Last night I enjoyed perhaps the second greatest championship game in my memory. The first of course was when the Saints beat the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. I still remember that day. I was living in Chengdu and had to get up at 5:00 in the morning due to the time difference. I went down to a sports bar. I had been watching games on my laptop but I had really bad internet service in the dorms. I ordered a steak and egg breakfast that morning and it was pretty good. I was talking to a man from Iowa when Tracy Porter intercepted the ball with but a few minutes left. That moment will stay with me forever. Decades of shame reversed in a few moments. But, I digress.
The battle between the Ravens and the 49ers was epic. I thought that in the beginning the 49ers had better playing ability, especially with their quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. His speed and passing ability were utterly amazing. However, the Ravens were able to take a large, early lead. At half, I think there was something like a 21 or so point deficit. The Ravens seemingly had it in the bag. After the half, however, the 49ers came screaming back. It basically came down to the wire. In the punt before the end of the game, I want to point out for consistency sake that one of the 49ers defensive players was egregiously held. I think it was pretty damn blatant, but since I was going for Baltimore I will let it slide.
Now about the half-time show. While I am not a fan of Beyoncé, I think that she is a very talented singer. R&B is just not my style of music. Damn nice legs though. Although a lot of people seemed to really like the show, I was left with the question of what did it all mean. This also leaves the question of whether she helped cause the 34 minute blackout with her over use of lighting. I first heard about it on Facebook from my brother, Dougie. Seems that multiple sources are reporting that her rehearsals had caused a similar situation and it was something that the NFL people knew. I don’t know if her show was more powerful than any other or whether this was circumstance stemming from the whole ‘green Super Bowl’ extolled by Herr President. Let the conspiracy theories begin.
Finally, the winner for me in commercials was the Dodge “Farmer” narrated by the great Paul Harvey. The runner up was the Montana land Tide commercial.