Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News sits down with D&C

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John how -- you very happy Super Bowl 46. How many how many -- you don't like 63 of -- right I was trying to think -- lesson I think the first one I -- was pretty good game between the rams and the Steelers -- the LA coliseum I was I don't know and that's Lynn -- on the of the day in and out of -- you know in the in the -- of the offensive coordinator this stuff. The Steelers -- portion rubles the following way. Gradually handed off a couple of times for a prayer at a -- every line up every time we needed to score each of the stalwart or swine -- go on and on its -- it worked in what I think. That game what I remember about that game Stallworth had a huge catch and Nolan Cromwell. Dropped a sure interception University of Kansas and -- actually -- won the game for the ramps and that's I think at 79 yeah I know now from will's ex wife married John. -- Alan -- cal Perry is I was married to Nolan Cromwell yes I believe you don't get this stuff just every yeah. I that's like getting in on on Twitter FaceBook and that's exactly why what's been the highlight so far for Super Bowl week for you. Well I told Jerry yesterday. I have some of some history with Jane -- okay -- I think is one of the funniest man on the planet. And there was -- same you sick you know when he's yeah he's he's one of those guys these guys to try to be funny about sports in the not -- like he knows it and it's funny right and there was a time. Laid back that he was desperate to play Jack Malloy in bump and run and he's so he and I. We're trying to get this thing ended development and it kind of stayed in touch and I just loves it -- You know not do this -- radio show my -- which it was that really like your -- it will wait it's not like real radio it's it's it's. -- taught French and 44 minutes every day but. He said that yesterday and I just basically was able have a cup of coffee and he went on for fifty minutes of him scream laughing and -- having. Those are the sorts of things you don't learn anything now. There is --

I I think and I think yours guilt is I am you do get swayed. I came here thinking I'm will the giants absolute. Top to bottom giants are better team Eli spot there Roland. At the end of the week I've -- Karen I'm thinking and Brady is sitting in his room watching NFL network watching ESPN. Reading with the New York Post is is emails is stealing from misplaced private email account and he is more ready than ever he's gonna play -- edge he's gonna play with.

Later Hackett who wasn't in that bad didn't we find out that that's but yeah -- really good that I -- as I said Jerious and and -- assembly without full disclosure I grew up in Oneida, New York am okay. At a time when there was one football game on on Sunday it was the giants in the biggest game of the year from the giants against Jim Brown to that that had a man I grew up against instantly and exactly like here. I came here. Looking at the matchups India Aggies start thinking like an assistant coach or something that you would get a match ups and figure that the giants are gonna win the game but this stuff mr. actual judgment you're gonna Andrew says they are Communists that John and I said if you've been in just the post it's every New York Paper you've been reading them lately yeah. You that this is the scene I imagine that 615. On Sunday night. Belichick having to beg grade c'mon it's -- and say now Tom we've won three Super Bowl I know. It's the giants out there but you know what. It's like Jim -- when he was -- against by sandwich -- does only two teams left I got to have a chance. We have to have some kind of chance that Tom because even though the giants have now been turned in the navy. Seal team six by the New York. And it's. Do any does anybody need motivation.

You think that matter no. You know what I had to say it. Here's I think I let a great line I wanted to steal that from you can base -- you may Steelers right now but from my -- I -- like -- my kids my my you don't want it tells -- I'm walking past the Mothers Against Drunk Driving thing which is to meet God's work in this. Woman who runs came over him. You know as a child as a reader to -- in my case.

Stand that is she's she's helped fix them up with the national football and he said you know what anybody tells you they play better under pressure is -- pressure affects us all. He says but anger. Anger can elevate the level of your performance and he believes that whatever players say about that reading and that hearing. -- completely aware of this stuff okay he thinks it's going to be an angry motivated. Tom Brady on on Sunday and I would think that's a back.

And we talked a -- about this -- and and what. He's been angry a lot he's got an edge this season some of -- this contrived stuff to vote and no respect and people don't Pincus and all that but I. I think his legit anchor. This time and I think Billy O'Brien -- but don't you think any male thing with the post front page you know this private email says pray for Tommy yep his wife is -- this two were friends and some -- Murdoch gets -- of it that. -- I think it really set him.

But in this case it's also anger and hurt countries hurt by the fact the -- that she trusted enough to send that email to a mushy when I believe it was Hackman -- well it was -- ago. One -- either way it's gonna -- some let me ask you this do would you not agree. That the people who -- now sliding over to the patriots side. Are doing it because of intangibles. And the people who were were bucking up the giants are saying well we have x.s and -- schemes -- defensive front -- all those sort of stuff but it's like that it's like the touchy Feely kind of thing.

Well I think people have taken a second look at the -- decent and I listen I was influenced by the championship tonight I thought.

Aside though I thought when I said Eli is a better player coming into the game I don't think he's a better football player that Tom Brady is as I said in this -- the day.

Kissing but it's Tom Brady OK but this this in this -- Tom Brady OK so what gradualist what is it.

you know is an issue I actually believe. That it's more important to the giants for example to run the ball on Sunday than it is for the patriots to -- Is Gradkowski it's somebody to those who Gradkowski and then you can I can take you know I said to somebody yesterday it might come down to which quarterback throws the first pick okay.

But here's my whole take on on the game -- here.

We knew listen to the evaluation of soup -- 42 and the game in November -- You start to get the idea that the giants won by three touchdowns in Glendale right in -- touchdowns and they -- Because basically their quarterback at the ball last right okay so if you can tell me who's gonna get the ball essence and maybe but but I also believe. That we're gonna see like -- no huddle from the patriots I think they're gonna move that all the way to move the ball. If -- asking is not himself a -- when he -- about Brady's anger and motivation. I keep talking about that spike. The first game against the Broncos. That -- that was like Tim Tebow to talk to me shot right to operate them that gronkowski spike to me which. It was incredibly relevant and meaningful.

In Denver that.

And you know when we talk about Brady being overlooked for -- we talked a lot of what Victor Cruz -- study. The best slot receiver ever place for the patriots and -- Gradkowski. Hurt or not. Welker is gonna get his catches he might get twelve or thirteen catches. That's another thing you -- on the Super Bowl and in the previous games is is Welker is still. His favorite target these kind of lost in all it's going to cost you talk but he's dangerous.

You know what I think this to me in the run up to it. This is his big game as we've ever had -- in the big game if you add everything -- give me Belichick Brady. The way the giants won last time what it cost the patriots to lose last night and then add in this. Now the giants do it from seven -- seven OK I've been writing as our -- as it is the giants win. It will be like Willis Reed limped out twice okay you only supposed to get to do right right yeah it's it's impossible that they could have. And even better run. Four years later so all that stuff or I think this thing is gonna ring the bell I'm making it always brings about I hate it might be the biggest game ball.

Agree that -- when we've been -- I've never felt the blows like this -- It's got all the elderly yes and like talking how we launched last night gonna probably and right and scrappy game I don't know -- long and this is a guy whose professional analysts as. First. Suitable over time it's going over time and satellite and to some duty thing I think is going overtime and Brady's gonna go out that he is gonna come out and and -- in the -- fired up just to be easier oh well it's.

I acted it if I have felt that as soon as is like they say in boxing as soon as the match was set the only person I know who's taking a blow. Is been lupica who announced last night my pops at the patriots are going to win. Bye bye to test shows is that okay that's a complicated lupica family is in this game. The two oldest boys giants fans they arrived today okay my mom and my pile up huge patriots fan I grew up you know and you know my my same geographic history. -- a sense of new York and then I can remember call my pop from New Orleans would Vinatieri is. Kick went through them because at that point that's -- Red Sox sit there and here on the -- bird you know I've gotten on the board. -- who do you think Rex -- report Sunday all this is a you know. This you know this -- you forget to write when it was the Mets against the Red Sox in the 86 yeah. World Series -- account but this was the nightmare game for the Yankees because it's Dem vs them right okay so for the jets it's of them. Vs them about what this idea that he rode by the stadium that day when the giants are in the plant -- you actually believe that he did that he just. He just talks until he and like a coherent thought comes he just he'll talk talk and talk. It's like Newt Gingrich hoping that some sort of Cogent thinking will come in and especially.

I just as app for you Jack I suggested that you didn't answer is -- it and you know it and it's just fifty minutes just about over it is it's not all Newt Gingrich is solid on on on a threat trekked out to.

I think you won't like that Greg is going to report I actually think you root for the pages you do yeah all that really all that little brother stuff -- he's got to write his own state now. His right in his own stadium and you maybe it was last question now.

I'll give -- the question -- Coughlin. -- better giants coach Parcells would be when this game. A more legendary. Wooden it's also and more -- era this is. Now -- there's this sort of match or two upsets against his -- patriot. And our -- I remembered that when bill part they had not won. A championship. Since the middle 1950s -- it -- almost getting fired a bullet in his first season. 312. And 1312 and one does that -- is that the right man -- am a boss encounter but I.

There are people with a window into where I OK listen. Bob Knight and and Bill Parcells as everybody -- are good extremely friendly if I'd like -- extremely Hollywood night until -- once again it's -- immediately like any call during dinner one night and yelled at me that was you know part of it he called up. People -- Parcells. He calls me up when Dayton daily news the old office on 42 street -- Goal over the air have a cup of coffee and get to know this guy you'll love and I went I called them up a one over and a cup of coffee and I saw. The Parcells who's -- great to kick back with an -- I believe that Bill Parcells in his time.

Which is dynamic of football coach as against the board didn't win as much but you look at his career okay.

Two syllables with the giants won one of the great of -- of all time when the 49ers are good to beat them when they're -- with three okay Betty you know.

Take away kick return maybe he wins with the patriots. If Tony Romo doesn't fumble -- snap when he's in Dallas I actually thought at.

The cowboys are better and the Seahawks that your yeah that they could have gone to the suitable so it. A love Tom Coughlin Tom Coughlin gave -- win over Notre Dame in South Bend when they were number one when he was the BC coach okay. So -- Now it's it's okay to be one and one day by the Parcells will all that biggest guy animal stuff I think always have a special place.

It is pedestrian and cliche to ask you for a particular -- this instrument through the ultimate purple that you. What unexpected events because this is the hardest and figure out what unexpected event. We'll take place on Super Bowl Sunday it will sweetest game to one side OK I've -- this just popped into my head I was thinking about it on my wish you have gone that you read like this ready I believe that the most maligned going in defense of back in the history of pro football -- element. Is going to make I. It was going to be an interception ascent up the excellent you've heard all the -- the goat for the giants is going to be one of the press towards the end of the roll or can't the --

If anybody B roll into every bit who has pilot was a very good player -- back to saying you know the guy never comes off the field -- he's a very very very good player. But if this goes if this goes south and you see him -- to you know tripping over his own feet as somebody there's an audience and with a winning touch -- events.

That's a good choice for ago because -- to target those -- if it does it takes things personally the targets. And wanna sell it in and gone -- I'll be back how what we're working on I'll be back in May. I'm in addition of the film -- books I've just I'm starting a series for scholastic books they wanted to series the first time taking kids but. From an it the book is called game change that -- I imagine what Douglas -- he was like at the age of eleven and he's the main character in the book. Douglas has given me a quote it's it's -- it's going to be great. Obsolete. You know we as a movie that's not ranked you know he's well he's tried that you -- you don't see the area. Oh I get up a worker couple hours in my book it is you know I mean you guys know better and anyway the radius distant god said. Really gotten that really separate my bookings also Mike -- always a pleasure talking to catch up with the tourists residents and it's did this if you guys. Mike Lupica what Dennis and Callahan.