The Super Bowl: A Second-Hand Report
I missed my 46th consecutive Super Bowl last night. For one thing, I’m not a fan of the sport (I’m a baseball and hockey guy). For another, I’m a contrarian by nature, so I tend to avoid most things that I’m told I absolutely have to do. And, finally, I have trouble with an event that takes itself seriously enough to call itself Super Bowl XLVI instead of Super Bowl 46. I used to make that point back when I was a TV weatherman by showing the predicted temperature for the big game in Roman numerals.
By all accounts, it was a good game, and I’m told my pal, Al Michaels, did his usual stellar job in the announcer’s booth. Apparently there were lots of new commercials that weren’t as funny as they were supposed to be. (I’m not sure what to make of a sporting event about which the overwhelming bulk of the conversation the following day involves the commercials and the halftime show.) Speaking of that, Madonna wore flashy costumes and left the obscene gestures to others.
Oh, and the team from New York won.
I hope this summary was helpful.
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Jun '11
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2 weeks till pitchers and catchers!!
Jan '11
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Question for Pat Sajak: Did you see the Clint Eastwood ad? I thought it was terrific but lots of conservatives are saying it was implicitly pro-Obama.
Sep '10
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The leggy Italian supermodel has generated the most buzz, Pat. She was selling the Steering Wheel of Fortune.
Dec '10
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Pat - if Al Michaels is a buddy of yours, please ask him where he got the pseudo-Brit affectation of "uge". As in "This is a uge play". I found it rather annoying.
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I just watched it, Tristan, and found it to be strictly pro-Chrysler.
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"And, finally, I have trouble with an event that takes itself seriously enough to call itself Super Bowl XLVI instead of Super Bowl 46. I used to make that point back when I was a TV weatherman by showing the predicted temperature for the big game in Roman numerals."
Brilliant. This reminds me of the story I've heard about David Letterman's days as a weatherman, when he once congratulated a tropical storm on being upgraded to a hurricane. These days, most local weather forecasters seem to be using it as a weigh station on their road to a modeling career or a daytime soap. I'll take the previous generation, please.
Mar '11
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I always knew you were civilized Pat. I could just tell, somehow.
12 days, 18 hours.
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I'll ask 'im.
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On another weather-related note, Troy, I recently found a golfball the size of a hailstone.
Apr '11
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Sounds like Pat is calling out James on the main podcast!
May '10
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Pat - I dont know what the difference is between "pro-Chrysler" and "pro-Obama." Chrysler isn't worthy of survival. It's been in bankruptcy three times since the 1980s. The Iacocca resurgence with the invention of the family minivan was one thing, but now it's on it's second marriage with a foreign auto maker and the taxpayers and stockholders have been raped. Getting the so-called Librertarian Eastwood involved is shameful all around.
Mar '11
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I turned on the Super Bowl coverage and a football game broke out.
May '10
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I'm glad to see you back on Ricochet, Mr. Sajak.
Isn't there a podcast with the same silly habit?
Pat Sajak
I just watched it, Tristan, and found it to be strictly pro-Chrysler.
...which is to say it was pro-union.
Hopefully, folks who refuse to buy any vehicle made in Detroit will remember years from now that what's objectionable is not only that they accepted a bailout with taxpayer money but also the ludicrous employee demands which made them unprofitable in the first place.
Mar '11
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We went Netflix-only last year, so I didn't see the game either. I like football, (played in high school and all that) but haven't watched an entire game in over ten years. I'm too ADD and cannot make it through the first quarter without the metastic feeling that I'm missing something else.
Jan '11
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Well, sadly, Pat, you missed a really good game. But to each his own - what a great country!
Jun '10
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Pat: I'm actually a football fan, but not of the two teams that played, though I must admit that I was mildly pleased by the Giant win.
I find it odd that so many of the ads are "high concept" duds. [The vampire ad nearly caused nausea]. So much money, so little return.
But, having just turned LX, I doubt I'm in the demographic the ads are aiming to influence.
Edited on February 6, 2012 at 6:40pmFeb '11
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Pat, while you are asking your pal Al Michaels about his performance, ask him when he realized he had said that "MHK" is in memory of Myra Kraft, the widow of the Patriots' owner.
Jun '10
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Gus: my son solved your problem. With the exception of the Super Bowl, my son Tivos games. We start them 75 or so minutes late. After skipping all ads and halftime you have a game that can be watched in less than 90 minutes. It's a thing of beauty.
Dec '10
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Three times?
Jun '10
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Pseudo: I'll bet you and Casey are still mad about the Doritos dog ad. Unlike Sarah Palin's target, this ad actually seemed to be promoting dog-on-cat violence.