Are you ready for some Football?!? (NFL)

[John Crichton]

Yeah, I thought the MVP had to go to Manning; he had a pretty good game in pure stats, but I didn't see any dominating line play or superlative, LT/Barry Sanders/Walter Payton-esque individual play from the running backs. I saw a defense stacked to avoid getting burned by Peyton to Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, and Marvin Harrison; Rhodes and Addai ran well (and Addai caught a lot of passes) in part because of fear of Peyton.

Agreed. Once I saw them pulling the safeties way back on each play I knew that the running game would be open all day and that is bad for a defense. The Bears D couldn't get off the field which not just tires them out but never let their young QB get into a groove and they paid for it in the 4th quarter with badly thrown picks.

 

[DaveMage]

Only 26 weeks until the next season starts....





As for the game, congrats to the Colts. I wonder if Dungy will retire or come back. My guess is that he'd come back.

I have to give a failing grade to the advertisements this year. The only one I really liked was the Bud Light one with the axe-wielding (and later chainsaw-wielding) hitchhiker.

 

[drothgery]

I have to give a failing grade to the advertisements this year. The only one I really liked was the Bud Light one with the axe-wielding (and later chainsaw-wielding) hitchhiker.

I've never really understood why Super Bowl commercials are such a big deal; me, I had a novel to read during the commercials, and fired up the PS2 during halftime...

 

[Gunslinger]

I've never really understood why Super Bowl commercials are such a big deal; me, I had a novel to read during the commercials, and fired up the PS2 during halftime...

You missed one of the best half time shows in a while then. I'm not much of a Prince fan, but he certainly rocked last night.

 

[kenobi65]

I've never really understood why Super Bowl commercials are such a big deal; me, I had a novel to read during the commercials, and fired up the PS2 during halftime...

Well, many of the advertisers use those slots to premiere new (and, they hope, entertaining) spots, knowing that they'll have a huge audience, and knowing that many viewers are specifically watching for the ads (as opposed to choosing the commercial breaks to go to the bathroom).

Though, the bar was really set by the "1984" spot that premiered the Apple Macintosh, which premiered (and only ever officially aired) on that Super Bowl.

 

[kenobi65]

I have to give a failing grade to the advertisements this year. The only one I really liked was the Bud Light one with the axe-wielding (and later chainsaw-wielding) hitchhiker.

(Disclosure: I work in advertising, and one of our ads (the Taco Bell "talking lions") was on during the game.)

The ones that stood out to me:
- Bud Light: the axe-murderer, the "rock-paper-scissors", and the Carlos Mencia "English" spots (though the latter felt like a rip-off of "Stripes")
- Snickers (the "man-kiss")
- Career Builder (though I think they were probably like "Dilbert" -- funny if you work in an office, not too funny otherwise)
- Blockbuster ("clicking the mouse")

The one for the sales-lead web site, if they weren't *trying* to be tongue-in-cheek (and I couldn't tell), was just awful.

And, Robert Goulet for Emerald Nuts was just plain weird.

 

[GlassJaw]

You missed one of the best half time shows in a while then. I'm not much of a Prince fan, but he certainly rocked last night.

Prince was awesome. I definitely agree - one of the best halftimes in a long time.

 

[Seonaid]

Dammit, I was thinking Prince + half-time show = wasted time, so I actually left the room to get some work done. I don't like the half-time shows, and I'm not a Prince fan, so I didn't think I'd be missing anything. Heh, at least I finished that project and got it mailed off today. Sigh.

 

[John Crichton]

You missed one of the best half time shows in a while then. I'm not much of a Prince fan, but he certainly rocked last night.

I am not a big Prince fan but the man has uber-talent. I believe he is one of the few people on earth who can actually sing every note on an 88 key piano.

Anywho, I didn't plan on watching him and went on-line but my head turned for a few seconds just to check it out and I ended up watching the whole thing. As for halftime shows go, he was excellent and actually worth watching.

 

[John Crichton]

The ones that stood out to me:
- Bud Light: the axe-murderer, the "rock-paper-scissors", and the Carlos Mencia "English" spots (though the latter felt like a rip-off of "Stripes")

I really liked all those. But I'm a sucker for those commercials.

- Snickers (the "man-kiss")

That one got a laugh out of me.

- Blockbuster ("clicking the mouse")

Everyone is talking about that one. Cute stuff.

And, Robert Goulet for Emerald Nuts was just plain weird.

This one was probably my favorite because if was so over the top but still funny.

My second favorite was the Coke commercial that ripped of the Grand Theft Auto games and turned it on it's head to make the character happy-go-lucky and ultra-helpful.