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Super Bowl Open Thread

Since we're all going to be watching anyway, let's discuss it here.

Also, check out the SBNation.com open thread here. 

I have New Orleans winning -- I think they aren't getting any respect and the Colts are really vulnerable this year (lots of close wins, Freeney injury, easy schedule in playoffs, etc).  Jake, I'm sure, has the Colts, because he's a Colts fan.

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Rooting for Colts-

Second favorite team behind Ravens. I love watching them – so machine like and efficient.

by ooba on Feb 7, 2010 5:53 PM EST reply actions  

That's odd

considering they stole your team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions  

ah, before my time.

Only became a football fan in the last decade. Grew up with rugby and couldn’t understand why these wimps were wearing pads. Then I actually watched a game and saw why

by ooba on Feb 7, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions  

That LeBron/Dwight ad was lame

I expected way better.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 6:29 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah, it was pretty lame.

I thought the ending was really funny though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Saints are coming back

They always do, and the Colts easily go into lulls.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions  

No way.

I just can’t see Peyton allowing that to happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Well,

they have a better chance now that they’ve calmed down some. They seemed really jittery early on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Right

And Indy tends to play in and out, as do the Saints.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions  

That dropped helped your case.

It would have been over if the Colts had scored on that drive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Here come the Saints

They’re so hot and cold.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions  

Why is it that those 5 yard penalties always remind me of the Wiz?

Something to do with shooting yourself in the foot maybe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:36 PM EST reply actions  

Wow.

I understand the decision but why leave points there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 7:43 PM EST reply actions  

I would have gone for it too

If you fail, they need to go 99 yards, and then what likely happens is what happened – you get it back and get 3 anyway.

Bad play call though.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah but there wasn't much playtime left on the clock.

I would agree with you normally but I think you go into the locker room 10-6 and live with it. They got the points anyway so I guess it all worked out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Big time defensive stand there by the Colts

Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......

by Rook6980 on Feb 7, 2010 7:43 PM EST reply actions  

Decent half

Not as much scoring as many thought, though.

by Matt K. on Feb 7, 2010 7:57 PM EST reply actions  

Watching the Who on the halftime show....

god……………………I feel old.

Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......

by Rook6980 on Feb 7, 2010 8:09 PM EST reply actions  

I like The Who

But they kind of sucked there. It’s unfortunate.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Not like in 1968

They were incredible in concert back then.

Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......

by Rook6980 on Feb 7, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Not so much today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions  

One of my best friends is a huge Who fan

He went to a concert last year and said it was awesome. I’m not sure why they sucked so much just there. SB halftime’s a tough gig.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions  

I saw them in 68 and again in 73

Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......

by Rook6980 on Feb 7, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah-

bad performance. Best half time show for me was Prince. He killed it

by ooba on Feb 7, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions  

I wonder...

who actually watches the puppy bowl on Animal planet??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 8:17 PM EST reply actions  

Go the Saints, down with the Colts!

I am pleasantly surprised that Gregg Williams has coached a decent game tonight.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:21 PM EST reply actions  

Onside kick to start the 2nd half!

Sean Payton’s actually coached a decent game as well!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:22 PM EST reply actions  

wow

i love seeing players want to win so badly

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions  

i love it

Thats what it will tae to beat peyton in the superbowl

by returnofswagger on Feb 7, 2010 8:24 PM EST reply actions  

THAT didn't take long

Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......

by Rook6980 on Feb 7, 2010 8:27 PM EST reply actions  

The game's afoot!

What a great start to the second half for the Saints!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:31 PM EST reply actions  

This is why you don't count them out

New Orleans has had some many comebacks this year.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:33 PM EST reply actions  

Classic Colts

They can’t run the ball all season, but in the playoffs the running game is effective.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:34 PM EST reply actions  

Thats what happened in their last SB se

Well it was actually more of, they became a lockdown defensive team that year

by returnofswagger on Feb 7, 2010 8:36 PM EST reply actions  

But that year Bob Sanders returned

and did the equivalent of feed the hungry and make the sick well.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions  

This year yes

That year he missed the entire regular season (or most of it) came back in the playoffs and the Colts went from having the worst defense in the NFL to having a decent defense.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Dallas Clark is sick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 8:37 PM EST reply actions  

That was even QUICKER

Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......

by Rook6980 on Feb 7, 2010 8:39 PM EST reply actions  

Maybe its a good thing I don't have the sound on

Can’t hear the commercials and can’t her Jim Nantz!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:44 PM EST reply actions  

If you're into commercials

(Which clearly you’re not), this thread is fun.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Maybe its getting older

but I used ot really look forward to seeing the commercials in the Super Bowl. Not anymore.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:48 PM EST up reply actions  

This is the game we were expecting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 8:47 PM EST reply actions  

the weird thing about announcers is that

people whose opinion I respect immensely, often disagree with me as to who are good announcers.

I love Nantz, Greg Gumble, Joe Buck, Doug Collins, Kevin Harlan, Bob Costas, Troy Aikman, Dick Enberg…….and despise JVG and Mark Jackson.

but lots of people whose opinion I trust hate all the aforementioned names.

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 8:47 PM EST reply actions  

My take

Nantz: Ok
Gumble: Eh
Buck: Crap
Collins: Used to be good, now talks way too much
Harlan: Annoying as hell
Costas: Great
Aikman: Eh
Enberg: Great
JVG: Good when he doesn’t go on annoying tangents
Jackson: Good when he’s not silly (which is all the time)

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Aikman?

Seriously???
At least JVG is entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Aikman's ok by me

Not particularly insightful, but blends in pretty well. Buck brings him down.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Haha I like Troy

B/c he tends to be biased to the Cowboys. Which is a great trait in an announcer(yes I am a Wiz AND Cowboys fan).

by returnofswagger on Feb 7, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions  

How exactly is that possible?

Then again I’m both a wizards and heat fan. Ssshhh.

by ooba on Feb 7, 2010 8:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Nantz and Costas I can't tolerate unless

they are doing their favorite sports. One their both obsequious, annoying, smug a****les! Costas was one of the worst NBA announcers ever, sucks up to the Yankees without end and (like Nantz) believes both teams should get the ball in overtime like college (maybe the most annoying argument in sports today).
Nantz (like his colleague Billy Packer and current bane of mid-majors Jay Bilas) has no idea that college basketball exists beyond the BCS conferences and it really pisses me off.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions  

to make this argument I would require a lot more time and space

but I have believed for a while now that the leagues should sell the broadcast rights to multiple networks, and have the networks compete against each other for the same games.

IE: CBS, FOX and NBC would all be televising the Super Bowl, and they would have to compete against each other for viewers based on announcers, production, camera angles, etc.

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 8:55 PM EST up reply actions  

But that would cost the NFL $$$

Because they have a huge bidding war for this game

by returnofswagger on Feb 7, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't think so

If the license was not exclusive, then all the other networks would have to pay for the same license, so they would recoup their losses on the other networks.

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions  

But would Fox pay all of that money

If they knew that they were competing for veiwers. They could have 1/3 of the people watching “their” superbowl bc 2 other channels are showing it

by returnofswagger on Feb 7, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Right

Plus they’re not going to bid as much because they’re laying tons of people off.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

i hate hubie brown

the only games he watches are the ones he covers, and I never learn anything from him

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh no you didn't

Hubie is like a deity to me.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Really?

He talks in the second person a lot, but he’s pretty insightful.

by Matt K. on Feb 7, 2010 9:00 PM EST up reply actions  

hubies great. you should have seen CHI vs ATL on friday. hubie completely dismantled

vinny del negros coaching performance without mentioning “vinny del negro” or seeming like he was being a jerk. so much good sense from hubie all the time.

"Oooohhh, cat in the wall, eh? Now you're talkin' my language."

by TheMoon on Feb 8, 2010 12:37 AM EST up reply actions  

Hubie Brown is an all-time favorite for me

One of things I missed most was him calling NCAA tournament games when he worked for CBS.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions  

So, why did Indy go for it once, then not go for it again?

When Stover hasn’t kicked a FG longer than 43 yards.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 9:10 PM EST reply actions  

they should have run it on 3rd

and then gone for in on 4th and medium, instead of making it 4th and 11

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions  

the saints needs to score ASAP

so that they have enough time to score again after the Colts score

by John Park Williams on Feb 7, 2010 9:13 PM EST reply actions  

am going to be I VERY impressed

if Peyton can go down the field and kill the 5 minutes left on the clock. Instead of throwing a deep ball and letting drew brees try again

by returnofswagger on Feb 7, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

God I hate that!

Throwing a pass short of the goal line!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:15 PM EST reply actions  

TOUCHDOWN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 9:17 PM EST reply actions  

I am glad they overturned it

But I thought the way the NFL rules are now that’s not a catch.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:20 PM EST reply actions  

Come on Peyton, score here

I want OT or a GW field goal.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 9:26 PM EST reply actions  

SUCK IT PEYTON!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:29 PM EST reply actions  

It's a team game

Saints>Peyton.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Feb 7, 2010 9:34 PM EST reply actions  

At least the terps won today and I went to mindblowing caps game

I’ll focus on those two things while I cry into my vodka

by ooba on Feb 7, 2010 9:35 PM EST reply actions  

Oh that Terps win was sweet

As was the Caps! But you can’t beat hearing the Maryland fans chant N! I! T! at the UNC bench. I loved it!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Yes it was

wouldn’t it be something if Maryland and Virginia actually had a say in the league title this year.

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions  

i love this bill simmons tweet from halftime show

The White House just announced that the Who’s halftime show will be classified as an act of terrorism on American soil.

by arijordan on Feb 7, 2010 9:40 PM EST reply actions  

Hallelujah!

Peyton lost and the biggest f’in party in the history of mankind is starting in New Orleans!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions  

back to the wizards

if NO can win the superbowl….

by arijordan on Feb 7, 2010 9:46 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

And a hearty amen to that

It lets you know that someday, our time will come again!

"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Feb 7, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Great prediction Mike.

Old Peyton returned and let me down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 7, 2010 10:05 PM EST reply actions  

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