Originally Posted By avromark On February 1st, 2009 Superbowl XLIII will commence. The President has already said he supports Pittsburgh (wonder why?) Will you be watching it? (Or if you answer after it happened, did you watch it?) At Home? Party? Will you be watching it for the game or for the ads? Who will win? (And if you answer after the bowl, did the team you think win, won?) Will it be close? A total wipe-out? Any opinions? A favourite Ad? Discuss. I'm not going to watch it, but I will watch the ads after someone posts it to youtube. (A side note I sense another poster will open a thread and this one will die)
Originally Posted By beamerdog Nope. Eagles missed their chance :- ( I'm going to a meetup group I belong to called Backtrackers (bunch of people who didn't read the required HS books but used Norton Anthology or Cliff Notes!) to see Wuthering Heights (that's our "required" reading this month, lol. Fun group. We do a lot of travelling.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We are going to our daughters and SIL's (and grandson's) house this afternoon. DD and I are going shopping while the guys throw the football around and then start watching the game. I know the Steelers are playing because my sister mentioned it yesterday. DH has told me many times who is playing but it didn't stick in my brain. If it's not our 2 local teams, I generally don't have a clue. DD and I will arrive back to watch 1/2 time and then the commercials and eat pizza or whatever. I'm bringing a magazine so I won't ask stupid questions during the game DH is watching last years ads on the computer. I hadn't seen the Bud caveman one before and the Justin Timberlake one is always a hoot Hmm, maybe DD and I won't shop so long after all.
Originally Posted By mickeymeg No, I am one of those who just don't get football. I might watch the highlights of the ads if they end up in my in box later, they usually manage to somehow.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962 Nope, even though my local team is playing. Hopefully the Cardinals won't embarrass themselves. Everyone here in Phoenix is going crazy. I'm usually like amazedmcal2, not too sure who is playing from year to year. I'll probably check in from time to time to check on the score and watch the halftime show. I decided mainly to stay home because of all the drinking and driving. I'm pretty sure most locals will be going overboard - same reason I stay home on New Years Eve. I didn't even get a t-shirt, maybe if they win today.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin I'm going to a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical instead at 2pm in a city 1.5hrs away. I did not know who was playing until I read this thread. I will definitely check out ads later.
Originally Posted By dshyates I'm watching it as we speak. Speaking of ads, appearently Universal FL has given away 200,000 7-day parkhoppers so far today.
Originally Posted By beamerdog I heard that McCain was in the group of people watching the game with Obama. Huh? I thought for sure he'd be watching the home team in person.
Originally Posted By Ursula Okay. We want the the Cardinals to win because they are the underdogs. But PB is the hugest Steeler fan. And we dote on her and her happiness is very important to us. So we're torn on this one. Every single time someone scores, we cheer. Our neighbors think we're nuts.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I always root for the underdog...so I thought it was sad at the end...but, I'm glad PB will be happy! B/c, really, I didn't have much of an emotional attachment to the Cardinals. I thought it'd be nice for them to win for the 1st time...
Originally Posted By submarine-maniac Great game but it seems to me that everytime the Steelers are in the SB, there are very controversial calls against the other teams. For example, there was the roughing the passer and defensive holding. And I do believe that Warner was throwing the ball at the end and it was an incomplete pass, not a fumble. Oh well though, congratulations to the Steelers.
Originally Posted By mawnck Best of luck to whoever it was at KNBC that botched the first commercial break after Bruce. I used to work Master Control at TV stations, switched 2 Superbowls, and that break is going to give me PTSD nightmares tonight (even though I'm sure most viewers didn't notice a thing).
