I don't even know where to begin, so I guess I will start at the beginning of my day.  I have been battling a cold ever since last Thursday.  A week of travel sometimes does this to me..  with all of my might I did my test to stave it off, so as I type this I am pretty ill.. but I couldn't be happier.

So I wake up at 7 AM, on a Sunday no less.  It honestly felt like I was 7 and it was Christmas morning.  My plan was to meet my friends at our favorite bar at 2..  well, 2 became noon.  And as I walked it, there were already 10 or so people there.  I needed to get there early, as I had a good luck charm I needed to bring and set up before it got crazy busy..  THE Superbowl TV.

Real quick, when the Steelers won Superbowl 40, my friends and I gathered at a house in Squirrel Hill.  This wasn't just a house..  this was our homebase.  Granted, it was nothing special.. but when my three friends Jon, Arden and Steve rented it they were blessed with a ready made, ultra cool, built in bar.  This was like a bar you'd see at a..  well, at a bar.  It had sinks, a restroom off to the side, a back bar..  and a kegerator that Jon purchased instantly.  The only problem was, no tv.  One of the roommates, Arden bought a gigantic HD tv for the living room..  but there was nothing for the bar.  

That's where I came in.  When my girlfriend and I moved in together we had 5 tvs combined.  I know, strange..  so I took one of the shitty 19 inch tvs and brought it on down to Squirrel Hill.  So during the 2006 playoffs, I'd say 10-15 of us would huddle around this tiny tv, while a scant few would watch the games in HD glory upstairs..  which to me and the rest, was insane..  as the bar was downstairs.  

Once the guys all moved out, I grabbed my little tv and threw it in my basement.  I'd turn it on once in a while..  or I'd throw a DVD player on it and watch the Steelers' 2006 season DVD, just to relive it.  Well, once the Steelers finished off the Ravens..  I knew that TV had to be there with us for the Superbowl..  

So, there I was..  at noon..  at a bar..  on a Sunday..  with a cold.  First things first?  A very brutal whiskey and soda to help the cold.  And things started.  By 3 PM the bar was packed..  but 6:30, it was standing room only.  We did our traditional block poll, that I won the halftime pot, my girlfriend won the final pot..  strange, right?  Not important though..  the game was the main event.

And boy did it deliver.  That was quite the roller coaster ride.. and thankfully Sonny provided a hell of a recap.  I laughed, I cried..  I drank, I ate..  that was one of the best days of my life, no boubt..  So..  without further ado..  what I woke up, the waking up on a couch edition.

The PG:  Big Ben on Letterman tonight..

The PG:  100 people got arrested last night in post-Bowl wackiness..

The PG:  Eddie B breaks down the game like no one else can..

ESPN:  America's team?

Youtube:  Whaaaaaaaa...

Madden:  Mark critiques Troy's performance on and off the field last night..

Deadspin:  Get your Arizona Cardinals Superbowl Champs gear!