Superbowl Sunday came and went. What an amazing game it turned out to be. I personally had no stake in the winner and I didn't bet anything on this game. Either way it went, it made for a great story and a shining moment in NFL history.
Patriots win and they secure a perfect season; done only once before. Of course they were heavy favorites coming into the game. The point spread 2 weeks ago was 13 points!
Giants win and it may be the biggest upset in NFL history. This is a great underdog story and is a source of motivation.
Obviously by now everyone knows the Giants pulled it off with their 17-14 victory. FoundRead had an interesting article using the quotes Eli Manning (Giants quarterback) gave after the win. The post applies his comments to modern day business and how: "Sometimes it takes a slightly larger challenge to draw the high performance out of you." This is very true!
Of course, the commercials were a big source of discussion as well. Pretty lame commercials this year in general (imho) but there were a few that stood out to me. My favorite was the Godfather spoof commercial for the Audi R8. Mainly because I am a huge Godfather fan but I did find the commercial funny; regardless of the unoriginality of the premise. Using Moe Green as the actor didn't hurt either. Jason Calacanis graded the commercials as well and agrees with me on this one.
The game itself was so well played that I was glued to the couch the entire time. OK, part of that was because I had a very late night on Saturday and didn't have the energy to do anything but sit around and watch TV. Oi.