Super Bowl shufflin'

Since this is my blog, I will shamelessly self-promote what I have in the works for the weekend in the Ledger-Enquirer.
Friday: A column on Troy University’s ties to the Super Bowl. The New York Giants feature a pair of Trojans — pass rusher extraordinaire Osi Umenyiora and Tom Coughlin's favorite kicker, Lawrence Tynes. Their coach at Troy, Larry Blakeney, told me some funny stories about where he was when Tynes made the game-winning field goal against Green Bay in the NFC Championship game.
Sunday: What happens to the 1972 Miami Dolphins' legacy if New England wins? In my mind, it doesn't devalue anything the Dolphins accomplished. They were the first wire-to-wire unbeaten. It's true that Don Shula, Larry Csonka and some of the other guys have danced on the graves of those rare teams that threatened but never equaled their mark, but a couple other stars from the '72 team gave me a different perspective about how they view the Patriots.
Mike Kolen, a former Auburn University linebacker, and Bill Stanfill, a former Georgia defensive lineman, played prominent roles on the 1972 Super Bowl team that went 17-0. They're not bitter old men. If anything, they see elements of the old Dolphins in this New England team.
"The key to their success is they don't make mental errors,'' Stanfill told me. "They're extremely disciplined and they have a lot of individual talent, but they funnel that all into the team effort.''
Check www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports in the coming days for more.
Later.