My post Super Bowl assessment.
Maywood
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I didn’t watch the BadBunny halftime show, I didn’t watch the KidRock alternative. As a matter of fact, I didn’t watch the game but followed it on my phone with the intention of catching the 15-20 minute game highlights on Monday.
I think I watched the opening kickoff and part of the first drive till I was interrupted: I haven’t gone back to finish.
Speaking only for myself I really get turned off by the way Politics gets pulled into all of our Sporting Events. I view Sports as an escape just like this Forum, somewhere I can go to get away from the madness of the day and the insane way our World seems to always be in turmoil. I can watch Athletic competition at its finest with the NFL.
I guess I can forgive the NFL for scheduling a Half Time Show that would work to expand their brand and market in the World but it’s never that simple. The Artist himself is a lightning rod that just had to make a stage statement and people who don’t like what he said had to counter that with another Artist, it’s absurd.
I long for the old days when a half time show was local High School bands who were given a once in a lifetime chance to play before a huge crowd and maybe get a shot on National TV. Nothing political. Nothing controversial. Just 15 minutes of entertainment if you wanted to watch.
My choice would be to get back to something that simple. A good option might be the NCAA Football National Champion’s band playing at the Super Bowl. Keep things simple and keep things about Sports.
I hate Politics.
Maywood
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
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I am with you 100%
I've never watched a half time show other than catching parts of it because I was still in the room, the Bad Bunny thing who I never heard of before the Super Bowl was on and my girlfriend and a couple other girls watched it and I glanced at it for a few and shrugged my shoulders and thought ok whatever lol
Politics should never be mixed in with Sports though, there are many completely separate platforms for politics.
Believe what you want, view what you want and live your life the way you want just don't attack others for different ways, that's how it should be with Sports, root for who you want but don't attack others for rooting for other teams unless it's the New York Giants or New York Yankees 😉
My #1 Super Bowl assessment was that the Pats looked horrible on offense and Seattle slapped them around though
One of the worst Super Bowl's I've ever seen
agreed. when i watch sports, i do not need to hear any political sermons.
i am into politics, but sometimes i like the escape sports (and this forum) give me from all of that
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
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allow me to briefly inject facts into the dueling halftime ecosystem. the sole reason why Bad Bunny was chosen to be this year's act was because Apple paid 50 meel-yun dollah to make him that person. it is the title sponsor, it bought the naming rights. if the company had chosen to stick galaxy27, ElMagoStrikeZone, perkdog, stevek, craig44, bgr, BLUEJAYWAY, GroceryRackPack, Basebal21, Maywood, tommyrusty7, LandrysFedora, coolstanley, JoeBanzai, 2dueces, VikingDude, and Bullsitter on a stage in nothing but speedos and have them churn out an impossible-to-forget rendition of "Baby Got Back" for 4 minutes, it could have done so. i doubt that decision would have resulted in a post-show spike on Apple Music quite like the one BB in all likelihood produced, but who knows........stranger things have happened. Apple ponied up, thus Apple had the control. most peeps are unaware of the deets and frankly do not care because they are too busy unleashing howitzers in unabridged "we're right, you're wrong and let me force-feed you why" juvenile playground scrums all over the interweb for the entire planet to thoroughly enjoy.
edit: and if i unwittingly omitted an esteemed contributor's name, please do not be offended -- i have an extra pair of speedos two sizes too small for you to slip into.
@galaxy27, if that cast was on stage in speedos the ratings would have been through the roof!! 😂😂
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if we are splitting $50MM to get up on stage next year, I am getting my speedos out and getting ready!!!
im in!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
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Everything about that game was just god awful. AI commercials, half time show in a langue I dont speak, a blow out without actually putting up points until the end. Thats easily the worst one I have ever seen
iIf its not going to be close at least score like 60 points and give me some exciting plays
Fire AJ Preller
When is the Super Bowl? All I saw last Sunday night was a pre-season game.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
I have watched very few NFL games since the kneeling. I usually watch maybe 2-3 Steelers games a year, and haven't watched a SB halftime show since the Stones played in Detroit back in 2006. I probably watched about 2 minutes of the SB the other day and turned it back to the news.
2025 SEC bowl record 4-10
SEC bowl record vs BIG TEN last two years 2-8
Trust me the news was probably more exciting
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Bring back Up With People and have it perform at the Superbowl halftime.
Doing so would create a firestorm of controversy that would rage across all social media platforms for months/years.
Because the concept of .....................Up With People........................ is something that will offend and irritate ................... someone (for reasons I can not begin to understand).
As a lifelong Seahawks fan, I thought the game was beautiful. Just beautiful. Spectacularly beautiful!!!
I took a pee and bought more beer during the halftime show, so I can’t really comment on that.
Dave
I agree 100 percent, I know the hawks defense was on point and they worked hard all year, almost as if seattle was gifted a super bowl.,.. I will take it, almost everytime seattle got to the red zone they played it careful, they knew a few field goals can win the game, no need to take chances in the biggest game of the year. I am a fan of defensive football games, the same way I am a fan of baseball games that are 3-2.
Which of Seattle's two Superbowl wins was more impressive? And why? Both teams had top notch defenses.
Superbowl 60 or 48?
In super bowl 48 the Seattle team was better, the 60 team just played a vastly inferior opponent
i'm not trying to be a douche and take away from Seattle's chip, but one thing that annoys me as a Bears fan (who obviously has a crystal clear recollection of the defense we had in '85) is everyone putting this Seahawks' D up there with the greatest of all time. i'm hearing it a lot and it's annoying me. to be considered great you have to be able to shut great down. who had the best offense in the league this season? the Rams. what did Matt Stafford do against Seattle in 3 games? he threw for almost 1,000 yards with 8 tuddies and zero picks. not only is that not great, but that's exposure.
congrats to Seattle, its fans and especially the ones on this board, but please stop giving that defense reacharounds. when they played the best that the NFL had to offer, they had no answers.
I would say super bowl 48 only because denver had the all time greatest offense in NFL history and only managed 1 td in garbage time when the game was already over,
and to be honest defenses in the last 25 years can not be compared to defenses before 2000 only because the NFL rules now favor the offense, I mean now on defense you can not even touch a WR or TE as a DB , plus kickers are much more accurate now and can commonly make 50 plus yard field goals.
also in 1985 the bears defense was awesome !! they played only 1 good QB all year though , ( check their schedule) and the 1 good QB the bears played in 1985, maybe you heard of him DAN Marino, threw the ball up and down the field on the bears on Monday NIght, I believe the dophins put up 35 points and let off the gas pedal in the 4rth qtr.
very astute point. i was not happy with that game, and i'm still not over 40 years later. in fact, i wanted retribution in the Super Bowl. problem was, the Dolphins were so concerned with stopping the Bears from having a perfect season that they forgot to get there.
Marino was surgical and we had no answers for his quick release that night. i do not think that would have happened again, however. fun to contemplate.
post more often!
The real strength of the Bears in 1985 was their run defense, it was stifling.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
they shut down dickerson in the playoffs and shut out the rams
The '85 Bears D remains unmatched to this day.
Dave
thank you Seahawks fan
Im not sure how they would even be mentioned in that conversation. Rams and Cards put up a lot of points against them every time and they got lucky to hold on against both teams one time. Even the Titans put up over 20 on them
2000 Ravens had one bad game, 2 okay games, and multiple shutouts and dragged Dilfer to a SB title. Giants dragged Eli to his first SB title too as just some modern era examples
Fire AJ Preller
Over on the D...
I'm going with my Crew...
Greenwood - Greene - Holmes - White
Hamm - Lambert - Cole
Blount - Edwards - Wagner - Shell
Haiti's...🔌🏈
They gave up less points in 1986.
I would replace Cole with Andy Russell.
2025 SEC bowl record 4-10
SEC bowl record vs BIG TEN last two years 2-8
These all white HK Steelers are not mine...
Not sure about the Speedo, but I noticed Justin Bieber got a lotta praise for layin' down some serious grooves while wearing boxer shorts, so maybe.....
yep. and one thing that most non-Chicago fans don't know is, they were missing two defensive starters on that 85 team due to contract disputes........for the entire season. outside of Sweetness, Todd Bell was my favorite Bear. a vicious safety who was cast in the same mold as Ronnie Lott. back then you could practically paralyze receivers and get away with it. he did it so many times. i'll never forget this hit on Joe Washington in the playoffs the year before. imagine if this dude had been patrolling center field on that 85 defense.
back then: no flags, catch, fumble, we get the ball, intensive care unit
now: laundry all over the field, no catch, no fumble, 20 to life
Fencik the "Hitman" was free safety and this guy Bell was a strong safety?
yep. when he held out, Dave Duerson slid in and made All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams in the years that followed. so there wasn't much of a drop-off. but Todd Bell was an even better player. we were stacked, lol.
speaking of those two, Bell had a heart attack at 46 and died, and Duerson shot & killed himself after he retired (he was diagnosed with CTE). very sad. things are great when you're a stud professional football player, but real-life situations continue when your playing days end
Todd Bell was my favorite Bear.
Doug Buffone...
Wally Chambers...
Bob Avellini...
Um...HK's...🔌🏈
Horrible I never knew that
Sad stuff
Win or lose betting wise, I had hoped for more of an offensive back and forth. But was impressed with both defenses.
Had some great bbq wings though.😀
To the DB’s, many modern fans aren’t aware of how the game used to be played and how restrictive it has become and changed football. The “Mel Blount Rule” started it.
In the 1980’s the Browns had two DB’s, Hanford Dixon and Frank Minnifield, who executed the “bump and run” exceptionally well and played within that 5-yard Blount Rule.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
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I remember Todd Bell! He was a STUD!
I had forgotten about him until you mentioned him.
I know it was a different time, but for three consecutive seasons, 1969-1971 the Vikings gave up an average of a little less than 10 points per game for 42 regular season games. Number 1 in fewest points allowed each season.
You do your Super Bowl assessment like I used to do book reports.
‘Of mice and men’? Sorry teach didn’t read it but I’ll put together 3-4 paragraphs for you.
@Darin, it was really just a poorly disguised rant about Politics creeping in where it shouldn’t be.
Thank God we all exercise great restraint here.
Sports only, yeah baby!! 👍😜
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Yeah probably none of us exercise great restraint. 😂 it would be too boring if we did.
What I don’t like is the nfl sending teams to play in foreign countries every year. It could be affecting outcomes enough that we would have two different teams playing in the sb every year. You never know.
If the nfl wants to start a European league with European teams fine… otherwise they can come to the US to see nfl games like it should be.
@Darin
All kidding aside, you could have watched the film- Of Mice and Men was completed in 1939 and starred Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr. An excellent and underrated film from the greatest year in Motion Picture Production history. Might have turned 3-4 paragraphs into 5-6.
edited to add... Of Mice and Men was nominated for Best Picture in 1939
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I’m almost certain Stagecoach came out in 1939 which I’m sure you know was John Wayne’s breakout role.
I haven’t looked this up but I was thinking Fonda was in of mice and men but I may be thinking of grapes of wrath which I think were both Steinbeck novels.
One of them was about poor Oklahoma sharecroppers heading to California during the dust bowl but don’t remember which will look it up after I post.
Grapes of Wrath is the film you are thinking of and that was 1940- Fonda did star in that and was nominated. It was also nominated for Best Picture
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Thanks…. I’ve seen grapes of wrath but it was a long time ago. Fonda is one of my favorites and he was amazing in once upon a time in the west.
1939 was one of the greatest years for cinema
Gone with the Wind
Wizard of Oz
Mr Smith goes to Washington
Withering Heights
Stage Coach
Good bye Mister Chips
Of Mice and Men
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