Superbowl Ratings

Game: F- Okay, so perhaps I'm a little biased but watching the game almost made me ill. Did someone grease the ball before hand? You would think the Bears never saw rain before. Not only did 'Bad Rex' show up without any offense, but the super-hero defense seemes to have left after the first quarter. Even the special teams pretty much stopped making plays after Devon Hester's TD return in the first 14 seconds. But I digress, as I suppose I should save this for a 'Depressed Bears Fans' forum. The game was a lot closer than a lot in the past, where they have generally been blowouts. So that added to the excitement.You had a lot of history being made with Lovie and Tony going head to head, Peyton Manning and the debate on whether he deserves the praise he has been given over the years, and the fact that the Bears hadn't been in it 21 years. The announcers are never that exciting on the national (or internatioal in my case; they had a former rugby player doing commentary!) broadcasts. They generally have to stay neutral and composed, which frankly I find annoying. It's the Superbowl, how can you NOT be excited?! The radio broadcasts are a completely different story; they usually sound like they've given themselves a hernia. Overall I'd say the game won't really go down as one of the most memeorable displays of footbal skill, as the amount of turnovers and stupid penalties were atrocious on both sides. (Unfortunately the Colts seemed to be able to adjust to it better than the Bears.) Make it 18 degrees and snowing and Vince Lambardi would be on his way to Chicago! Anywho, at least the half-time show wasn't as big a zoo as it has been in the past. (Nice touch with the addition of 'Purple Rain' in the rain at the end there.) They only showed about 6 different commercials at most over here, so I'll take your word on that one. There was a pretty decent size crowd that filled up the Hard Rock Cafe here though; as they 'sold-out' on tickets to get in to watch. (They were free.) Impressive following for a game pretty much confined to the U.S. and being played in the wee hours of a Monday morning. The country leaves a footprint everywhere!

Personally, I thought the game was strange. It did not seem like a championship game at all, the weather made for a BAD game in my opinion. But the sportscasters were TERRIBLE, in my opinion they really sucked. No excitement, no atmosphere. Also, the on-screen graphics appeared to be almost retro, I was surprised.

That's my Boy!!! I agree with everything Bugsy except the 1/2 time. If you want a concert, go to a concert. Lets have some college band perform or some punt, pass and kick competition like you suggested. I was hopeing the rain would short out his guitar and give him a zap, guess he forgot to plug it in. All of you are right, the CBS crew is the most boring bunch of guys you can have. Bring on Madden or Bradshaw, someone that gets excited about the game.

Alright I know I've taken up more than my fair share of comment space already, but I was just thinking; Second only to baseball, football is pretty much the most popular sport in America. The NFL doesn't struggle to find an audience for the first 18 weeks, why do they suddenly feel the need to bring in so much fluff and side entertainment for the culmination of all the drama that happened in the months preceding? You don't see the MLB bringing in jugglers and acrobats to perform during the 7th inning stretch of a World Series Game 7; the NBA doesn't stop for twenty minutes in the middle of a playoff game for a concert; the biggest non-hockey attraction during the Stanley Cup is the Zamboni Machine. Since when is a Nation-wide Championship football game not exciting enough? Lifetime isn't holding wet T-shirt contests to attract a broader range of fans. MTV isn't going to broadcast Martha Stewart in order to expand their market. Why do we insist on completely ignoring the last 16 Sundays and compromising the soap opera of the game itself? And as much as I look forward to the new crop of commercials to weigh in on, the Superbowl parties, and religious-holiday like approach to the day, the whole set-up still just doesn't seem right. At the risk of sounding utterly cliche, sometimes more is just that, more. I'll hand over my soap-box now and keep the rest of my post-defeat lamenting to myself, on this day of mourning. Maybe I'll get "Wait 'Till Next Year" tattooed on my forehead. :(

Jen, your comments crack me up! You're funny, terribly funny, and a great writer. Please leave me more as they make my day and entertain me. And I usually agree with 95% of the things you say. Great stuff!

I thought Prince playing the half-time show was the absolute highlight of the entire game! The second half was just booooorrrrring.