Updated: January 27, 2009, 2:39 PM ET

Cardinals will fly in Tampa

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Vitale By Dick Vitale
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I am a big sports fan and it is more than just basketball, baby!

I can't wait for this weekend as the Super Bowl is in my backyard, an hour away from my home. I am looking forward to attending the game in Tampa ... Wow, Steelers and Cardinals should be an interesting one.

I am a Tampa Bay Bucs season ticket holder. I was at the Ravens-Titans playoff game in Tennessee. I love the pigskin, baby, and the creme de la creme is the Super Bowl. The atmosphere will be incredible, and I will see the Boss, Mr. Bruce Springsteen, rocking and rolling at halftime!

There are many storylines going into the contest. Will Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt get a W over his former pupil, Ben Roethlisberger. Whisenhunt was Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator before going to Arizona. Can Larry Fitzgerald, a star at the University of Pittsburgh, make the Steel City weep? Will Anquan Boldin, who got involved in an argument with offensive coordinator Todd Haley during the NFC title game, come up big in this game?

Boldin would love to do well in the Sunshine State since he attended Florida State. There was so much attention after the NFC championship because he left the locker room without being very involved in the celebration. My friends, I believe he will have something special to celebrate after this weekend.

Kurt Warner and company have been on fire in the postseason. Beating Atlanta, Carolina and Philadelphia is a pretty impressive run. The offensive attack is tough to stop. Boldin will step up and make big plays after all of the controversy following the game against Philadelphia.

I know the Pittsburgh defense is solid, and Mike Tomlin has done a great job in a short time after the departure of Bill Cowher. Sorry coach Tomlin, I think we're going to see upset city here.

Look for Arizona to win the Super Bowl, 28-21. You read it here, baby! Hey, if the Rays can make it to the World Series, the Cardinals can win the Super Bowl.