I watched the game at a Super Bowl party hosted by some of our senior majors, because Kate didn’t want to see it. Of course, the guys who hosted the party didn’t have cable, so we were watching the game through a haze of static and swirly lines that made the weather look even worse than it was.
Game comments are below the fold, for the sake of marital harmony in Chateau Steelypips:
What a dog of a game. Seven turnovers in the first half– three fumbles by each team, and a Manning interception. Then Rex Grossman lobbed up two more interceptions down the stretch, sealing the win for the Colts. Bleagh.
Really, if you take away the game-opening kickoff return, this was pretty much a beat-down by Indianapolis. Yeah, they kicked a lot of field goals instead of scoring touchdowns, but they completely controlled the game after that kick-off. Chicago did nothing on offense, and didn’t do all that much to stop the Colts from marching their way down the field.
Prince seemed to be pretty good as a halftime show, though his appearance was roundly derided by the students. Between the static, swirly lines, and catcalls, it’s a little tough to say whether he was actually good, or just less awful than the last few. Lacking cable, the Puppy Bowl was not an option.
Peyton Manning wins the MVP, basically by default. Absent a really brilliant performance by somebody else, the Super Bowl MVP is pretty much the “quarterback on the winning team” award.
Tony Dungy talked about Jesus, but mercifully kept it short. Someday, I really do want to hear the coach of the losing team blame the loss on Jesus– “We would’ve won, but they had God on their side…”
I really, really dislike Jim Nantz of CBS. Only the existence of Dick Vitale keeps him from being half of the worst announcing team in college basketball (he and Billy Packer are third behind Vitale/Musberger and Vitale/Patrick), but the weaker competition in the NFL allows him to claim the top spot. Congratulations, Jim. Go back to golf.
Other thoughts?