Old dude, this might be the closest some Vikings fans have gotten to a Lombardi trophy.
It's in the same state and you can see it. Yes, I suspect you're right.
I hope you are avoiding the crazies downtown.
Put it this way -- I do not anticipate crossing Larpenteur Avenue until Monday. It's really not that bad here, because the fashionable people don't come to the northern suburbs. If you can't get a reservation at Meritage, you don't go to Applebee's in Northtown.
Well, you don't either, Geritol Fan!
True. Although some of the swells ought to try out our friends at Bistro La Roux.
If the Saints had won, they'd be there for sure. I sure liked my po' boy there.
Before this turns into a restaurant review piece, we ought to turn our attention to the Super Bowl.
Good point! That Metamucil buzz must be wearing off for you! This could be the continuation of the Patriots and their dynasty deal with the devil, or will the Eagles finally end years of frustration and break through?
And will they need to grease the poles in Philly again?
We will discuss that and more. I'm feeling the HYYYYYYYYYYYYPPPEE!, and am ready to watch me work.
Philadelphia Eagles (+4) vs. New England Patriots, in Minneapolis. The Patriots were expected to come to Minnesota and defend their crown. The Eagles were given no respect after Carson Wentz went down, but Nick Foles and their defense decided to prove the doubters wrong. I personally am sick and tired of the Patriots, but not because they have ruined my team's chances to win. The reason I am sick and tired of New England is that they seem to win by employing people who have done things that are fast and loose in terms of fair play and screwing over other teams, and their fans seem to treat them like they are the victims. Tom Brady may be the best quarterback of all time, but he certainly has been dogged by questions about inflation of footballs and was on the team during Spygate, and may have had some of his success come from information he should not have had. Bill Belichick has certainly been a great coach, but we easily forget that he quit on the New York Jets after 1 day as their head coach after the Jets gave him a second chance to be an NFL head coach, as detailed here. It is a shame that instead of celebrating the Patriots success, they have made themselves into villains because of things like Spygate and Deflategate, missteps that were of their own doing. I would love to see the Eagles win, and I think they can. The Patriots under Kraft, Belichick, and Brady have played tight Super Bowls and never have blown any team out. The Eagles have a great defense and Nick Foles made plays against a much better defense in the NFC Championship game. I think New England has an excellent shot to win, but I feel that the Eagles will have the will to win in order to make their critics have to call them Super Bowl champions. Eagles 27, Patriots 21. (In OT)
I don't have any great love for the Eagles, but as a team and organization they aren't all that loathsome. Their Milwall-style fan base makes it more difficult to get with them, too. But the Eagles fans aren't on the field. Can the Eagles win? I think they can, too. Will they, though? Not so sure. The Patriots win because they are, invariably, stronger at the moment of truth. That's what happened last year. The Falcons couldn't close the deal, even though they were dominating the game most of the way. You have to beat the Patriots for 60 minutes, or more. Can the Eagles do that with Nick Foles at the helm? Yes, but that's not the way to pick it. Patriots 34, Eagles 31.
I probably won't be welcome in Foxboro, but as a Packers fan I can always point out that we beat New England straight up in Super Bowl XXXI to cement the 1996 Packers as one of the best teams to ever win a championship. Thank you for reading us this season. Until next fall, Ben out!
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Maybe it's time for a "Benster and D pick your Restaurants" weekly serial in the off-season. Benster could rate places using a proprietary 1 to 4 "glorious cheese curds" rating.
Re the Meritage, we have been there a couple of times. It is truly a great place for a special event or celebration dinner. It is pricey, but one of the times we were there was to celebrate the high school graduation of Tiger Lilly's swain at the time, Jack. Jack's grandfather was CEO of Symantec and his father was head chef at another restaurant and good friends with the head chef at Meritage. Truly an epic dinner with course upon course of food, multiple flights of drinks and several platters of "the chef suggests you try this." All paid for by grandpa, of course. Granted, that's a somewhat limited opportunity for most folks, but the Meritage is well worth a visit should the opportunity (and a generous benefactor) present itself.
You could do a review of the Maid-Rite in Galesburg! (sad to say, Macomb's store just got torn down) Seriously, I'm sure Galesburg's restaurant scene is better than Macomb's, but you might want to wait for restaurant reviews until summer for some very good reasons.
Sorry, couldn't resist....
And if you're talking about great teams that have beaten the Patriots in the Super Bowl, don't forget XX! (my nickname that year; the Fridge. Great name for a 135lb white cross country runner, eh?)
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