Super Bowl XLIII Live Blog: Steelers vs. Cardinals (Or Is It Cardinals vs. Steelers)

Welcome to Usually Useless’s first ever live blog! We will be discussing, no mocking, the 2009 Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLIII, as will Matt Sussman. He will do it better.

The Steelers Are Definitely Going to Win Today

I’m not trying to jinx it the other direction (or purposely steal from Deadspin’s playbook) but this article basically crapped in Arizona’s bed and screwed their pooch at the same time. [Yahoo! Sports]

Breaking News

Some quick links for ya from around the wide world of sports on the World Wide Web.

• Todd Zolecki from philly.com‘s The Phillies Zone reports that the Phils and Ryan Madson have reached a 3-year extension, reportedly worth $12 million.
• Now former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator has been hired by none other than the New York Jets for their head coaching position. In related Raven-stealing news, the Browns get their new GM, George Kokinis, Baltimore’s director of pro personnel. [Adam Schefter, nfl.com]
• Straight from the source, seattlemariners.com, Felix Hernandez, your (two-time defending?) Inconsistent Fantasy Pitcher of the Year, has agreed to a $3.8 mil, one-year deal. Meanwhile, Erik Bedard, 2008 Fantasy Baseball Bust of the Year, as well as 2008 TMR Love of the Year (see? you can suck and still take home some hardware!) remains unsigned.
• I may not know much about college basketball, or even follow it until March, but I do love filling out brackets, and I do know this: Wake Forest is good. [espn.com] By the way, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons? Seriously? Who came up with that one, and how long do you have to sit at a conference table with ten other people before it pops into your head?
• Dom Capers, who’s certainly been around the block with 37 years of coaching experience in college and the NFL, just last season “coordinating” the Dolphins defense to a 1-15 season, lands another defense coordinating job to fix a bad D, and in Green Bay, no less!
• This is just mean. A sick, sick joke. That is just trbl. [Philly Edge via Deadspin]
• Deadspin comments about above: “This is what happens when Nicaraguans are in charge of your transportation department…” Re: “As a lifelong PA resident, I wish the Nicaraguans would take charge of our transportation department!” “What luck! Africa is in dire need of roadside electronic signs.” Re: “First they need electricity. And roads.”
• Also via Deadspin, apparently, the entire media world is going crazy over the Cardinals in the Super Bowl.
• Oh, how everyone loves Jay Mariotti. Especially more Deadspin commenters! Let’s see what they had to say. “‘Man walks on moon. Arizona storms into Super Bowl. In the realm of improbable events, the Cardinals’ 32-25 victory over Philadelphia in the NFC title game ranks up there.’ That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for horrific NFL franchises.” Re: ” Both of those still rank well below Jay Mariotti being gainfully employed as a writer.” Also re: “Yes, a 3.5 point home underdog winning in the last 3 minutes is definitely as amazing as walking on the ****ING moon.” “‘What’s next? The Cubs winning a World Series? The Washington Generals winning a game? Charlie Brown kicking the ball before Lucy pulls it away?’ Jay Mariotti getting a clue.”

Speaking of bandwagoning Cards fans, it’s time for the bad joke of the week!
Q: What do tens of thousands of bandwagon Arizona Cardinals fans say when they’re crying after the Steelers murder them in the Super Bowl?
A: Who the **** are the Arizona Cardinals?!?!

2010 Super Bowl Odds

Here’s your first chance to bet on next year’s Super Bowl! This list is via footballlocks.com, and that was brought to my attention from the one and only Deadspin. I highly suggest that you start betting now, when the Lions’ odds are still low.

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