Watching the E Street Band (especially MAX WEINBERG!!!!! ) rock out last year was awesome. Paul McCartney is the only entertainer that I know of that can get an audience of thousands--millions if you count the home viewers--singing along with him. That show was awesome as well. All the same, I want a huge party on the field--maybe Lady Gaga or someone with huge entertainment value and songs that have a beat that makes you wanna dance.
Sweet! Another Colts fan. They're definitely going to win the game. Gigi, Lady Gaga wasn't quite what I was thinking, but I get where you're coming from.
What "wardrobe malfunction"? I taped that show and I've run that video...300...maybe 400 times, looking for something "bad". I still don't see any malfunction. Hmmmm...better watch it again. LOL
The Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction. The incident that made "wardrobe malfunction" a part of everyone's vocabulary. Two boobs were revealed: One under Janet's costume, the other was Justin Timberlake with his lame attempts to keep the spillover from staining his career. Dean, you played it so many times you wore the oxide off the tape.
We really need a bu-dum-tish emoticon, don't we? Oh, yeah, we're keeping Eccleston for the rest of the season. Handy, seeing as Theo's apparently taken his bat and ball home and is determined to sulk.
The weirdest thing about picking some of these older bands, is that these were the controverial groups of their day. Particularly the Who. Hell, they should be somewhat offended to be considered a "safe bet."
Gah, I'm so irritated with the halftime shows. Paul McCartney, The Who, Prince, Tom Petty... okay, so I like a lot of those guys, but it's not what I want to see for a halftime show! I want to see. a. show. It's been six years; I think it's time to move on. All the same, I dont know if anything could ruin my perfect Superbowl night. (Unless of course, Colts lose, but that's not likely to happen, now is it? )
I'd watch this year's Superbowl just for the music. See me, Feel me from Woodstock, Pinball Wizard, the haunting leads from that maroon Gibson SG. The Who were a flagship band in a modern Renaissance of music. I was privileged to live through those years and enjoy the "discovery" in that era. The Who is not a band...they are surviving pioneers from the frontiers of rock'n roll. And, unlike the Stones, The Who still sound good! ps...Gooo NO!
They definitely should...... I can't wait to see guitars being smashed everywhere, though. I like a lot of these guys too, but yes, I think a raging party, a more modern artist/band and not such (comparably) "tame" acts should be the halftime show. The past shows were great of course. But now it's time to get the modern party back. Ah, the epic clash of teams and fans. I am definitely on NaCl's side--NFC should definitely dominate this decade like the AFC did in the 2000s, in both the Pro Bowl and the Superbowl (Superbowl preferably, though ). Sorry Merc, but the Colts don't get me in this one, although they do other games. Nothing personal, just like NO better in this game. Any other game, however, I'll stand by them. I have the same personality type as Peyton Manning, however. I thought that was cool.
So the Leafs played pretty fantastic tonight. Phaneuf set the tone early with some good physical play, Sjostrom set up the first goal and Jiggy got the shutout In short, it was the best game of the season. Jiggy owns, Phaneuf owns. And Jason Blake and Vesa Toskala are no longer Maple Leafs
Normally I would root for the afc team in the superbowl, but the Saints are my second favorite team. Plus, New Orleans deserves a championship after all the hell that city has been through. I remember a little while back, I was watching the NFL network and they were talking about how much NO loves the Saints. They showed footage of how the sidewalks near the airport are packed with fans who welcome the Saints home after every away game; win or lose. Now that's a group of fans who deserve a championship team.
Most definitely, although they weren't always like that. I prefer these fans over the fans I've heard about in the past--the ones who wore paper bags on their heads and booed their own team. That had to be absolutely horrible for everybody involved. The Saints are a huge part of New Orleans, especially since they reflect the spirit of the city.
A Saint's victory would further strengthen the resolve of New Orleans residents and augment the great image of renewal the city has been working towards. I'm sure fans there are zealous about their team and more devoted than most in their support, seeing this victory as the potential "finishing touch" of the long and difficult rebuild effort. With that said, I still want the Colts to win, and I believe they will. It's not a battle between cities, nor a contest of who deserves it more- it's a battle between the players on the field and their own personal resolve.
Can I just say that I LOVE looking back on old legendary games of the NFL? One of my favorites is Superbowl XXXI (). Seeing Brett Favre's now famous victory run, holding his helmet aloft...... that's been showed so often, I remember seeing it back when I was maybe 4 years old. Watching Superbowl 42 (too lazy to write out the Roman numerals) was great as well, and watching the Steelers' amazing catch in last year's SB was awesome as well. But no game is more brilliant to watch than the Ice Bowl. The coldest day in NFL football history. The band couldn't play--the wood instruments froze, players' lips got stuck to the mouthpieces on brass instruments, and members of the band had to be hospitalized for pneumonia. The official's lip bled because he had to tug the frozen whistle off his lip, so they used voice commands to officiate the game. The field was frozen ice, and watching the Pack excel in the conditions they play best in, playing without gloves and keeping their balance while Dallas was slipping around, Vince Lombardi shining from the sidelines with that famous grin, and Bart Starr's last-minute QB sneak........ just beautiful. Even if you're not a Packer fan, that game is amazing to watch still today. There are several other games, but I'm incredibly partial to blizzard games--maybe because I see them here in WI so often! I like blizzard games for all teams, but watching the Pack excel, especially in the Frozen Tundra, is inspiration you won't find anywhere else. Anybody else have a favorite past game?
I just learned that the Lombardi Trophy--the trophy the Superbowl winners get--was made by Tiffany & Co. So basically a bunch of big manly men are clawing tooth and nail to win a trophy made by one of the world's most famous jewellers and every girl's favorite company. The imagery of this just made me laugh.
Superbowls XI, XV, and XVIII are the best games in the history of the NFL. The 1999 Superbowl, XXXIV, with the Titans ending up a yard short, and XLII with the catch and the Patriots losing were the most memorable ones recently. But the best thing I've seen in sports was the 2002 first round NHL playoff series between the Leafs and the New York Islanders. Many fans of the Islanders still hate us for this series, it was the most intense, tightly competed and downright nasty series I've ever seen. The sad part is that it only happened because the Leafs finished one point behind Boston, and instead of being first in the conference, they placed fourth and got the much harder draw. Despite the injuries picked up in that series, the Leafs still managed to beat Ottawa in the next round. In tennis, last year's Australian Open between Nadal and Federer was just... it's the best match I've ever seen. I'm just hoping Nadal will be able to overcome all his injury problems and regain his form, at least while Federer still has his. Edit: Oh, and Jiggy and Phaneuf are still awesome. I still can't believe Toskala and Blake are gone, it's literally the best thing that's happened for the Leafs in years. Like waking up from a nightmare you thought would never end.
Gigi, you can't completely blame the older generation of NO fans for wearing paper bags. I can understand why fans could get frustrated with a team that got like one or two winning seasons of a twenty year or so span. Just ask Agreen what being a fan of one of the worst franchises in the league is like. My favorite older game to watch is the superbowl that the Ravens one. Other than just for my own personal bias, seeing three straight touchdowns being scored is just awesome. Jamie Sharper returns a pick for a touchdown. On the kick off, the Giants returns it for a touchdown. Then after that kick off, Jermaine Lewis (one of the best players in Raven history) returns that for a touchdown, and more or less seals the Raven's victory.
True, but there are several franchises that didn't have a Superbowl win in a long time and didn't boo their own team--Dallas, Green Bay, Chicago, even Minnesota although they've never won--so I guess I can blame them a little bit. Living in the football state of the USA, unfaithfulness to your team, even in a drought, is blasphemy--just look at the GBP fans of the 70s and 80s, people will tell you, as well as fans of the other teams. But NO is without a doubt one of the greatest fan bases in the NFL--they are rabid about their team and probably the 2nd greatest fanbase I've ever seen, along with the Steelers. In my rankings, the loyality #1 is Green Bay, followed closely by Pittsburgh and New Orleans. Another favorite moment wasn't the game, it was the Paul McCartney halftime show. When he got the whole audience to sing along with him on "Hey Jude", that was one of the most epic moments ever. There are only a handful of entertainers in history that could ever, without a doubt, do that. And yes, you can tell I'm biased because Superbowls 1, 2, 31 and even some moments from 32 are my favorites, plus the Ice Bowl, not to mention a lot of games in between all those glorious moments.
I can't speak for people from New Orleans, but I can see where they came from- those teams were really bad, and I'd love to see their fans finally have the chance to celebrate a championship. When losing is seen as the defining point of your team's identity, it does something to that fan base, like it has with the Leafs. Keep in mind with the Leafs, we're not talking about a decade or two- they haven't won a championship since 1967. Given the constant setbacks in, to quote my favourite Leafs blogger Down Goes Brown, 'The Rebuild that Never Started,' it's entirely possible they could go 50 years without a championship. And the Leafs aren't just a local or even province-wide fan base- they are the biggest team in the NHL. Imagine if the Cowboys, Yankees, or Lakers went 50 years without a championship. The best analogues are probably the Cubs and pre-2004 Red Sox. Despite the competitive advantage that comes with the largest profit margin in the sport, and the security of a fan base well rooted in tradition, the team hasn't been able to win in over a generation. They're now fielding arguably the worst team in the league, without first round draft picks for the next two years- it should be unthinkable. As a fan, it goes beyond frustrating. It sucks watching teams that can't even sell out tickets to the Stanley Cup Finals win the Cup, while fans that can take over even rival teams' arenas are stuck with an ownership group that is so incompetent they cannot even manage to put a competitive team on the ice. Of course, over that span of time they've had good teams, but they haven't been in the playoffs in six years- prior to this run, the Leafs had never missed for more than 3 consecutive years. A case can be made that this is the worst it's ever been. I finally have some optimism after the big trades this weekend, but there is still a long way to go, and a big part of being a Leafs fan is getting excited far too soon, only to be disappointed in the long run. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the Leafs are located in the media centre of Canada. The minutiae of this team are treated with similar regard, and receive as much if not more attention than major events involving other teams. This is a city where fourth liners and backup defensemen are able to whine, publicly, and demand trades. On the country's equivalent of Monday Night Football, Hockey Night in Canada, the Leafs are almost always shown nation wide in the feature slot. On the rare occasions they aren't featured, television ratings suffer significantly. While this would be an exciting thing for Leafs fans, it only serves to both create resentment from the fans of the other Canadian teams, and draw further attention to their struggles. Leafs fans are constantly ribbed, as though we had no awareness of the fact that our team is, right now, very bad. In the face of all that, I still hate Leafs fans wearing paper bags. I guess the only thing we have going for us is our loyalty, and it just seems so... Montreal to wear them. That said, if the team plays poorly, I fully support booing them. I see it as the best way to show the ownership group and management team our displeasure. Though I guess even that is somewhat hypocritical, as it bothered me to see the Colts fans boo their 14-1 team off the field. I suppose it's a matter of perspective, but that (as well as the pulling of starters that caused the booing) somewhat turned me against the team. Believe me, there are much, much, much worse fates in sports than missing out on perfection. Ask a Cubs fan. Or... a Leafs fan Go Saints, and next year if the Raiders can't make it, I hope by some confluence of flukes and miracles the Lions get their chance.
The 15th game aside, I like the Colts. But it's much easier to cheer for the team that's never been there before. Also, the Saints play such an exciting, erratic style of football, it's hard not to love them. Also, Drew Brees.
Please remember the ground rule for this thread, from the initial post: Comments such as this: are grounds for closing the thread. KEEP TEAM RIVALRIES OUT OF THIS THREAD!
People support the Saints because of not only what NO has gone through and the team itself through the years, but because they are a reflection of the city. I have seen both teams in interviews and they both seem incredible. Peyton and Drew are incredibly nice, as proven by their Pro Bowl halftime interviews. Saints get about the #3-#2 spot in fan loyalty right now. In history, they score much lower, along with the Eagles, who boo their own team when they lose, maybe even lower because of how long they didn't get support. Pittsburgh gets #2 in loyalty to the Steelers, and the 'Sconnies score the #1 spot for loyalty in Titletown USA. I may be a little harsh, but I come from one of the states in the US where football is a religion and loyalty is everything. Can't wait for the Super Bowl-- GO SAINTS!!!
You know, I've been an AFL fan for 40+ years. I always liked the Packers because of the public ownership and that good-ol boy QB, but no other NFC teams. This year I'm changing my stripes and rooting for New Orleans. Why? Nothing against the Colts...I just feel any team that has as long a history of abuse, disrespect and local catastrophe as the Saints, they just deserve a break. Call it "pity-support", "underdawg syndrome", doesn't matter. I'll root for them...just don't ask my bookie who I bet on...LOL
