Since he's an autograph collector himself, The Mag's John "Kruk" Broder is no stranger to celebrity hotels. But he's never seen anything like the mob scene going on at the homebase of the G-Men.

Greetings from Tampa, lots of stuff going on here. So much so, in fact, I've only eaten two meals since Tuesday. Checked out the teams' hotels yesterday afternoon to see what the scene was like there. The difference between the two was night and day.

At the Wyndham Westshore Hotel, where the New York Football Giants are staying, it's like Penn Station during rush hour. Madness. Fans are everywhere you look, waiting for the elevator doors to open to see which Giant will step out next. Coach Jim Fassel was mobbed for his autograph by what seemed to be about 73 people; he signed for them all before heading over to Shula's Steakhouse for dinner with his family. Safety Shaun Williams and linemen Luke Petitgout and Dusty Zeigler were also stopped by fans, and they signed and posed for pictures. It's a wild thing to see -- one minute, people are sitting down at the bar relaxing and the next minute a player or someone just barely affiliated with the team walks by and people go ballistic. Even the Giants' security guard was signing autographs.

Over at the Hyatt Regency Westshore, where the Ravens are staying, it's dead. There were no fans waiting for players at all. A local family brought their six-year-old son to the hotel so he could see some players. I'm not sure the little tyke knew or cared what was going on. It seemed to be more of a big deal to Mom. I saw Ray Lewis walk through the hotel, and he stopped by the bar. OL Jonathan Ogden strolled past me, eating two hot dogs -- he told me that was just his appetizer and he was on his way out to eat dinner. I guess that's how you get to be 340 pounds.

I met Tony Siragusa's uncle and agent, both of whom are stylin' around in the GooseMobile. Tony's billionaire buddy let him borrow his million-dollar bus for the week. The bus is 50 feet long and it has a TV, couch, bathroom, shower, and, of course, a fully stocked bar. The Goose has a lot on his plate these days -- he was off last night to film a commercial with Jason Sehorn for MTV. He left the hotel at 6:56 p.m., and he was supposed to be at the shoot by 7. He was wearing an all-black suit with his shades on -- needless to say, the Goose is ready for, ummmm, PRIME TIME!

Tony's family and friends, all 40 of them, are sportin' THE GOOSE IS LOOSE IN TAMPA T-shirts, with Siragusa on the back. Let me let you in on what the Goose has cookin'. Deals are in the works for appearances in Disney World next Tuesday, followed by Letterman on Wednesday. His agents even have an appearance set up for him on Arli$$ in the middle of February, and Saturday Night Live is interested in him doing some skits. These are only some of the deals in the works, for one of the men who could benefit most from winning the big game on Sunday. His agent, Terry Lavenstein, told me "Tony's the luckiest man I know". With all these deals in the works, come this Sunday we'll all see just how lucky this Goose is.

You can e-maill John Broder at john.broder@espnmag.com, but he prefers that you call him Kruk. Really.