Category Archives: Super Bowl

Why Do We Love Football, Steve?

The Super Bowl is Sunday. It is a big deal for football, entertainment, advertising and Saints fans. If you enjoy the NFL, thank Steve Sabol. His stories created it. Sabol is 67 now. He became famous by turning football into … Continue reading

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The Crowd

An old friend of mine, Peter Kaufman, recently invited me to a function where it was my job to be a panelist, talking to a fairly large group (who paid to get in – more for the drinks than the … Continue reading

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After-Bowl Ads Get More Attention Than Super Bowl

After two mechanics did the lip-shimmy up the chocolate shaft of a Snickers bar while working on a car and ended the ordeal with a kiss during the Super Bowl commercial snoozathon, a particular group got offended and started complaining, … Continue reading

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Big River’s 2nd Annual Super Bowl XLI (that’s 41 for a dog) Review

Here’s my annual breakdown of the game and the commercials and the halftime show. Wait. What’s that smell? Oh, it’s the commercials. I thought somebody had left a cheese log out since the college bowl games. All in all, not … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Observations

A really quick look at yesterdays Super Bowl game.

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