SUPER BOWL 46

[UMFan83]

They still show the Pro-Bowl on tv?

 

Yeah but on NBC so its not replacing anything important.

[Pushfrog98]

SI.com's Richard Rothschild graded every Super Bowl. Apparently, to get an A, it needs to be a Patriots win.

 

Any Super Bowl decided by a GREAT defense was rewarded an F.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/richard_rothschild/01/30/grading.past.super.bowls/1.html

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, he's ranking them based on general entertainment/spectacle value. The Bears' win was glorious for Bears fans, but it was probably pretty damn boring for most everyone else.

[Formerly Snayke]

SI.com's Richard Rothschild graded every Super Bowl. Apparently, to get an A, it needs to be a Patriots win.

 

Any Super Bowl decided by a GREAT defense was rewarded an F.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/richard_rothschild/01/30/grading.past.super.bowls/1.html

 

The grading system looks at three categories: 1) how competitive the game was; 2) quality of play; 3) historical significance.

 

The game was competitive for 5 minutes and the Patriots had under 200 yards of offense. I'd say it's rated accurately by these measures.

[Formerly Snayke]

ESPN keeps flashing something on the ticker that says if Gronkowski plays, the Patriots have a 61 percent chance of winning. If Gronkowski sits, they have a 51 percent chance. Huh?

[jersey cubs fan]

Well, he's ranking them based on general entertainment/spectacle value. The Bears' win was glorious for Bears fans, but it was probably pretty damn boring for most everyone else.

One might think that, but most everybody I've met in ny/nj area remember it fondly. Nobody thinks of it like the ravens win. It was first memorable sb for anybody under 40

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, well that settles that.

[Soul]

In describing that game, the very last comparison I would turn to is Shakespeare. Yet, that's where he chooses to go with it. He apparently watched the Fridge, and watched Ditka, and came up with Shakespeare.

 

I don't think I need to know anything else in evaluating what I think of his article.

[Sammy Sofa]

The Fridge is like Falstaff come to life, you damned savage.

[Soul]

If I see Wilfork slobbering all over Eli Manning, I'll post a wonderful comparison to Mary Poppins. Won't that make me cool.

[Sammy Sofa]

Great job.

[biittner77]

In describing that game, the very last comparison I would turn to is Shakespeare. Yet, that's where he chooses to go with it. He apparently watched the Fridge, and watched Ditka, and came up with Shakespeare.

 

I don't think I need to know anything else in evaluating what I think of his article.

 

It's weird because the Bears were the overwhelming favorite and won convincingly, the exact opposite of what happened on St. Crispin's Day. That reference would hav been better for the Giants beating the Patriots.

 

I thought Superbowl XXX (Dallas beats Pittsburgh) was a pretty entertaining game that was close until late in the game. I remember watching it in a bar and the guys sitting next to me needed 1 more point for the over under and would have covered if not for Neil O'Donnell's 3rd int of the day.

[UMFan83]

For some reason Rob Gronkowski looks like a cross between Tim Tebow and Tyler Hansbrough to me.

[jersey cubs fan]

Indy is getting rave reviews from the media

[Banedon]

Indy is getting rave reviews from the media

 

But it's impossible to have a good Super Bowl outside of Florida!

[Tracer Bullet]

60, 54, 54 the last 3 days. Average high for early Feb: 38.

 

Hey if global warming keeps this up, we can have the SB in the north every year!

[Exile on Waveland]

Indy is getting rave reviews from the media

 

Indy absolutely excels at hosting events like this (I know that's impossible for Chicagoans to believe). Obviously, Indy isn't on par with cities like Miami-New Orleans-San Diego for hosting Super Bowls because of weather/excitement/scenery, but, for its limitations, it would be hard to beat Indianapolis.

 

(And I don't even really like Indy that much.)

[CubColtPacer]

60, 54, 54 the last 3 days. Average high for early Feb: 38.

 

Hey if global warming keeps this up, we can have the SB in the north every year!

 

Yeah, they've gotten ridiculously lucky with the weather so far. It looks like today's the last day of that, although if the rain holds off the next two days won't be bad.

 

Other than the weather, I'm not surprised at all that Indy is putting on a good show. Hosting big events is a big part of what the city is known for at this point. They don't have everything, but they use everything the city has to offer very well.

[Sosa21MVP]

Mark Anderson sacks Manning. Wish that happened 5 years ago. :P

[Guest]

So who had the first scoring play being a safety?

[Sosa21MVP]

Good job Tom. Obviously on the road to redemption. :lol:

[Sosa21MVP]

So who had the first scoring play being a safety?

 

Some Vegas degenerate is having a freaking party right now.

[Careless]

So who had the first scoring play being a safety?

 

Some Vegas degenerate is having a freaking party right now.

Yeah, I'm trying to find what the odds on that were.

[Sosa21MVP]

Patriots get a fumble recovery but have it nullified by 12 men on the field. The Sith lord apparently didn't do a good job preparing his team. =D>

[Careless]

Wow, Chevy really just ran an ad suggesting that driving a Ford instead of a Chevy might get you killed.