Super Bowl Sunday
By all means, post your predictions here.
Anyone care to comment on the experience of actually attending a Super Bowl? What was it like?
(I covered Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa for the New York Post. My assignment was to hunt down and interview celebrities in the crowd, so I didn't get to see a single snap of the football.)
I've always thought that watching the Super Bowl in your living room was pretty great, especially when surrounded by interested family members and friends. But maybe I'm missing something? Are the $1,000 nosebleed seats worthwhile? Is it better to actually be there?
I'd also be interested to read your Super Bowl memories. I can't watch without remembering Buffalo kicker Scott Norwood's famous miss in 1991's Super Bowl XXV. As a Big Apple native, I should have been thrilled for the Giants. But I remember feeling terrible for Norwood, whose failed field-goal attempt (No good! Wide right!) gave the Giants a 20-19 victory. Yet another example of why I was never a particularly competitive athlete myself. I had some decent skills in a handful of sports, but absolutely no killer instinct. I feel bad for people. I cry a lot. Doesn't make one a champion, that's for sure.
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Sep '10
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Oops. Wrong thread.
Edited on Feb 6, 2011 at 6:04amJul '10
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Memories:
Whitney Houston
May '10
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In the 1970s I was a child growing up in the Canal Zone. For whatever reason the U.S. military broadcast service decided that we would be Dallas Cowboy fans. So we got all the Dallas games. I think they were two weeks old, but what did I know?
At any rate, as a treat we got to watch the Superbowl live. I have been rooting against the Steelers ever since.
Through one of life's little serendipities, we ended up moving to Texas, where I have been ever since.
Edited on Feb 6, 2011 at 6:19amJul '10
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I predict this will be another chapter in the Soap Opera for Men.
I predict the commercials will be disappointing overall (except for the VW beetle commercial I saw).
I predict one team will win and one team will lose.
I predict nothing untoward will happen during the halftime show.
Jun '10
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I'm old enough to remember Bart Starr playing in the first Super Bowl. Back then, it seemed more like a marketing gimmick than any kind of important championship. But very soon, it became the pinnacle of the sport. That happens a lot in history. Things begin for one reason, and end up transcending the original motivations and original level of significance. That's one of those huge transitions I saw happen. Now, Super Bowl Day is a whole industry by itself.
Jan '11
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I expect the Packers to take it in a high scoring game. The Steelers are pretty old and banged up. The Packers are great indoors.
I've only been to one football game in my life, and it was a college game, which is supposed to be a different experience than a pro game. From what I hear from Tony Kornheiser, watching on the TV is a much better experience because there's too much going on in the game for you to catch watching it live.
Poor Scott Norwood. Prior to his miss, he made three such kicks from downtown.
Sep '10
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Sadly to me the Super Bowl is no longer an occasion for for parties and casual get-togethers because the game is now played on Sunday night instead of Sunday afternoon in order to maximise the marketing opportunity. I refuse to tune into the endless pre-game hype. This year it is on for four hours and then the actual "game" is supposed to start. Another word murdered - *game time* doesn't signify the beginning of the game.. Now one has to search for something called "kickoff time" which, by the way, is 6:30 PM EST.
May '10
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No predictions here, but I'm hoping for a Packers win. I was at Miami while Roethlisberger was there, and he was great fun to watch before it became undeniable that he's a grade-A creep. Rodgers, in addition to being underrated until recently, seems like a decent human being, and AJ Hawk is an Ohio State alum. Since I don't care much about the NFL, that's all I need to know!
Far as "being there," I have trouble imagining any football game would produce a more exciting live experience than a Buckeyes game. I say this as someone too cheap to go often, and much too cheap to buy Michigan tickets.
Nov '10
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I really don't know anything about who the good players are and stuff like that, but I'll make two comments:
One, I remember watching the Steelers vs. Cowboys with my dad in 1979 I think it was. I could Google it to know for sure but I heard that that Google makes us stupid so I don't want to. Anyway, Dad wanted the Cowboys to win because he liked Tom Landry. I figured he liked Tom Landry because Landry was mean (he always looked mean to me). So I wanted the Steelers to win. So, based on that I want the Steelers to win.
However, the Packers come from Wisconsin, where there are a lot of dairy farmers. In my experience, dairy farmers tend to be good conservative Republicans. The Steelers come from steel country, where there are a lot of blue collar union members, who tend to vote Democrat. So, based on that I want the Packers to win.
I really don't know what I want, which makes me a good American voter. I do know that this is the first year I can watch the Super Bowl in HD, and that makes me happy.
Edited on Feb 6, 2011 at 8:40amJan '11
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Nah, it just takes practice. John Madden has the best advice. Start from the inside out. Train your eye to watch the guards. The guards' first step almost always reveals the play. Then let your peripheral vision expand. After a while, you notice the tackles, and then the tight end. On defense, of course, watch the free safety. He goes wherever the play goes. What the offense and defense are doing becomes clear by the second step.
I much prefer watching a game live. TV forces you to watch the quarterback, but since his decision depends on what everyone else is doing, you have to wait for him to make his decision before seeing the rest of the field. In a live game, you can see what he's thinking.
Jul '10
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I've never seen a Super Bowl (for that matter, I've never watched a football game).
But what I love about the Super Bowl is that the ski slopes are uncrowded on Super Bowl Sunday and the lift lines are nil.
Jun '10
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I went to Super Bowl XXII in San Diego in the 87/88 season while in college in the Bay Area. The Redskins beat the Broncos 42-10. It's the only NFL game I've ever attended. For me, it was great yet nothing "mind-blowing." I didn't care who won so the emotional investment in the outcome sullied the experience a bit. Everyone got a Super Bowl seat cover which I cherished until I threw it out just a few months ago. I had decent seats, lower level, 30 yard line and paid $100. I paid $80 for the round-trip flight from San Jose. I'd say not too bad for a poor college student.
And Ursula, killer instinct is all relative. I am extremely competitive in some areas (like sports and work) but don't have it at all in other areas. In fact, the thought of hunting down celebrities and interviewing them at the Super Bowl would be a completely mortifying experience for me. Don't sell yourself short. You have your own moxie, so don't worry about not being able to tackle anyone in the open field.
Jun '10
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Green Bay's QB coach is Tom Clements, who led Notre Dame to a National Championship and graduated with honors from their law school. If the Giants aren't in it, I always look for a ND connection to the SuperBowl. Plus, it will be a pleasure to root against Big Pig Ben.
Dec '10
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Predictions:
Bill O'Reilly will mention himself at least 3 times in his interview.
He will ask no follow-up questions.
Obama will have a minor gaffe that will be ignored by the MSM.
Oh, and I will turn to something else.
Edited on Feb 6, 2011 at 11:08amMay '10
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Lots of Browns Super Bowl memories; Just can't think of any right now.
We won't be watching the game (no TV). But my son, despite not even knowing the teams involved, is chomping at the bit for the game to start because it marks the release of the Captain America trailer, which he'll be able to check out on line once the ad is run.
The Steelers will win.....because they always win. The jerks.
Jimmy Carter: Memories:
Whitney Houston · Feb 6 at 6:13am
My biggest memory as well. Chills...
Sep '10
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Green Bay 35, Pittsburgh 31.
An incredibly popular and uniquely American event. But some on the post here still can't resist to throw their little cynical (expletive) barbs, which some of us who enjoy football really don't care to hear.
These killjoys would do well to heed that part of Ecclesiastes 3:1 which says, "...a time to keep silence, and a time to speak."
Sep '10
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Dan Holmes: Green Bay 35, Pittsburgh 31.
An incredibly popular and uniquely American event. But some on the post here still can't resist to throw their little cynical (expletive) barbs, which some of us who enjoy football really don't care to hear.
These killjoys would do well to heed that part of Ecclesiastes 3:1 which says, "...a time to keep silence, and a time to speak." · Feb 6 at 11:56am
Your joy is quite easily dissipated by a few comments online? C'mon Man! It can't be that bad! It's not like we are saying there is no Santa Clause to a child. As someone who has followed football for 50 years I think I have a right to say my piece. Given where football has been and where it is now, I could get a lot more cynical, but on this holy day of football reverence, I'll spare you.
Green Bay 24 Pittsburgh 10
Jun '10
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Best place to watch the game: Home with the family. (If it's a blow-out, I can always talk to my Ricochet friends).
Prediction: GB 30, Pittsburg 24 (tough game to watch, my team isn't there and I like both teams that are. If your team isn't there it's nice to have a villain to cheer against. I like both teams a lot.)
Re: Super Bowl Sunday
Dave Molinari:
And Ursula, killer instinct is all relative. I am extremely competitive in some areas (like sports and work) but don't have it at all in other areas. In fact, the thought of hunting down celebrities and interviewing them at the Super Bowl would be a completely mortifying experience for me. Don't sell yourself short. You have your own moxie, so don't worry about not being able to tackle anyone in the open field. · Feb 6 at 10:39am
That actually makes me feel better about my competitive-sport wimpness. You are right. To each his own (strengths and weaknesses)! Thanks, Dave!
Jul '10
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When we lived in Pittsburgh we had season tickets for many years and would sit in the miserably raw weather - rain, 30 drgrees, wind - and watch the bums lose game after game. Then, the one that turned things around for them: Franco Harris' Imaculate Reception. (BTW, no one in the stands really knew what happened; thank goodness for the JumboTron.)
While Pgh may be full of Dems (it is), the history of the team under the Rooneys' is a pretty good story. Only 3 coaches since 1969 - which says a lot for the owners and their commitment to their staff. Art Rooney was a dedicated Catholic and his many acts of charity (especially for children and Catholic education) defined the man.
I've got my (original) Towel for this afternoon.