HIGH LIFE!!!

This was the best commercial of Super Bowl Sunday.

HIGH LIFE!

BONUS: 1 Second commercials that didn't make the cut...

Pass the Dip

Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. I hope you have a party to go to. If you do, remember to not show up empty handed. A bag of chips, a fun kind of dip, something. OK?

How much can people talk about the Super Bowl? For 2 weeks straight we have been overwhelmed with Super Bowl coverage, and then on game day there is a 5 hour pregame show? At this point I know every player on both teams and every play each team has ever run. ENOUGH ALREADY. 

With the vast knowledge I have now absorbed (read: had thrust upon me) I can make an accurate Super Bowl Prediction. 

The Cardinals are on a dream run, somewhat like last year's Giants. I just saw on an ESPN.com poll that 65% of the country thinks the Cardinals will cover the spread (+7). They certainly possess the high-powered offense to put up a ton of points and surprise the Pittsburgh defense. A defense which has been dominant all year. Pittsburgh has the experience and the defensive know-how to limit Arizona's big plays, and I think that will be the difference. 

Predictions: 

Game MVP: Willie Parker

Final Score: 27-17 Pittsburgh Steelers

SUPER BOWL 44! Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizo...this must be a misprint...

Super Bowl 43, I mean XXXXIII, is set. The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their respective conference championships Sunday to earn the trip to Tampa. Let the media circus begin...

This is a classic battle of Offense vs. Defense. The high-powered passing attack of the Arizona Cardinals is led by Kurt Warner. But the most important part of the Cardinals offense, besides the obvious importance of the offensive line, is Larry Fitzgerald. Does he have a nickname? According to the all-knowing entity that is The Google Search, nothing came up. I hope Chris Berman doesn't take it upon himself to dub him something lame...please have mercy.

The defense is clearly the backbone of the Steelers team, and has been for the last decade or so. They will certainly be challenged by the Cardinals. 

The teams played in the 2007 regular season and the Cardinals came out on top 21-14. I would venture that both coaching staffs are rewatching that game as teams don't change that much from year to year, especially ones with the same coaching staff in place. 

I learned a long time ago that when a coach goes against the last team he coached for, it is wise to take notice. This situation isn't exactly the same, as Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt didn't coach under or with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. HOWEVA...current Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was the wide receivers coach under Ken Whisenhunt when Whisehunt was offensive coordinator for the Steelers under Bill Cowher. Are you following? The point is, Whisenhunt probably spent a lot of time teaching Arians. Which would lead me to believe that he has a fairly good understanding of what the Steelers want to do on offense, and what Arians would like to try and accomplish. This philosophy can obviously go both ways, as Arians certainly knows a lot of the ins and outs of Whisenhunt's offense. Advantage? Anyone who followed the last paragraph. 

More to come as the game nears.