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Open Forum => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Ben Wilk on February 07, 2010, 10:24:18 PM
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Was that a good game or what(even tho colts lost)? Loved the part were the guy went into sidelines and tripped over the down marker and hit that poor old dude on the head with it.
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I didn't like the part when Brett Favre wasn't the winning QB.
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Ugh, Minnesotans and the whining. I like how you couldn't spell his first name right, but got the last. That's generally the other way around.
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Was anyone else VERY disappointed with the Tebow commercial?
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I didn't like the part when Brett Favre wasn't the winning QB.
Why didn't he play? ??? I thought that the only reason he came back this season was to play in the Superbowl. ???
His Hyundai commercial was pretty good, however.
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Pretty good? It was the best commercial! The Hyundai guys are prophets! It's so going to happen.
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The Saints didn't deserve to be in the Super Bowl, but they did deserve the win once they got there.
And is it just me, or was there not even anything controversial in the Tebow commercial in the first place? What was everyone so worked up about?
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Ugh, Minnesotans and the whining. I like how you couldn't spell his first name right, but got the last. That's generally the other way around.
haha, oops.
Pretty good? It was the best commercial! The Hyundai guys are prophets! It's so going to happen.
YES! AGREED!
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And is it just me, or was there not even anything controversial in the Tebow commercial in the first place? What was everyone so worked up about?
It was controversial because it was funded by Evil Conservatives (tm), Taliban-like fundamentalists and hypocrites who have an insidious hidden agenda to deprive all women of their basic rights and protections, and promote family structures that lead to the killing of wives and daughters and physical abuse of children and families.
I'm not being sarcastic. I pulled every word of that sentence from HuffPo this morning.
Okay, the Evil Conservatives (tm) was mine.
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And is it just me, or was there not even anything controversial in the Tebow commercial in the first place? What was everyone so worked up about?
It's controversial because CBS refused to accept this ad for the 2004 Super Bowl
United Church of Christ - Bouncer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx1u1v7hAtY#)
They claimed that this rejection was because of some CBS policy "prohibiting advocacy ads, even ones that carry an 'implicit' endorsement for a side in a public debate."
Say what you like about the Tebow ad, it carried "an 'implicit' endorsement for a side in a publci debate." Even is this jaded age, blatant hypocrisy still has the power to create controversy.
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Women's groups were protesting the exclusion of that ad from six years ago?
Also:
CBS said Tuesday that the decision to air the Tebow ad reflected a change in its policies toward advocacy ads that has evolved over the past several years... CBS said Tuesday that, under its new policies, the UCC ad would have been accepted for airing. (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/CBS-reacts-to-controversial-Tebow-Super-Bowl-ad-012610)
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I didn't even understand what it was about until afterwards...
However, my favorite ad was by far the Doritos ad with the little kid. *SLAP!* "First, don't you touch my momma... second, don't you touch my doritos!"
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Yeah, that one was great, but overall I was less than impressed with the comercials in general this year. There were only about four really good ones that set themselves apart.
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I didn't even understand what it was about until afterwards...
Yeah it coulda been for diseases that infants get, etc. It was very vague and 99% of the people watching won't remember the link at the end.
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I liked the Betty White commercial.
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Both Doritos commercials were awesome. The bud light house made of full, bud light cans was epic. So was the Brett Favre commercial. Hm... yeah that's all I can remember... sad day...
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The commercials stunk! There was one that received a guffaw, two got a chuckle, and the rest were met with deadpans. And seriously, what's with the trashing on men theme this year?!? Did they only accept emasculating commercials? Is it in response to the Tebow commercial??
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Good game though! Closer than the score indicates. You youngens don't fully comprehend the epicness of the Saints win. My buddies and I have been watching football ever since the Saints organization came into being. Several years ago if someone said the Saints would win a Super Bowl, and along the way their defense would contain THREE future Hall of Fame quarterbacks, we would have said it "ain't" ever gonna happen. It was truly destiny. The Saints had it right. Even though neither team succeeded, the Saints were always going for the undefeated season as opposed to the Colts, who felt winning the Super Bowl was more important. How'd that work out for ya, Polian and Caldwell? The playcalling was a microcosm of the 16-0 quest. The Saints went for it on 4th and goal. With plenty of time after that Caldwell went "safe" and called three straight runs. Saints get the ball back, kick a field goal, then come out to start the 2nd half with the boldest, gutsiest call ever in a Super Bowl with the onsides kick! We are so lucky to have the past few Super Bowls be good, close games with epic plays that will be remembered for decades! Even the refs called a good game. The game completely made up for the lack of good commercials. It's really how it should be: the two best teams playing a great game.
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And Peyton Manning can't blame it on the refs... it was ALL his interception... ;)
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There's nothing to me more amazing than the way Drew Brees played after the first quarter. 29 of 32 is just ridiculous. Neither one of those quarterbacks are human but 29 of 32?!? Including a spike and a dropped pass?!?!?
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There's nothing to me more amazing than the way Drew Brees played after the first quarter. 29 of 32 is just ridiculous. Neither one of those quarterbacks are human but 29 of 32?!? Including a spike and a dropped pass?!?!?
That was incredible. After the first few drives, I thought: "Wow Brees is inaccurate today". I guess that didn't last long.
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There's nothing to me more amazing than the way Drew Brees played after the first quarter. 29 of 32 is just ridiculous. Neither one of those quarterbacks are human but 29 of 32?!? Including a spike and a dropped pass?!?!?
Yes that was truly amazing. It was a great game and it could have gone either way. The Saints earned it so congratulations to them.
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You know how sometimes you read something and you know exactly the tone of voice the person who wrote it would have used to say it? Like the somber, reserved tone that I just "heard" from reading the above post?
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Even though neither team succeeded, the Saints were always going for the undefeated season as opposed to the Colts, who felt winning the Super Bowl was more important. How'd that work out for ya, Polian and Caldwell? The playcalling was a microcosm of the 16-0 quest. The Saints went for it on 4th and goal. With plenty of time after that Caldwell went "safe" and called three straight runs. Saints get the ball back, kick a field goal, then come out to start the 2nd half with the boldest, gutsiest call ever in a Super Bowl with the onsides kick!
Not only that, but I'm almost certain that that critical interception came from the Saints actively playing for an interception. It's why the Colts got four or so first downs in a row on that push; the Saints defense was wholly concentrated on the pass interception. The guy who finally picked it was hanging out behind the receiver just looking for the opportunity, and he nailed it. That's ballsy play, right there.
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Yeah, didn't Malcolm Jenkins try to jump a route earlier in that same drive?
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Was that a good game or what(even tho colts lost)? Loved the part were the guy went into sidelines and tripped over the down marker and hit that poor old dude on the head with it.
IT WAS THE BEST!!! (cause the SAINTS won and are all DAT!)
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Don't touch my mama Don't touch my Doritos
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Let's all at least be thankful the Saints players (most of them) gave the glory to God for the win.
It was pretty cool how they got back from 10-zip to win against a very strong team when they had never even been to a Super Bowl before!
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Don't touch my mama Don't touch my Doritos
that's second best commercial IMO. but the commercials were a disappointment this year
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as for the commercials, there were a few that made me laugh. The doritos commercial was great, as was the brett favre commercial. but most were ho-hum
as to the game, Sean Payton earned that game. There is no one in america that bigger B@lls than him. to go on fourth and goal just before the half, then to come out with an onside kick...then to play for the INT.
That is some brave playcalling and all the cards fell his way.
But here is my counterfactual ;D
IF the colts had played agresive when they were deep in their territory after the SUPERB defensive stop on fourth and goal, the Saints would be down AT LEAST 10-3 at the half... more if the colts could have generated a field goal out of the last 1:50 of the first half...
IF the colts had recovered the onside Kick...I think that would be Game over. Peyton with a short field and the Saints are already looking at a 17-3 deficit and we are half way through the third quarter....
IF Garcon had not dropped the Third and long late in the Third that drive would have generated points (atleast a field goal..maybe more)
IF, Peyton had not thrown the INT.....
IF Reggie had not dropped the ball in the end zone...the colts would have had a shot at an onside kick...
There are a lot of IF's here...but the fact is, the Saints won because they played agressive nd it payed off for them.
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And the Colts buttoned up when they too are a team that shines when they take a shot down the field. They needed to get into a shootout with New Orleans because Brees was just carving up their defense.
FWIW, that Garcon drop was the identical play to the INT later in the game. Same area of the field, similar down and distance, same personnel, same formation. Porter got a REEEEAAAAAL good look at it earlier.
But yes, the game was quite a bit closer than a 2 TD gap suggests, and Peyton has nothing to hang his head about. He didn't even GET the ball that much after the first quarter, so really the best Saints defense was the one sitting on the bench because they had the ball. But he played lights out with the few chances he got. Most other days that would be a solid win for Indy.
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WHO DAT!
Anyways, as for commercials:
The doritos "slap" commercial and the nacho chip Samurai (Tim) were pretty great.
The Denny's screaming chickens were entertaining.
Being in a room full of girls, I feel inclined to say that the google commercial was pretty great after a room filled with "Awwwwwww"s.
Personal favorite: The "6 more weeks of football" commercial. Just greatness.
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What is the Super Bowl? :P
(Even though I have not been around much, please don't ban me for the rhetorical question.)
I only caught glimpses of the event, and it bored me to tears. I remember watching "The Who" give their little gig with all of those shiny lasers and lack of skill that they used to display when they were younger. All I can remember thinking was, "Why would people spend so much money to look so good and be so famous when those thousands (or millions?) could be spent given to some charitable service? What a waste! It is beyond me."
Call me a killjoy, but that is all that I gathered from the event, except that everybody was talking about this "Peyton" guy and one of my friends divided the teams into his own little religious factions:
Saints (Christians)
Colts (Muslims)
~The Spy
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I guess for someone who does not enjoy football, the superbowl would be rather boring. However, for football fans, it is typically the ultimate game, as the two teams can generally be regarded as the best two of the year.
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I actually have heard the debate that such a contested sport doesn't really give you THE BEST TEAMS, but rather, the most victorious ones. And although I do not watch the sport, I am inclined to agree.
By the way, I do enjoy the commercials. :)
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Well, when you only play 16 games in a regular season, the level of "victoriousness" is what shows how well a team plays. Its pretty easy to see that the 1-15 Rams were not as good as the 13-3 Saints this year. :P
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We did it! We did it! Yeaaaaaah! Super Bowl champs, son!
Sorry if I'm a little late. My computer is lagging.
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WOOHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
SAUCY EPIC FAILS! :rollin:
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WOOHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
SAUCY EPIC FAILS! :rollin:
pretty sure you mean wyn, cuz that's what that was.