02-04-2008, 06:47 AM
Quote:"Words are dwarfs, deeds are giants." -- Swiss Proverb
Congrats New York!
yeah, that was a great game. I was rooting for a close one, and I got it. I also like that nobody has gone 19-0. Of course what I don't like is hearing from Giants fans for a whole year.
That was one great catch near the end, where the Giant trapped the ball with one hand against his helmet but was able to get both hands on it as he was being tackled.
How refreshing that the game was not decided by close calls or controversial penalties. I think it's a little hardball sometimes if they're reviewing whether the guy leaving the field has actually left before the snap, but rules is rules.
The commercials IMO weren't as good as last year's. Many were just stupid, like the sales contacts site (the panda/bamboo was one). I liked the balloon commercial for Coke, finally Charlie Brown wins at something. I also liked the Coke commercial with that Ragin' Cajun and Bill Frist. The screaming squirrel was good, but when the commercial had Alice Cooper we had to laugh hard, and then we were busting guts when Richard Simmons was in the road and the driver started speeding up. "Follow your heart" was stupid IMO, but the talking stain wasn't bad -- it made its point very well. The "cheese run" was good, but the Clydesdale/Rocky thing lacked something.
IMO Tom Petty is a good choice for halftime, though a bit subdued. I liked the guitar stage. Also cool was that I was at my brother's house, he could turn up the volume, I can't do that at home, with little ones in bed and a noise-sensitive spouse.