After two weeks of talking about balls, the Super Bowl left us with more questions than answers. From commercials to the game’s pivotal play, we are left asking, “huh”?
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1. The NFL ends the season as they began–with a train wreck
I’m sure the NFL execs were sitting in the suite, soaking in another fantastic Super Bowl. Hoping the twists and turns of this game would help diffuse the turmoil that blemished the game and the league that many Americans love, than this happened…
https://vine.co/v/OtErL5biMF7
And this…
https://vine.co/v/OtErligIDlq
This is what I said would happen during the Super Bowl, you can call me Waistradamus
@GoodMenProject @michaelkasdan a season @nfl would like to omit. game ends in controversy.Proves Karma exists,atleast n sports. #GoodMenChat
— Wai Sallas (@DadDiary) January 29, 2015
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell didn’t start the game off right, after refusing an interview with NBC. Just a few days earlier, Goodell in reference to Marshawn Lynch’s attitude towards the media, said he is almost always available to the media. The Hypocrisy is strong with this one.
Wonder how much Marshawn Lynch gets to fine Goodell for this. YOU MAKE $44MILLION A YEAR ROG, IT’S YOUR JOB. http://t.co/aBcPuYD6VR
— Chris Warcraft (@ChrisWarcraft) February 2, 2015
An ugly end to an ugly season. Now let’s all take a bath–not together, that would be weird and waste a lot of water.
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2. The robots are getting stronger.
The game itself was one full of everything you hope for in the game’s pinnacle event. There was intrigue, ebbs and flow, a tremendous comeback, team on the brink of history only to have the rug pulled from under them. Seattle’s last offensive play will be questioned for the rest of time…well, questioned by everyone except this kid.
It was basically the best sports movie ever. You had two underdog stories: Seattle’s Chris Matthews and New England’s Malcolm Butler. You had a legacy game for Tom Brady. You can’t make up these kinds of stories.
It was a little too good…
Madden ’15 does a Super Bowl prediction every year. This time around, not only did they get the third quarter score correct, but the outcome as well.
What’s next, robots and people living together!
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3. The Commercials, oh the commercials.
Long gone are the days when Super Bowl commercials were must see TV, now its either a polite laugh or a bleh. Here are the top 3 from this week. We won’t even discuss a certain insurance provider preying on the fears of parents.
http://youtu.be/RasdnWfPC_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3GpXgFwWmk
Then again, sometimes the right message and the right image, can change everything.
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For back-issues of our weekly “So…This Happened. Three Things in Sports,” see:
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January 26, 2015 Edition: The epic Green Bay collapse in Seattle, New England pasting the not-ready-for-their-closeup-yet Colts, and King James hating on his coach.
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January 19, 2015 Edition: The epic Green Bay collapse in Seattle, New England pasting the not-ready-for-their-closeup-yet Colts, and King James hating on his coach.
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January 12, 2015 Edition: The defining plays of Divisional Playoff Weekend in the NFL, The Bills choosing unwisely in Rex, and the Knicks finally begin the process of blowing it up.
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January 5, 2015 Edition: The passing of Stuart Scott, college football Bowl game madness, and Wild Card Weekend in the NFL starring Chris Christie.
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Dec. 29, 2014 Edition: JJ Watt’s stellar season, the poor Cleveland Browns, and the NFL playoff picture.
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