Saccharine Bowl is more like it ...

Well, I survived the trip to New Orleans! It truly was a blast -- that town is every bit as fun as advertised.

The Sugar Bowl, on the other hand, left a bit of a bitter aftertaste. In fact, it was downright painful to slog through that game. However, as a Bearcats-biased photographer, I took it as a professional challenge. It wasn't easy capturing moments favorable to my audience because, well, there just weren't that many. Oh well, I still got some nice pictures out of it. Check out the full gallery at CNATI.com!