MIAMI, FL -- Super Bowl Media day is no longer an event to break down the big game. Instead it's become a circus. Because of the threat of rain, that circus was held inside for the first time ever. Here's the top 10 things I will remember from the day.
10. The players have more cameras than the media. It seems every player was shooting his own video.
9. Garcon talks up Haiti. Colts WR Pierre Garcon, who is of Haitian decent, answered one question after another about his homeland. He then put a bandana around his head, made from a small Haitian flag.
8. Freeney's ankle. The big story of Super Bowl week (so far), Dwight Freeney's injured ankle. He was asked 983 times if he was going to play Sunday.
7. Tough security. Just getting into the stadium was a nightmare. Dogs sniffed our equipment, we got frisked and prodded. Think of going to the airport, times ten.
6. Ochocinco gets shut out. Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco tried to be a reporter for the day, but quickly realized how tough it is getting a question in with hundreds of media members to deal with.
5. Kid reporters. There were a few different kids playing reporter. One was from the Weekly Reader. I remember reading that magazine as a child. What a thrill for these little guys.
4. Super Bowl Idol. Some of the lesser known Colts sang for a segment on Entertainment Tonight. I believe I saw one large Colts lineman singing "All the single ladies". Really?
3. Very sweaty reporter. A reporter (or actor) from Canada (at least that's what he said) was walking around with his shirt drenched and his hair soaking wet. I guess it was some sort of shtick.
2. Saints player bench presses female reporter. No further details necessary.
1. Warren Sapp trashes Tampa. I asked Warren to compare Miami and Tampa as host cities for the Super Bowl. Warren's quote: "Tampa's still not ready for a Super Bowl. I lived there for ten years. It's not a big enough city. They still call it a town." Ok Warren, we'd love to have you come back for a visit anytime.
