Who Dat Cinderella? It's The One in Black and Gold

Today, the fans and players of the New Orleans Saints will party in a town that was built on a party.

The NFL has a new Cinderella and she wears black and gold.

And her Prince Charming wears a No. 9 jersey.

The town that was destroyed by Katrina has been rebuilt emotionally by these Super Bowl Champion Saints.

"Adversity creates opportunity," said No. 9, Drew Brees. And the city he plays for has seen more than its share.

It has taken this franchise 43 years to realize a dream and most there probably thought they'd never see this moment. We in Tampa know that feeling. The lowly Buccaneers winning a Super Bowl after 27 seasons was something we thought we would never witness.

These long-suffering Saints fans were perhaps the first in the NFL to show up at games with bags on their heads back in the days of the dreadful "Aints."

But that's all gone now, the bad memories are replaced by the euphoria of the Lombardi Trophy on Bourbon Street.

Yes, the Cinderellas in black and gold brought it home to their fans. "It is not ours," Saints safety Darren Sharper said of the trophy, "it belongs to the town and the people."

They brought it back when most thought they couldn't. Tony Dungy predicted a blowout and that his former team, the Colts, would win easily.

That was too obvious of a choice in the world of sports when so very often, the obvious is obviously wrong.

So today the party continues and the parade begins.

In the midst of it you'll find the good guy, Super Bowl MVP Brees.

"He was magnificent," said his coach Sean Payton.

Yes, he was and so were all of those deserving Saints.

Way to go, Who Dat Nation.

Enjoy it.

We know you will.