I thought it was a pretty good game. I was rooting for Pittsburgh (naturally) because Jerome's from the D, but also because I felt a sort of connection to him. We played Detroit Mackenzie my senior year. Jerome played both running back and linebacker for them. I was a defensive tackle, I got a few licks on him during the game (the guy was solid as a rock...like trying to tackle a huge frozen Butterball turkey) but he got one "beauty" on me in the 4th quarter; guy practically tore my shoulder off. After the game when both teams were shaking hands I got the chance to joke around with him a bit before heading into the locker room. Super nice guy...and still is from what I hear. I never forgot his name; Jerome Bettis. I followed him during his years at Notre Dame and then with LA and Pittsburgh. He was my only real connection to Pro Football...I lived vacariously through him
. My friends and family have understandably grown tired of my Jerome Bettis story all these years (especially the wife). And now that he's finally retiring, I can't help but feel.....
Old (gulp).
Also, major props goes out to Motown for a fantastic job. My buddies and I got down there on Friday and the atmosphere was absolutely electric. I think we showed a lot of people that the Detroit you see in the movies is not the real Detroit at all.
