Superbowl- why the hype?

[wonderousworthy]

KABADI!

[digwon]

Feb 2, 2009 18:35:27 GMT 1 @wonderousworthy said:

KABADI!

is that Rafael Nadal that goodwins giving the eye to?

[thrice]

It was all about the boss man. I waited up just to see his performance and he did not dissappoint. Apparently in the mean time I had the pleasure of seeing the greatest Superbowl touch down of all time. Its all about the jazz but would you have it any other way.

Can we have the boss down for a special centenary half time show please?

[dreamboy3000]

* Steelers 2/5 only beating the 2/1 Cardinals right at the death.

* An 100 yard interception returned for a touchdown. That being the longest in the 43 year history of the event.

* A really good half time show with Bruce Springsteen.

* Faith Hill and Jennifer Hudson singing America The Beautiful and the national anthem.

* Many decisions changed by video referal.

* Cardinals getting 16 points without reply to come from behind, which if they had held the lead for another couple of minutes would have been a record.

[seang]

the superbowl is amazing. I look forward to it every year its 10 times better than rugby. Everyone should learn the rules and you would enjoy it a lot more.

[Richard1986]

Feb 2, 2009 0:22:30 GMT 1 @hotdog said:

is anyone watching this s**t,

No. American shit.

[philincalifornia]

I thought the hype was the usual shit. How it is that the companies that make the shittiest of shit products can afford the most expensive adverts ..... ?? (I didn't watch them this year - after one month off the booze, I took every opportunity to refill my wine glass at every break).

I think that Bruce Springsteen is a glorified one-hit-wonder. Sorry. At least he played the one hit, and wonderfully too.

Other than the fact that the referees were too prominent (although they did get everything right), I thought the game was pretty good.

Anyway, speaking of bullshit hype and how the media/advertisers control the world - I heard that global warming causes increased snowfall ??

.... and I miss building snowmen and sledging on Crossley Lane, Mirfield.

Enjoy your white, solid global warming mates ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[far]

i wath the superbowl every year but missed last night so stayin awake to watch it at 1200 always have a wager on it gutted cause i predicted the falcons would do something this year

[Deleted]

Interesting comments on one of the BBC blogs about the background of the game.

Sadly, there are both good and bad points here that the English game should and shouldn't adopt.

Full link if anyone wants to read the whole things;
www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2009/02/super_bowl_lesson_for_premier.html


my 2 penneth copied below...

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But this sporting drama could not disguise the fact that the Super Bowl is ultimately about recognising the men with the purse strings.

The NFL underlined this when, at the end of this match, the Super Bowl trophy, having been carried to the stadium by NFL great Joe Namath, was presented not to the Steelers team or their coach, but the owner, Art Rooney. Imagine Manchester United winning the Premier League and the trophy being given to Joel Glazer.
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So why, amidst all this gloom, does the NFL remain confident that the downturn will not seriously threaten its status as America's game?

The reason is that NFL is based on a unique American sporting socialism. It believes, as Cardinals president Michael Bidwell put it to me, in competitive balance between teams; that no team should get so much money that it overshadows the others.

All 32 NFL teams share revenues equally. Individual clubs can earn a bit more in their local markets but not a great deal more.

Neither the Cardinals nor the Steelers earned much more by reaching the Super Bowl. Contrast this with the nearly £30m extra Manchester United earned in winning the Champions League.
One major reason for this is the way the NFL's controls not only regulate debt but ownership. You cannot just fly in from abroad and buy an NFL club. Yes, NFL clubs can suddenly up sticks and move but the owner remains the same.

Look at the Cardinals. Arizona is their third home but they are still owned by the Bidwell family which bought the franchise in 1932. The Steelers have also been in the same family since the 1930s and such long-term family ownership, unknown in the Premier League, is common in the NFL.

And owners like Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots believe that ideas like salary caps could also work in England.

For many in the Premier League this will seem an anathema. The Premier League is successful, it does not need lessons from anyone and the American model is very different - it cannot be imported.