Super Bowl XLII

[Kraziladi]

SUPER BOWL XLII
February 3, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona



Since the NFC & AFC Championships are today I thought it was time for this thread. Let's chat about the lead up!!!!

[Kraziladi]

Since I'm sure the Patriots will annhilate the Chargers my thoughts for today will be............Brett to the Bowl :skipping

[Riddle]

Well I'm all for the packers winning because They have been my team forever.

and I'm hoping some miracle will put the chargers in the super bowl so the Packers can take one home again.

[Erika]

Personally I want to see the best team win and I think that the Patriots, with a perfect record have shown that they are the team to beat. While I am not a die-hard fan of any of the teams left, I'd love to see a perfect season end that way for them. I think they really are the team to beat! Go PATS!

[Dennis]

The Chargers put up a hell of an effort. Without their best player (and possibly the best player in the NFL!) they were able to hang in all game long. What it came down to was that the Chargers couldn't get touchdowns and instead had to settle for field goals each time they got inside the 20 yard line.

Congrats to the Patriots for getting to the big game!

[Jay]

Agreed, Dennis. The game would have been much closer if LT was able to play. Also Brady did not have a great game and luckily Moroney stepped it up in the second half.

[Dennis]

Well, I think Brady's day was impacted by San Diego's defense. The weather really helped as well. What was the longest pass Brady threw today?

It should be a beautiful opportunity for New England to showcase their offense on the biggest stage of all in a couple of weeks.

[mkwdood]

Pulling for the packers now cause of hometown favorite AJ Hawk.

[Jay]

Did anyone see the Mexican (?) female reporter who wore a wedding dress and proposed to Tom Brady?

Sigh, a media circus it truly is...

[nawlinsgal]

Yes that was hilarious...

[Erika]

Has anyone heard anything about this sprain of Brady's??

I heard on the news that he's not on the injured list....anyone have the info?

[Dennis]

Brady is fine. He will be 100% ready for the game. I guess they called it a "high ankle sprain".

I honestly don't expect it to be an issue at all, but you can bet the announcers will discuss it constantly throughout the game.

[Kraziladi]

It will be the 'excuse' if the Pats lose.

[Kraziladi]

I added a poll.

I'm going for the underdogs!

[Dennis]

In response to the poll, I definitely WANT the Giants to win.

However, I think there is no way on Earth that they will. The weather will be beautiful. The passing game will be on full display and the Patriots will run the score up.

Pats - 42
Giants - 17

[Callie]

I'm rooting for the Patriots! Tom Brady is too hot! :drool

[Dennis]

It doesn't hurt that he's a Michigan grad, does it? ;)

[Callie]

There's lots of Michigan grads... I'm rooting for him cause he's HOT! :drool

[alexandra]

Patriots will hopefully have an undefeated season!!:yay Go Brady and Moss!

[Jay]

I'm rooting for the Patriots! Tom Brady is too hot! :drool

Callie, how do you really feel about Tom Brady? :lol

Prediction: NE 35 NYG 20.

[Davis]

Maybe it's because they are the underdogs, maybe it's because the Patriots always win, or maybe it's because a few of my friends are rooting for them (:lol) but I am rooting for the Giants to take home the win! :woo

In the end, I am not the biggest follower of American Football (wow, I sound very international when I say that :rofl), but I will watch the Superbowl! Heck, I may even bring my spoon. ;)

[Will]

I want the Giants to win because my dad's a fan.

[Kraziladi]

That's nice Will.

The Giants won the coin toss and chose to receive!

[alexandra]

The Giants are getting off to a good start! mmm, I think I'm going to take back my earlier views and now cheer for NY! It just seems like the Patriots are pretty stuck up and that they have won this SuperBowl already. I don't doubt that they will probably end up winning it but I'll jump over to the underdog side!:lol It would be fun to see the Giants take down the Patriots. I always seem to find a soft spot for the underdog, but my New England plays so well:eek

Anyone know who the half time act is going to be?

[Dennis]

Tom Petty.

The Giants have a 10 minute drive that ends in 3 points. The time of possession is great, but you have to score TDs against the Pats. They don't go for FGs.

[Erika]

I love TOM PETTY! Can't wait for half-time :D

[Kraziladi]

The Budweiser commercial with Hank is my favorite so far!!!

[Davis]

The Budweiser commercial with Hank is my favorite so far!!!
The two commercials I just watched were great: Pepsi's Justin Timberlake commercial where 'every sip gets you closer to J-T' and Telus' My Fave 5 commercial where the bball player is being called continuously.

[Kraziladi]

I liked the Badger one and the Mouse one.

Mr. Petty's playing "FreeFallin".... Mr. Krazi videod my first skydive to this song! :D ETA: It was our first date.

[Erika]

:woo :yay :woo TOM PETTY :woo :yay :woo

[Jay]

The Giants defense is playing a strong game.

[Will]

What happened to Paula Abdul? Wasn't she supposed to have a taped performance shown?

[Kraziladi]

Paula's song was during the pre-game this afternoon.

[Kraziladi]

WOW! The Giants are killing themselves with penalties! 2 huge ones already. So sad.

[Dennis]

This game is there for the taking. Who wants it?

[Will]

Giants are leading! 10-7!!

[Dennis]

Holy Schnikes!

[Kraziladi]

Was standing up that entire drive! WOOT WOOT!!!

Now if that awesome defense can hang in there and not wear out!

[Callie]

GO BRADY! :woo :yay

For all the missed commercials, MySpace and Fox have created a page so you can re-watch them all!
http://www.myspace.com/superbowlads

[Will]

Did they show the Victoria's Secret one yet?

[Kraziladi]

Did they show the Victoria's Secret one yet?

Not yet Will. :lol

ETA: Thanx Callie!

[Dennis]

As hot as he may be, I hope that this Super Bowl performance will at least stop all the "Greatest Ever" nonsense. Many QBs would look like world beaters with that offensive support that Tom has.

Don't look now, but the Patriots are moving in for the game winning score I think...

[Will]

aww Giants are losing again. I hope they can somehow get another touch down and win!

[Dennis]

Well, at least they know what they have to do and they'll have the last shot with the ball. History hangs in the balance.

[Will]

I hope they can pull something out and win! And I don't even follow football, lol.

[Kraziladi]

Well now is about the time the Patriots start getting big headed. :p

Will they just showed they Victoria Secret commercial. It was just meh.

[Kraziladi]

This game is unbeleivable!!!

[Dennis]

TOUCHDOWN!!!!

PLAXICO BURRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111 1111111111111!!!!!!!!!111111111111one!!!!!!!!!!!

[Erika]

CRAP!

Giants score with :35 seconds left and now lead 17 - 14....

Pats with 3 timeouts left and they only need a field goal to tie! :eek

This game has been really good!

[Kraziladi]

And Brady is sacked with 19 seconds left!!!

[Kraziladi]

:party :woo NEW YORK GIANTS :woo :party

[Erika]

Congrats to the NY GIANTS!

GREAT game! It was a well-deserved win. I feel a little bad the Pats couldn't get the perfect season, but it was nice that Manning Brothers have back-to-back Superbowl wins!

[Riddle]

OMG that was an amazing game!

I'm so happy that the Giants won!

WHAT AN UPSET!

YAY GIANTS!

[Will]

I can't believe they won!!! I hope Gisele dumps Tom Brady now :lol

[alexandra]

http://i30.tinypic.com/28rgz7c.jpg

ELI MANNING!!

What an intense game!!! Down to the last minute of play!

:lolreplaying all those hits on Brady. He must have been quite shaken!

:up Amazing game!!

[Dennis]

An upset for the ages.

18-1.

[Dennis]

Also, congrats to all those who bet in our casino on the Giants! Check your balances!

Come back to this thread and tell us how much you won!!!! :D

[Jay]

Congratulations to the New York Giants! One of the best Super Bowls in a long time. :yay

[Kraziladi]

I had $16,042 and bet $10,001 and I now have $23,429. So I won about 17K and some change...but after my 10K purchase I netted around 7K. :D

[Callie]

Woot!

I bet 10K, and won $17777 :woo :yay :woo

[AIW]

:yay Giants!!! I bet all my money, which wasn't much but it paid off!

[kungfuhippie]

I bet $2000 on the Pats, those clowns. But I also bet $10 on the Giants, so I can still say I won something!

[Erika]

I bet $2,500 on the Patriots and $5 on the Giants and netted $9 :lol

Still really happy for the Giants :)

[CFK]

I just read this last page and thought you were talking about real money :lol

[stepan]

Well, now that Eli has his Superbowl ring....Thanksgiving at the Manning house won't be awkward anymore...:lol

[Erika]

97.5 MILLION VIEWERS

Highest Rated (Most Watched) Superbowl ever!

[Dennis]

What was everyone's favorite commercial?

[Jay]

Canadians can't watch the ads. :angry I'll look for them on-line.

[Davis]

Giants! :woo

I just read this last page and thought you were talking
about real money :lol
So did I! :rofl At first when AIW said he bet all his money on the Giants and won, I was like "Wow, go AIW!!" and then I saw Erika's comment saying she bet $2500 on the Patriots and I thought "Woah. :eek Never took Erika for a gambler, but this must be a dissapointing loss" and then I read CFK's above quote and thought "Wow, I am an idiot. :p"

Canadians can't watch the ads. :angry I'll look for them on-line.
Yeah, it sucks, CRTC (Canadian Radio Television Corporation) overrides the commericals and inserts some Canadian ones. That's why I watched the Superbowl's broadcast on the Pacific Coast broadcast (American).

[alexandra]

What was everyone's favorite commercial?

I think my fav commercial (although I had to watch them on myspace today) would be the Justin Timberlake Pepsi commercial. I wasn't too impressed with any others..Well, I would give an honorable mention to the Bud light caveman ad and Tide to go ad. I still have a few commercials to get through but those are some first thoughts.

But, my oh my. ANY of those American ads destroy our Canadian ads, if you can call them ads. I saw the same ad for a couple of shows returning to the CTV sooo many times. boring.

[Jay]

Didn't like the 5 billion promos for "Dexter" or "Jericho", alexandra? :lol :down

[Callie]

Did anybody see this?

http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10613134

[Dennis]

Too bad it's fake. :(

[Erika]

It's a funny satire though :lol Yeah Dennis, I'd guess you'd love it to be real, might even fly out for the occassion :rofl

[Dennis]

Well, you have to admit, it would be exciting news!

I did hear Charles Barkley say on TV that if the Celtics won 70 games this season he'd walk across town in a thong. So at least we still have that to cheer for! :(

[AIW]

So did I! :rofl At first when AIW said he bet all his money on the Giants and won, I was like "Wow, go AIW!!" and then I saw Erika's comment saying she bet $2500 on the Patriots and I thought "Woah. :eek Never took Erika for a gambler, but this must be a dissapointing loss" and then I read CFK's above quote and thought "Wow, I am an idiot. :p"
Funniest thing I have read in a while. Too bad it wasn't real money. :lol

[Dennis]

Actually, I did bet real money on the game...

[Jay]

Was this the greatest sports upset in history? I don't think so.

I can think of:
1) Buster Douglas defeating Mike Tyson
2) USA defeating the Soviet Union at Lake Placid