2 more days!

After two weeks of waiting, Super Bowl XLV is now only two days away! After all the hype and intense media analysis surrounding the big game, it is a little over 48 hours away. According to my estimations, at least 75% of the student and faculty population at my high school was decked out in black and gold -- jerseys, t-shirts, jewelry and terrible towels! It was an awesome sight to behold. Hopefully, we'll all dig out more black and gold apparel on Monday amidst our joy over the team's seventh Super Bowl victory. And if the Steelers don't reach 7th Heaven...well, Western Pennsylvania will be one very down and depressed place. So let's cross our fingers and hope for the best!

Some random notes about the black and gold...

*Of course I'll be cheering on the Steelers on Sunday, but I'm sure there are some football fans without ties to either team who are still wondering who to root for. ESPN columnist Rick Reilly (one of my favorite sportswriters) says that the Steelers and Packers are the exact same team, which makes it hard to pick a side. Check out the article and try to read it from an unbiased perspective ;)

*Meanwhile, the unexpected wintry weather continues to wreak havoc in Dallas, which is hosting the Super Bowl. Pictures of the icy weather look like scenes from Pittsburgh, not north Texas!

*I stumbled upon a website featuring NFL soccer jerseys. If these jerseys really existed I would definitely be ordering one instead of writing this blog post! Check out the Steelers' soccer jersey:

I hope you enjoyed the links! Try not to go too crazy waiting for kickoff on Sunday! And of course...Go Steelers!