Super Blog XLII

Just got home from work, so I missed the pregame stuff, so I'm mostly gonna comment on the rest of the game. At the moment, I'm figuring on people getting home during the game and probably eating, so you'll see it all. This is gonna end up being a look inside a Sunday night at the Lockman household as much as anything. We shall see what shapes up.

THE FIRST ANNUAL SUPER BOWL RUNNING BLOG

PREGAME
6:16 - ANESTHESIA ON. Not a lot of awesome looking ads on the horizon this year, though Bud Light's getting some buzz.

6:18 - Tom Brady, Patriot, warming up during the anthem? Uh oh. Also, I didn't know until just now who won American Idol. Is this a good thing? [y/n]. She's not a bad singer, this Sparks chick. Subtle, but strong, unlike so many people who sing it.

6:20 - Just kidding on that last part. Still, she didn't try to much shit, kept it under two minutes. She passes.

6:22 - They're hooooooooooooooome. They got Chinese. None for me. Que triste.

6:26 - What's irrelevant celebrity will help with the coin toss this year? Walter Payton? He's dea....oh, it's an award. Congrats to Jason Taylor for winning whatever he won. Okay, Bill Walsh's kids. It's gotta suck being Steve Young, because he'll always be Not Joe Montana. Joe Montana can't be here tonight because they didn't wanna pay him. What a rat.

6:28 - HOUSE STOLE THEIR PLOT TONIGHT FROM GREY'S ANATOMY. Don't ask me why I know that, I just do.

FIRST QUARTER
6:30 - Joe Buck said what we all think: "Finally. Football."

6:32 - My sister said it best: "If I were playing in the Super Bowl, I'd be running around like a chicken with its head cut off." That first play looked like it.

6:34 - So far Eli looks pretty good out there, nice and confident. Not a lot of running, despite what Aikman just said.

6:35 - First big play...converted! Two third downs already, maybe he's not the new Tim Couch.

6:36 - I just missed it but there was fire and beer. Whoa

6:37 - Is that...his hands!...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! That just made my brain hurt.

6:40 - GETTHEBALLGETTHEBALL OOPS

6:42 - The Giants are just staying alive on third down after third down. So far, they're not throwing the deep ball and just working those short passes. Nothing over a few yards. Right there, the deep ball the Patriots are trying to stop almost got stopped. The Pats coulda killed some momentum right there. They might have anyway.

6:44 - Missed the third down. Nice job by the Pats by holding them when it matters. Neither team should be really happy with this drive. The Pats looked good, but not impressive, and the Giants stalled out.

6:45 - I half expect to see myself in Math 102 in this ad - Pepsi Max ad. Oh how far has Chris Kattan fallen?

6:46 - WTF salesgenie.com? That ad looked out of place during daylight. That is meant for one in the morning.

6:47 - Maroney had a pretty good return around there.

6:48 - Under Armour is pissing me off. Fuck off, you make undershirts. And shoes. KNOW YOUR ROLE, SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

SECOND QUARTER
6:57 - They just showed the Pats mascot before that play. Does anyone else think that thing looks like the Norseman from Freaks and Geeks?

6:59 - Bridgestone gives us Screaming Animals. I LMAO'd. Far funnier and more effective than Audi's similar - Bridgestone > Audi.

7:00 - The Fratellis once again get used for an ad. I can think of four now.

7:04 - Danica Patrick is so...OH MY GOD SHE'S NAKED?! CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T CTRL+T

7:05 - The look Wes Welker just gave...priceless. Homelessness - sometime you can see it happen.

7:06 - These giant pigeons confuse me...a lot.

7:11 - Peyton Manning looks like an unhappy man. Priceless look-in there.

7:13 - There was no excuse for Steve Smith not catch that. Any ball that slips through your hands is a mistake. Right there.

7:15 - Iron Man marks the first two-star-esque movie I've gotten exited about in a long time.

7:18 - Face eating badgers? Promising...dammit, Toyota, you gave us what we wanted and still failed.

7:19 - George Clooney in a 20s football comedy? Yes.

7:21 - An interception and a near-miss fumble in two drives. Oh noes!

7:24 - Note to SoBe Life Water: WEIRD =/= COOL. On the plus side, the use of "Thriller" is revenge on Michael Jackson for using Beatles' songs in all those Nike ads. Bastard.

7:25 - Faux coverage blitz. I see what you did there. Also, I can tell Brady is in pain. I can tell by the pixels and by seein' a few winces in my time.

7:29 - YOU HAVE THE THIGHS OF A SHERPA. WE MAKE SANDWICH I AM MEAT.

7:33 - It's been an hour and the first half is nearly over.

7:35 - GETTHEBALLGETTHEBALLGETTHEBALL

7:37 - Eli officially looks like Eli Manning now.

7:38 - I would like to combine the Planters and the T-Mobile ad and have Charles Barkley chase after that pug-ugly chick.

7:42 - Combining Jackass and highbrow cinema does not make highbrow Jackass. It's a dude in a mouse costume beating a sucka.

7:45 - Brady is getting POUNDED tonight.

7: 52 - That Patriots fumble is huge mistake. That's seven, or at least three points that won't go on the board, and in a game like this, that's gonna come back. [/John Madden]

7:53 - That would-be hail mary would have been the coolest touchdown EVER.

Alright, I'm not gonna make this too long, so I'll split the second half off into a second post. You're welcome.