Of Cardinals and Flying Things

The Arizona Cardinals football team made it to the Superbowl. They played a good game. Not great, but good with some great highlights. But for a last-minute Steeler touchdown, they would be celebrating as Superbowl Champions.

Even without the win, some 4000 Cardinal fans in Arizona were on hand to celebrate their return and congratulate them on the best season they have ever had.

At the airport, there was an official welcome and some congratulation speeches from local dignitaries inlcuding Arizona's new governer, Jan Brewer. After this, the team boarded a caravan of buses.

A short time later, at the Cardinals practice facility in Tempe, News Chopper 3 was overhead, presumably gathering footage of some of the team or staff making a stop on their way home.



Has anyone realized that I enjoy taking pictures of flying things like helicopters? You can see more of my vehicle photos here.

Any football fans reading this? Did anyone go to the cardinals welcome rally? Any favorite ads?

Superbowl plans...

Around these parts, I've been seeing this a lot more frequently in the past several weeks.

As with any professional sports team making a rare post-season appearance, there are a fair number of fans that are new to the Cardinals bandwagon. Call them fair-weather fans if you will, but they are a staple of the game.

The Cardinals are still breaking in their new stadium, which is an impressive sight even from the nearby freeway:

So what are your plans for the SuperBowl on Sunday? Any projections for a winner? Leave me a comment and let me know what you are doing and who you want to win. As always, feel free to give me a shout over in the Twitterverse.