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February 4, 2008

XLII

A few mental notes regarding this year's Super Bowl. In no particular order, and totally biased. Good thing, too, because there are a few things to complain about (yay!).

  • "XLII" looks strange. I overheard a few people having trouble properly deciphering the "L". I also heard a design intern did the logo in an hour. If that's true, good job.
  • Fuck the Patriots. I'm tired of the mindless "Ohh, I feel so sorry for them! They were so close!" quotes. Why feel any more sorry for them than any of the countless other teams that were one, two, three games away from the Super Bowl? It was exciting to watch them go for the undefeated record, but in no way should we feel sorry for them. At all. Tom Brady is dating a Victoria's Secret model. The entire team consists of millionaires. These aren't even complaints. Good for them. But let's keep everything in perspective. Regardless of their record, any football fan knows that the only game that counts is the very last one. They couldn't do it. End of story.
  • Credit where credit is due. Never would have seen it coming. I thought Green Bay had a better shot. The Giants?! Well, okay. I knew the Pats were beatable. They were the luckiest team all season to go undefeated. But for the Giants to claim victory? Wow. Eli Manning? Wow.
  • Let's put this thing to rest. I'm a Dolphins' fan. Yes, I know, we suck. Besides that mindless point, I'd like to bring up my opinion on the '72 Dolphins' team. I don't care. I'm tired of constantly defending myself against other teams' fans who somehow think I want nothing but death to any franchise that comes anywhere close to beating the record. I don't care about the record. I was born in 1980. I'm so far removed from that era I can't even relate. I want to see a team go undefeated in my lifetime. This goes back to point number one. The Pats couldn't do it. End of story.
  • The game blew. Three and a half quarters of nothing, followed by a spectacular ending. A local radio personality this morning claimed the game "got boring" at the end... huh?
  • Commercials? Lame. I'm not alone in this opinion. Our entire Super Bowl party last night went almost silent for most of the commercials. The funniest (best) included a screaming squirrel, floats, and a mousetrap. I don't know what happened this year, but it really felt like we were a notch below. Even the movie trailers were nothing to write home about. Iron Man looks like a blast, but Pixar's Wall-E fell kinda flat. Note to advertisers: do not hire Charles Barkley for any commercials. Ever. Nor should he be allowed on NBA pre-game shows.
  • Half-time show. Tom Petty rocks. I don't care how old the guy is by now. Nothing fancy to the show. Petty, his band, and his songs. Keep it simple. Don't quite understand that scarf he was wearing... but whatever! Great performance. And no Britney dancing around.
  • Food. Big thanks to Jesse and Krista for the grub. Best chili dogs I've had in a long time.

I can easily see the Pats performing just as well next season. I have my doubts their coach will bolt. They'll be around (as a great team) for at least a couple more seasons. They might even make a run for that record again. However, it looks like we all might have to make room for a new dynasty centered in New York.

Aw, crap. Football season's over.

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