Comments on: Super Bowl Ratings The 2nd Best Ever

Pittsburgh-Arizona Game Draws 95.4M Viewers; Last Year's Game Attracted Record 97.4M

[redhawk1021]

What''s even vaguely logical about "football" when virtually nobody ever kicks the ball and "touchdown" when the ball isn''t touched down?????

Posted by hower4 at 06:33 PM : Feb 02, 2009

The ball gets kicked all the time (punts, PATs, field goals.) Terminology develops along with the sport, perhaps it made more sense when the game was first played.

You dont like it? Fine, ignore it then. It''s not like you''re being forced to watch it (or make comments on message boards.) A lot of people enjoy the game and they''re not hurting you in any way, so why do you care?

[redhawk1021]

Neither make any sense at all!

Posted by hower4 at 06:13 PM : Feb 02, 2009

If you grew up with the game it does. Kind of like cricket - which seems silly to most Americans. Unless you care to explain the sound logic behind terms like pitch, stumps, wickets and creases?

[redhawk1021]

Add sport''s figures, music entertainers, Hollywood-types, etc. to Wall St. CEOs, investors, etc. They all make too much.

Posted by Credibility2 at 05:08 PM : Feb 02, 2009

What about conservative media types like Limbaugh, O''Reilly, Coulter, Hannity, etc. Do they deserve the millions they make?

[misssuzq]

I would like games in "real" weather, as well - John Madden games.

Jennifer Hudson supposedly lip-synced and that is OK, but what bothered me was such an extreme variation of the original score. Why mess with a song that sounds good all on its own?

Also, people in everyday jobs are out maybe for three days of bereavement leave, so after several months, I do not have the "she is returning...blah, blah" attitude that others have.

She is very lucky to have a career that allows for unlimited time off for such a tragic loss.

[noirviolette]

It''s clear by most of the comments your NOT true football fans and haven''t watched too many Super Bowls in at least the last 10 years.It cracks me up to read comments by people who don''t know what their talking about.

[endrepubs]

Hower4 makes some pretty good points about American Football. The games are so different now that you can not really compare them. American football, which is so slow compared to rugby, is so much about looks now with the fancy helmet and uniform designs as well as the flashy on and off-field personalities. The numerous timeouts and breaks between plays make it a very slow game. I don''t think many NFL players would want to play rugby. (They like keeping their teeth)

[credibility2]

Another group of egregiously overpaid individuals. Add sport''s figures, music entertainers, Hollywood-types, etc. to Wall St. CEOs, investors, etc. They all make too much.

[endrepubs]

Oh and I might add, a lot of people are turned off by the on-field cockiness of the players whenever they make a good play. The in-your-face chest pounding, whooping, celebrating, taunting and other unsportsmanlike behavior of most of the players (receivers, backs and defensive players are the most guilty) has gotten out of control in recent years. the NFL is developing an NBA problem.

[endrepubs]

Another thing that takes the juice out of the Super Bowl is the fact that it is no longer played in Northern climes with snow and other elements to keep it interesting. All the games are played in very Southern locations, usually indoors on fake turf. Lets get real and gritty again like football is supposed to be.

[jsd330]

Hey hower4 Hockey players wear armour are they sissies to.