Boring game+lame commercials=Bad Super Bowl.

So, with the Patriots not in the Super Bowl this year, there was little for us New Englanders to get excited about. As a Pats fan, I’m supposed to hate the Steelers. Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselback played at Boston College, so I’m supposed to root for them. But I’ve never been a follower, however.

I had special interest in Pitt because a former Marshfield High star, Sean Morey, was playing in his first Bowl. (Marshfield is one of the five towns I cover at the newspaper). This guy got into the NFL the hard way and presents such a great example to kids in the community that your dreams really can come true if you’re willing to do the work. He was drafted and then cut by the Pats the year before they went to the Super Bowl in 2001, then he played for the Eagles and was cut the year before they went to the Super Bowl in 2004. The guy has just had a really tough career but never gave up. Great guy.

Okay, enough sappiness.

So with little to no interest in the game, I was hoping the commercials would be outstanding!! This was hardly the case, however. I thought they sucked to be quite honest. I mean, that Burger King song and dance number about the Whopper was absolutely ridiculous. Then there was the one about the male robot and female monster who give birth to a Hummer!! Are you serious??

Some of the Budweiser ads were pretty good, which is to be expected, but even those weren’t all that great (streaking sheep was hysterical). Honestly, I think the promos for Desperate Housewives were the funniest ads I saw. If you watch the show, that is. These ads had famous people like Shaq, Hugh Hefner, etc. making comments about the show. Example: Hef commented on Edie’s promiscuity and couldn’t understand why she didn’t just settle down…as he’s flanked by his three girlfriends!! Funny stuff. On the whole, though, I was very disappointed.

To add insult to injury, I absolutely tanked on my squares. I had some of the best numbers you could ask for (7,7; 7,3; 4,4) and I got nothing. Would have won $50 if second quarter ended Seattle 7, Pitt 3, but NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
I didn’t win jack, but at least Morey finally got his ring.

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Cruise countdown: Six days

p.s. Don’t forget to watch 24 tonight!! Gonna bore you with a recap in tomorrows blog, so you might as well prepare yourselves!!