Mostly I’m cheering for a good game, something that comes down to the final possession. When I was growing up, it seemed like most Super Bowls were blowouts, with scores like 55-10 and 42-10. In recent years, the games have been a lot better. At least that’s my impression. Do you agree?

Today, Bob Greene of CNN writes about Theodore Roosevelt and football, citing a certain book. And the Ann Arbor Downtown Library has posted a video of a talk I gave on the same subject about two months ago, but which of course is timeless..