Hype is in overdrive today around two of the most anticipated Championship games in memory. ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio: “We've got Manning versus Brady. It is Ali versus Frazier. It is Beatles versus Stones” (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 1/19). CBS' Bart Scott: “This is Bird versus Jordan. This is the matchup that everybody wanted" (“That Other Pregame Show,” CBSSN, 1/19). ESPN's Colin Cowherd: "This is the greatest championship weekend of all time" (“Colin’s New Football Show,” ESPN2, 1/19). CBS' Rich Gannon: "It's the way it should be. Even in September and October, you got the sense that these were probably the best four or five teams in the league" (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/19).
Owners of two of today's participating teams -- the Patriots and Seahawks -- are profiled. The BOSTON GLOBE's Christopher Gasper writes of Patriots Owner
Robert Kraft under the header, "
Upon His Reflection, Kraft Sees Big Picture." Meanwhile, the SEATTLE TIMES' Brier Dudley has a rare interview with Seahawks Owner
Paul Allen and writes in a Page 1 story "
to understand" Allen, you have to look back "50 years to Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood."
