The State of Sports Feb. 6th

-Football

-Superbowl Recap
I think that the Steelers were the underdogs the whole time. They were the team that nobody believed in. They were the team that forced turnovers, and made sure that their own turnovers werent capitalized on. Ben Rothlesberger was 9-21 for 123 passing yards and 2 Int's. Wow, what a line for a QB. The Steelers are hardly the passing team that they were down the stretch. I think that Seattle just couldnt stop their run. My gut feeling is that Pittsburg knew they had to pound the ball in the second half.

Seattle missed and failed to capitalize on its opportunites. If you look at Shaun Alexanders stats, 20 rushes for 93 yards, thats a pretty good day. Matt Hasselback was 26-49 for 273 yards, a TD and an Int. Its not like Pittsburg completely dominated on defense the entire game. But they failed to win the game because they couldnt get it done when it mattered the most. It might not also help that Seattle kicker was 1-3 in field goal attempts.

The Seattle defense was as good as advertised. If not for giving up a 75 yard run to Willie Parker, and a beutifully excecuted fake reverse pass to Hines Ward, it would have been a closer game. Roethlisberger did not have the touchdown, and the pass interference call on Darell Jackson was questionable. But those referee calls were at the beginning of the game. I dont think they had any impact on the game.

The better team won the game. It is as fair and simple as that. Jerome Bettis should now retire. Ive never been a big fan of "The Bus." Randel El so deserved that MVP award. Yeah Hines Ward may have caught the pass, but who absolutly fooled the entire audience. I think that was the bullshit call of the game, to be honest. You cant say that Roethlisberger is in the same category as Tom Brady, Marino, or Young, yet. His pass numbers were bad. Your only argument Steelers fans is that Ben ran the offense. Good job Bill Cower, you deserved this one.

To close up my recap, I just want to say that I was really disappointed in Seattles offense. Yeah, they got the job done, but when it mattered the most, they just failed to get it done. I am hopeful for the Seahawks, because they are a good team. Regardless, we will see if Shauns back next year.

-Random Thoughts:
-I thought that Bosoxguys Super Bowl diary was pretty good. I give a lot of props to that guy. When he gets a good idea, he can really run with it. I always am amazed by his ingenuity for coming up with these ideas ive never even would have considered. His dedication for the New England Sports is genuine, and I do believe that I will be the kind of die hard he will be when I am his age. Truly I have called you out man, and thanks for a good post.


-I also made a comment on his post, and said the following about the halftime show:
-"On the halftime show, my roomate said that Keith Richards was drunk during the halftime show. And what they do is they just shut off his guitar, and have Ron Wood play the lead. Richards was obviously plastered. He walks around the stage with his guitar just doing a lap. I think about it and its hilarious."
-Fact is, the Stones really werent that good. Maybe I just had to be there, and thats what it is. Dont get me wrong, I like to just jam out to Stones songs like the next guy, but they werent that good a selection. Maybe they should go back to MTV productions. It might make things more interresting.

-I was playing Tiger Woods golf until 6:35, so I missed Belichicks preview of defenses. Maybe that wasnt the best move, but its not like I missed the game. The commericals were interresting this year. I dont think ive seen more movie spot previews during a sporting event. I wonder if they were used as space filler, or if they were actually paid for by hollywood.
-The ESPN on the phone commerical was wicked cool. I think the Bud Light commericals with the "Magic Fridge" and the one "Streaker" were good laughs. I didnt grow up in the McGver era, but that one was pretty classic. The godzilla and robot Hummer commercial also drew a pretty warm spot as well.
-But this year they were pretty violent. Thinking about it, what kind of message are you sending to children who watch the Superbowl with the family. If I was ten, id prob go and smash my dads cell phone right about now. But, thats because I dont know any better, not because a commerical influenced me to do that. Maybe they were just playing it safe, because of what happened two years ago. I hope they get a lot better next year.
-Godaddy.com isnt a porn site, right?