this is going to be good.

congratulations to the new orleans saints and the indiana ponies on making it to the super bowl. as g.animalz astutley pointed out, it will be good because it's 2 southern teams. gulp.

this year, i'm going to pull for the saints for a number of reasons. for one, they've never even been to the super bowl before! and you know how they got h8-e'd a while back, so they could use all the city pride they can get.

secondly, i know that the colts have the ultimate former volunteer for a quarterback, but i was happy to see some of my favorite vols, jabari greer and robert meachem (look how cute!) making some great plays and representing the university of tennessee admirably.

all of this being said, there is one saint that won my heart above all the others, and his name is gumbo. he's the saints' puppy mascot, and he is a saint bernard (like the parish!). keep an eye out for him during the super bowl, though i'm sure you won't have to look very hard. he's a show-stealer. here are some stats:

Name: GUMBO
Breed: St. Bernard
Number: #00
Age: 42 (that's 294 in dog years)
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Height: 9 Paws (that's 7 feet)
Weight: "How Rude!"

see you in miami, gumbo!