Seattle Seahawks win their first Lombardi Trophy in team history tonight in New Jersey for Super Bowl 48. Annihilating the Denver Broncos 43-8. Three's and 12s for Seattle, Pete becomes the third head coach to win a National Championship and a Super Bowl, Malcolm the third Trojan to be named Super Bowl MVP. Defense does win championships! Hard not to see all the cardinal and gold confetti spraying down on the field , it actually was shaped like the trophy.
Talk about extra effort: Confetti was shaped like mini Lombardi trophies pic.twitter.com/AlWZIHJnvP
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) February 3, 2014
Trojan love in the house, on the field, in the ceremony and all over the web. How appropriate for Marcus Allen to present the Lombardi Trophy to Pete Carroll's Seahawks then that the USC alum LB, Malcolm Smith becomes the fourth youngest player to be named Super Bowl MVP, behind Marcus Allen, Lynn Swann and Tom Brady, (yet again two more Trojans)
“Man, it’s incredible,” said Smith,“It’s the way our defense is set up. We just run to the ball. I’m just so happy to be here, man.”
He joins his older brother Steve Smith with his own SB ring. Smith also becomes the first defensive player to get the "I'm Going to Disney World" commercial. Malcolm finished with nine tackles, a fumble recovery and a 69 yard INT for TD.
#SB48 MVP Malcolm Smith is brother of former #USC and #Giants WR Steve Smith. Now family owns 2 SB rings.
— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFL_CFB) February 3, 2014
My mind wondered as I was looking for John Robinson, Ronnie Lott, Anthony Munoz, Lynn Swann, Frank Gifford, Ricky Bell, RIP; John Mckay and Charles White all to come down on the field as well. Its not a difficult feat as USC has more players all time in the NFL than any other program and 41 players playing currently. Pete's electrifying personality, hard not to love him, all his true passion for the game and his team. Who wouldn't want to play or root for Coach Carroll! Broncos couldn't hold back the Hawks, nor could the #12s, as was reported a 4 to 1 ratio over Denver fans.
How does this effect college coaches and NFL owners, if their wasn't a surge last year the amplitude just got a lot louder.
How does this effect college coaches and NFL owners, if their wasn't a surge last year the amplitude just got a lot louder.
Carroll: "Let's hear one for the 12s." #Seahawks #SB48 pic.twitter.com/rQzq1UGP0T
— Liz Mathews 710 ESPN (@Liz_Mathews) February 3, 2014
The Seahawks locker room sang "We all got, we all need." Followed by "Whats next?"
You think recruiting will be directly affected for Sark? His love and props for Pete are.
@PeteCarroll what a fantastic job! A well deserved accomplishment to an amazing coach and mentor. The power of positivity can't be stopped!
— Steve Sarkisian (@CoachSark) February 3, 2014
Not surprising first play from scrimmage is a safety. Seahawks set the Super Bowl record for most playing time with the lead: 59 minutes, 48 seconds. The game got out of hand if you were a Bronco fan but if you were reared a Trojan or an alum all you could think is FightON! Seattle was the better team in all three phases; the scores, stats and results directly correlating with the outcome, (Offense with 27, Defense with 9 and Special Teams with 7. Also with 29 rushing plays for 135 yards, 1 TD and 18 receptions for 206 yards, 2 TD's). This team is balanced and family fueled, filled by passion, heart and big smiles just like their leader, Pete.WR Doug Baldwin, "Everybody made plays."
WR Ricardo Locketten, "We wanted to show the world who the Seattle Seahawks were."
WR Golden Tate, "I'll be a pedestrian receiver with a big fat ring on my finger."
Huge Congratulations HAWKS!! Pete! #12s #FightON!
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