The Super Bowl Grades

Some thoughts on tonights game:

First off, the game itself was decent. Both teams played sloppy football but Pittsburgh made enough plays to win. The reverse pass from Randle El was key. Game: B-
My knowledge on football is limited, so I will not analyze any more of the game, but as and advertising major I will analyze the commercials. Budweiser was the clear winner as far as commercials; they usually are, so it should come as no surprise that they get my nod for best commercial of the night. If you missed it, the commercial has two friends putting their beer in the fridge and they make a hidden revolving door to hide their fridge and by default, their beer. They then cut away to the other side of the wall where four men all the sudden say, "It's the magic fridge!" and go on to steal all the beer from the fridge. They then cut to the Bud Light logo and cut back to the four guys who are bowing and worshipping the spot on the wall that had previously held the "Magic Fridge." Honorable mention goes to the Fed Ex commercial with the cavemen and the Bud Light commercial where he hid beer in the office. Commercials: A
Another topic of conversation was the halftime show. First of all, the halftime show is ridiculously long and overdone; it should take no longer than a half hour but is always longer. Second, in one of the truly great American events we bring in the Rolling Stones, a British band. Now, I’m not knocking the stones, they are rock legends, but the game was in Detroit, the home of Motown. Why not bring in a Motown artist instead of an old cracked out British band who have been around since Super Bowl I! I kept thinking something tragic was going to happen, possibly a broken hip for Mick Jagger or a heart attack for Keith Richards. Halftime: C+
All in all, I was somewhat disappointed by Super Bowl XL but it did give me a good excuse to eat a lot of food and hang out with friends. Overall Experience: B