HAPPY SUPER BOWL 2018!


The New England Patriots are 3-point favorites, but I’m rooting for the Atlanta Falcons! Who do you want to win the Super Bowl?

47 thoughts on “HAPPY SUPER BOWL 2018!

  1. Jerry House

    Being from Massachusetts, I’m for the Patriots all the way, but if that’s Tom Brady pictured here, I may have to rethink my options.

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  2. wolfi

    Please be careful – this is not a joke:
    http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/caraccidents.asp
    Origin:In 2003, a study of U.S. accident data performed by University of Toronto researchers uncovered a 41% increase in motor vehicle collisions in the hours following the Super Bowl. The study compared crash data from 27 Super Bowl Sundays with that of the Sundays preceding and following the big game from 1975 to 2001. The first hour immediately following the Super Bowl was the worst, with the accident rate jumping 70%. (There was a 10% drop in the accident rate during the game itself, presumably because far fewer people were on the road on that time.)

    The study, subsequently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, noted that the largest surges in the accident rate occurred in the home states of the losing team, where the number of crashes increased 68% after the telecast ended, while accidents rose only 6% in the winner’s state. Accidents climbed an average of 46% in “neutral” states.

    Unbelievable but true it seems!

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    1. george Post author

      Wolf, massive quantities of alcohol and other substances will be consumed before, during, and after the Super Bowl. Billions of dollars are wagered on the Super Bowl–everything from how long it takes to sing the National Anthem to the coin flip to the scores in the game–and losers of those bets tend to be in a Bad Mood. Domestic abuse goes way up!

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      1. wolfi

        George, I just hope all of you here enjoy the game!
        Though I have to confess that after all the doping affairs in Europe I’m no longer interested in sports at all.

        Have fun!

      2. george Post author

        Wolf, sports (especially football) is escapist entertainment. With all the political upheaval over the past few weeks, people are just looking for a diversion.

  3. Bill Crider

    My son-in-law’s favorite team is the Pats, so I’ll be pulling for them. But I don’t really have any investment in the outcome of the game. If the Falcons win, that’s okay.

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  4. Jeff Meyerson

    Totally rooting for the Falcons too. They’ve only been there once, they’ve never won, and isn’t everyone sick of seeing Brady and Bill Belichick already? I know I am. And Ryan is the MVP.

    That said, I won’t be putting any money on the outcome.

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  5. Rick Robinson

    I wouldn’t mind seeing a great team win another, but I don’t have enough emotional investment to really care. Barbara only watches for the commercials and halftime show, while I’ll be ignoring those. It is an excuse to have chips and dip, a rare thing for us.

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  6. Deb

    Purple and gold–LSU colors! Since half my income is going to LSU these days, thanks for the reminder!

    I’m guessing the Patriots will win, but I’d like to see the “Dirty Birds” (as we call them down here) pull off a surprise victory.

    John is marinating chicken wings in a soy sauce-sherry-sesame oil-garlic-ginger-honey mix. He’ll grill them as we get closer to the game. We also have shrimp bisque, stuffed grape leaves, and various cheeses and crackers. Ya know, just a light repast.

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    1. george Post author

      Deb, that sounds delicious! I’m planning on making a home-made pizza. And, I was wondering if you would decode the colors on the cheerleader! Congratulations!

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  7. maggie mason

    I want the falcons to win. I don’t really root for them normally, but I think the Pats have won enough, and like Steve says, the “big 3” of that team are trump supporters.

    Did anyone else have a problem watching the nfl honors last night? Right in the middle of the hall of fame announcements the picture went out, came back for commercials, and went out again. I was hoping Don Coryell finally got in the HOF. I was also hoping Terrell Davis made it. Figured LT was a shoe in, deservedly so. The other one I wanted was Kurt Warner. Sorry to see Jerry Jones get in (he was the last one announced before the pix went off, so figure he broke it)

    Rick, I’m right there with Barbara with commercials (I write them down in a notebook and rate them, have been doing that for a number of years) My favorites are the bud clydesdales, with puppies. the darth vader VW ad was also a winner for me

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    1. george Post author

      Maggie, I always buy the Monday edition of USA TODAY after the Super Bowl. They rank all the Super Bowl commercials. I used that in my ADVERTISING and MARKETING classes.

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  8. Jeff Meyerson

    It’s all good so far. Except for Joe Buck saying THREE times to stay tuned for “THE MOST IMPORTANT MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR.” As long as they can continue to pressure Brady, it’s looking good.

    No really memorable standout commercials that made me say, wow, that was really good. One disgusting one, the Febreze Halftime Bathroom Break ad.

    /end half time update

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  9. maggie mason

    I’m so sad about the outcome. No Clydesdale commercial??? BAH There were a few commercials I liked, but not too many A’s. The puppy bowl had a better outcome

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  10. Rick Robinson

    That was one of the best Super Bowl games ever. No team has ever done what the Pats did in that game. It’s tough to lose, and I feel sorry for Atlanta, but they stopped scoring or defending in the second half. Congratulations, New England.

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  11. Jeff Meyerson

    I’ve seen this in Giants games with Dallas and New England. Clock management, ball management, most of all GAME management. I can almost guarantee that had this been reversed, Bill Belichick would not have let it get away. You’re up by 16 more than halfway through the fourth quarter, what can go wrong? Well, your defense has been on the field a long time and you’re facing Tom Brady, so it is possible he can score twice and tie the game with two two-point conversions. What can you do to stop that? Simple, KICK THE FIELD GOAL. You’re on the 30 or so, run the ball three times. You run the clock down, maybe make New England use time outs. If you get a first down, great. If not, you KICK THE DAMN FIELD GOAL to make it a three score game. No 10 yard sack, no holding penalty that takes you out of field goal range. Once Atlanta lost that fumble I could see the rest coming, exactly as it developed.

    Too bad. You know you’re facing Brady. Play the game accordingly.

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    1. maggie mason

      thanks for the New Yorker link, Wolfi. I didn’t know that history of God Bless America.

      I really enjoyed Gaga’s show, and heard she was warned off getting political, and that there was some kind of threat, though the later wasn’t snopsed.

      I agree with Jeff on his astute game assessment. I wish the Falcons had won. I hated that Don Coryell didn’t make it into the HOF, and that Jerry Jones did.

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