Super Bowl XL

[scrivener]

Pittsburgh 28
Seattle 17

Write it down!

[manoasurfer123]

SUPERBOWL (X-tra Large)

Seahawks 28
Stoolers 17

Write it down...

And hey scriv? like play for one car wash? see my original hawks thread....
Still never get any takers...

[Surfingfarmboy]

Seattle 24 Pittsburgh 21. The pressure is on Pittsburgh to win this one similar to the way the St. Louis Rams were supposed to manhandle the New England Patriots during the 2001 Super Bowl. To borrow from the 442nd, the Seahawks are going to "go for broke"...they don't have anything to lose, seeing how the Steelers are favored. They will take gambles they wouldn't normally take and they will pay off. It will come down to a last second field goal, ala the Vinitieri field goal in the '01 Bowl.

[scrivener]

what the heck are you doing in puerto rico?

[LikaNui]

Pittsburgh 28
Seattle 17

Write it down!
Don't have to write it down, cuz I already had written the same thing! <high five to Scriv>
BUT. If Troy Polamalu's ankle hasn't healed enough for him to be 100%, then I reserve the right to change my mind.

[Linkmeister]

Three-point margin and pick 'em.

My crab dip wins either way. :D

[scrivener]

If Troy Polamalu's ankle hasn't healed enough for him to be 100%, then I reserve the right to change my mind.
Polamalu is the dominant personality on the Pittsburgh D. I'm almost sure reports of his injured ankle are played up by the Steelers themselves to give the Seahawks something to think about. I'm also pretty sure Seattle isn't biting: I doubt they'll take these reports seriously and try to test Troy early in the game.

[1stwahine]

...I dunno how to play. :confused: I pick da winner ~ Go Seahawks! :p

Auntie Lynn :D

[tutusue]

4 - 1, Steelers...with Cobey Bryant hitting a home run with bases loaded in the bottom of the 4th quarter.

:D

[lurkah]

4 - 1, Steelers...with Cobey Bryant hitting a home run with bases loaded in the bottom of the 4th quarter.
Translation: tutusue will be tanning herself out in Makaha during the game. :D

[tutusue]

Translation: tutusue will be tanning herself out in Makaha during the game. :D
<smirkle!>
What? And miss those commercials? Huh uh. No way! This is a once a year Event for those of us with 30 second mentalities; right up there with National Clean Off Your Desk Day (Jan. 8), National Pig Day (Mar. 1), Rubber Eraser Day (Apr. 15) and Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept. 19). So, here's the scoops...
A commercial production company I work for is having a super bowl party...on their sound stage...bringing in a large screen tv...pot luck...bbq ready. Some of the guys will watch the game, of course, but ALL of us will watch the commercials. We figure by the 2nd half, no matter how bad the commercials are, they'll all look great! Yah, Baby! :D

[tutusue]

I'm getting ready for my daughter's visit next week and just realized that I was pregnant with her during Super Bowl I. :eek:

How's that for a useless piece of trivia?! :D

[Linkmeister]

<smirkle!>
What? And miss those commercials? Huh uh. No way! This is a once a year Event for those of us with 30 second mentalities; right up there with National Clean Off Your Desk Day (Jan. 8), National Pig Day (Mar. 1), Rubber Eraser Day (Apr. 15) and Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept. 19). So, here's the scoops...
A commercial production company I work for is having a super bowl party...on their sound stage...bringing in a large screen tv...pot luck...bbq ready. Some of the guys will watch the game, of course, but ALL of us will watch the commercials. We figure by the 2nd half, no matter how bad the commercials are, they'll all look great! Yah, Baby! :D

One of the guests at the party I've been going to for 15 years ( :eek: ) is VP of a local agency. We get play-by-play of the ads. Great fun.

[tutusue]

One of the guests at the party I've been going to for 15 years ( :eek: ) is VP of a local agency. We get play-by-play of the ads. Great fun.
Oops...I'd better mind my manners on HT for fear of indirectly biting a hand that might be feeding me! :D

[scrivener]

I'm getting ready for my daughter's visit next week and just realized that I was pregnant with her during Super Bowl I.
Is she single?

[tutusue]

Is she single?
Uh huh! Wanna be my son-in-law? :rolleyes:

(Oh gawd...I hope she doesn't see this!)

[Linkmeister]

Oops...I'd better mind my manners on HT for fear of indirectly biting a hand that might be feeding me! :D

I doubt he reads this, and I'll never tell. :D

[AbsolutChaos]

From where will everybody be watching the Superbowl? I usually just watch it from my house so I can switch channels when the game is on--I only care about the commercials. However, it might be kinda fun to watch it on a big screen somewhere....a nice change, I guess.

[manoasurfer123]

One of the guests at the party I've been going to for 15 years ( :eek: ) is VP of a local agency. We get play-by-play of the ads. Great fun.
I hear there is gonna be another godaddy.com add!!!!

[Linkmeister]

From where will everybody be watching the Superbowl? I usually just watch it from my house so I can switch channels when the game is on--I only care about the commercials. However, it might be kinda fun to watch it on a big screen somewhere....a nice change, I guess.

We've got an HDTV, but I won't be watching it here. I'll be attending a party (http://www.linkmeister.com/blog/archives/001752.html). I hope my host has one. :D

[kimo55]

yoooommm!
taaanx fo da recipe!

[cezanne]

Pirates 27 Mariners 17

I'll be going to my cousin's to watch it on his brand new 50 inch plasma. <insert jealous emoticon here>

[LikaNui]

Ka-ching! Won my bets!
:D

[1stwahine]

Ka-ching! Won my bets!
:D

Congrats! Love ya Avatar! :p

Auntie Lynn ;)

[tutusue]

From where will everybody be watching the Superbowl? I usually just watch it from my house so I can switch channels when the game is on--I only care about the commercials. However, it might be kinda fun to watch it on a big screen somewhere....a nice change, I guess.
I mentioned in an earlier post that I'd be viewing the game at a commercial production company's sound stage and that they were bringing in a large screen tv. WRONG! The guys rigged an overhead projector from the tv and projected the game against a white cyc wall. Was like viewing it in a theater...complete with lounge like atmosphere, a bar and a buffet table. The parking lot bbq area had it's own monitor with the game! There was even a monitor set up for a Play Station football game thingie! These guys are serious! Fun day! :)

[Altivec]

Bye Bye Seachickens! :)

[Stephen]

I am not quite sure which game everyone watched today, but that was one of the most boring Super Bowls ever. Someone mentioned most exciting - huh?! Exciting is when more than 11 points are scored in twenty minutes. Or when someone breaks off a 30 yard run. Or 35 yard pass. Not tonights game. I was sooooo disappointed - I'm not a Steelers fan, but like them more than most other teams, so I was happy to see them win. But they played a boring game. At least Bud Light had some funny commercials.

[cezanne]

I agree... it was a pretty boring game. Anyway too bad Seattle got jobbed on a some calls... that wasn't offensive pass interference ; I don't think Roth*berger got in; the "holding" call that got a pass at the 3 yard line called back... then that stupid blocking below the waist call on Hasselbeck (duh he was playing defense at that point) :confused:

There wasn't a sense of urgency on the part of Seattle with seven minutes left down two possessions, horrible time management... reminded me of UH Football grrr.

[pzarquon]

So, the score was 21-10 Steelers (an 11-point win). How did our predictors do? Well, scrivener and LikaNui both favored Pittsburgh by 11 points, 28-17, so I'd say they nailed it. Surfingfarmboy favored Seattle by 3 points, manoasurfer by 11 points.

I'm not much of a sports guy, but we had the TV tuned in (giving up scheduled TiVo recordings of "Monk" and other favorites)... and I guess we were rooting for the Seahawks, since I like underdogs and my daughter's second-grade class voted Seahawks their favorites. From that perspective, it was a frustrating game. Whether it was official calls or coaching confusion, it seemed Seattle actually had a chance... but lost it.

But what do I know. My prediction would've probably most closely resembled tutusue's: "4-1, Steelers...with Cobey Bryant hitting a home run with bases loaded in the bottom of the 4th quarter." :)

Oh, interesting Tivo note: We were frequently clicking back to re-watch ads during the game, so it didn't take long for us to be about four or so minutes out of synch with our neighbors. It was odd to be watching nothing happening on screen, but hearing the whole street erupt in cheers. (I guess I'm surrounded by Steelers fans.)

[Miulang]

Doesn't really matter that the Hicks didn't win (I didn't lose any money); the mere fact that they made it as far as they did is good enough for a lot of fans here. We're giving them a welcome home at Qwest Field in about an hour. Last night, everybody was saying, "Wait 'til next year." I hope so. They have lots to build on. Hope they can hold on to Shaun for another year!

Miulang

[Miulang]

Doesn't really matter that the Hicks didn't win (I didn't lose any money); the mere fact that they made it as far as they did is good enough for a lot of fans here. We're giving them a welcome home at Qwest Field in about an hour. Last night, everybody was saying, "Wait 'til next year." I hope so. They have lots to build on. Hope they can hold on to Shaun for another year! Too bad we had to play against the Steelers AND the refs!

Miulang

[scrivener]

Well, scrivener and LikaNui both favored Pittsburgh by 11 points, 28-17, so I'd say they nailed it.
The next time Lika and I agree on something, everyone should please remember this and just agree with us already.

[LikaNui]

The next time Lika and I agree on something, everyone should please remember this and just agree with us already.
I agree.




:p

[manoasurfer123]

I agree.




:p
I find it interesting that Lika and Scriv are so close on the total post numbers that they probably don't even realize how alike they really are.

[Miulang]

I find it interesting that Lika and Scriv are so close on the total post numbers that they probably don't even realize how alike they really are.
Gasp! Twin sons from different mothers?!!! :eek: :)

Miulang

[LikaNui]

I find it interesting that Lika and Scriv are so close on the total post numbers that they probably don't even realize how alike they really are.
Sure, you can see the similarity just by comparing our avatars!
:D

[LikaNui]

Gasp! Twin sons from different mothers?!!! :eek: :)
Actually, we're triplets. Our other sibling is...
Never mind. We were sworn never to tell.

[Pikake]

Go and watch XL again...If you truly know how American football is played and know the books then you should agree and admit that the Steelers had a paper win XL "victory".
The Steelers had a fraudulent win...a tainted "victory". The game was not fair and square...and for all you Seahawkers who spent thousands of dollars on a game that was predetermined by the refs should seek a class action law suit against NFL.
All you Steelers did exactly that...theif! Don't forget to thank your refs.

http://home.comcast.net/~jjragilesjj/stealer.jpg

[Kittrick]

Go and watch XL again...If you truly know how American football is played and know the books then you should agree and admit that the Steelers had a paper win XL "victory".
The Steelers had a fraudulent win...a tainted "victory". The game was not fair and square...and for all you Seahawkers who spent thousands of dollars on a game that was predetermined by the refs should seek a class action law suit against NFL.
All you Steelers did exactly that...theif! Don't forget to thank your refs.

http://home.comcast.net/~jjragilesjj/stealer.jpg

The refs certainly killed momentum, but I would also say that the Seahawks didn't convert when they had chances which certainly didn't help. The Stellers didn't beat the Seahawks, the Seahawks beat the Seahawks. Josh Brown missed two field goals. Had he made those field goals and DJ Hackett holds onto the ball in the end zone or the Jackson interference call wasn't made it would have been Seahawks 23 Steelers 21 even with Pittsburg's razzle-dazzle. I think the biggest X factor was Jeremy Stevens who dropped the ball so many times wide open it hurt. They put Ryan Hannum in because Stevens dropped so many.

Sign Alexander, and be prepared to root for them next year in Miami. We should all go together to the NFC Championship in Seattle next year...there's nothing like it!!

What we have to work on now is to get enough fans together at a certain place to get a fan club going at each sunday game.

[Pikake]

By Tim Keown

Psst, he’s from Pittsburgh…

A questionable pass interference call goes against Seattle? Someone might think it curious to discover the official (Bob Waggoner) who made the call is from Pittsburgh. But here in Conspiracy Nation, that news is simply received with a raised eyebrow and a knowing nod.

[Pikake]

http://www.petitiononline.com/nfl12006/petition.html

[pzarquon]

Man. I was rooting for Seattle, but the more after-the-fact protests I read out there, the less I feel for them. Bad officiating is a factor in all games, but so is bad football playing. There might have been some bad calls on Sunday, but the Seahawks' worst enemies were themselves. I think even they know that.

It's over. Work on getting back to the next Super Bowl.

[tutusue]

Go and watch XL again...If you truly know how American football is played and know the books then you should agree and admit that the Steelers had a paper win XL "victory".
The Steelers had a fraudulent win...a tainted "victory". The game was not fair and square...and for all you Seahawkers who spent thousands of dollars on a game that was predetermined by the refs should seek a class action law suit against NFL.
All you Steelers did exactly that...theif! Don't forget to thank your refs.

Well, I was pulling for the Clippers that day and thought A Rod shoulda been named MVP. Pikake, you have an incredible amount of passion and anger. Red chiclets notwithstanding, is there any chance you can direct this passionate anger into something that's completely and totally worthwhile and fulfilling; causes such as domestic or child abuse, homelessness, hunger, any number of medical causes, etc. It's a shame to see such energy go to waste.

[manoasurfer123]

Everyone here at HT know's I bleed Hawk blue...

I sure wish all of us Hawk fans would quit complaining already.

A true fan would look to the future and forget about a few missed calls.

I lost a few bucks... so what... I have 2006/7 season to look forward too.

At least now the Seahawks have been to the big dance once.... and maybe next time...we will learn from our mistakes...

(By the way... one of the ref's from the game was actually from pittsburg :mad: ) Maybe next time... will have a ref from Seattle???

But that is just the way the ball bounces...

And we all need to just realize it's a freaking game!

[Miulang]

All the arm chair quarterbacking in the world isn't going to change the outcome at this point. Move on, nothing to see here! But wait till next year! :p

Miulang

[scrivener]

Everyone's already said it, but I just have to add my own few words.

Pikake, you say, "If you truly know how American football is played and know the books then you should agree and admit that the Steelers had a paper win XL victory."

I do know American football. I know it very well. I had nothing invested in the game. I didn't bet. I don't like the Steelers or the Seahawks because I'm a Raiders fan, and if you know anything about football, I don't have to explain why I dislike both teams in SuperBowl XL.

But you know, the game was NOT that badly called! It's true that the Roethlisberger TD was close, but it looked good to me. For the holding call at the one-yard-line, I didn't see holding in the replay, but the lineman didn't object to the call, and it wasn't the officials' fault Hasselbeck was sacked on the next play.

As for the interference penalty, I confess that I wasn't even in the room when it happened, but even if it was a missed call, to suggest that there was some kind of fix on the outcome of the game is absurd.

I watched the game. It was a good game. There was great defense from both teams -- the kind of game I like. Seattle controlled the game, but in close, defensive games such as we (finally!) saw this past SuperBowl Sunday, it often comes down to who makes the big plays, and Seattle didn't make them as many times as did Pittsburgh. Parker's long run wasn't anyone's fault. Ward's TD reception from Randle-El was brilliant; it is the kind of play the Steelers have been pulling all season, but Seattle looked as if it had never seen it before. I mean, Ward was ridiculously open and Randle-El's pass wasn't THAT on the money. Ward was so open that all Randle-El had to do was get the throw in the general area and Ward would catch up with it. You know that's true.

If Seattle was going to win this thing, it needed to win it in the first half. The Steeler's DBs were awful, and I'm surprised Seattle didn't try to exploit that with some longer throws in the first half. My dad, with whom I watched the game, actually said as the teams headed for the tunnels, "One of the Steelers corners is going to intercept the ball in the second half. The coach is going to be all over them in the locker room."

I wasn't in the locker room, so I don't know if that part was right, but that interception was really the game-breaker, and there wasn't a flag anywhere on the play.

Listen. I feel for you. I really do. My Raiders got their butts kicked a few years ago by the coach they let go. But they got beat, just as the Seahawks got beat. The officials had nothing to do with the Seahawks' loss. I won't even say poor clock management, especially in the two-minute drill, was responsible, 'though the case could be made. The Seahawks were simply outplayed, mostly on defense, which is how both teams really got to the Big One, so I was pleased to see it play out that way.

I wish you and your team better luck next year.