Life Is Great, Football Is Better.

The Autumn Wind Is A Pirate. Blustering In From Sea With A Rollicking Song He Sweeps Along Swaggering Boisterously. His Face Is Weather Beaten, He Wears A Hooded Sash With A Silver Hat About His Head... The Autumn Wind Is A Raider, Pillaging Just For Fun.

Life Is Great, Football Is Better.

I Have Loved Football As An Almost Mythic Game Since I Was In The Fourth Grade. To Me, The Game Wasn't Even Grounded In Reality. The Uniform Turned You Into A Warrior. Being On A Team, The Mythology Of Physical Combat, The Struggle Against The Elements, The Narrative Of The Game.

Lombardi, A Certain Magic Still Lingers In The Very Name. It Speaks Of Duels In The Snow And November Mud He Remains For Many The Heart Of Pro Football, Pumping Hard Right Now.

There Have Been Nine Super Bowls In New Orleans, And Not All Of Them Have Brought The Best Of Luck To Nfl Films. We Got Robbed Twice There, Got Food Poisoning, And My Hotel Room Was Broken Into On The Day The Bears Played The Patriots In January 1986.