Just How Goofy Was That Super Bowl?

I never laughed so much watching a football game.

It starts out looking like a Pittsburgh blowout, even after they can't get in from the one and take the shortest field goal in history. But their secondary collapses and the Cardinals throw at will. Next, Roethlisberger's pass caroms off one Cardinal to another in a huge arc two minutes before halftime. The game is going Arizona's way when ... 100 yard interception return! Wait, they caught him on the 1 inch line with no time left! No .... yes ... yes! Goofy.

The halftime show announced to millions of Americans that they were now middle aged. When the rock star of your youth plays the Super Bowl, that's it, man. The next stop is going to see Cheap Trick at Harrah's in A.C.

Also, how ironic and strange was Bruce's performance? The artist who always sought authenticity in his work playing for 1,000 extras who had rehearsed waving their non-fire-producing illumination objects in the air. (Were they branded cell phones? That's next. "Sprint, the official concert lighter replacement of the NFL.") Clarence Clemons in a mumu. That guy from the Sopranos. Gospel singers? Really? And the unbeatable-for-goofy Bruce crotch slide right into the camera, followed by the embarrassed, conspiratorial look he gave the lens as he got up.

All the recession commercials got depressing, a slurry of moneysaving downers, tit and cock jokes, and spots for NBC shows, capped by the Cash4Gold ad. I expected an offer to buy your spare kidney after that. Even the truck commercials were downbeat, emphasizing how economical the behemoths are now. When you indulge in the testosterone thing, you should get gas guzzling monsters driving through walls and explosions or at least slamming on the brakes inches from a cliff while towing an airliner. With captain Sully waving from the cockpit. (Things were redeemed a bit by the hilarious Alec Baldwin ad for Hulu.)

The second half is when the officials, inspired by the fake ref throwing the delay flag during the Springsteen set, decided there hadn't been enough penalties so they made some up. Again the Steelers fail to break the plane after two first-and-goals in the same series. James Harrison literally punches a guy when he's down. The Steelers throw out of their own end zone for a first down only to get a safety on a dubious holding call. Arizona takes the lead, stunning bookies everywhere. Another tipped Steeler pass that looks like an infield fly and Roethlisberger breaks up the interception! Scrambling frantically, it looks like doom for our hero, but he throws balls like he's radar-guided. All ends well and improbably with a stunning throw and catch by Holmes on tiptoe while surrounded by three defenders.

Whew. Good thing the Eagles lost to Arizona because Pittsburgh would have eaten our lunch, which would not have been nearly as funny.

Comments

[FEistan]

Since when do you get 2 trolls and I get none consistently?
Mithras

recognize that?
first, let me say I'm not visiting you to be a 'troll'. I don't visit rubber hose for that reason either, it just seems to have worked out that way.

I originally communicated with Noz on Strata-sphere where he made several comments which I commented on. He invited me to his site. When I first went there, he actually tried to have a dialogue but it didn't take long for him to realize that he was attempting to defend himself with both hands tied behind his back. first, he was trying to defend liberals and democrats, and as you well know that was a lost cause. and it didn't take long for me to realize that he is brain handicapped. Since it appears, from this blog, that you are from the Philly area and frequent his watering hole, you must know him so I'm not revealing any major secrets to you. Every discussion, his argument was always that 'i just don't understand him' that 'i must not know what he is saying' all that kind of crap. Then it degenerated to 'he feels sorry for me because I can't understand him'

well, suffice it to say, the problem is that either he's not capable of making a comprehensible argument' or 'he's arguing a known lost cause' and is frustrated and want's to imply that it's all my fault. If you have read his blog for a while then you know that he no longer leaves it up to others to decide for themselves, he immediately jumps when someone comments on one of my comments saying that 'they don't know me and I'm just trying to cause trouble and he feels sorry for me, etc.' Well, it's not my fault that he's degenerated to name calling. I feel sorry for his mom, having wasted all that time, effort and money trying to raise and educate an idiot. I shouldn't say that, he may be a nice guy, just can't help himself.

But, back to the subject, I didn't come here to be a troll. I read a couple of your posts and they seem to be good posts, nothing certainly that I could argue with. I will not insult you as long as you don't insult me. If you're a liberal, I'm sorry, but I will respect your opinions as I would ask you to respect mine. One thing that makes this country great is that people have the freedom to have an opinion. Some people,, such as Noz doesn't respect that and for some reason clearly displays his hatred for America and the American way of life, even tho he doesn't seem to mind benefiting from it.

anyhow, have a nice day.

[upyernoz]

you asked for it, mithras! LOL!!!

[Mithras]

I don't usually insult people unless they make very dumb or offensive arguments. Anyway, I think you're wrong about noz. He's probably the most reasonable blogger I know of, because he really does stick to logic and what is probable. He's a very, very smart guy. I do read his comment threads quite a bit and I agree with him that you don't seem to always grasp the argument he's making. Maybe you just have such a different set of assumptions about the world that inherently his arguments would make no sense to you and vice versa. I don't know.