The Miami Herald points out that NBC might have the most crowded studio roster in the history of football studio shows. Throughout the season, NBC had seven pregame personalities: Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth, Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick, Tiki Barber (moved to a reporter's role late in the season), Jerome Bettis and information man Peter King. NBC is adding four others: former Lions president Matt Millen, Patriots safety Rodney Harrison and former coaches Tony Dungy and Mike Holmgren.

Remember Brenda Warner? The woman who was often confused as being Kurt Warner's mom but is actually his wife. Almost 10 years after she and her husband first burst onto the national scene in St. Louis, she is back for a third Super Bowl.

And the Brenda of now looks nothing like the Brenda of old, according to The Associated Press. Gone is the harsh, short hairstyle, and the bright blue sweater with the boa neckline. The petite mother of seven now has a golden Arizona tan and blonde hair that flows to the middle of her back.

"It's just hair," the 41-year-old said with a shrug. "The only thing that's changed is my hair."

That's not all that's change. She represented her husband yesterday at a news conference for the Walter Payton man of the year nominees. When the event ended, she tiptoed down the steps of the stage, doing her best to escape unnoticed. Her time in the St. Louis spotlight left her a bit gun-shy about opening herself to the world again.

Fresh from becoming Miss America, Katie Stam would like to see another winner crowned this weekend. Only one problem: She doesn't have a ticket to the Super Bowl.

"I'm still hoping," Stam told The Associated Press.

The 22-year-old University of Indianapolis student is in town this weekend for "Taste of the NFL," a charitable event that combines chefs, athletes and entertainers. But before you go feeling sorry for the beauty queen, know this: She is pulling for the Cardinals to beat the Steelers. "They're the underdogs, they're a great story," she said.

Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star says the fact that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin hasn't been a big story for writers at this Super Bowl is a sign of our country's progress:

"In the year of Obama, we're constantly taking stock of how far we've come in this resilient, evolving country of ours. No one really cares that Mike Tomlin is black. It's a small sidebar. He could become the second black coach in four years to win the Super Bowl, joining Tony Dungy. So what? That's how far we have come in my lifetime, in my career as a sports journalist.

"Just five years ago, Mike Tomlin would be the top story. ... Youthful, charismatic, black and potentially leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to their sixth Super Bowl title, Tomlin would've been a movie script in 2004. Now, he's just an outstanding young coach."