Obligatory Super Bowl Entry, Part 44

Feb

8

2010

The Game

  • I do have some friends who are Colts fans (hi Paul), so I am sure they are not happy about the result. But sports are about cheering for a given team, which implies that you cheer against the other team. As it has worked out, He Who Must Not Be Named is the quarterback for the Colts. So I must root against them. If they had a different quarterback, I might have been rooting for them. So don’t take it personally, Colts fans, that I cheered for the Saints.
  • Yes, I do also root against the Giants.
  • Based on that, the Superbowl was fun to watch. I saw the first quarter and much of the second quarter. I missed halftime and the third quarter. But I got to see the fourth quarter. Apparently, I should have missed the first quarter and watched the third.
  • If I don’t have a vested interest in the game, I pull for the more fun team. If you run a fake punt, you’re good in my book. That’s why I have liked Boise St. By that measure, the Saints came out ahead. Even though they didn’t run any fakes, they did have the onside kick and they did go for it on fourth and goal. I watch football to be entertained. Therefore, I like the team that provides more entertainment – the Saints.
  • The Colts weren’t all bad though. I was pleasantly impressed that they did not use their timeouts at the end of the game. There are few things more annoying in a sporting event than to have the losing team call their timeouts (or, in the case of basketball, purposely foul) when it is hopeless. The Colts had two timeouts remaining, I think, and the Saints had possession with 45 seconds left. The Colts could have made the Saints do three kneel-downs instead of just one, but that would have accomplished nothing other than prolong the agony.

The Ads

  • Do any companies besides Budweiser and Doritos have any money for advertising?
  • How much did those two companies spend on advertising? It seems they had about half the ads.
  • The car ads were boring – not worthy of being Super Bowl material. You’re spending millions of dollars on an ad, it had better be good. There were two exceptions, noted below.
  • The first exception was the Brett Favre ad, the one where he was giving his acceptance speech for being the MVP in the year 2020. The only problem is that you remember that Brett Favre, with gray hair and all, was in that commercial but you don’t remember what the commercial was for. It was funny but there was no (or at least a very weak) tie-in to the product.
  • The second exception to the unentertaining car ads was the Dodge Charger. That was memorable because you spent most of the commercial trying to figure out where it was going and what it was for. Because your brain invested that much in viewing the ad, you don’t forget the punchline. This is known as the “Dodge ad” whereas the Hyundai ad is the “Brett Favre ad”. See the difference? Are you selling Brett Favres or are you selling Hyundais? Plus, the car sounded like a real car (i.e. engine displacement).
  • Dodge Charger – good Man Commercial. Dove something-or-other (body wash?) – bad Man Commercial. They tried, but a Man Commercial needs to be for a Man Product.
  • There are various categories of worst ads, but the one I liked the least was the Audi commercial. There are some people who found the Green Police to be funny, a spoof on some environmental zealots. But I fear that the commercial may have put some ideas into the heads of some bureaucrats somewhere. It’s too close to home to be funny.
  • As is sadly usual for a football game, we had to keep the remote handy due to the presence of children in the room. We skipped most of the movie ads and all of the website domain company ads, even after the kids had gone to bed. I don’t need to see that stuff either.

    • He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.

    Job 5:12

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    7 Responses to “Obligatory Super Bowl Entry, Part 44”

    1. Charity Says:
      February 8th, 2010 at 11:29 pm

      I did find Green Police to be funny, but if our govt. does get any ideas from that, I will bite my tongue. I always think the baby (e-trade?) ads are funny – Milk-a-what? I thought the Man-Dove commercial ripped off Anita Renfroe. Danica Patrick – get over yourself.

    2. Big Doofus (Roger) Says:
      February 9th, 2010 at 2:14 pm

      Wow…and I thought we were going to be friends. I live in the Indy metro area and I bleed horseshoe blue. I love Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and even Archie. The more time that goes by, the easier it is for me to get over the loss and I like the fact that the Saints were playing for their city. Peyton Manning does a lot for this city and if you lived here, you’d probably get to like him, too. For the record, I’ve listed “He Who Must Not Be Named” two times already on your blog. Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning. That’s two more. Oh well. I can still see the appeal for the Saints and I think Drew Brees is a great QB–even if he DID go to Purdue (I’m an IU grad).

    3. Some Guy Says:
      February 9th, 2010 at 9:38 pm

      Aww man…you ruined the spell.

      College football plays an important role in how I cheer for pro players. I was going for Big Ten over Tennessee.

    4. Burrill Says:
      February 10th, 2010 at 12:10 am

      I must second the key part college football plays in the appeal of pro athletes. As a football fan who has lived in Big Ten country all my life and has been subjected to the unbelievable arrogance of the SEC, and as a Michigan fan who has been subjected to the unrelenting whining and hatred of Tennessee fans who honestly believe there’s no doubt Peyton Manning should have won the Heisman over Charles Woodson (which is sort of comical, really), I will avidly and earnestly root for Manning to lose every single football game in which he ever plays.

      That’s the sort of emotion college football inspires.

    5. Burrill Says:
      February 10th, 2010 at 12:12 am

      “As a football fan who has lived in Big Ten country all my life and has been subjected to the unbelievable arrogance of the SEC…”

      By that, I mean I’m very deeply attached to the Big Ten, and the SEC arrogance is tangible even in the heart of Big Ten country. Just thought I should clarify.

    6. Big Doofus (Roger) Says:
      February 11th, 2010 at 1:29 pm

      I’m a BigTen (11) guy, too. But it only comes into play with the NFL when I’m not deeply invested in the teams playing. I rooted for the Colts when they regularly would win 1-5 regular season games and I’ll root for them now.

      Brees was a great QB at Purdue (even if they lost the Rose Bowl) and has emerged as a great NFL QB. He might go on to surpass Bob Griese’s reputation–although it’s hard to compete against an undefeated season.

    7. Some Guy Says:
      February 11th, 2010 at 10:56 pm

      I guess that’s the difference – I’m not deeply invested in any NFL teams. I have no allegiances to pro teams. I’m like a mercenary fan, except no money or weapons are involved.

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