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Bill Simmons doesn't want to get all grumpy on you -- after all, he's going to the Super Bowl and you're not -- but after attending the NFL Experience, he can't help himself: long lines, parents pushing strollers across your feet, crying kids, long lines, crappy T-Shirts and overpriced merchandise. All in all ... it actually wasn't as bad it sounds.
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With Rob still seeking money to produce his college hoops movie, he can't hire a location manager with a budget. Which brings him back to 1978, when disco was king and Rob was a lowly production assistant on the cult classic, "Warriors."

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The top four seeds advanced in our Silver Anniversary Bracket, which means MJ and the ACC taking on Shaq's SEC and Patrick Ewing's Big East battling Akeem's Conference USA.
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THE DAILY QUICKIE
After his stunningly successful Golden Globe picks, the Daily Quickie's early Oscar predictions stay on a roll with the winning Charlize Theron. Plus, good timing for Jim O'Brien and the latest rage in retro jerseys.


Should we expect the unexpected out of Sunday's Super Bowl? Should we look for the unheralded player to make the game's most critical plays? Hey, it happens. Not always, but it happens. In fact, it's happened often enough through the first 37 Super Bowls that we can rank the greatest Super Bowl subs in history
10]  Jack Squirek, Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII
Squirek's interception of a Joe Theismann pass from the end zone flat demoralized the Redskins. Why? With 12 seconds to go in the half, he returned it five yards for a TD and a 21-3 Raiders' lead.
9]  Dan Bunz, 49ers, Super Bowl XVI
The Bengals looked certain to score and pull to within a touchdown of San Francisco. But on third-and-goal from the 1, Bunz made a terrific tackle on Charles Alexander just inches short, and then assisted on a fourth-down stop of fullback Pete Johnson.
8]  J.R. Redmond, Patriots, Super Bowl XXXVI
He carried the ball only 35 times for 119 yards, and caught only 13 passes during the entire 2001 season. But as the Pats put together their game-winning drive against the Rams, Redmond caught three passes to help set up Adam Viniateri.
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Is the Super Bowl really super or are we a bunch of robots trained by the all the hype to watch the game? Jim Caple hates the Super Bowl, but his friend Rod is a big fan. But they not be friends after this debate.

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