Last night was everything I wanted in a Super Bowl. Between the game, the story between the
Harbaugh brothers and Beyonce, I’d have to say I was pleased with what I
witnessed last night.
Leading into the Super Bowl, the scene was already set for
an epic storyline. John and Jim Harbaugh, blood brothers, were leading their
teams into the NFL Championship. It’s
strange enough to have two brothers coach in the NFL, but to have those
brothers face each other in the Super Bowl?
I mean, that’s something you only see in Disney movies! And speaking of
movies, The Blind Side’s Michael Oher went from sleeping in laundry mats to
winning Super Bowl rings, (seemed like people forgot about him)! The new, New
Orleans, LA was hosting the Super Bowl this year and it did not disappoint…right?
Up until the entire Superdome blacked out leaving everyone in the Dome
thinking, “Oh, no here we go again!” And everyone at home wondering, “Is Bane
coming out of that tunnel soon?”
As far as the entertainment side of the Super Bowl, I was
very pleased. Bringing out the Sandy Hook choir to sing with skinny Jennifer
Hudson and then Alicia Keyes setting the tone with the National Anthem was a
classy move. It even brought those big,
ol’ football players to tears! But, the highly anticipated halftime show did
not disappoint. Beyonce may have caught some criticism for lip syncing at the Inauguration,
but she was saving her vocals for something far more important; last
night. Post-Janet Jackson’s wardrobe
malfunction, the last few halftime shows have been pretty boring, and appealed
to the 50-70 year old viewers. Last
night, Beyonce went hard in the paint, giving every booty-shakin’, hair-whip
move she had 100%. Oh, and her vocals
were stellar! Name someone else who can
move like that, sound like an angel and still not sound out of breath? Go ahead, I’ll wait…
I must say, if I was let down with anything last night it
was the commercials. Too many
commercials now-a-days are trying to have the “Old Spice, what?!” factor. They try too hard to be weird, strange and
have absolutely nothing to do with the product.
They seem to go for the “Wow” factor and shock the audience. I feel as though we should expect better than
that. Out of all the commercials last night, I’d have to say the Budweiser
Clydesdale and the Amy Poehler Best Buy commercial win the best commercials.
As for the game itself; it was everything I wanted. All I asked for was a close, hard-fought
game. I think we can all agree that it
was. At first, it looked like the Ravens
were going to run away with it, but the 49ers did what they normally do and found
their way out of a hole. I think the 3rd quarter was one of the
craziest quarters in Super Bowl history.
I mean, record-tying 108 yard kickoff return, a 34-minute blackout, and
a 17-point unanswered comeback was pretty awesome to watch. In the end, the young quarterback threw an
awkward, incomplete pass to a young receiver and lost the game. Was it a holding penalty, that’s up for
debate, but the refs (not replacement refs, thank goodness) did not call it and
the 49ers lost possession. The mean
machine, turned reverend, Ray Lewis won the Super Bowl in his last game ever,
which was cool to see. And the Harbaugh brothers met at the 50-yard line and
embraced each other as competitive brothers do. What a great night for sports
and entertainment! Now, back to work…
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