Super Bowl XLIV a retrospective…

Posted by september29th on Feb 07 2010 | HDTV, Pop Culture


The sad bastard pictured above is the losing Quarterback of this years Super Bowl…  wanted to post a quick review of what I thought were highlights.

Gambling : Didn’t wager any money on the game… but if I had I think I would have been ok.   I urged everyone to stay away from the spread yesterday and look into the money lines.  I found some for the Saints last night around +230…  action I would have picked up.

I would have lost a little money on Pete Townshend who I thought was a lead pipe lock to smash his Strat onto the stage after phoning in a shitty WHO performance.   I wonder what relic the NFL will dig up for next year…   My guess is Garth Brooks.   Wonder what kinda action I could get on that right now?

Did a little count down on the National Anthem…  I rattled of a fast 1 minute 40 seconds.  My guess is that it made the under with ease.  So I would have picked up a little money on that one.

Most importantly :  Who gave you the idea to put down money at 11/2 odds for ORANGE gatorade?   *this guy*

Commercials: All in all, I thought the commercials were a little weak…  I was happy to see however that “Animals” trended downward.  While a few companies featured them it wasn’t over the top like last year.

Winners : Bud Light, voice box – was a little throw away commercial that really made me smile.  It had a great little back handed commentary on music today and I dug that a lot.

Google: had a really nice advertisement.  It was so incredibly well executed that I think its going to get a lot of nods tomorrow.

Snickers: Turned in a great spot by showcasing everyones favorite Betty White.   They then closed it out by confirming that Abe Viogoda is alive and breathing.   That mad me smile.   (You’re still on my dead pool Abe)

Volkswagen:  Gotta love a company who just became the largest car manufacture  - not take the time to mention it and show case a commercial where every one plays “slug dub”.   You gotta love any commercial that has a kid sock an old guy in the nuts.

Losers : As much as I would like to sit back and point out some bad commercials…  I can’t think of any that really stand out as being out-loud-shitty.  That’s not to say that I found most of them enjoyable…  I just don’t recall one at the moment that I should shit on.

I take that back…   How about the United States Air Force, not getting the rights to a White Stripes song and getting a couple of hacks to fucking rip it off to the point where its recognizable but enough to get their legal department to approve it.   Shitty execution in my opinion.  And I’m not trying to shit on the Air Core.  They’re ace in my book.  That was so bottom shelf tho’.


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