5 million more people watched Rihanna than watched the game. https://twitter.com/joepompliano/status/1625549981162606595?s=61&t=N_NfSJaeSgYdK9hJW0tr-w
On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 3:36 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > So, I am not a big Rihanna guy, but let’s give her some credit; she > performed before the biggest live TV audience of the year pregnant. The set > and supporting cast were spectacular, but her moves and energy were muted. > I think we can forgive that. > > Also, she has not toured for 7 years or performed live for 4 years. Even > the Beatles were a little freaked out in similar circumstances. > > It won’t go down as one of the best Half time Shows, but not the worst > either. > > On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 7:53 AM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My favorite commercial was the "triangle player" commercial for Doritos. >> The "triangle player of the year" reveal at the end really made me laugh >> hard. I liked the Dunkin' commercial too. >> >> I wasn't crazy about Rihanna - the dancing and the spectacle were good, >> but the music did nothing for me. And as Darlene Love wrote, "Hmm … I have >> mixed feelings about Rihanna’s halftime performance… was expecting a high >> energy performance like Beyoncé >> <https://www.facebook.com/beyonce?__cft__[0]=AZXYmAf4Kw_FS250rikvJW3eaLddWM2tvEM7arEVWgCVVRIkEqytkq2xWEJkkA2BBKSQ1MdXXQ5ASMNB9eYr4z-dpXwqx9dxB6CrGKF6sXVivNtuJoVCbQRGA4Km5J9ulh2TOcSnEm7d7otLpt7BW6b0U2_UDhFyADaiQHrQkKiD7SY1N_BnJ8Dq9HwEhVnUG8tUmGZw4cIly0nSkmyka0vQ&__tn__=-]K-y-R>, >> Bruno Mars >> <https://www.facebook.com/brunomars/?__cft__[0]=AZXYmAf4Kw_FS250rikvJW3eaLddWM2tvEM7arEVWgCVVRIkEqytkq2xWEJkkA2BBKSQ1MdXXQ5ASMNB9eYr4z-dpXwqx9dxB6CrGKF6sXVivNtuJoVCbQRGA4Km5J9ulh2TOcSnEm7d7otLpt7BW6b0U2_UDhFyADaiQHrQkKiD7SY1N_BnJ8Dq9HwEhVnUG8tUmGZw4cIly0nSkmyka0vQ&__tn__=kK-y-R>, >> Janet Jackson and JLo." >> Chris Stapleton was superb. Sheryl Lee Ralph was good but the lip syncing >> took me out of it. >> >> As for the game - as a Philadelphian and a big Eagles fan, I have to >> admit that the holding call was not the deciding factor. The biggest factor >> in the loss was that the Eagles' defense, one of the best in the league, >> made almost no big plays to stop the Chiefs. They got outplayed/outcoached >> in that area, and when the Chiefs started making big plays in the second >> half the Eagles had no way to stop them. The second biggest factor was the >> slippery field, which the Chiefs were prepared for (the Chiefs equipment >> manager had been "in constant communication with the groundscrew all week >> and knew the Chiefs would need the seven-stud cleats for the field Sunday," >> said CBS Sports) and the Eagles were not (Hurts changed cleats at one >> point because he hadn't expected the field conditions). >> Overall, though, a pretty good game. Hard to see my team lose, but I >> can't deny that the Chiefs played better. >> >> >> >> On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:25:28 AM UTC-5 PGage wrote: >> >>> When was the last time Super Bowl commercials were really entertaining? >>> It may have been 1984. There is no bigger success in the history of >>> American advertising than the creation and perpetuation of the myth that >>> more people watch the SB for the commercials than the game. This is the >>> only game all year I watch completely live, not because I want to watch >>> the ads (I do not) but because I have too many friends and family who are >>> casual sports fans who try to contact me during the game with spoiling >>> comments if I am an hour behind to allow for commercial zapping. >>> >>> Strongly disagree that the defensive holding call at the end was bad. It >>> clearly was holding (the defender himself admitted it after the game), and >>> probably prevented the Chiefs from scoring a TD on the play. Fans (and Fox >>> Analyst Greg Olsen, who himself did not have a great game) may have been >>> disappointed they were robbed of a more dramatic ending, but real life is >>> often like that. The biggest impact of the penalty was that, without the >>> Hold KC would likely have scored a TD, allowing the Eagles to get the ball >>> with enough time for a potentially dramatic game tying (or winning) drive. >>> >>> On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 7:47 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The ads were mostly meh. Honorable mention to the Dave Grohl Canada >>>> commercial. The halftime show was mostly meh. Honorable mention to the >>>> flying platforms. The game was at least close, but I’m blind in one eye yet >>>> even I could see a few genuinely bad calls that impacted the outcome. -- >>>> Kevin M. 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