Just a couple quick thoughts on the Super Bowl in no particular order:
- I have several witnesses that had me accurately predicting the Super Bowl an hour before kickoff as follows, “The Steelers will dominate the entire game, the Cardinals will get a late score but the Steelers will win in the final minute 27-23.”
- There were several bad calls against Arizona, there were a couple should’ve been calls against Pittsburgh. None of these decided the game one way or another. Chances are there were plays and/or penalties all season that could’ve been or shouldn’t have been called and if those changed you may not be here. You take the good with the bad.
- The holding in the endzone was absolutely the right call and rightfully called.
- If James Harrison didn’t have that personal foul penalty he would’ve been a great choice for MVP. He destroyed Arizona offensive lineman Mike Gandy all night. The stupid penalty negated a dozen good plays he had and it was right to go to Santonio Holmes in the end.
- The final play of the game should’ve been reviewed. Kurt Warner’s arm, very well, might’ve been going forward. There is still a 99% chance that the game would’ve ended the same, but it would’ve been concluded with zero doubt.
- I rooted for the Cardinals until they took a 23-20 lead with 2 and a half minutes to play, and then I rooted for Pittsburgh on their final drive. I wanted my prediction (see above) to come true. I am selfish.
- I think Arizona will be a sexy pick next year to return to the Super Bowl and they will disappoint everyone by missing the playoffs.
- A couple strange “malfunction” moments in the half-time show… Bruce Springsteen, prior to the first song, stradling his microphone stand and holding it in a “That’s What She Said” position. Also, when he slid across the stage and his crotch flew into America’s living room in 3D.
- Speaking of 3D, I’m not into it. Has any technology not been advanced more then 3D glasses in the past 50 years? Seriously. People are wearing the same paper, cheap specs they wore in Grease.
- Best commercial, McGruger Pepsi commercials. They played a ton of them last night during Saturday Night Live and only one this evening. Definitely worth looking at. Too tired to look for the link myself, probably on Hulu. No commercials were outstanding, unbelievable SUPER BOWL type commercials. All of them seemed like they could air any other time and wouldn’t think twice about them.
- The First Prediction For Next Year’s Super Bowl Based On Absolutely Nothing: New England Patriots vs Dallas Cowboys