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You are here: Home / Sports / Half Time Open Thread

Half Time Open Thread

by John Cole|  February 6, 20118:16 pm| 226 Comments

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Have I mentioned I hate all this crap at halftime? And I guess I just don’t get the whole Black Eyed Peas phenomenon.

Steelers look pretty craptacular, too. If I see Larry Brown in a Packers jersey, I’m going to have to start drinking.

*** Update ***

This has been going on for an hour now, I think. I honestly think I would rather watch the Packers score than this halftime show.

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  1. 1.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    It just got better with Usher. Take that bitchez!
    /snark

  2. 2.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    And I guess I just don’t get the whole Black Eyed Peas phenomenon.

    Me neither, but I’d say this is better than I expected.

  3. 3.

    Morbo

    February 6, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    This halftime show is some absolutely agonizing shit. Someone please help me get my hands off my own throat.

  4. 4.

    Batocchio

    February 6, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    Holy suck, Batman.

    Cube-head dancers now?

  5. 5.

    auntie beak

    February 6, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    it’s like a bad devo imitation.

  6. 6.

    Dave S.

    February 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    The parade of GB defensive players to the locker room just before halftime should lift your spirits.

  7. 7.

    DougJ®

    February 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    It should be Prince every year.

  8. 8.

    Shoemaker-Levy 9

    February 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    If poorly performed techno-rubbish is the best our culture can come up with then we truly are doomed.

  9. 9.

    me

    February 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    It looks like they’ve written “La’E” in lights.

  10. 10.

    Martha

    February 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    I Think the show is pretty awful, but what do I know. The commercials are mostly awful too, except for Darth/VW and Teleflora/Faith Hill. And I’m terrified the Packers will play true to form in the 2nd half, which will mean great pain and agony in this house and happiness to you John. Sigh.

  11. 11.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    wow..

    If I were Bridgestone, I would be pissed

  12. 12.

    Nicole

    February 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    The costuming makes the four of them look like some kind of low-end Marvel Superhero team. Like Alpha Flight, minus Sasquatch. And the dwarf.

  13. 13.

    cathyx

    February 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    Black Eyed Peas are fantastic. Just don’t judge them on this half-time show.

  14. 14.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    February 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    .
    .
    This game of which you speak… Who’s winning, the Quitter or the Bullshitter?
    .
    .

  15. 15.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    Cole- If neither Sam Shields nor Charles Woodson makes it back, the Stillers still have a helluva shot.

  16. 16.

    No One of Consequence

    February 6, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    Fail show is fail.

    Anything that has me hankerin’ for the days of a sun-symbol-nipple-shield-slip from a 40-something ex-pop-sister-symbol-whatever, well…

    Must be pretty bad.

    Hell, why not have Prince back for Silhouette Masturbation II — Digilectric Boogaloo ???

    They could add pixels and Tron II type stuff…

    Oi.

  17. 17.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    @Uncle Clarence Thomas:

    Shorter UCT: PAY ATTENTION TO ME!

  18. 18.

    Gravenstone

    February 6, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    @Nicole: Hey now! I liked Alpha Flight, but then I was a John Byrne fanboy back in the day.

  19. 19.

    Throwin Stones

    February 6, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    My two year old kinda liked it…

  20. 20.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    NFL must be very pleased. The BEP’s were very whitebread.

  21. 21.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    If the Packers score 1st in the 2nd half I’ll turn on the Puppy Bowl.
    …
    Except it went off at 5:00! Crap!

    Between interceptions and penalties the Steelers are doing a real job on themselves. The injuries don’t help, either.

  22. 22.

    Batocchio

    February 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    @Nicole:

    Okay, that one really needed recognition. An Alpha Flight reference? Win!

  23. 23.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    @cathyx: I’m not judging them solely by their half time show. They have sucked each and every time I have seen them live (hubby has worked/played for them a few times)

    ETA: Different strokes for different folks and all that.

  24. 24.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    @DougJ®:
    Seconded or thirded or whatever number I am. Prince was the best halftime performer in recent years. Maybe ever.

  25. 25.

    Napoleon

    February 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    The Black Keys, maybe they should have them.

  26. 26.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    @Dave S.: They’ll be back after the half.

    Oh, and the Packers get the ball first.

  27. 27.

    Yutsano

    February 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): And the worst part? You gave it exactly what it wanted. Disdain is all that deserves.

  28. 28.

    Angry Black Lady

    February 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): He sucks no matter what the thread topic.

  29. 29.

    Mark S.

    February 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I missed most of it, but I caught the tail-end of the dancers with boxes on their heads.

  30. 30.

    Michael

    February 6, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    We liked it a lot, but we also have teens still living at home, so we’re familiar with the genre.

  31. 31.

    Yutsano

    February 6, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    @Angry Black Lady: I fed it once. Teh stupid just got worse from there.

    @asiangrrlMN: I’m thinking if you had to speculate, then he didn’t flash his abs. If there’s abs on a fyne brotha on my TV odds are it’s Usher.

  32. 32.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 6, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    So that WAS Usher. I thought so.

    Back to the game. Go, whomever.

    @Yutsano: He wasn’t flashing anything, sadly. I just thought I recognized his voice.

  33. 33.

    eemom

    February 6, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    somebody told me the green team is winning. I thought John wanted the yellow one.

  34. 34.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    @Yutsano:

    See, I have a different theory on approaching situations like this. I believe that as long as you don’t acknowledge the trolling point- and honestly, I’m not even sure what was typed- but just point out how pathetic the troll is, well…

  35. 35.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Woodson is out.

  36. 36.

    passerby

    February 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    I’m going to have to start drinking.

    “start drinking”? It’s Superbowl Sunday and your team is in the game. “start drinking”? ? What’s wrong wichu?

  37. 37.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    I predict the team in the yellow pants will win.

    Hey! Woodson is out! That can’t hurt.

  38. 38.

    Nerull

    February 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    At least it wasn’t Beiber.

  39. 39.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    So Woodson is out. Hmmm…

  40. 40.

    MobiusKlein

    February 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    My kids luv teh black eyed peas, so can it.

    Nobody pissed on your grapefruit today.

    (Grownups these days, get off my spectrum!)

  41. 41.

    Villago Delenda Est

    February 6, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Ok, how much you want to bet that the “fans” jumping up and down frantically in front of the performers were paid to do so?

  42. 42.

    Tim

    February 6, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    I have long believed that the Black Eyed Peas suck. Totally.

    And that Fergie is one of the ugliest alleged sexy women the American public have had shoved down their throat in a long time.

    My guess is she had too much plastic surgery too early and now she just looks weird. I remember closeups of her in that “Poseidon Adventure” remake that made my skin crawl. Trout lips/nose job/filler and botox.

  43. 43.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    @passerby: True fans know they have to be ready in case their team needs them. For something.

    Ah crap. Sanders out for Pgh.

  44. 44.

    comrade scott's agenda of rage

    February 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Halftime show? WTF is that?

    Digiorno pizza almost done than it’s back next door to watch the actual game.

    And man have the commercials been lame this year.

  45. 45.

    Binzinerator

    February 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    @martha

    And I’m terrified the Packers will play true to form in the 2nd half
    That’s what I’m afraid of too.

    It was an awesome 1st half though.

  46. 46.

    Michael

    February 6, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    @asiangrrlMN:

    So that WAS Usher.

    The man is an outstanding performer. He took on the role of Billy in an upper tier traveling version of “Chicago”, and from all reports, was a real crowd pleaser.

    The hip-hop was just a means to an end.

  47. 47.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    I am encouraged that the Packers are taking penalties.

  48. 48.

    Binzinerator

    February 6, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    blockquote fail

  49. 49.

    Nerull

    February 6, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    That’s not a very good bet – if you watched the whole thing it was clear they were part of the performance.

    Any actual fan who tried to get on the field would be arrested and sent to gitmo.

  50. 50.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Fuck, that was a TD.

  51. 51.

    suzanne

    February 6, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    I’m trying to decide who sucked more… Black Eyed Peas or The Who?

  52. 52.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    February 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    @Nerull: Wait til next year, then again if that happens, I will pray for a NFL Lockout.

  53. 53.

    Moonbatting Average

    February 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    Bullshit call.

  54. 54.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    Bullshit call.

  55. 55.

    Alex S.

    February 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    The Steelers show a lot of grit. This won’t be over soon..

  56. 56.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Cue John Cole bitching about all the calls that go against the Steelers in 3, 2, 1….

  57. 57.

    Morbo

    February 6, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Alright, Cole, justify that penalty. See also: unsportsmanlike on the INT return touchdown.

  58. 58.

    Nom de Plume

    February 6, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Oh lord. I’m trying not to be too cynical, but damned if the Steelers always start getting these calls sooner or later…

  59. 59.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    @Moonbatting Average: @mr. whipple: Nope.

  60. 60.

    Gravenstone

    February 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    May I say how much I hate Sharon Osbourne?

  61. 61.

    Mark S.

    February 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    I HATE talking babies. That will be the first thing banned when I become dictator. National healthcare and pot legalization soon to follow.

    I don’t mind talking dogs though.

  62. 62.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    @Nerull: You summoned him! TDS had a cute intro with Bieber and Jon Stewart switching bodies. FYWP won’t let me enmbed.

    @suzanne: The Who.

    @Mark S.: Totally agree with you. Creeps me the fuck out. Although, my first edict as king would be to have all my favorite actors (male and female) perform a play for me. Nekkid.

  63. 63.

    Jay C

    February 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Oh Joy – another Etrade talking baby – as cogent an argument for abortion as I’ve ever seen,…

  64. 64.

    Polar Bear Squares

    February 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Bad call that benefits the Steelers.

    Shocker.

  65. 65.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Ok, that Ozzy/ Justin Bieber was kind of funny

  66. 66.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    @Nerull:

    At least it wasn’t Beiber.

    And there he is. Figured we couldn’t go a full Super Bowl without a Beiber sighting.

  67. 67.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Camera guy just injured Mendenhall. Great.

  68. 68.

    Moonbatting Average

    February 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    James Harrison should be fined for that call

  69. 69.

    S. cerevisiae

    February 6, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    OZZY! “what’s a Beiber?”

  70. 70.

    Warren Terra

    February 6, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    Ok, how much you want to bet that the “fans” jumping up and down frantically in front of the performers were paid to do so?

    They were costumed identically and they performed the same dance moves in synchrony. In fact, their motions were anything but “frantic”. I don’t know what you were watching; I saw a whole bunch of professional dancers on the field.

  71. 71.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Crap.

  72. 72.

    justawriter

    February 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    It is said that the British Army wore red coats so that if their commanders were wounded, the blood would blend in and the soldiers would not lose hope. That is why both teams wear yellow pants.

  73. 73.

    passerby

    February 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Mendenhal.

  74. 74.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    First and goal. How will the Steelers fail me now.

    Oh. Never mind.

  75. 75.

    Jay C

    February 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Guess mendenhall wasnt TOO badly hurt…\
    TD!!

  76. 76.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Closing in on them

  77. 77.

    Veneficus

    February 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Yeah, that halftime show was just horrible. I feel sorry for Slash, what with being felt up by that screeching harpy Fergie.

  78. 78.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    @Warren Terra:

    “fans”

    Too subtle?

  79. 79.

    Mary G

    February 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    I missed the whole halftime and just turned it on in time for the Steelers TD! All of a sudden it’s close.

  80. 80.

    Moonbatting Average

    February 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    oh for fuck’s sake. Steelers call = Steelers TD. Enjoy your “luck” yinzers.

  81. 81.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Yay Jack Sparrow..I can’t wait

  82. 82.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    @Poopyman:

    GB’s run defense is up to regular-season form it appears.

  83. 83.

    The Dangerman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    @suzanne:

    …Black Eyed Peas or The Who?

    I missed the BEP this year, but it could NOT have been worse than The Who (which, given that half the band is dead, wasn’t really The Who).

  84. 84.

    Warren Terra

    February 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Awfully sporting of Steely McBeam and Co to do a series entirely on the ground, what with the Packer QB hors de combat and all.

  85. 85.

    13th Generation

    February 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Pirates of the Caribbean..

    Way Orange, Way Blue..

  86. 86.

    cathyx

    February 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    @wobblybits: Do you like their recorded music?

  87. 87.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Test baby! Win!

  88. 88.

    SIA

    February 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    I hate football, especially pro. But. This is THRILLING.

  89. 89.

    Cacti

    February 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Nice of the zebras to put the Stealers at mid-field with a phantom face mask.

    Is there ever an egregious call in the Super Bowl that doesn’t benefit them?

  90. 90.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    @Mary G:

    Because the Packers lost Charles Woodson and Sam Shields- two starting DBs- on the Steelers’ last possession of the first half. On back-to-back plays.

  91. 91.

    suzanne

    February 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    This is funny.

  92. 92.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Can someone explain to me why so much military stuff is mixed in with sporting events? It is a bit creepy.

  93. 93.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 6, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Just wondering when the jersey became part of the facemask?

  94. 94.

    morzer

    February 6, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    @justawriter:

    No, it isn’t. Red dyes were cheaper, and the shift to red was largely a matter of happenstance during the English Civil War. Nothing to do with blood at all.

  95. 95.

    frosty

    February 6, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    @13th Generation: To be fair, there was some green in the daylight shots but yeah, all the night shots and sea shots — teal and orange. Uggh.

  96. 96.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Man these dropped passes.

  97. 97.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    @wobblybits:
    Because sports are a proxy for war.

  98. 98.

    suzanne

    February 6, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    @The Dangerman: The Peas were pretty craptacular. I would say it’s a tossup for the title of Mostest Suckiest.

  99. 99.

    auntie beak

    February 6, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    @wobblybits: ah. glad i’m not the only one that was creeped out by this.

  100. 100.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    The Packers receivers are getting alligator arms. Especially across the middle.

  101. 101.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    @cathyx: The only recording I liked are the songs they did (along with others) on Sergio Mendes’s album, “Timeless”. Outside if that, I’m not a fan.

  102. 102.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    @wobblybits:

    For some reason this year feels like they are really laying it on thick. Fox effect?

  103. 103.

    justawriter

    February 6, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    @morzer: forgive me for leaving off the [jk] tag

  104. 104.

    Cacti

    February 6, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    @wobblybits:

    Can someone explain to me why so much military stuff is mixed in with sporting events? It is a bit creepy.

    There seems to be more than the usual amount of jingoism this year.

  105. 105.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    @Poopyman:

    I can understand Nelson’s drop- the footsteps were LOUD. But Jones’ drop? No excuse whatsoever.

  106. 106.

    MikeJ

    February 6, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    The only good sports/singing mashup I’ve seen was Shakira doing the World Cup opening concert. She was awesome.

  107. 107.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Timothy Hutton? WTF?

  108. 108.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Okay, I liked the Coke border guards commercial.

  109. 109.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    @Cacti:

    There seems to be more than the usual amount of jingoism this year.

    What network is the game on?

  110. 110.

    frosty

    February 6, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    @Violet: US Football has always been a metaphor for war. Baseball not so much. (see George Carlin for the details) I don’t think you see it in any other sports, either.

  111. 111.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    The running game is doing OK, but there may be a reason Ben isn’t throwing hard.

  112. 112.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    @Violet: Is that who that was? Man! Where are they finding these people?

  113. 113.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):

    That would be my guess too, but I’ve seen other SB’s on Fox and as I recall they weren’t this bad. Maybe it’s not so much the Fox effect as the let’s go all out and pander to the Teatard real ‘Murkans effect.

    And this Stella ad is fail.

  114. 114.

    Michael

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    BTW – for those who want to celebrate something other than the ode to senile old fool Reagan, it is Bob Marley’s birthday today.

  115. 115.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    And what’s–his–face for Stella D’Artois.

  116. 116.

    suzanne

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    Adrian Brody for Stella Artois? WTF?

  117. 117.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    @frosty:

    Always? After WWII, sure, but prior to that? Notsomuch…

  118. 118.

    cyntax

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    So watching on DVR delay and just got done with the halftime show. Holy shit was that not the most schizophrenic thing ever? Who the hell got paid to come up with that abomination? It was the kitchen sink of half time shows.

    Alright, going back to mix more margaritas and see if the Steelers can make this thing interesting.

  119. 119.

    Jay C

    February 6, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    Adrien Brody pitching beer?
    Good commercial, though…

  120. 120.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Oooh! X Factor commercial with Simon Cowell. Very funny.

  121. 121.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    @Michael: Um yeah the guys will be celebrating that after the game :)

  122. 122.

    Cacti

    February 6, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):

    What network is the game on?

    It seems over the top even for Fox. Their sports coverage usually isn’t so obnoxious about it.

    As an aside, does George W. Bush have to taint every future sports championship with his presence?

  123. 123.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    Ok please stop showing Shrubbie and (alleged) mistress Condi.

  124. 124.

    askew

    February 6, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    The only good sports/singing mashup I’ve seen was Shakira doing the World Cup opening concert. She was awesome.

    Damn, I thought I was the only one who liked that performance.

    The BEPs were really vanilla which is too bad. Outside of Prince and U2 in 2011, I can’t remember a decent Super Bowl halftime performance in years.

  125. 125.

    MikeJ

    February 6, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    @frosty: Grr. Responding pointing out England/Argentina and England/Germany. WP eated it. Tried to post, and of course flagged as a dupe.

    FYWP. FYWP. FYWP.

  126. 126.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    OK, I guess he can throw deep. Sigh.

  127. 127.

    Morbo

    February 6, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    For the record, Joe Buck is just awful.

  128. 128.

    Jay C

    February 6, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    As an aside, does George W. Bush have to taint every future sports championship with his presence

    ?

    Just the ones in Texas, apparently…

  129. 129.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    @Poopyman:
    I figured Timothy Hutton must be desperate or something. BTW, he said he was Timothy Hutton in the voiceover. I wouldn’t have recognized him.

    @suzanne:
    Adrien Brody! Yum! That was a good commercial. Nicely done.

  130. 130.

    Warren Terra

    February 6, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    Oh hey, Fox just showed us “President George W Bush”. I knew we had a former President of that name, but not an actual one.

  131. 131.

    Loneoak

    February 6, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    Big Play Clay!

  132. 132.

    frosty

    February 6, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Oops, sorry about “always”. But I’d date it to the 60s and Vietnam. I don’t have personal experience with following football in the 50s to say if it was so full of jingoism then.

  133. 133.

    Loneoak

    February 6, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    @Warren Terra:

    Of course he was sitting next to Jerry Jones. Fucking axis of evil, right there.

  134. 134.

    Yutsano

    February 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    @Loneoak: Now would bea decent time for a defensive stop on Green Bay’s side. Just sayin’.

    @Loneoak:

    Of course he was sitting next to Jerry Jones. Fucking axis of evil, right there

    Where the fuck is that damn asteroid I ordered anyway?

    And a kick gets whiffed…interesting.

  135. 135.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    @Violet: Ah. Maybe I should stop typing and watch.

  136. 136.

    13th Generation

    February 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    Defense!!

  137. 137.

    Mary G

    February 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    @Morbo: I hate Joe Buck with the heat of 10,000 suns.

  138. 138.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    Well, right on cue ….

  139. 139.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    @Yutsano: you were sayin :)

  140. 140.

    MikeJ

    February 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    @Loneoak: It would be very un-nice of me to ask why blimp pilots don’t read Thomas Harris, so I won’t.

  141. 141.

    Michael

    February 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    GB gotsta score this next possession to put this pig away, otherwise, the Stillers are going to win by 4.

  142. 142.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Haha!

    Now, c’mon Pack….let’s get on track.

  143. 143.

    Loneoak

    February 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    AIRBALL. AIRBALL.

  144. 144.

    Mark S.

    February 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Probably should have punted. Green Bay gets good field position.

  145. 145.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    more orange and teal

  146. 146.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Where did they get the kicker from? Florida State.

  147. 147.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Bullet dodged. Need to score a TD here, Pack!

    BTW, nice sack and “Mark of Zombo”, Frank!

  148. 148.

    The Dangerman

    February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Missed it by that much.

    /Bob Eucker

  149. 149.

    Mo MacArbie

    February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Why is everybody hating on the halftime show? When have they ever been good?

  150. 150.

    MikeJ

    February 6, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    The Chrysler commercial is in blue and orange and disses NY, Chicago and Seattle. Fuck Chrysler.

  151. 151.

    SIA

    February 6, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    Premature ekickulation.

  152. 152.

    suzanne

    February 6, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    That Eminem Chrysler commercial was beautiful.

  153. 153.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    @Mo MacArbie: Off the top of my head, Prince was excellent.

  154. 154.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    @suzanne: Agreed.

  155. 155.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    The Chrysler Detroit Eminem ad was good. Kind of drew me in. Good for Chrysler for supporting the city.

  156. 156.

    Bobby Thomson

    February 6, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Mathers FTW.

  157. 157.

    4jkb4ia

    February 6, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    @Mo MacArbie: When Bruce did it, it was good, although it was a grave condensation of his usual show.

    @asiangrrlMN from two threads ago:
    The whole verse is, IIRC–

    If you want to drink a cold one on the weekend, and get a little loud,
    If you want to say, I’m sorry, or I love you, but you don’t know how,
    If you want to get the nerve to tell that stupid boss of yours to shove it next time he yells at you,
    Well, this is country music, and we do.

    So a good country song is substituting for the flowers, not just this one.

  158. 158.

    Xantar

    February 6, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    The Eminem Chrysler commercial did what it had to do. Got the message across in such a way that I will remember it later, and didn’t piss me off in the process by glorifying douchebaggery. And now I kind of want a gospel choir remix of Lose Yourself.

  159. 159.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    @MikeJ:

    I liked it.

  160. 160.

    Cacti

    February 6, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Surprisingly poor game management by Pittsburgh.

    Two time outs wasted in the 3rd.

  161. 161.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    Fake punt?

  162. 162.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    “this team really takes on the emotion of their coach.”

    Joe Buck: New material. Please.

  163. 163.

    Mo MacArbie

    February 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    OK, we got II out of XLV. Any others?

  164. 164.

    Mark S.

    February 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    Those timeouts might come in handy later, Steelers.

  165. 165.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    This quarter is convincing me to go finish reading for class tomorrow

  166. 166.

    lol

    February 6, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    @Violet:

    I wasn’t aware Detroit had come back from hell.

  167. 167.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    @suzanne: I agree. But I still won’t buy a Chrysler.

  168. 168.

    Yutsano

    February 6, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    @Mark S.: Bad clock management never lost a football game good sir! What could you possibly be thinking?

  169. 169.

    Warren Terra

    February 6, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    Even as one born and raised in the Emerald city, which it dissed more emphatically than the other cities mentioned, I rather liked the Chrysler ad. It was nonsense, but it was pretty nonsense, in a good cause.

    The Groupon ad a couple breaks back, though, the one with “Tibet’s getting wiped out but hey maybe we can get you a deal on their cuisine” – that was just lousy.

  170. 170.

    cathyx

    February 6, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    After the Steelers take the lead, they won’t need the timeouts.

  171. 171.

    Southern Beale

    February 6, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    Evening folks. I’m finding the game and the ads and the half time show all a little boring. Kinda wishing we’d gone to a movie tonight instead.

    Is it just me?

  172. 172.

    Yutsano

    February 6, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):

    Fake punt?

    Possibly, but by whom?

    EDIT: Never mind.

    Oh and Green Bay? DON’T. BE. STUPID.

  173. 173.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    @Southern Beale: no.

  174. 174.

    mr. whipple

    February 6, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    What a fucking retard.

  175. 175.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    Oh, for fuck’s sake…

  176. 176.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    Nice penalty Williams

  177. 177.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    @Southern Beale:

    Good game. Commercials meh overall.

  178. 178.

    cathyx

    February 6, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    @Southern Beale: I take it your not from Pittsburgh or Greenbay.

  179. 179.

    debit

    February 6, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    @Southern Beale: Not just you. Maybe I’d care if one of them was my team, but I doubt they’ll ever get to the big dance again in my lifetime. But I’m not bitter.

  180. 180.

    Jc

    February 6, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    Black eyed peas are the shiznit, Cole. Go back to keeping the kids off your lawn old man

  181. 181.

    OldDave

    February 6, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    On the Chrysler commercial – love the Fox Theatre. I’ve never been to the one in Detroit, but have been to several shows at its twin in St. Louis.

  182. 182.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    @Yutsano:

    Every comment is taking a while to post.

  183. 183.

    auntie beak

    February 6, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    @Warren Terra: yeah, i found that particularly offensive.

  184. 184.

    Jay C

    February 6, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    ATTN: John Cole

    This thread is getting kinda lengthy – we can has 4th-quarter SB thread pleez?

  185. 185.

    Yutsano

    February 6, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): GB has developed a case of the dropsies. That bodes not well.

  186. 186.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    @OldDave:

    The Fox in Detroit is absolutely stunning. Kudos to the Ilitches on the restoration.

  187. 187.

    Southern Beale

    February 6, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    @Jc:

    Yeah I like the ‘Peas too. Thought I was the only one. But man, the sound totally sucked on my TeeVee. It was just a major sound fail.

  188. 188.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    hold on to the ball

  189. 189.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Jebus, why can’t the Packers ever make it easy for me?

  190. 190.

    Jay C

    February 6, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    WTF “incomplete”???

  191. 191.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Stillers did the same against NY.

  192. 192.

    Mo MacArbie

    February 6, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    C’mon. Two feet down and a football move. Complete. Harrison could’a smacked ‘im.

  193. 193.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    How many challenges do the teams get per game? Or per half, if that’s how they do it?

  194. 194.

    David in NY

    February 6, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    I only turn on the TeeVee for national elections. What’s up?

  195. 195.

    wobblybits

    February 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    getting sloppy with the penalties

  196. 196.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    @debit: I hope they don’t. Although, if they get their damn stadium this year, then I no longer care.

  197. 197.

    Cacti

    February 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    @Jay C:

    WTF “incomplete”???

    If Pittsburgh had fallen on the ball, it would have been a catch and a fumble.

  198. 198.

    Morbo

    February 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    This is Super Bowl XL all over again, and fuck you if you don’t agree.

  199. 199.

    BD of MN

    February 6, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    is Roger Goodell from PA?

  200. 200.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Ineligible down field? I don’t remember the last time I saw that called on the Packers.

  201. 201.

    passerby

    February 6, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Stillers are not suckers. Rodgers good but most underestimate Pitt’s hunger and legacy. Good game so far.

    Half time show and commercials stupid as usual.

  202. 202.

    hitchhiker

    February 6, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    I liked the legless skier killing it on the high terrain commercial. Totally made my night.

    Also I’m happy that somebody unearthed the tape of the first Stupid Bowl, which I watched with my dad when I was in 10th grade and he was still alive and as happy as I ever saw him.

    The halftime show was . . . really? They sounded like bad American Idol wannabees on television. Maybe it was better live.

  203. 203.

    cathyx

    February 6, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    @David in NY: Turn the TV back off. You’ve got another couple of years.

  204. 204.

    Q

    February 6, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    I literally have no idea what a “catch” is in the NFL anymore.

  205. 205.

    Nicole

    February 6, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    I’m a sucker for a montage. Me likey.

  206. 206.

    cckids

    February 6, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    @suzanne: I liked it too. But it wouldn’t have killed them to thank all us hard working ‘Murkins who bailed their asses out. They didn’t resurrect Detroit all on their own.

    edited for sense: typing while +3 Irish

  207. 207.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    @passerby:

    Packers lose two starting CBs in span of two plays, on the spiritual leader of defense. Lost spiritual leader of offense earlier. Must stop referring to hunger. Must stop typing like Rorschach talks.

  208. 208.

    Batocchio

    February 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Turnover!

  209. 209.

    Moonbatting Average

    February 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Worm-turning play

  210. 210.

    Gravenstone

    February 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Fuck did we need that!

  211. 211.

    handy

    February 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Whoaaa nelllllllly!

  212. 212.

    freelancer (itouch)

    February 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Oh fer fucks sake!

  213. 213.

    Mark S.

    February 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    God the Pack needed that.

    @Violet:

    You get two per game, but if you win both of them, you get a third.

  214. 214.

    Violet

    February 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Well, at least the game isn’t boring.

  215. 215.

    Napoleon

    February 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    “is Roger Goodell from PA?”

    NY, but he went to college near Pitts. In fact he has been a good friend of a cousins family since those days.

    BTW his dad was the guy Nelson Rockefeller appointed to fill Bobbie Kennedys Senate seat after he was assassinated. Nixon hated him (first Rep Sen to come out against the war). He is talked about in Nixonland.

  216. 216.

    MikeJ

    February 6, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Is the camera in the bottom of the water bowl new this year?

  217. 217.

    Poopyman

    February 6, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    New open thread…..

  218. 218.

    Gravenstone

    February 6, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    Nice job of redemption there, Nelson.

  219. 219.

    Morbo

    February 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    I was ready to chug my last pint if they hadn’t gotten that first down.

  220. 220.

    Moonbatting Average

    February 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    Jenningsdown!

  221. 221.

    bago

    February 6, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    I wake up and go out to grab a filet and martini. Then some jerk puts on a football game. Heathens.

  222. 222.

    Morbo

    February 6, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Since someone has already done the old school version, Fuck yeah, Greg Jennings.

  223. 223.

    lol chikinburd

    February 6, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    @MikeJ: Pretty sure the water bowl cam’s been there since PB I.

  224. 224.

    LT

    February 6, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Beauty way. 2 points.

  225. 225.

    Chris Dowd

    February 7, 2011 at 12:51 am

    You know- its funny- the half time show gets bigger and glitzier every year- but yet- it always seems stale to me- like a mimic of a culture almost- forced- artificial- like I’m watching a re-enactment of a culture. But I generally feel that way about the culture and the arts at large anyway in this country- that we are on a loop tape culturally- that we all know by heart. And it seems like it comes from the top down- that it isn’t real. That this stuff- without the exposure of our corporate culture- would not be liked by that many people. I don’t know- the half time show of the superbowl sorta seems like an apropos metaphor for the country at large- ossified- stale- in a rut- going through the motions to get the paycheck.

    My two bits.

  226. 226.

    Joel

    February 7, 2011 at 1:31 am

    @auntie beak: More like the first episode of Flight of the Conchords.

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