XL Aftermath

I still feel a little down after the results of this year's big game. Obviously, I don't feel as bad as the Goat does today considering it was his team that didn't win yesterday. But even if it weren't his Seahawks they were playing, I was rooting like hell against the Steelers. I mean, they won some Super Bowls over 25 years ago and we're still hearing about it. Lord knows how long they'll milk this one. Over at Unabated Sports I talked about how the officials were too large of a factor. It really took me out of the game. Despite the results, the Goat was a fine party host and the shindig was enjoyable. Best line of the day came from the Goat while mocking those who felt Pittsburgh would push over Seattle: "The Seahawks are as soft as Gay Charmin."

Okay, let's take a look at what everyone really wants to talk about: Super Bowl commercials. I felt a lot of good ones in the house this year. A particularly violent bunch, which was used to an amusing effect. The Diet Pepsi campaign, despite the presence of Jay Mohr and Jackie Chan, was weak. One reaction: "Brown and Bubbly: that's what happens after about 8 White Castles." Personally, I really enjoyed the Mastercard MacGuyver one as well as the caveman who was fired for not using FedEx, kicked a lil' dino, and then got stomped on one. CareerBuilder knocked it out of the park for the second year in a row with the office full of monkeys. Also, the ones about "judging too quickly" were pretty humorous, too. What were your favorites?

"When you walk the walk, you like, gotta talk too."