George Costanza wanted to honor Mickey Mantle by naming his future child Seven. AP
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1. The Steelers weren't scheduled to arrive in Detroit until Monday afternoon, a full day later than most Super Bowl teams traditionally get into town. Of course, that makes good sense -- avoiding the distractions of Detroit's famed nightlife.

2. On one point at least, it seems that George Costanza was absolutely right:  The name Seven does indeed have cachet up the yin-yang. At least that's the case in Steelers country, where 15-month-old fan Seven Barber lives in Indiana, Pa. It seems that young Seven has never missed a Steelers game in his brief life and, you guessed it, is especially partial to Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, No. 7. (For the record, Seven is a boy, though as George noted it makes a great name for either sex.) Our favorite part of the story is that Seven's grandmother has bought him Roethlisberger jerseys in every size through adult large, just in case they're not available when he grows up. Now that's a hip granny.

3. The mayor and city council of Washington, Pa., voted unanimously last week to change the town's name to "Steeler" until after the Super Bowl. It seems the name "Soda" was already taken.

4. The Pittsburgh International Airport unveiled two new statues on Friday, one of Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris and the second of a young George Washington. Except for the next week, the nation's first president will be known as George Steeler.

5. The Seahawks and the city of Seattle have reportedly already planned a victory parade for the Tuesday after the Super Bowl. Evidently in Seattle, "Karma" is just the start of a Culture Club song. Let's just hope the celebration can match the one planned for the World Series title of the 116-win Mariners team of 2001.

6. Dennis Rodman helped draw 1,500 fans in a one-game appearance for the Brighton Bears of the British Basketball League on Saturday. Rodman was reportedly paid $44,000 in a deal he signed shortly after being evicted from Britain's Celebrity Big Brother reality show. Rodman finished with seven rebounds, four points and no shame.

7. Marc Stern, a 62-year-old vice chairman of a Los Angeles asset management firm, gave away tickets to both Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962 and Kobe Bryant's 81-point explosion last week. That got us thinking about the great sporting events that we just missed seeing. My biggest personal regret is turning down tickets to a Yankees game on May 14, 1996, a few days before I was to finish graduate school. Doc Gooden ended up throwing a no-hitter. What are your biggest fandom near-misses? I'll post a few of the best entries during this week's Super Bowl diary (see No. 10).

8. Inadvertently amusing Super Bowl quote: "Winning is a little bit overrated." That's from an L.A. Times story from last Friday that explained how Roethlisberger is more marketable than Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck, and might still be even if Seattle wins. Since we're ruthlessly ripping the quote out of context, we'll identify the speaker only as a marketing executive.

9. As always, readers suggested some additions to Friday's 10 Spot list of great athletes who turned out to be poor coaches or executives. The most frequent request was for Elgin Baylor, the Lakers Hall of Famer who led the Clippers to a seemingly annual trip to the draft lottery as the team's longtime GM. Indeed, Baylor would have fit snugly on this list. Others suggested Kevin McHale and Matt Millen. I actually excluded Millen because I viewed him as a good (one Pro Bowl appearance) rather than great player. Lastly, it doesn't appear that the Islanders are fans of the 10 Spot, since the very day that Phil Esposito checked in at No. 7 on our list came published reports that the team has contacted Espo about its pending GM opening. If it doesn't work out, though, the Isles can't say they weren't warned.

10. The 10 Spot will be taking its act, such as it is, on the road this week in Detroit. I will be writing a running diary all week long with several updates each day, starting Tuesday morning and running through the day after the game. In addition to attending official events such as Tuesday's Media Day, I plan to take in as much of the sometimes surreal scenery surrounding the game -- from the planned downtown ice slide to the famed Playboy Party -- and share all that decency will allow with 10 Spot readers. I hope you enjoy it.