If you have ever wondered why cities will fight for the right to host a Super Bowl, you won't have to look any further than what it did to the city of Minneapolis.
I absolutely love the city of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota, but if I had my way, Super Bowl 52 would be the last Super Bowl played at US Bank Stadium.
It has been 14 years in the making. Since 2004, the Philadelphia Eagles have been waiting to rematch New England Patriots. The last time the two teams went head-to-head, Super Bowl XXXIX, the Pats claimed a 24-21 victory. Today was the Eagles' chance to make a comeback and finally claim a Super Bowl victory of their own. Did they pull it out?
It's a bigger deal than the Bud Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or even that special In Living Color halftime episode. It is the annual Bad Lip Reading of the NFL.
The subject is highway safety as a local commercial with the South Dakota Highway patrol hits televisions during the Superbowl with a ghoulish reminder.
I had the opportunity to be on Radio Row for a couple of days as part of our Super Bowl coverage on ESPN 99.1. Here's some observations from my experience.