Well, the superbowl has come and gone, and let me throw in my two cents.

Commercials were good this year, but there was nothing that really stood out for me. I remember seeing the EDS cats commercial from a couple years ago and dying laughing. There were some good chuckles here and there, and let me give you my top ones:

- The Budweiser horses play review. 'The ref is a jackass'. 'Actually, he's a zebra'.

- The upside down clown Budweiser commercial. 'Do you guys serve hotdogs?'

- The Budweiser 'Man with Dog on Head' commercial just for the fact that I, too, have worn Ewok on my head. Not to get into bars, just for entertainment.

- Basically most of the Budweiser-related commercials were pretty good.

- The Fed-Ex 'Castaway' commercial.

- The Pepsi Osbournes commercial

- Movie previews. Daredevil looks badass. Charlie's Angels looks like a good time. The Hulk looks so-so. I don't find the CGI effects believable. And can I get a Keanu 'WHOA!' for the Matrix! Those movies are gonna KICK SOME ASS!!! Oh, I can't wait. It looks SWEET!

- The Anti-Drug commercial with 'The Youngest Grandparents in Town'. Yeah, it was a downer. But not as much a downer as Gannon's passing game. It was an interesting twist to the end. I liked it.

- Don Cheadle's 'Crazy' ad. I've been seeing him all season, and damn, this guy is COOL. Nice to see a finale of sorts to all of his other NFL spots. I love this game! It makes me, c-razy.

As for the game, I had wanted the Bucs to win, since it was their first time at the superbowl and all. It was a good game, and you could see the Bucs pulling ahead early in the game. It was a battle that many wondered about - the best offense against the best defense. Defense came out at the end. Poor Gannon. I almost feel bad for him. And that interception he threw in the last minute didn't help any either! But that Bucs ruled! I'm really happy for them.

Although I'm a little miffed at Simeon Rice for saying he came from 'The School of Hard Knocks' when they did their intros. Dude, the guy went to U of I! He's an Illini! I went to school with him! Can't he give props to the school? Noooooo...he's gotta be the cool guy. Well, I guess that's ok, because he did a great job on defense, with two sacks (unfortunately his sack during the 2 point conversion didn't count).

I was starting to get a little bored by halftime. The halftime show was ok. Too bad Shania was on memorex. Gwen did a great job. Though I love her so much more without so much makeup. Is it me, or does every halftime show feature either U2, Aerosmith or Sting?

Luckily, the Raiders tried making a comeback in the 3rd, or I would have fallen asleep. It was too little too late. But it was a valiant effort!

All in all, it was a good Superbowl. Looking forward to next year!

Posted by Yano at January 27, 2003 10:35 AM

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