On Any Given Sunday

INSANE...SICK...DREAMY...THE CINDERELLA STORY. I am NUMB, EUPHORIC...ON CLOUD NINE. Wake me up from this dream. Actually don't wake me up!!! My heart is still racing! Miracles do come true, and last night I witnessed the greatest miracle in the history of sports, other than the USA hockey team beating the USSR in 1980. I cannot believe it! I have been a die-hard Giants fan for as long as I can remember. Being here, knowing the owners as well as I do and getting an inside perspective...I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS MOMENT!!!!!!! NEVER, EVER, EVER

Where do I begin? There is so much that I haven't told you about the weekend. The rest of the parties. The pre-game show that I did with Shepard Smith. The people I met, the moments that are moments that will be with me forever

Here is what I wrote on the way to the Super Bowl and never submitted onto my blog. Interesting reading it now!

"Wow! What a night! It's now Sunday morning and we are on our way to the Super Bowl. My heart is pounding! I am so excited, I cannot put it into words! This is the most amazing feeling especially when it's the team you've watched your whole life.

Last night, I made it to the FOX Party. Did not see Terry or Howie and I'm not happy about it! Not even Jimmy or Joe or Troy Such a shame! I did meet some of our West Coast execs. I met Kevin Reilly, head of FOX entertainment. He is really cool! We talked about the strength of the FOX prime time lineup and the success (thus far) of American Idol and FOX Sports. He has three sons just like me -- twins who are 9 and a younger guy who is 4. Small world! By the way, he's adorable (or should I say handsome?). I also met Peter Ligouri, head of FX Networks. What a great guy! He is so down to earth and friendly. So tall. Must have been a basketball player in a previous life I've heard about Kevin and Peter since I arrived at FOX a year and a half ago but never met them in person. Peter was very complimentary about the new FOX Business Network and how we've been able to make an impact since we arrived on the scene. I was very touched! Oh and I can't forget Jack. Jack Abernathy. We have been playing phone tag in New York and have many mutual friends and colleagues. It was so nice to finally meet him in person. We discussed our FOX Pre-Game coverage and the segment that I was doing the following morning with Shepard Smith.

I must admit I was really impressed! Three big-time FOX guys and you wouldn't know it. They were warm, inviting and really casual. That's one thing that I really love about FOX: the people who run networks or multi-million dollar businesses are all low-key. They don't intimidate you. In my mind, that's a sign of a confident group. They look and act the same way toward everyone, whether you're a new kid on the block or a veteran. I like and truly admire that! It's refreshing!

From FOX, I stopped back at the hotel to see my poor husband who Was so sick. I had a little room service and then ventured to the CAA Party. Here are a few of the names that rocked my World: Cal Ripken, John Salley, Joe Montana, Jerry Bruckheimer, Peter Chernin, Peter Ligouri, Brian Kilmeade, Kate Walsh, Steve Tisch, Billy Bush...just to name a few. Unfortunately (full disclosure / honesty) I was on my own! Bummer right? By the time I got there most of my friends had already left. It was cool to see it but it's not the same when you don't have your husband or some friends with you. I did it (ventured over there) because it was a once-in-a-lifetime moment and I felt that pang in my gut (if I don't go I'll be mad at myself). Truth be told, this party circuit is really OK! Every party is miles and miles away from one other (in most cases a half-hour drive) and the parties are either mobbed or slightly overwhelming. My best advice or lesson learned for next year: Go to one party and stay there for the night. That's what our friend Sandy did last night. He went to the Playboy party and spent the entire night there. He said Hugh Hefner was holding court and that everyone wanted their picture taken with him! The Playboy bunnies were everywhere and that the crowd was 4 to 1 women to men. Guess that's good for the guys . Sandy is married (to Melanie and they have two beautiful boys)!

So this morning I woke up and did the pre-game show with Shepard Smith from FOX News. I talked about all of the commercials during the Super Bowl. Sixty-three commercials will be shown during the game. Big time players like Anheuser Busch, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Fedex, Cadillac, Bridgestone Tires. Two commercials that everyone is talking about: First, a 60-second commercial that Pepsi is doing with their hearing impaired employees. It will be silent. What a beautiful commercial. Also Anheuser Busch's commercial, where a dalmation guides a Clydsdale named "Thunder" back into shape and back onto the Clydsdale beer team. Also the Audi commercial that features a scene from the Godfather and an Under Armor commercial that cost $6 million dollars and a third of their share price. It was their biggest ad spend ever and the stock got punished for it. It feautures two dozen athletes. The CEO said it's their coming-out party. We'll see!!!!"

So that was yesterday. Now it's the morning after and I am on the plane. I am beside myself with joy. I'll be at the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow to see the team and attend the ticker-tape parade which will be at 11am starting in Battery Park. I am so psyched!!!

Being there yesterday, going into the stadium was sick. I think the crowd was honestly 3 to 1 New York Giants fans. They were everywhere. That was the greatest nail biter. We were dying! Our defense was outstanding. Strahan, Tuck...the entire line and the defensive backs that defended Moss were sick. Eli was remarkable: escaping the tackle, Tyree's catch (the greatest ever made) and the pass to Plaxico...OH MY GOD!!! That last three minutes caused me to age 10 years and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat! The place went nuts. I cried!!!! That remaining 30 seconds.....I was praying, "Please do it for the fathers." Do it for Wellington and Preston. They did it and that victory was the best victory that I have ever seen. We could not leave the stadium. All of us were basking in the moment. The joy and utter shock that we defeated the undefeated New England Patriots. The way they ran off the field and didn't shake our players hands. I was shocked. They were even more shocked! What we did to Tom Brady and his line will never be forgotten.

We Tivo'd it at home and I can't wait to go rewatch it. When we finally got back to our room after a late night McDonald's stop we watched and rewatched every clip on ESPN. I could have watched those clips a thousand times.

This morning I had breakfast again with Steve Tisch. We both looked at each other. A dream that we never thought was possible. He was calm, cool and, of course, I drilled him about what it was like on the sidelines with three minutes to go. The NFL planned to escort both owners with three minutes to go. If you won, you went the podium, if you didn't, you were on your own. He, of course, had his mom with him. He couldn't see half of the plays and his stomach was in knots. Can you imagine? Just think what that must have been like for his family! The Mara's! His mom! It gives me chills.

This morning Steve received dozens of calls while we replayed every moment. That must be amazing!!!! He is the owner of the Super Bowl champions!!!! One of the calls before we met up was one that took him off guard. He picks up the phone, the person says, "Is this Steve?" He says yes. She says I have the president for you. He says very funny. How did you get my number? She says....you're kidding right? It was the President of the United States calling to congratulate him. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT??????

Wow....wow....as my husband said when the game finished......ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY!!!!!!!

I'll continue to tell you everything when i arrive in New York