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Peyton proves critics wrong New intramural basketball
By Josh Boatright
Sports Editor
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He finally did it. Peyton
Manning, as we all know, had
played his entire career without
ever making it to a Super
Bowl. His critics have sung
loud and clear for years that
Manning would be haunted
his entire life much like
Dan Marino has for having
incredible regular seasons,
yet never failing to fail in the
playoffs. Those critics have
now been silenced.
Not only did Manning
lead his team to Super Bowl
victory, beating the Chicago
Bears 29-17, he did it in the
wet weather that everyone
said would keep him from
performing at his best.
In the deplorable
conditions, the game's MVP
and two-time NFL MVP
completed 25 of 38 passing
attempts for 247 yards and one
touchdown pass. The TD was
a 53 yarder to Reggie Wayne
with a defender hanging off
Manning’s side. Manning
also threw one interception.
After kick return
phenom Devin Hester
returned the opening kickoff
for a touchdown, thoughts
of the NCAA National
Championship immediately
came to mind. Ohio State's
Ted Ginn Jr. returned that
game's opening kickoff for
a touchdown before Florida
ultimately dominated the rest
of the game.
While Manning played at
his best, Chicago quarterback
Rex Grossman finished his
mediocre season true to form
going 20 of 28 for 154 passing
yards. Grossman looked
nervous the whole game.
Photo courtesy Colts.com
stumbling several times over
his own feet while throwing
2 ill advised interceptions.one
which was returned by a Colts
defender for the touchdown
that sealed the Colts' Super
Bowl victory.
Indianapolis dominated
on almost every facet of the
game. The Colts held onto
the ball for almost two thirds
of the entire game (38:04),
rushing 42 times for 191 yards.
Indianapolis was 8 for 18 in
third down conversions while
Chicago was 3 for 10. The
Colts got 24 first downs w hile
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the Bears got 11. The Colts
netted 430 total yards while
Chicago had 265. Chicago
fumbled 4 times, losing 3,
while the Colts fumbled tw ice,
losing both.
With the victory, Tony
Dungy became the first
African American head coach
to ever lead a team to Super
Bowl champs. “It feels
great.’’ Dungy said after
the game. “Being the first
African-American coach to
win it. I have to dedicate to
some guys before me...great
coaches I know' could have
done this if they had gotten
the opportunity. Lovie and 1
were able to take advantage
of it. We certainly weren’t
the most qualified.'’
While Dungy became
the first ever black head
coach to win a Super Bowl,
that wasn't the only first of
the night. Devin Hester’s
opening kickoff return to
paydirt was the first time it had
ever happened in the Super
Bowl. Also, the game being
played in the rain was also a
first in Super Bowl history .
With the win. Manning
all but solidified his spot
in the NFL’s Hall of Fame.
Having broken so many
records probably would have
been enough, but with the
victory last Sunday, the NFL’s
most marketed play er can no
longer be debated as the best
quarterback never to win the
big one.
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When students
talk about the top men
and women intramural
teams, they mention
The Roc, Untouchables,
and Fastbreak. After the
second week, two new'
teams have been added
to that list, Fab-Five and
Untouchable Ladies. Both
teams have shown why
they are now favorites to
compete for the intramural
championship in their
respective leagues.
The Untouchable
La .lies lost a close game
against Fast Break to start
the season, but bounced
backed strong against Phi
Mu. Both teams got off to
a slow start with constant
turnovers and poor offense
in the first halt .
However, aggressive
defense paid off for
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Untouchables Ladies as
they were able to contain
Phi Mu and stop their
great ball movement in the
second half. Dominating
on both ends of the floor,
they ended up winning 37-
8 and continued theirquest
for intramural supremacy.
Coming off a
disappointing loss
in overtime to the
Untouchables, Fab-
Five had another tough
challenge as they faced the
Roc on last Wednesday.
The Campus Center was
packed as students came
out to see the highly
anticipated match-up
between two talented
teams.
The game went back
and forth in the first half as
both teams fought to gain
the edge. Fab-Five stayed
in the traditional half court
set and took advantage of
their size and athleticism.
However, the Roc hustled
and used their speed on
the fast break to take a 32-
29 halftime lead.
In the second half,
the Roc continued their
hard play and increased
the lead. They were
determined to prove that
they were still the team
to beat in the Wednesday
league. Unfortunately,
they weren’t the only team
playing for pride as Fab-
Five wanted to prove they
were the best as well.
The momentum
quickly changed when
Michael Mccowan
entered the game for Fab-
Five and dominated the
paint on both ends of the
floor.
With under a minute
to play in a very close
game, Fab-Five showed
great poise by hitting
clutch free throws and
went on to win 64-58.
Both teams can be seen
at the Campus Center.