Having practically grown up in the shadows of what was then known as New York Giants Stadium (which is, as I am sure you know, in New Jersey), and having endured a childhood filled with what seemed to be endless losing seasons, mostly to the hated Dallas Cowboys, today is an important occassion at the Maundry Compound.
And with today's Super Bowl being a rematch of the 2008 recognized classic where the Giants prevailed by only 3 points over the New England Patriots, a team that up until that moment had been undefeated (and who, by the way, are coached by former New York Giants assistant coach Bill Belichick, who is only there because Giants legend Bill Parcells brought him), well, you can understand the level of excitement here. It is a very special day.
I think the pregame shows start at around 7 AM, and nobody here would think of missing them. After all, it is only nine or so hours to game time, and who knows what important information they will be sharing with us. You certainly would not want to miss anything.
Of course, if you wish to comment on today's Super Bowl and express your unwavering support for the New York Giants, who I think I told you play in New Jersey, please feel free to do so. I will have my iPad on me at all times and comments will be moderated. In addition to watching the endless pregame shows, I also plan on reading all the articles on the world wide web as well.
It is that important.
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For me these football games fall into the category of "on-going investigations."
ReplyDeleteYes, but unlike the ongoing investigations here in Sierra Madre, football games are played by the clock. Ongoing investigations are more like baseball games, which theoretically could be played forever.
DeleteGo Giants!
DeleteMod, as always, you're two steps ahead of me!
ReplyDeleteFootball game today? What football game?
ReplyDeleteWho's playing?
You must have played the game. Comes on at 3:30 on Channel 4. Super Bowl. It is the championship game, and determines who the best franchise was for the 2011 NFL season.
DeleteI think 10:27 was teasing. I am not a sports fan, and even I know there is a big deal game today. You can't go shopping, read a newspaper, look at a news page online or listen to a radio without hearing about the super bowl. The media and popular culture are saturated with it. But it can be hard to find out where they are having the game and when you can see it - when you google it, all kinds of discussions about the teams come up - so thanks for the time and channel.
DeleteI guess today would not be the best time to bring up the irreversible brain, spine, knee and hip damages that football players incur from their profession...
ReplyDeleteGo Medical Research into helping them recover!
I don't like the Pats, I don't like the Giants, or rather I don't like Eli Manning, but my bet today is the Giants plus 3 points so there you go. I'll be rooting for the Giants. As for the injuries, these guy go into it on their own free will. My gripe is they don't get decent medical insurance or mental care after they leave the NFL. The league should be ashamed of themselves for treating the ex-players the way they do.
ReplyDeleteKinda like greyhounds, thoroughbred racehorses, and coal miners? Seems to me "these guys" make enough they could buy lifetime medical insurance and should as a cost of doing business - which is what they are.
DeleteI'm not sure that the players realize what they are risking when they start. Surely they have to sign a full medical cost/liability waiver, but is it a typical contract like an itunes Terms of Service agreement? Or is it like the 1,000 pieces of unintelligible paper people sign when they buy a home from their smilin' realtor?
DeleteThe average pay in the NFL is $770,000. With some of its great stars going on to make huge personal fortunes. Millionaires who play for billionaires.
DeleteGo Pats!
ReplyDeleteThat picture kind of looks like someone experiencing 'roid rage. Of course, I know that never happens in the NFL.
ReplyDeleteSo when does the game actually start?
ReplyDelete3:30?
4:00?
2 minutes. They endless pre game promotions for NBC TV shows is grinding to an end.
DeleteMadonna? Really?
ReplyDeleteShe's like a simple prayer. She will take you there.
ReplyDeleteInjuries...starting with Pop Warner, Junior and Senior High School (in Texas they flunk 8th graders so they can be a year older --biggr--to play on the freshman team), college and finally pros... you don't think the players are unaware of the lifetime of injuries.
ReplyDeleteI once came down the elevator with a big middle-aged guy in a full knee walking cast when my 4 year old son asked "mommy, what happened to him?" The guy answered: "lady don't let your kid play football!"
Seems to me that this game is a brief few moments in between ads.
ReplyDeleteThese are supposed to be incredible ads worth the millions of dollars it tales to air them.
ReplyDeleteWhew. That was nerve wracking.
ReplyDeleteNow back to our regularly scheduled programing.
What a great game!
DeleteCongrats to Giants' fans/bettors
To Pats fans, your guys played one hell of a game!