Bowl for his team. New Orleans also made some changes on defense after the Colts got out to a 10-0 lead.
• Peyton Manning has all the stats in the world but he will be dogged by the perception he struggles in big games until he plays better in playoffs and adds at least one more championship to his resumé.
• It was nice to hear Brett Favre mentioned only once during the game. I thought the announces would bring up Favre at least five times; talking about whether he was going to retire or not. If John Madden called the game, we would have heard Favre mentioned at least three times per quarter.
• For the most part, the commercials stunk. Doritos had a few good ones - especially the one where the kid gets in the face of his mom's date - and a few misses - the guy in the coffin was stupid. I liked the commercial with Betty White and Abe Vigoda, though I can't remember what company it was promoting.
• I grew up loving The Who, but they were awful. They weren't as bad as the Rolling Stones when the Super Bowl was in Detroit but they were bad. I know the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction of a few years ago has the NFL nervous about halftime entertainment, but do they really have to dust off bands that haven't been relevant in 20 years each year?
• Jim Nance does a great job calling games. He was also pretty funny on "How I Met Your Mother."

Now that Super Bowl XlIV is over, it is time to start counting down to the NFL Draft - the yearly Super Bowl for Lions fans - and then training camp before the regular season.

I can't wait.

Because of modern technology - a little button on my blog site that allows me to write something and post it in the future - this information about Valentine's Day will appear sometime during the Super Bowl.

So hopefully people will read it after the game or the next day.

America The Beautiful: Valentine's Day »»

The other day I posted about how the government can provide some help to people who need it through programs designed to provide food, shelter, and daycare.

My good friend and conservative blogger - The Classic Liberal - took a little shot at me for my "Socialist" ways. I don't mind and her is what he posted on my blog:

You like helping families? Then open up your wallet, or cut some checks! How about supporting the elimination of the income tax so they can earn more in the first place? Invest in a company with a nuclear power plant!

I could go on here … On health care, government is currently 40% of the cost in your insurance premium! How about cutting government out? Opening up trade across state lines?

Hey, somebody had to give you a hard time.

We Can Help Others »»

Every good story has a defined hero and villain. The same goes for sports. It is best when you like one team and hate the other.

Colts Beat Saints In Super Bowl »»

Detroit Tigers pitching ace Justin Verlander signed a five-year, $80 million deal to stay with the team.

I think it is a good move., especially after they traded popular center fielder Curtis Granderson. The Granderson trade wasn't about money, it was about the fact the Tigers' brass think Granderson will never be a superstar so a deal was cut to get some talent back while his value was high.

Verlander Signs Big Deal »»

I usually don't like accusing the police of wrongdoing when they shoot a suspect to death.

They have a difficult job. Their lives are on the line every day and never know when some dirt bag is going to try to kill them. So, when I hear about a police shooting that takes a life, I give the police the benefit of the doubt until I hear all the details.

Yesterday, I read that imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah was shot 21 times by Federal Authorities when they went to arrest him. The FBI claimed Abdullah was a radical Muslim who was dealing with stolen goods.

21 Gunshots Are Too Many »»

Here's where my "Socialist" side comes creeping out.

While I am against most everything the government spends money on, I think there are some good things the government could and should spend money on.

I like the National Parks System and state-run campgrounds. I also like museums and the Metro Parks system.

I also think some of the money spent on helping poor families with daycare costs and school lunch programs are great. I also believe we could come up with a system to help ALL legal Americans attain health insurance - not with some bloated government-run medical system, but programs that could help people get the coverage they need.

Good Government Spending »»

Judicial Watch reports:

Detroit Corruption Keeps Piling Up

Public corruption cases keep piling up in a notoriously shady U.S. city that has seen its scandal-plagued mayor go to prison for a multitude of crimes, a deputy mayor and prominent city councilwoman each plead guilty to bribery in different schemes and several public school employees charged with numerous felonies for embezzling education funds.

Bribery in Detroit »»

I make my view on abortion no secret. It is killing.

So when I heard Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was going to be in a pro-life commercial on the Super Bowl - telling the story about how doctors told his mom to kill him in the womb because he may have been born with a defect - I was happy someone was finally stepping up and saying it is ok to have a baby instead of killing it.

I also knew Tebow and Focus on the Family - the group behind the ad - would be attacked as women haters and intolerant.

Should All Babies Be Aborted? »»

I don't have a huge connection to Joe Louis Arena. I've been to a few Detroit Red Wings regular season games there. I went to the inaugural game of the Detroit Drive, Mike Ilitch's Arena Football League Team, and I hit the small seats at the JLA to see a telecast of Wrestlemania II.

So when the here is talk about building a new Joe Louis Arena, I have no problem with it. One of my good friends has attended at least 200 Red Wings games, concerts, and a couple of Stanley Cup Finals in the old building, so he might be a little sad when the Joe is finally a shuttered. However, he even realizes the JLA is kind of junky and not fan-friendly.

My friend and I are avid Detroit Tigers fans and we both have many memories of Tiger Stadium. We were both mixed on our feelings when they moved to Comerica Park. We liked the new stadium but had ties to the old. Comerica Park grew on us because we attended the Major League All-Star Game and World Series there. Now, we have fond memories of both stadiums.

So when Joe Louis Arena finally goes down, I won't really care, but I understand why some will hate losing their ties to the past.

Get Rid Of Joe Louis Arena? Yes! »»