Super Bowl Commentaries: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[AbrahamJSimpson]

In a world with near limitless entertainment at one’s fingertips, the repeated complaints are silly.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

In a world with near limitless entertainment at one’s fingertips, the repeated complaints are silly.

and notice he never really retorts back with fact, just personal opinion based on a sample size of one... and when you point things out, he blocks you.. like he did to me.

 

[kwthom]

Don’t like pre-game? Don’t watch. Easy. Some fans like it. More power to ‘em.

And the NFL and outlets that cover it put out stories about the league all year long. It’s a business; the Super Bowl is no different in that regard.

The *only* story I went to look for was "when is kickoff".

Knowing there was "genuine" pregame activity, I tuned in right at 4pm (MST [AZ]) to vaguely tune into that activity.

More power to them *and* those that paid for the ads that those folks watched.

 

[Greg Goodfellow]

The avalanche of media stories in the weeks proceeding the game are indeed part of the story. Some are sourced by the NFL itself (including the 5 hour vomit-fest on the day of the game) and some, probably just every sports reporter trying for a byline. And that's not counting another million commercial tie-ins that refer to the "big game".

And that's where I'll stop. You can believe or not.

Monday was Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. During my show, I referenced three Lincoln quotes. Near the end of the show, I paraphrased a quote, imaging that the president was watching the Super Bowl. It went like this:”You know, it seems like four score and seven years ago that the pregame shows started.”

 

[vchimpanzee]

The 123 million people who watched the Super Bowl on TV did so for free. It didn't cost them a dime. However, a lot of them used it as a social event. That's all this is. An organized event that can be used to invite friends over and socialize. Like Christmas or someone's birthday. Nothing wrong with that.

120 million. The other 3 million might have paid for whatever they watched the game on.

Actually, I didn't watch with an antenna (and all I saw ere commercials and the Taylor appearances) so I guess I paid by paying for the channel from cable.

 

[vchimpanzee]

The *only* story I went to look for was "when is kickoff".

Knowing there was "genuine" pregame activity, I tuned in right at 4pm (MST [AZ]) to vaguely tune into that activity.

More power to them *and* those that paid for the ads that those folks watched.

The Kentucky Derby is the same way. Why watch all that extra stuff?

 

[kwthom]

The Kentucky Derby is the same way. Why watch all that extra stuff?

Water-cooler topics for the next day at work?

Geezer coffee klatch at the McD's / local diner?

 

[exdjted]

Geezer coffee klatch at the McD's / local diner?

I participate in what we refer to as the Old Farts Roundtable, where we solve the world's problems in 1 hour a week. My wife described it as smelling like Ben-Gay and Unwanted Opinion.

 

[TheBigA]

120 million. The other 3 million might have paid for whatever they watched the game on.

That was on Monday. A few days later they had final numbers:

Super Bowl 58 had an estimated 123.4 million viewers on average for the CBS broadcast alone, and was up 10 percent over last year's Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.