the media wh*re returns

So Ken Bikoff is leaving Pro Football Weekly and he gave me a mention in his final column: http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/Commentary/Columns/2005/bikoff080505.htm

For those who have not followed this, here are past columns I have been in:

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The story goes something like this - Me, Jeff Mullan, Sean McCarthy and MikeR Smith are at Superbowl 36 (you know - THE SUPERBOWL) and on Bourbon Street. We somehow get up onto a balcony overlooking the street and having a good time. Then Ken says that we should not have wasted our time coming to New Orleans since the Pats did not stand a chance. Having spent some time in the French Quarter you might know the reaction that got out of me. I basically insulted him about everything in his life - him, his girlfriend, mother, Indiana, his relationship with Kordell Stewart (he said Kordell was better than Brady) etc. It was not meant to be mean - but I was pretty steamed after hearing and reading this all week - to finally have a member of the press "captive" I had to let out some steam.

You see the thing that Ken and all the other media experts that did not follow the team did not know is that the Patriots were a special team. The Rams did not know it either. The best thing was when the Pats were introduced as "A Team" (which was pretty shocking to all at the time whereas now it is pretty "yesterday") - even the Rams fans knew they were in trouble. The rest is history.

So the bet that night (while pretty one sided) was that if the Pats won - Ken would have to admit he was wrong in his column.