A Super Bowl MVP, Two Sports Writers and a Personal Crush

Wow! What a day. It's almost 5pm and we haven't had a minute's rest. I just interviewed former Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Famer John Elway. That interview will be on Money For Breakfast Friday morning (6-9a.m. EST). What an amazing guy! Did you know that he went to Stanford and was an Economics major? Did you also know that he was drafted by a Yankees Minor League team in the very early 80's? Five Super Bowl's and two rings. Not bad!!! Now he owns car dealerships and an Arena Football Team. Not to mention the many endorsements that he does. He's a machine. I see a political future!!!At this event (a joint Mastercard and Sám's Club event) I met two very well-known sports writers, Robert Glauber from Newsday and Jim Trotter from Sports Illustrated. Bob told me a very touching story about a soldier who retured from the war in Iraq and has become the honorary mascot for the New York Giants. He is a double amputee. He was a classmate and good friend of the Giants receiver coach and met the team last May. He has met with the team several times, given many inspirational speeches and has been on the sideline for some of the biggest games, including the big wins versus Green Bay and Tampa Bay. Read the article on Newsday's Web site. It's an incredibly touching story! He's still in the Army, had several surgeries and continues to get rehab.

Jim gave me some terrific scoops. He was headed to an NFL Players Union discussion and said that the players were very outspoken earlier in the day about the lack of delivery and execution on Gene Upshaw's part. He, along with many players, believes Troy Vincent (the former safety from the Bills and Eagles) will become the next head of the Players Union. We also talked about the Randy Moss rumors. He said there's a good chance that Kraft will franchise him. What does that mean? That means he'll give him a one-year deal but he has to pay him the average of the top five guys pay in the wide receiver position. Not cheap. Probably somewhere between $8-9 million a year. It incentivizes Moss to deliver the goods because it's not a longer term deal and gives Kraft the flexibility.

Wait! I forgot. I lured you in about my amazingly cool breakfast and then didn't tell you why. After a conference call this morning reviewing the line up for tomorrow's show, I drove back to the hotel to meet Melissa (my partner in crime and future anchor), her boyfriend Dave who is awesome and turning 30 tomorrow and my husband for breakfast. I was starving! We started to chow down and who walks in but Steve Tisch (Co-Owner of the New York Giants) and my personal crush! We talked about the upcoming game and how the team is looking in practice. He also gave me a hard time about our interview tomorrow morning. He has to be at the stadium (our liveshot) at the crack of dawn because of the time difference. I told him to stay up all night and drive to the stadium from there. Not sure if he'll také my advice We talked about his predictions and Plaxico's 24-17 point prediction. All that matters is that they made it this far. What happens from here is gravy.....at least that's my feeling and honestly I know he feels the same way. If you heard his speech when they beat Green Bay a couple weeks ago you'll know how Tisch really feels. Going to the Super Bowl and having the kind of year that the Giants had despite all of the odds is a reflection on the two men who made it possible (Wellington Mara and Robert Tisch) who both died in the past year. It was a very touching speech and a dedication to the two men who he suggested were the heart of the team. Spoken like a true gentleman.

In addition to talking football, we also talked about the writers' strike (Steve also happens to be a very succesful and well-known Hollywood producer). Joining us for breakfast were Chris Robichaud, president and COO of Bragman Nyman Cafarelli, a well known public relations firm in Los Angeles and Doug Deluca, co-executive producer of the Jimmy Kimmel show. Am I dreaming or do I have the sickest job on the planet? In one hour I learned more about the writers' strike and pending resolution and came away sensing that the strike will get resolved in time for the Academy Awards. Music to my ears . I love the Super Bowl and I just as equally love the Super Bowl of movies and would be so disappointed if it didn't happen.

In the car now. Wiped out beyond repair. Just finished running sprints and throwing a wopping 5 yard pass at the NFL Experience. This is cool. Really, really cool!