OT: Super Bowl Open Thread
About an hour to go. Hoping for a good game, expecting it to not live up to the hype. Go Saints! For New Orleans, and the continuing glory of Tom Brady. But in any regard, another couple of Wolverines are getting a ring.
And at least we'll have the commercials...we'll see who the $2.5 million Denise is tonight...
February 7th, 2010 at 6:21 PM ^
picking the Colts.
Really freaking original, eh?
February 7th, 2010 at 6:48 PM ^
I guess it's a win-win situation, but if I was betting on the Colts, I can't imagine being able to root for the saints. Luckily I'm not betting, so I can root for the Saints.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:22 PM ^
Mike Hart and Jonathan Goodwin playing with Marlin Jackson and Adrian Arrington on the sidelines. How is this considered off topic.......
Just playing, but seriously, so nice to have another Wolverine with a ring!
February 7th, 2010 at 6:36 PM ^
But Brian's FAQ has pro sports OT, and if that meant exceptions were made for sports or games with Michigan athletes, we could exclude everything from being OT just about.
But no one is losing sleep over it one way or another...
February 7th, 2010 at 6:22 PM ^
Have a great time everyone.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:25 PM ^
and the Saints spiritually. (ironic, that)
February 7th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^
Anyone know what college has the most players to win the superbowl and MVPs of the superbowl?
February 7th, 2010 at 6:48 PM ^
Total MVPs for schools:
3-
Alabama
Georgia
Michigan
ND
2-
Stanford
FSU
Louisiana Tech
USC
Total MVPs by State:
5-
Florida
California
3-
Alambama
Indiana
Georgia
Louisiana
Michigan
2-
Maryland
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Miami
USC
Texas has two small schools winning, and Kentucky is the non-football state.
Different individuals with MVPs from one school:
3-
Georgia
2-
Alabama
Stanford
FSU
USC
Michigan
And states with different MVP winners:
5-
Florida
California
3-
Georgia
2-
alabama
Indiana
Maryland
Texas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Miami
Michigan
February 7th, 2010 at 6:54 PM ^
That's what she said!
Now that that is out of the way...
I just happened to research that after last year's Super Bowl. And I'm getting ready to switch houses for viewing, so no time to edit.
Total players with all those men to play in the game...? Someone else can research that... ;-)
February 8th, 2010 at 12:11 AM ^
nice research. I knew Michigan's three, saw bama had the first three, then thew in the towel for the rest of the assignment.
+1 to your tenaciousness.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:47 AM ^
Well, have to tally one more for the State of Indiana, though I think this was Purdue's first...have to double check my notes when I find them...
Though right this second, Wiki has Sean Connery as the new Super Bowl MVP along with Brees.
I can buy that...
February 7th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^
the Tebow Commercial.
Go Saints - but I won't be too upset if the colts win, although they should get Harbaugh a ceremonial ring like they did for the Edge.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:33 PM ^
you are joking about the Tebow spot. However, I am anxiously awaiting the Danika Patrick GoDaddy commercial, and I'm not joking.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:36 PM ^
And, it was not as bad as it was thought to be, which I was expecting. It was really weird, though...
February 7th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
Why did they spend all the money on that ad? No mention really of tough pregnancy or "pro life" choice. Just super awkward. And what the hell was with Tebow tackling his mom? That made me way more uncomfortable than any hot-button political ad could have.
February 8th, 2010 at 2:05 PM ^
i believe i won the debate on this commercial by pointing out how dumb it was to have a quarterback tackle his mother. prevailing opinion was that he should have hit her in the head with a football. for both logic reasons and, well, the obvious joy of seeing him do so.
problem is his delivery is so slow, they would have had to buy more airtime.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:03 PM ^
Oh, wait...she DIDN'T have the abortion...my bad.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:37 PM ^
Stream?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:09 PM ^
Link? I'm not seeing it. Have they not started the stream yet?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:02 PM ^
I'm sitting on the couch in my Brees jersey but rooting for the Colts. Alanis Morissette's ironic rockin' in the background
February 7th, 2010 at 7:01 PM ^
playing ESPN's current anthem, "Run this Town" right now?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:11 PM ^
someone's going to be gone on monday for this disaster. Can't hear anything they're saying.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:11 PM ^
audio is all pissed up for the game here at least during the little team highlight reels they showed before the teams came out of the tunnel...anyone else?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:12 PM ^
the saints wore their black pants - I think that looks better with the white jersey.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:20 PM ^
turning this into a remix?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:21 PM ^
Is Queen Latifah considered young by the super bowl committee?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:33 PM ^
going deep the first series is ballsy
February 7th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
Was that the infamous Tebow ad? Seems a little overhyped........
February 7th, 2010 at 7:48 PM ^
Wasn't as vomit inducing as I thought it was going to be. I think they retooled it after all of the controversy.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:46 PM ^
Actually well done considered the topic.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:47 PM ^
Colts looked in sync on that first drive - Saints need to score (or at least move the ball such that the Colts have bad field position) on basically every drive if they want to keep this close.
That said, the Saints will make a game of this - certainly better than the Bears a couple of years ago against the Colts.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:50 PM ^
was not pretty.
Rex Grossman in the Super Bowl is a scary thought.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:48 PM ^
about old washed-up out of shape Bears being in a commercial, more so a commercial with a man in a leopard print thong.
The abe vigoda betty white commericial was good.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:48 PM ^
Tebow ad was certainly tame, but I guess it wasn't that important for it to convey any information because of the hoopla surrounding it. If I had seen that ad without any info beforehand, I probably would have wondered why they spent so much money for Tebow to smile. At least perform a circumcision or something for that money...
February 7th, 2010 at 7:50 PM ^
get you to go to their website to learn more.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:55 PM ^
I don't think many people would have gone to the website to check it out - they would have basically forgotten about the ad in a minute or two. The fact that people made such a big deal about it, though, made it infinitely more relevant and memorable than if that ad had popped up during prime time on Tuesday or something like that.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:55 PM ^
Did anyone really think CBS would let anything more controversial than hot chicks on during the Super Bowl?
February 7th, 2010 at 7:51 PM ^
bad, bad, bad drop.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:53 PM ^
1. Keep your hands off my mama.
2. Keep your hands off my Doritos.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:55 PM ^
Betty White getting blown up a close second
February 7th, 2010 at 7:57 PM ^
That was the best one, I loved that the kid was named Jalen--reminds me of the smartass kid Jalen Rose was purported to be.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:56 PM ^
I'll admit I've become more crotchety since I've hit the big 3-0, but is it me or does anybody else think that these companies are playing themselves by shelling out all that money for shitty commercial?
February 7th, 2010 at 8:01 PM ^
if your commercial is good and will win over consumers.
But these Bud Light Commercials make me want to buy a Miller product.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:57 PM ^
or this thing could get ugly like some super bowls past.
February 7th, 2010 at 8:01 PM ^
Saints just need to score on some of these drives. They are barely moving the ball, and the Colts don't need many plays to score if need be. You can't be down 10 to the Colts in the first quarter...oh wait, they just did.
February 7th, 2010 at 8:01 PM ^
This isn't going to be pretty if Manning stays hot like this. Damn he's good.
February 7th, 2010 at 8:02 PM ^
And over before the 1st quarter ends. Good night everybody! :-P
February 7th, 2010 at 8:04 PM ^
Not that I'm watching the game, but uh, could you maybe answer the TD Saints?
February 7th, 2010 at 8:05 PM ^
This is part of the reason I didn't understand why the Saints took the ball to start the game. You know Manning is going to play well, but I'd rather have the ball to start the 2nd half and feel like I'm more in the groove.