Super Bowl XLVI Open Thread
by Patroclus on Feb 5, 2012 2:59 PM PST
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The time is here. After 16 weeks of action - a pretty thrilling postseason, supposedly a Pro Bowl and several hours of pregame programming, the NFL season concludes tonight with the New York Giants and New England Patriots meeting in Super Bowl XLVI. The game will be kicking off in just a few minutes, and while the many frontpagers are still getting over the ending to the NFC Championship Game, this looks to be a good matchup - for the folks interested in this sort of thing, New England were listed as 3 point favorites in this morning's paper.
As bryanucla noted in his fanpost this morning, the Patriots win the battle of the Bruins, 2-0 while the Giants lose the battle of having Trojans on the roster, 0-1. Meanwhile, Giants' Head Coach Tom Coughlin has a long-documented respect for Coach Wooden. Use that information as you will.
This is your open thread for the Big Game, the commercials, halftime show and whatever else arises this evening.
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Don't have a rooting interest
but I’m picking Giants. Here’s to good football no matter what!
cool - thank you
Have been busy making dinner. Will try to join the thread in second half. Carry on!
by Nestor on Feb 5, 2012 3:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
SF gave NE the blueprint
The NY offensive line got shredded in that last set of downs
strange thing
intentional grounding in the endzone, results in a touch back 2-0 NY up
Joe Tressey sighting on the NE sideline?
All these failed blow-up tackles and not wrapping up… he has to be there.
The NE defense
is essentially a bend-don’t-break. And they just broke.
So yeah, he’s probably running around there somewhere.
Dont forget 12 men on the field
Yikes. Still way too early.
by Nestor on Feb 5, 2012 4:08 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of Tressey
Pierre-Paul is swatting passes this game. Apparently he was at USF two years ago, which means he was under Tressey’s defense there
Just in ...
UCLA gymnastics defeated Stanford – 197.250 to 196.450.
Wonder if Andrew Luck was there in Wooden Center for his girl friend.
In Women's water polo yesterday:
UCLA 6, Hawai’i 5; UCLA 4, California 3
The other good news is Stanford 8, U$C 7.
Ouch.
But in all fairness, I thought he’d do so much more this season too.
Yeah, dumped him after 2 games
He came up huge for me last year. I couldn’t believe how much he lost it.
Yeah, it's going to get ugly.
Eli better start playing like the elite QB he thinks he is, because this could get out of hand.
I think he's close.
When he’s on, he is certainly an elite QB. But when he’s off, he’s usually really off. He’s just too inconsistent for my liking for me to consider him truly elite.
I also don’t like him much, personally, due to his stink about being drafted by the Chargers. Most SD fans feel the same, I’d say. So there’s that.
UCLA 5, Stanford 9 in WWP
Bruins can’t recover from a bad first half
Going in, Stanford 1, UCLA 4
I’d imagine next week it’ll be Stanford, UCLA, and a toss-up between USC and Cal
FYI: Team's home opener on campus next Saturday
in the evening after the basketball game against Cal
They were getting some early
and Pierre-Paul was swatting balls left and right it seemed. Fell off in the second and early third, hence the Pat’s scoring drives.
Yeah, I liked it.
The “funny” commercials have been mediocre overall, but the thematic ones have been really good.
Lucky break on that fumble
To almost give it right back to them, in the red zone… no good.
MetLife busting out some OLD cartoons
I’m on the younger end of the age spectrum that might recognize most of those
Yeah, Eli's looking sharp now
Getting his own rhythm going.
Can't do that if you want to win.
We of all people know that.
Woah
This comment popped up on my screen about 2 seconds before the ref announced it. I guess my telecast has some delay.
no delay!
i just saw the replay and deemed it good :P
i must have esp, or something!
by UCLA_beer&mathematics on Feb 5, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
there's also spring practice. Will you be in L.A. or are you going up north?
I think I saw it in another post. But can’t remember
me either!
i moved to ny for school, but cali is way cooler (now i know)
& ne colonies are soooo much lamer than ny (imho)
by UCLA_beer&mathematics on Feb 5, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
Ok, hypothetical situation for those of you here:
Giants score a TD, go up 21-17. It’s now your call: go for 1 or 2?
i think go for 1 and challange your D to make sure to finish the game
by UCLA_beer&mathematics on Feb 5, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
but the crazy in me always says GO FOR 2!
by UCLA_beer&mathematics on Feb 5, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
I'm the same way.
But i figure, up 5 (taking the 1) is no better than up 4. So I say, go for 2, and if you get it, there’s some small measure of insurance if they score a TD.
Wow, wow, wow.
To just give up a TD is one of those sensible, but counter-intuitive, decisions. This is going to be quite a finish.
I wish they had.
49ers-Patriots would’ve been my preferred matchup (of the 4 teams left).
Wow.
Great finish. And not to brag, but, called it at the top!
Congrats to the Giants & their fans.
Agreed. Thanks for the company everybody!
How soon until the Bruins take the field again?
Also
That was elite-level QB play by Manning down the stretch.
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