179 replies to this topic

[SammyBirdland]

Yawn.

[DJ MC]

They usually announce the SB halftime performer in atleast mid-October I believe. No real strong thoughts here one or another -- but wow on the timing.

 

They want to make sure he has time to dress for the weather.

[Icterus galbula]

There is usually some aspect or part of the halftime act I want to see, but not with Bruno Mars.

[BSLMikeLowe]

This matters?

[DJ MC]

This matters?

 

It is the most-watched musical performance of the year. That has to matter in some form.

[Oriole85]

This matters?

Like DJ said it's the most watched musical performance of the year. It might not matter to you, but it matters to a lot of people including many who could care less about the game itself.

[NewMarketSean]

I dont care about Bruno Mars at all. He's popular, though so I guess that counts for something.

[SammyBirdland]

[BaltBird 24]

I'm guessing we shouldn't expect a guest appearance from Miley Cyrus?

[Oriole85]

I dont care about Bruno Mars at all. He's popular, though so I guess that counts for something.

Probably besides the Olympics, no other sports event is so relevant for those that don't care about sports, atleast in America. I guess you can have an argument with the World Cup, but I think the game itself is more of an attraction here.

 

The fact that so many people here think Bruno Mars is a bad choice tells me the NFL is doing something right. They want to get people watching, who wouldn't watch otherwise.

 

I saw some years back that women made up 45% of the Super Bowl audience and more women watch the SB than Academy Awards.

[SBTarheel]

I don't know who this is. 

 

I'm old. 

[Oriole85]

ESPN: Some Super Bowl ticket prices down

 

http://espn.go.com/n...metlife-stadium

 

 

ESPN: Suites commanding record prices

 

http://espn.go.com/n...g-record-prices

[Oriole85]

ESPN: Super Bowl security takes shape

 

http://espn.go.com/n...ting-take-shape

[Oriole85]

CBS Sports: Report: Red Hot Chili Peppers to play with Bruno Mars at Super Bowl

 

http://www.cbssports...s-at-super-bowl

 

With Mars already set to head up the halftime show at Super Bowl XXLVIII, the paper is reporting that he's asked the Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform with him because, in part, the RHCP, would "appeal to older viewers."

("Older viewers?!?" exclaimed everybody who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s who couldn't escape RHCP whenever the radio was turned onto your city's alternative-rock station.)

[SammyBirdland]

CBS Sports: Report: Red Hot Chili Peppers to play with Bruno Mars at Super Bowl

 

http://www.cbssports...s-at-super-bowl

 

Now that's interesting!   Red Hot Chili Peppers is awesome live.  Here's my favorite concert DVD:

 

http://www.youtube.c...6B98ED39483A5BE

[Oriole85]

ESPN: Terry McAulay is Super Bowl ref

 

http://espn.go.com/n...owl-referee-3rd

 

The rest of his seven-man crew on Feb. 2 will be umpire Carl Paganelli, head linesman Jim Mello, line judge Tom Symonette, field judge Scott Steenson, side judge Dave Wyant and back judge Steve Freeman.

[Oriole85]

Fox to use infrared camera during Super Bowl that shows change in players' body temperatures (AP)

 

http://www.nj.com/su...mperatures.html

 

It will use this weekend's NFC title game in Seattle between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seahawks to test an infrared camera that will show how players' body temperatures change throughout the game.

[Oriole85]

ESPN: 16 Days: Goodell on weather criticism

 

http://espn.go.com/b...ather-criticism

 

"It's ironic that an indoor sport playing outdoors and they're all talking about how wonderful that it is. We're an outdoors sport playing outdoors and people are saying 'well, I don't know about that,'" Goodell said Thursday inside the Madison Square Garden theater. "This is what we're all about. I actually think the teams are excited about it. We're proud of what we're about to accomplish."

While I'm a proponent of playing the SB outdoors I think there's a major difference here -- that is playing the championship game at a neutral site in possible inclement weather versus a team playing at most, two games outdoors.

 

The other thing to me is hockey is inherently a winter sport. Football can be played in all conditions.

[Mike in STL]

Fox to use infrared camera during Super Bowl that shows change in players' body temperatures (AP)

http://www.nj.com/su...mperatures.html

It will use this weekend's NFC title game in Seattle between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seahawks to test an infrared camera that will show how players' body temperatures change throughout the game.

Predator cam. Should be interesting...once.

[Mike in STL]

I'm fine with the whole cold weather Super Bowl thing. I just hate that Baltimore got told we would never have one, and this is another case of New York just being so effing special for some reason.