Super Bowl Tawk

[vintagetoppsguy]

My prediction is Rams 34-17

[esd10]

Long suffering bengals fan here and I hope cincinnati pulls this one off and brings a Lombardi back to cincinnati.

[Leon]

Worst halftime show in history. A bunch of idiots jumping around and holding their crotches. Not one of them could hold a tune. Disgraceful!!

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[D. Bergin]

Thought both defenses played great. Seemed like the Rams got like 8 chances to punch it in at the end, and eventually the Bengals defense was going to wear down and let it happen.

Most of those penalties were valid, but I do think that first one inside the 10 on 3rd down, was the ref's trying to extend the game. They let that stuff go all game, up until that point.

Burrow, just seemed like he couldn't find his guys for most of the game. Outside of that one amazing catch by Chase and the missed Offensive PI on Higgins, against Ramsey, he couldn't get much going. I think Cincy should have tried running the ball a bit more. Mixon seemed like he was finding holes in the 2nd half of the game. Probably should have sent his talented receiving corp into the slot more often or thrown to Mixon more. He was holding on to the ball way too long, waiting for routes to develop.

[58pinson]

Originally Posted by Leon

Worst halftime show in history. A bunch of idiots jumping around and holding their crotches. Not one of them could hold a tune. Disgraceful!!

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Couldn't agree more. Almost turned it off before it started being forced to watch a maniac screaming at the top of his lungs (this is a movie star ???) like it was a Professional Wrestling show. I know I'm getting old, but thank the powers above for the mute button.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by 58pinson

Couldn't agree more. Almost turned it off before it started being forced to watch a maniac screaming at the top of his lungs (this is a movie star ???) like it was a Professional Wrestling show. I know I'm getting old, but thank the powers above for the mute button.

A movie star who oddly began his career in.... pro wrestling!

It's hard to take the surrounding show stuff seriously, but for me it's the moments where it's obvious they're pulling a milli vanilli. Like when the guy was "playing" the piano but there were parts when he was not even moving.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by steve B

A movie star who oddly began his career in.... pro wrestling!

It's hard to take the surrounding show stuff seriously, but for me it's the moments where it's obvious they're pulling a milli vanilli. Like when the guy was "playing" the piano but there were parts when he was not even moving.

HaHa, yeah. I love seeing that in every Super Bowl show. They might spend 40 billion dollars on the halftime show...but they sure as hell ain't wiring up the backup band to actually play real music.

[D. Bergin]

I weirdly liked The Rock schtick. Cheesy as hell....but that's what this whole spectacle is to begin with. Capital Cheese!

At least he wasn't selling crypto.

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by steve B

A movie star who oddly began his career in.... pro wrestling!

It's hard to take the surrounding show stuff seriously, but for me it's the moments where it's obvious they're pulling a milli vanilli. Like when the guy was "playing" the piano but there were parts when he was not even moving.

I actually think a WWE Royal Rumble match would be far more entertaining than any halftime show I've watched my entire life! Would love to see an older Ric Flair pumping the crowd up!

[ronniehatesjazz]

Regarding the game, I'm a diehard Bengals fan and I thought both teams played lousy. Burrow has been hyped waaayyy too much (seen his card prices lately?) and never could get things going. I may be an odd cynical millennial but I think his "swag" is a veneer and I'm shocked more people don't see right through it. He's a solid quarterback with some extremely talented targets to throw too. The Bengals o-line is obviously terrible but he never seems to adjust for it. I definitely want him to do well but I would say he's probably the 9th or 10th best QB in the league right now and certainly doesn't warrant Brady comparisons yet.

Arnold was a beast, as was Von Miller. Cooper Kupp was impressive as always. Stafford was as mediocre as ever but will get a ride on the hype train by numbskull reporters all off-season. The Bengals D is one of the most underrated in the league and showed up to play yesterday. Mixon played well and should've got more touches. The refs weren't great but had bad calls on both sides to cancel them out of the equation. I think neither team is back in the SB next year but I think the real shocker will be the lack of success for the Rams next year. Kupp is at his peak, Stafford is and will always be IMO a so-so quarterback, Arnold may be retiring, and Von Miller's a FA.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Leon

Worst halftime show in history. A bunch of idiots jumping around and holding their crotches. Not one of them could hold a tune. Disgraceful!!

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LOL, guess it wasn't for you then. I was getting snacks and drinks, so I only saw about 2 minutes of it.

.....but what about the game.

[butchie_t]

Gentleman there are mute buttons on remotes for a reason. I listened to the game after all the political crap was done, muted where it needed to be muted and turned that mess off as soon as the clock ran out.

I wish Cincinnati would have been able to pull it out but they let LA hang around just a bit too much and LA took advantage of that. Congrats to Matt Stafford and heres to a big ole thumb in the eye of the collective brain trust in the Lions front office organization.

It WAS you and not Matt. And now you all gotta deal with that.

Onto next year. Although I will be team less for the first time in my history of following football. My team died on Feb 1, 2022. HTTR.

B.T.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

LOL, guess it wasn't for you then. I was getting snacks and drinks, so I only saw about 2 minutes of it.

.....but what about the game.

I suspect many of the folks hand wringing this morning over the crotch grabbing would have been laughing uproariously if it was Kid Rock and Ted Nugent, but I digress . . . .

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I suspect many of the folks hand wringing this morning over the crotch grabbing would have been laughing uproariously if it was Kid Rock and Ted Nugent, but I digress . . . .

Not so much for me. Nugent was good 40 yrs ago, Kid Rock, not for me.

How about someone that can actually sing? I don't care what color, sexual persuasion, party affiliation or anything. I just want someone that actually sounds like they have a good voice, isn't yelling gibberish or holding their crotch, and can honestly sing. Is that asking too much?

I went to a Super Bowl party and it was great. I had a ton of fun. I heard there was a football game on too.
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[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Leon

Worst halftime show in history. A bunch of idiots jumping around and holding their crotches. Not one of them could hold a tune. Disgraceful!!

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True, but I knew that was coming and occupied myself with something else during halftime.

[vintagetoppsguy]

On a positive note, that missed extra point was very profitable for me. My coworker and I hit the the 3-0 square at halftime and again at the end of the game to split $800.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

On a positive note, that missed extra point was very profitable for me. My coworker and I hit the the 3-0 square at halftime and again at the end of the game to split $800.

I had the Bengals +4. That missed extra point will buy me steak and lobster for a week.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

On a positive note, that missed extra point was very profitable for me. My coworker and I hit the the 3-0 square at halftime and again at the end of the game to split $800.

Ha ha! I posted this on FB yesterday:
"You think YOU have problems? What about all of the people who have the Rams' 4 point box in the Super Bowl pool and watched the extra point go wrong? I weep for them."