Superbowl Winner? - Page 2

{OF}Blong · 01-26-2008, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheese

commercials dont play in HD though do they?

most commercials on HD channels are HD now. Not all but most. You can tell which ones are HD, other than the quality is so much better, because they will be widescreen instead of fullscreen.

{OF}Flying_Dutchman · 01-26-2008, 06:02 AM

I'm not into football, but watch the superbowl every year. Both for the game and the commercials...So the poll was perfect for me: I don't have a dog in this fight hoping for a good game

{OF}Malicious Assault · 01-26-2008, 08:02 AM

LOL I know where most of you folks will be when time for the Stanley Cup comes around

Aerys · 01-26-2008, 09:06 AM

I think the Devils will win...opps wrong sport ...Go Giants!

Cheese · 01-26-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

Am I the only one that watches this for the game AND the commercials?

i usually am, and i'll still watch this game, it's just going not going to be a good game.

ChemicalWarrior · 01-26-2008, 09:40 AM

The chances of it being a good game are very high actually. The last 8 or so New England games have all been close, you might also recall the Giants and Patriots last game of the regular season... the one where they played each other and New England escaped with a win by only 2 points. The chances for upset are extremely high, especially if Eli Manning continues to play as he's done, which so far is to be a great quarterback, his play reminds me a lot of Phil Sims, a quarterback who cared about winning above all, didn't matter if he had to throw or hand it off.

I want New England to win though. Frankly the '72 Dolphins having the title of "best team in football history" is sad. They had the second easiest regular season for a superbowl team in football history where they only played like one or two teams that had a above .500 season. New England on the other hand beat nearly every other top team during the regular season and beat any others in the playoffs. To have a season where you beat the Colts, Chargers, Stealers, Cowboys, Jaguars, and the Giants is simply tremendous. Easily the best team in football, and I'd say sports ever. Like football or not, you have to be aware of that achievement. In a sport where you have a salary cap and free agency... its truly amazing. How often do you see your star quarterback happily taking less pay to be on the better team? I've never heard of it.

Cheese · 01-26-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ChemicalWarrior

The chances of it being a good game are very high actually. The last 8 or so New England games have all been close, you might also recall the Giants and Patriots last game of the regular season... the one where they played each other and New England escaped with a win by only 2 points. The chances for upset are extremely high, especially if Eli Manning continues to play as he's done, which so far is to be a great quarterback, his play reminds me a lot of Phil Sims, a quarterback who cared about winning above all, didn't matter if he had to throw or hand it off.

I want New England to win though. Frankly the '72 Dolphins having the title of "best team in football history" is sad. They had the second easiest regular season for a superbowl team in football history where they only played like one or two teams that had a above .500 season. New England on the other hand beat nearly every other top team during the regular season and beat any others in the playoffs. To have a season where you beat the Colts, Chargers, Stealers, Cowboys, Jaguars, and the Giants is simply tremendous. Easily the best team in football, and I'd say sports ever. Like football or not, you have to be aware of that achievement. In a sport where you have a salary cap and free agency... its truly amazing. How often do you see your star quarterback happily taking less pay to be on the better team? I've never heard of it.

it may be close...till the 4th quarter, but nearly every game i've watched with the pats is the other team will keep up for 2 or 3 quarters but they just can't keep scoring, whereas the pats score almost every drive. if you're going to beat the pats you can't get away without scoring AT LEAST every other drive, which I don't see the giants doing. the pats are just unstoppable imo, I havn't seen one weakness when I've watched them, if you beat them you have to outplay them, they don't make many, if any, mistakes. and i just dont think the giants can do that. i'd love to be wrong though

and i know of at least one other time where a star player has taken a salary cut to keep things under the limit, marvin harrison for the colts did a couple years ago. and i'm sure it happens more than just that.