And it ended up being like the finale of game of thrones, so disappointing.
the superbowl is the great american holiday of spectacle. the people who watch it for the game are frustrated the best games happened in the playoffs, not the superbowl and that it’s bloated with ads. the people who watch for the commercials are frustrated that they’re less inventive and that they get pre-released before the super bowl. the people who watch for the halftime show are stuck for 2+ hours waiting for the part they like. the people who watch for the bloodsport don’t like that the rules have been adjusted to reduce the harm players experience for their entertainment. the only thing that’s holding all these groups together are a mutual desire to eat tortilla chips, dips, and sausages.
and nearly 50% of all americans watch. more people watch than vote. and none of them are happy with it. and we don’t even get a day off for it. it’s our most bizarre national ritual.
The most fun take I heard about this: “Why are they playing a football game at the Bad Bunny concert?”
they say something about football and then it’s a bad bunny concert, a massive ad show and some handegg things
And again, two bands of brawlers beat themselves up over a ball, and they call this uncivilized bar fight “football” despite carrying the ball in the hands most of the time.
football was an excuse to drink beer. i quit
The only ‘Super Bowl’ I’ll be enjoying this Sunday
til the lore behind psycho sam
ITT: my people.
I love this community.
If we’re doing bread and circuses in a state-funded colosseum, at least make it interesting and turn some wild animals loose or something. Even the Romans did better than a bunch of sweaty guys tossing around a pig hide in between ads.
There was a pretty sweet jet flyover if you’re into aviation…
I was rooting for the Pats, and if we’re gonna start shooting at the stormtroopers then Boston is a good place to start, again
I came across something about it this morning, and thought, ‘Oh, is that today?’ Then I forgot about it again until this post.
I’ve never cared about sportsball, but I’ve learned enough about football to follow a game. I couldn’t avoid it. Same for other sports, like baseball, golf, tennis, and even bowling.
I’m old and mostly alone now, I feel no desire to pretend to be interested anymore. Y’all have fun.
I never cared for it, but it felt like such an event that I’ve been to a lot of superb parties over the years. But now I barely knew it was happening.
Same goes for the Olympics. I remember watching it for hours and hours back in the day, but I didn’t even know it was happening until I heard Vance got booed.
Culture is shattering.
remember back when michael jackson would drop a music video after the superbowl? those were the days
Yep, and the commercials were actually things you’d only see once, with huge production values.
Really ties an onion to your belt, doesn’t it?
Really ties an onion to your belt, doesn’t it?
i… uh… no???
i spent dickity two years on that terlet
I just wish they would get to the series finale sometime soon.
The foreshadowing of the effects of concussions on players seems like they’re setting up the finale, but it might take a while to get there.
Ironically enough, the excess of concussions nowadays are due to overly protective gear. It gives them a sence of protection that leads to more violent tackles, which then leads to more violent headshakes.
It’s like when they introduced gloves in boxing. Pre-gloves, it hurt like a motherfucker to hit someone in the face. You’d have just as big of a chance to break your hand as the opponents jaw. So they had to make the gloves ‘hurt’ again by making them thinner.
This one looks like a long runner. It feels a bit repetitive though
Give it another 15,000 years, it’ll get more interesting
Another 3k after that and we can finally find out what happens with SDSU!
The cast shifts as often as a soap opera, it’s how they keep it fresh.
Also the brain damage takes its toll
The plot is always the same. Except it does change ever so slightly every year, making it even more difficult to follow for people who don’t normally watch.
happy cake day!!
Still find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
It’s called football because it’s played on foot, as opposed to polo or other sports that were popular at the time when the rules for football were first being written down.
One sport is called association football, the other is called American or gridiron football. Both sports typically drop the first word.
Then there’s rugby from which american football originated
Best time to go grocery shopping, stores are empty
Also a great day to fly. Last year I flew home on a flight with 20 people (including staff) Super Bowl night. I felt like a billionaire lmfao
I have a bunch of friends that head to an amusement park for the Super Bowl every year because there are no lines at all.
Maybe after it starts. The grocery was a zoo this morning with people getting ready for it.
Just got back from CVS. Traffic is light and the store was empty
I can’t see the point of going to an empty store, parks are way better for a stroll
I can’t see the point of going to an empty store
… what do you do in stores, exactly?
Buy stuff, but there is nothing to buy in an empty store
No crowds whatsoever in the way of what you need, little to no lines to wait in.
OH! This is why it was busier than usual this morning. I wondered why. I usually shop Sunday morning because people are in church, and the grocery store is empty.
My folks’ fav characters got killed off a few episodes ago but for some reason everyone is still hyped for the finale
They took that one guy out with an ankle injury. Shoddy writing IMO.
remember that time they couldnt think of an opponent for the NFC for 4 years in a row so they just had the bills there to lose them all? THAT was shoddy writing
Come on, that was hilarious. Big fan of those 4 seasons.
Is anyone watching the Super Bowl this year? The Olympics are going on!
I’m currently watching family guy. i like meg
I had no idea it was today, until my dad mentioned it lol no idea whos even playing.
New England Hawks vs Sea Patriots.
I am from Seattle and I didn’t even know the Seahawks made it to ‘the big game’ until literally yesterday.
Sportsball!
t’fuck’s goin’ on there?
I used to watch a lot of football. It would consume so much of my time. I’m not sure if it’s getting older, having kids, manufactured drama, folks tying their identity to something they have no control over, or the ‘kneeling’ bullshit but it was kind of eye opening when a buddy of mine called me today to ask who I was rooting for and I genuinely had no idea what he was talking about. I don’t think he believed me when I told him I didn’t know what he was talking about. I haven’t seen a single game all year and I don’t think I’ve missed anything. Happy that folks find enjoyment in it but I just don’t think it’s my bag anymore.
I was slightly interested in getting into it. Youtube had some 15 minute sample of Sunday Ticket. So I figured I’d catch the end of the Bears game. Why not.
13 of the 15 minutes were ads and the demo ran out. Iirc it was exorbitantly priced to continue, and you wouldn’t get everything.
So instead I watch pro League of Legends. Not as relatable, but a hell of a lot cheaper to watch, and I enjoy it.
There’s a site I use where you can download sports videos. Often you can find the “compressed” version of a gridiron football game. An NFL game on TV typically lasts 3 hours from the kickoff to the final whistle. The game clock runs for 4 15-minute quarters, but they stop that clock all the time. Any time there’s a point scored, the ball is turned over, or the clock hits a special value (end of quarter, 2 minute warning to the end of a half, etc.) they stop the clock and while things happen there’s a commercial break. They also have commercial breaks every time either team calls a timeout. But, what’s extra ridiculous is that there are “TV Timeouts” when the network itself calls a timeout so they can show some commercials. Anyhow, that’s how a 1 hour game expands to fill a 3 hour slot.
So, these compressed games, you’d think they could shorten it to just 1 hour, right? What’s amazing is that they actually manage to compress it to about 30 minutes. Not only do they cut out everything happening while the clock is stopped, they even cut out stuff when the clock is running but nothing much is happening – the players are getting up to the line, the quarterback is calling out before the snap, etc.
So, gridiron football is about 83% filler, and 17% actual action.
If, for whatever reason, you are called upon to bluff your way through a conversation about the Super Bowl, you can say that you’re rooting for the Seahawks because you cannot stomach the particular flavor of Americana that the Patriots embody at this time.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
That’s the thing about Arsenal, they always try to walk it in. Put in a couple of crosses from the wide area to make space for your number 9 to operate at the top of the box!
What was Wenger doing putting Walcott on that early?
Wenger out
I have good news for you…
Wenger in
It’s also a very valid answer to a football fan. There’s two camps, Patriots fans and literally every other fanbase going for the Seahawks.
Cmon man the Sox Bruins Celtics or Pats haven’t brought home a trophy in like 10 years, can you imagine what that drought feels like?!
My team hasn’t gone to the Superbowl in its 25 year history so like, nah Pats fans deserve more suffering.
I only know because tv shows that normally air episodes on Sundays shift their schedules to earlier in the week. Also, NBA games which I actually follow are moved the day before and the ones are left start earlier in the day.
