Super Bowl Thread

[cougjunkie]

Maybe that will be the new wildcat next season. It looked good.

With Randle El they can throw out of it too.

[BlueHair]

Congrats to the Packers fans! Overall a really good game. As a Steelers fans I couldn't have asked for anything more than a chance to win after being -3 in the turnover department. It would have been interesting if Ben wouldn't have missed a wide open Wallace in the endzone. Pitt had all the momentum and would have taken the lead. It wasn't to be. One of my favorite Super Bowls when it's all said and done. Once again, congrats to all the Packers fans.

[cougjunkie]

So they brought in 400 additional seats for the game and right before the game they were deemed unsafe. The fans that had those seats were given refunds at triple the value of their tickets (face was $800 per ticket) and then allowed to sit in the club level behind the Steelers bench. Not a bad consolation prize.

[TripletDaddy]

I liked the halftime show much better than previous ones. Descending from the sky was cool.

Not sure what the tie in with slash or usher was all about, but the light show, the human props, Taboos cool light bulb suit, etc...I thought they did a good job putting on a show. The audio sucked but that was clearly not the bands fault. I'm sure they were not happy with it either.

What was on will.I.am's head? That thing was sweet!

[Donuthole]

The finger suck one.

The kid who had his fingers sucked was a BYU law student. Graduated in 2005, IIRC. I recognized him as soon as I saw him and said "I went to law school with that kid" but nobody believed me.

Admittedly, I was a little disappointed when the dude's pants ripped off, he wasn't sporting Gs.

[Surfah]

I don't really care who wins as long I get these three squares on my office pool.

Steelers 6 Packers 4
Steelers 5 Packers 1
Steelers 2 Packers 8

Crappy draws. I am thinking the first two squares are my best shot.

Hell yeah! I didn't even realize I had won the final score until a co-worker told me this morning. :rockon2:

[Sizzle]

There is always that guy that you are happy to see finally win a Superbowl. Charles Woodson is that guy for me.

Charles Woodson breaks his collarbone and still tries to play. That guy is a warrior.

Agreed. You had to love when they showed him celebrating an int or td reacting and then instantly wincing because of the pain.

[FN Phat]

I agree. It has been nice seeing him mature since his days in Oakland.

[Sizzle]

Also maybe this was mentioned but I didn't see it.

Anyone else think Tomlin looks am awful lot like Will.I.Am?

[happyone]

There is always that guy that you are happy to see finally win a Superbowl. Charles Woodson is that guy for me.

Charles Woodson breaks his collarbone and still tries to play. That guy is a warrior.

Agreed - he has been everything the Packers asked to be. Donald Driver is the other player on the Packers I'm glad to see win one.

[Top Ute]

One other thing the Steelers triple option for the 2pt conversion was a thing of beauty.

Highlight of the game for me, too. Pitching it to the guy who was an option QB in college took the cake.

[happyone]

Bart Starr on Aaron Rogers

"I really admired the play of Aaron," said Starr, ... attended Sunday's Super Bowl XLV in Dallas. "He knows how we feel about him. I've never seen anyone who is so into a game, is so well-prepared, so poised, so confident, so productive. Just an unbelievable performing guy out there on the field. It was just a joy to watch him."...

"... he has a lot more physical talent than I did," Starr said. "This man is something special. I was blessed to be with some very, very special people. Being blessed like that, I could get by with being a little less talented. But this guy is unreal. He can carry the team with him

the whole article

http://packersnews.greenbaypressgaze...thing-special-


Also I thought Mike Tomlin showed a lot of class in his post game comments. The Steelers also have some classy people in their organization.

[MarkGrace]

Idiot's guide to the Super Bowl.

We were all getting a little too comfortable seeing Tom Brady and one of the Manning brothers in every single Super Bowl, so the NFL threw us a curveball and gave us the Ravens and 49ers. Both teams were the runners-up in their respective conferences last season, and both made good on promises to return this year stronger and better than ever. Well, now we're here. In case you don't know much about these two teams — or, hell, football generally — here's a quick tutorial to make you sound well-informed at your upcoming Super Bowl party.

Teams
Baltimore Ravens: AFC Champs, the guys in purple.
San Francisco 49ers: NFC Champs, the guys in red.

Location
New Orleans: for a record tenth time.

Quarterbacks
Colin Kaepernick: multiracial, young, exciting.
Joe Flacco: white, dull, effective.

Harbaughs
John Harbaugh: Ravens coach, older, former college defensive back, calm, calculating.
Jim Harbaugh: 49ers coach, younger, former NFL QB, might kill his own players.
Jack and Jackie: Will love both their sons the same no matter the outcome.

Linebackers
Ray Lewis: the one dancing and crying.
Aldon Smith: the good one.

Kickers
Who cares?

Halftime Show
Beyoncé, possibly even singing this time.

Point Spread
San Francisco by 3.5.

Party Spread
Carnivores: Buffalo wings.
Vegetarians: artichoke dip.
Vegans: leave.

Spread Option
The 49ers' innovative offense in which the quarterback either runs with the ball or hands it off to the running back, depending on whom the enormous defensive player tries to hit first.

Wait, what?
Don't worry — it'll be gone in two years.

Scoring
Touchdown: six points.
Field goal: three points.
Safety: two points.
Extra-point: thanks.

Outcome
Baltimore Ravens: 27
San Francisco 49ers: 24
Commercials: anywhere from amusing to borderline offensive.

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture...wl-47-15043874

[All-American]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that pregame is as unwatchable as it is.

[Moliere]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that pregame is as unwatchable as it is.

The Ravens are a completely uninteresting team. Flacco is a douche and Ray Lewis should be in prison for killing a man. Oh yeah, and Art Modell is the devil.