DALLAS, TX - Now that Super Bowl XLV is almost here, former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman is gearing up for the game. He will be the color analyst when FOX broadcasts the game on Sunday.
"Last week the game went to 50 million people for the Championship game and then all of a sudden you're calling game that's reaching 100 plus million," Aikman says. "That certainly gets your attention. You want to do a good job just like when you were playing."
Aikman says he's disappointed that the Cowboys weren't competitive enough to be the host team in Super Bowl XLV.
"No team has ever played in the Super Bowl when they were hosting it," Aikman says. "I know a lot of people were hopeful that that might happen for the Cowboys but whether or not that was realistic, I don't know. I think the big disappointment probably comes from the fact that the team was knocked out so early. It wasn't competitive there at the end of the season."
Aikman says he likes the match up of the two teams, especially at quarterback.
"They both have great play making ability," Aikman says. "I think it's going to be great game. I can't remember a Super Bowl where you had no clear cut favorite going in. I just think it's going to be a heck of a ball game for us."
"This will be a great week," Aikman says. "There will be a lot of stuff going on and I think we've got two great teams. We couldn't have asked for a better match up."
