Super Bowl XLIX thread.

[Green Monstah]

Bandwagon arguments (and I've made plenty myself) are made out of spite and for no other reason. It bothers me when somone becomes a fan of a particular team during a successful run too, but should it? Probably not.

I suppose I'm a bandwagon Sox fan because I started to follow them closely during the 1988 season, the second half of which they went on a tear and won the AL East (before being manhandled by the As in the ALCS). Or maybe it's because 1988 was my first year of little league and I lived in New England.

[TripletDaddy]

I noticed that there was a random wolf that I guess precluded the dog from running and then horses unbelievably came to the puppy's rescue in classic deus ex machina fashion, something that really doesn't make a ton of sense at all. I also noticed that it had nothing to do with beer, drinking beer, or beer culture.

Unsurprisingly, you missed the real issue with the Nissan commercial. The dad is a race car (palindrome!) driver that competes in and wins races that are important enough to be televised nationally (possibly internationally). He would be sponsored and would be making enough money to not be driving a crappy Nissan. That was my whole takeaway from that ad.

[Uncle Ted]

Frankly, I don't either. The post game thread on reddit is about 99% "WTF? Fire Bevell now goaddmmit!" (when I stopped reading it last night anyway). After a tough night's sleep, I'm fairly resigned now (not sure what stage that puts me in).

I read last night that no team in Super Bowl history has come back from a double digit deficit in the 4th quarter. I can't find that now, but will continue to look. But if true and if Kearse doesn't make that crazy catch to setup the goal line play and it tumbles to the ground instead, what are we talking about this morning? We are talking about how magnificent Brady was in the 4th quarter and how the Seattle D couldn't protect a 10-point lead.


EDIT: Not the one I read last night, but whatevs...

Patriots had biggest second-half comeback in Super Bowl history

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Yeah, they should fire both Bevell and Caroll for letting Wilson throw the ball on the 1 yard line to that no-name, Pats rookie. If crap like that happened around here there would be rioting going on outside of Jerry's house until he came out with the coach's head on a platter.

It kind of like when the Hawks came back and beat the Packers in the playoffs... except Greenbay pissed away a 12-point lead and couldn't even cover a simple onside kick.

Other than that it was definitely the most entertaining SuperBowl I can remember in recent history.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I noticed that there was a random wolf that I guess precluded the dog from running and then horses unbelievably came to the puppy's rescue in classic deus ex machina fashion, something that really doesn't make a ton of sense at all. I also noticed that it had nothing to do with beer, drinking beer, or beer culture.

I have been trying to think of ways they could have made that ad any more sappy or shamelessly manipulative, but I am coming up blank. Maybe use unicorns instead of horses?

[Northwestcoug]

I have been trying to think of ways they could have made that ad any more sappy or shamelessly manipulative, but I am coming up blank. Maybe use unicorns instead of horses?

Maybe they were going for the teenage girl demographic. Because my daughter's friend had wet eyes after that commercial.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Bandwagon arguments (and I've made plenty myself) are made out of spite and for no other reason. It bothers me when somone becomes a fan of a particular team during a successful run too, but should it? Probably not.

That's a bingo.

[Pelado]

Hey, BYU features in the super bowl after all!

Frankly, I don't either. The post game thread on reddit is about 99% "WTF? Fire Bevell now goaddmmit!" (when I stopped reading it last night anyway). After a tough night's sleep, I'm fairly resigned now (not sure what stage that puts me in).

I read last night that no team in Super Bowl history has come back from a double digit deficit in the 4th quarter. I can't find that now, but will continue to look. But if true and if Kearse doesn't make that crazy catch to setup the goal line play and it tumbles to the ground instead, what are we talking about this morning? We are talking about how magnificent Brady was in the 4th quarter and how the Seattle D couldn't protect a 10-point lead.


EDIT: Not the one I read last night, but whatevs...

Patriots had biggest second-half comeback in Super Bowl history

They showed a graphic during the game, too. My recollection was that the largest deficit overcome had been 7 points, which surprised me.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Hey, I hope I'm not speaking out of place... but I am aware that you recently had a family member move up to the Seattle area. (Feel free to delete this post if you wish.) I would be curious to know a bit about that family member's experience moving from an area not in an NFL market to one where an NFL team at the current time is at its historical apex of interest and success.

That's an excellent question. He was not much of a sports fan growing up (casual at best). Since moving to Seattle he has become a Seahawks fan and has been sending us hats, shirts, etc. He is having fun with it, but he is still a fairly casual fan. Part of his motivation is to piss off one of his close friends who grew up in the Bay area and is a rabid Niners fan.

He loves Seattle, by the way. He is very happy there.

[Paperback Writer]

I suppose I'm a bandwagon Sox fan because I started to follow them closely during the 1988 season, the second half of which they went on a tear and won the AL East (before being manhandled by the As in the ALCS). Or maybe it's because 1988 was my first year of little league and I lived in New England.

You are not a bandwagon Sox fan and that 1988 Red Sox team was awesome. My favorite player - Dwight Evans was still productive and playing RF, Greenwell was MVP runner-up, a young Ellis Burks was predicted to become the next Fred Lynn in CF, and Marty Barrett, who was friendly to the missionaries, had a very good season. And then there was our own Mormon guy in Bruce Hurst having a good year. Boggs was winning another batting crown and Rocket was once again excellent. I became a Red Sox fan while playing little league more than a decade before you and I didn't live in New England until I served a mission.

[TripletDaddy]

wait you are a Red sox fan, too? lol.

we need to update that red sox discussion.

who was the guy that started liking the red sox because he claimed to see a fireworks show on TV?

[Uncle Ted]

if they wanted to have at least one pass situation to kill the clock without burning a timeout, why not roll out (you have the most mobile QB in the league) or throw to the edge like Brady did earlier? Brady tried the same pass on the same route twice....once the ball was overthrown and the second time it was a TD, but both times it was a safe pass, very low probability of a turnover. Throwing on a slant route into a very crowded area like that...yikes.

Actually, from Wilson's perspective it may have looked like a safe bet...

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Lockette was breaking into the open but Butler read it and made the game saving play... Not bad for the no-name, undrafted rookie.




Paul Allen summed it up best... WTF:

[Paperback Writer]

wait you are a Red sox fan, too? lol.

we need to update that red sox discussion.

who was the guy that started liking the red sox because he claimed to see a fireworks show on TV?

If I remember correctly, I provided my update in that Red Sox discussion. You told me to enjoy my Red Sox championship gear after the 2013 season even though I'd been a fan for 40 years.

[TripletDaddy]

that paul allen gif was after the catch, not that turnover.

[Donuthole]

that paul allen gif was after the catch, not that turnover.

Correct.

[Applejack]

Bandwagon argument cracks me up. People tend to cheer for successful teams? Boohoo.

I can understand how the leader of a BYU board filled with Red Sox, Seahawks, USC, Oregon, and Spurs would not be surprised by bandwagoning.