Super Bowl XXadnauseum

The teams don't supply kicking balls. http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/ball
"Twelve (12) new footballs, sealed in a special box and shipped by the manufacturer, will be opened in the officials’ locker room two hours prior to the starting time of the game. These balls are to be specially marked with the letter "k" and used exclusively for the kicking game."

Also, 11 out of 12 doesn't point to anything other than the balls were all prepped and inflated consistently.

 

You'll have to ask Browner who is on the Pats now, since he was the player who had the Adderall issue . His suspension sure didn't keep the Pats from signing him did it? Or signing Blount after he quit on the Steelers mid-season? Ain't no team without issues.

If your one job was to get the footballs right to #12's liking ala changing a tire at a nascar race, it would be a matter of seconds. I've taken air out of a ball, with the right tool it literally takes seconds.

Do I think Belichick concerns himself with the footballs while doing game plans? Of course not, but does he make sure the trainers, equipment guys, etc. are prepared before the season to maximize the team's wants and needs? Of course he does, that's his nature and that attention to detail is legendary. Pete is a lot more like Belichick than his media rah, rah persona belies.

For the record I'm not a Pats hater, for the simple reason the 2 greatest NFL players from the UofA are/were Pats (Tedy Bruschi & Gronk). The Red Sox are a whole different matter

 

All in good fun Heather, and I think the kid was taking care of personal business not team business in the restroom. The Pats are in the SB because they were the best team in the AFC.

From a selfish standpoint I'm going to bummed the bang your head icon is missing from this site if the Seahawks D forces a turnover or 2 that decides the game, because every knucklehead will come out and say it's because the balls had air pressure in them.

 

HD, use 'Zzzz' next time, more effective and easier to spell.

 

Don got lost on his way to the threads pertaining to the round footballs.

 

Surprised you guys have wasted this much of your time on the deflated balls non-issue. Here's a thought, how about the league takes care of supplying the balls? If the NCAA can handle it, I'm sure the NFL can.

As for the game, I'll be pulling for the Seachickens again since I spent 5 years up there and used to go to a couple of Hawks games a year. But I have a feeling the Pats will nick this one. The Hawks' secondary injuries are the big concern. That, and with their exceptional corners, I expect the Pats to employ a scheme that takes away Wilson's 1st 2 options on pass plays. If they can do that and keep contain, he'll struggle.

The funny thing about the Super Bowl is that it's the only day of the year I actually want to see commercials instead of loathing their existence (even though dvr's have minimized their annoyance). And Joe, after she called out LSU with corndogs on Gameday, I just can't hate Katy Perry.

 

Well, gotta say it was entertaining and a pretty good game up until the last Seahawks play. Of course if it had ended in a TD, everyone would forget it. But ... WTF!!!!

Halftime show: I had no problems with... the only 'glitch' was the transition from CGI to on field spectacle was not seamless. Somebody gonna hear it for that. Oh, and in 5 more years, wouldnt HAVE to have the Tiger's 'walkers' to make sure his feet went where they were supposed to be.

The commercials: Nissan brought us down. Maybe because they dont HAVE a NASCAR program?

"Like a Girl" was to me touchy feely bullshit - perhaps because I have common sense and am becoming fed up with elitist feminism. At infancy to toddler EVERYONE throws and runs 'Like a Girl'. THEN nurture takes over, IF it's available. And that's when hundreds of generations of evolution comes in. Harder to teach women to not throw and run not like a girl - because PHYSIOLOGY! - but it's done all the time. Some guys never learn, tho. Because they have no one to teach them. See video Obama throwing in first pitch. BEFORE you start, NO GUY who used to be good at basketball misses 17 0f 25 from the line. I havent tossed at a hoop for decades and I was never good but I'm pretty damn sure I could beat that at 72.

Worst foof, if it actually was one, was the cancellation of the GoDaddy pup comes home ad. I thought it was funny. Most - probably women and metrosexuals- thought it was awful. WHY? !!! Pup was alive to go to good home.
Bear in mind the 'coincidental' juxtaposition to the Bud commercial with same theme. I had actually seen it first and thought both were great but only GoDaddy was funny*.. OTOH, fantastic brand exposure for cheap.
* Why did Bud use wolves as the 'danger'?! Far more likely to actually be Coyote, and the horses MIGHT save pup. Against Wolves.. bullshit. Horses would say 'screw that!'

 

So... you DIDNT watch the superbowl. You watched the GAME.
I see.
BTW. I also agree with your GAME analysis. I had the advantage that I had sound off and saw the close caption. Much easier to ignore. *
Cris Collinsworth is ex WR. Nuff said.

*Why? Cuz we were also streaming second season of 'The Americans', paused that for the Halftime show.

 

I get that Heather, but if I'm a Hawks fan today I feel sick that, in the final moment, my team had a chance to win the game (or put the odds overwhelmingly in their favor) and didn't do it. What's worse is that they blew that chance by getting cute & making one of the worst play calls in Super Bowl history.

We're well aware of that feeling here in SA after snatching defeat from the jaws of victory against the Heat last year. Fortunately for us, the Spurs avenged that loss (in spades) the next year.

I thought halftime was grand and absurd & fit into the "spectacular" nature I'd expect of a SB halftime show. I especially liked some of the visual elements, particularly the 1st two songs (lion puppet & chessboard).

Congrats to our Deflatriots fans (DCH, Jim, anyone else), that had to be an exhilarating win. Great game.

 

You saw the smiley, no? Just wanted to work in Deflatriots before the opportunity was completely lost.

As I stated before, I agree it was one of the stupidest distraction stories in SB history.

Genuinely pleased for you guys though. Nothing beats winning at the death. Especially twice in the last 2 minutes (late td, game saving int).