Poll: Are you going to watch the Superbowl?

[MacRumors]

Vote: Poll: Are you going to watch the Superbowl? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=364)

[MacBandit]

Well no probably. I plan on recording it with the Tivo and then fast forwarding to the commercials. It will be an interesting change from fast forwarding past the commercials.

[Pseudonym]

I'm planing to video it as it's on in the early morning in the UK (on Five). We'll get less adverts though:D

The last one I watched was Superbowl XX!

[gunb0y]

I live 20 minutes from gillette stadium. The Pats are my team. I can't wait till sunday!

[RedStar]

Working on Sunday, while everyone else is barbq'n.

[Brock]

Probably just the commercials.

[winmacguy]

I wont be watching it since it will be Monday the 2nd of Feb here ( we are a day ahead of you guys - and I will be studying). NFL is pretty much a non avent in NZ anyway although a few of the Bars in town will show it on Sky Digital.
I will catch up with the ads later. I will be more interested in see the comments on the mac forums with regards to the sales of Pepsi and the numbers of downloads for iTMS!

[MoparShaha]

I'm not interested in sports in general.

[gerror]

I think there a about 3 persons in the Netherlands who are into the NFL and I am not one of them. :)

[Sabenth]

afl come on Tigers !!!!! Go pies

OH NO THIS AMERICAN FOOTBALL OK ER NO I AM NOT WATCHING IT :)

[MattG]

Nothing bores me to tears quite like football, or sports in general for that matter. How anyone can sit and watch football is beyond me.

No thank you.

[GrannySmith_G5]

Originally posted by MattG
Nothing bores me to tears quite like football, or sports in general for that matter. How anyone can sit and watch football is beyond me.

No thank you.

That's funny, my brother, the football player, says the same thing about people who sit in front of a computer on discussion forums. Then again, what does he know, he's just some dumb jock. Right? blah blah blah

[edesignuk]

There's a superbowl???? Hmm...they've kept that quiet :eek: :rolleyes: :p

[pivo6]

I'll watch it while the score is pretty close. I could care less about the commercials though.

[Lancetx]

Originally posted by GrannySmith_G5
That's funny, my brother, the football player, says the same thing about people who sit in front of a computer on discussion forums. Then again, what does he know, he's just some dumb jock. Right? blah blah blah

LOL :D

[latergator116]

I usually don't watch sporting events like this, but I may watch it since the Patriots are in.

[FriarTuck]

I will watch, but only to put myself in the right frame of mind for the real football season to open the following Sunday:

Arena Football. (http://arenafootball.com)

Prediction: Chicago Rush, 162; Grand Rapids Rampage, 6.

Da Rush

[slowtreme]

Since I dont really care for either team, it's just an excuse for the guys to come over, drink some beer, and watch the new commercials.

Maybe play some Xbox too,

[wordmunger]

Here in Charlotte, people have gone Super-bowl crazy. There are people naming their babies after Panthers, people spending $20,000 plus to go to the game, painting their bodies, cars, and houses Panthers colors, and of course everyone is wearing Panthers hats, coats, jerseys, underwear, you name it. Yeah, I have to admit I'm pretty psyched, too, and I'll definitely watch the game (commercials and all), but I think I'll wait until they actually win the Super Bowl to buy a T-shirt.

[michaelrjohnson]

Ever since the Packers got knocked-out of the playoffs, I have become totally disinterested in football. I'm more of a Packers fan then a general "football" fan. So, to avoid me wasting my time, I MIGHT watch some.... but I dont' really care now...

[mms]

I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned it, but Apple posted summaries of the ads on their website.

Anyways, I will be watching the Super Bowl, and not just for the ads, although I will be paying attention to them. GO PATS!!!

[Stella]

American Football is boring.

Whats the point, its stop - start - stop -start. The excessive body armour and helments make the players look like a load of fairies.

Bring on Rugby any day! (Which I presume American football was based on, and significantly watered down).

[sethypoo]

Originally posted by MattG
Nothing bores me to tears quite like football, or sports in general for that matter. How anyone can sit and watch football is beyond me.

No thank you.

I don't think it's really all about the football for most guys, it's the fact you can sit with your friends and watch it. I don't know any guys (or girls), of any age, that sit and watch football alone. It's a social thing for me, and it's traditional. My friend Nate and I always watch the SuperBowl together, we have for about 7-8 years. We talk the whole time; we add our own commentary and we laugh at the commercials, the cheerleaders, and the goofy looking fans in full body paint.

Needless to say, I'll be watching!!!!!

[wordmunger]

Originally posted by Stella
American Football is boring.

Whats the point, its stop - start - stop -start. The excessive body armour and helments make the players look like a load of fairies.


Clearly I'm in the minority on this site, but I find football fascinating. It's definitely not as exciting or action packed as soccer (I don't know about rugby), but what's interesting about football is all the planning that goes into each play. It's incredibly sophisticated, and the coordination between players needs to be perfect in order for a play to work.

For a game that appears to be played by a bunch of thugs, it's probably the most complicated, intellectual game out there.

[pimentoLoaf]

Not much into football (the White Sox folded their team years ago in favor of the much superior baseball), but I will enjoy the commercials.

[sethypoo]

Originally posted by wordmunger
Clearly I'm in the minority on this site, but I find football fascinating. It's definitely not as exciting or action packed as soccer (I don't know about rugby), but what's interesting about football is all the planning that goes into each play. It's incredibly sophisticated, and the coordination between players needs to be perfect in order for a play to work.

For a game that appears to be played by a bunch of thugs, it's probably the most complicated, intellectual game out there.

I agree. I'm with ya pal.

[jkojima]

I likely won't watch, or if I do, it will just be bits and pieces. If I could get the U.S. commercials, then I'd definiltely watch, but Canadian stations are allowed to splice in their own crappy local ads.

While you Americans get to see the funny stuff, we get to see ads for used cars and bad furniture stores.

[Awimoway]

Originally posted by wordmunger
Clearly I'm in the minority on this site, but I find football fascinating. It's definitely not as exciting or action packed as soccer (I don't know about rugby), but what's interesting about football is all the planning that goes into each play. It's incredibly sophisticated, and the coordination between players needs to be perfect in order for a play to work.

For a game that appears to be played by a bunch of thugs, it's probably the most complicated, intellectual game out there.

Also, whether anyone likes it or not (and it is the most popular sport in America now) I think that football can actually lay claim to being the most exciting sport because of the way a single play can be both spectacular and turn the game completely around. It's hard to beat, for example, a long pass into the end zone in heavy coverage that ends up in the receiver's arms.

That being said, although I love football, this defensive matchup between teams I care nothing about has not exactly caught my interest. I'll watch some of it, but I have other things to do Sunday afternoon.

[Fender2112]

:D Panthers all the way !!! :D

[wdlove]

I plan to watch this year because the Patriots are playing. Not sure that I will pay 100% attention though. It will be great if they can win a second time in 3 years. One commentator called that a dynasty.

Go Patriots!

[Ambrose Chapel]

yeah i'll watch b/c the pats are in it and i'm in new england. my gf and one of her friends are going to come over and watch. typically though, i only watch a quarter or a half.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Awimoway
Also, whether anyone likes it or not (and it is the most popular sport in America now) I think that football can actually lay claim to being the most exciting sport because of the way a single play can be both spectacular and turn the game completely around. It's hard to beat, for example, a long pass into the end zone in heavy coverage that ends up in the receiver's arms.

That being said, although I love football, this defensive matchup between teams I care nothing about has not exactly caught my interest. I'll watch some of it, but I have other things to do Sunday afternoon.

I think the 10s of millions of Nascar fans might disagree with you. Don't forget racing is a sport. An interesting one in fact. I personally am not a Nascar fan but I watch nearly every form of motorcycle racing on television.

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by wdlove
I plan to watch this year because the Patriots are playing. Not sure that I will pay 100% attention though. It will be great if they can win a second time in 3 years. One commentator called that a dynasty.

Go Patriots! If 2 in three years is a dynasty, then I suppose 3 in 4 years is an empire :D
Go 'Boys! Erm, wait, too late for that. Go Pats!

And don't get me started on NASCR- CAR

[MacFan25]

I might watch parts of it, but it would just be for the commercials. I understand lots of people like to watch football and the superbowl, but I'm just not one of them.

[bishopduke]

well isn't it the year of Panther? And no, i'm not talking about 10.3, i'm talkin about that team from Carolina. Go Panthers! I hate the damn patriots. Well i dont particularly care for either team, but if these are the best of the 2 conferences, i will watch. i seem to be in the minority, but i can watch football all day by myself. Love it.

[Dont Hurt Me]

Being in Carolina you know who im rooting for, sad thing is my wife is a Patriot fan. Carolina are like the Bucs from last year, no one watching them or paying attention and the next thing you know they are in the super bowl. Anyone who says Football is boring isnt alive.

[mms]

Patriots all the way!!! Tom Brady rules and will be kicking some serious Panther butt. I get the feeling some people here are going to be rooting for South Carolina just because they have the same name as OS 10.3.

[hvfsl]

I cant stand US football, Rugby (even though we won the world cup) and wrestling (if you can call it a sport). US football and Rugby seem to be to start/stop too much, there is not much flow in the game.

I only like soccer and F1 (although F1 is getting a bit borring now).

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by hvfsl
I cant stand US football, Rugby (even though we won the world cup) and wrestling (if you can call it a sport). US football and Rugby seem to be to start/stop too much, there is not much flow in the game.

I only like soccer and F1 (although F1 is getting a bit borring now).

If you like F1 you'll like MotoGP. The new season will be starting here a couple months.

[~Shard~]

I'm not really a sports fan at all, but the SuperBowl is my exception - I'll watch it just for the experience each year...

[Doctor Q]

I'll bet if you survey the people who will watch only for the commercials, there will be a higher proportion of Mac users among them compared with the percentage of Mac users in the general population.

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by hvfsl
and wrestling (if you can call it a sport). I think you're referring to the WWE version of wrestling, which is nothing at all like real wrestling (GrecoRoman, Freestlye, and the kind that's popular in Turkey with the oil n stuff). It can't be considered a sport because it's scripted. An art form perhaps? Well, maybe.

And I can guarantee you that F1 will not be boring this year. Heck, I'm surprised you thought last year was boring!

[MacBandit]

Hehe I just found out that DirecTV will be airing a show with just the commercials from the Superbowl. I don't have to fast forward or anything and I don't have to see a bunch of boring football.

Also there will be a best of Super Bowl commercials special on. I'm going to Tivo it as well and see if the 1984 commercial is in it.

[howtoplaydead]

only for the commercials

[gerror]

I just wonder why it is called footbal since there is already a sport called football.

[wordmunger]

Originally posted by gerror
I just wonder why it is called footbal since there is already a sport called football.
There are more than that:

Soccer (football to most of the world)
Gaelic football
Australian rules football
Rugby football
American football
Canadian football (basically the same as American but with a larger field and slightly different rules)
Arena football (American football on a field the size of a hockey rink and with slightly different rules).

Actually that might be a pretty good poll topic: Favorite football?

[gerror]

Actually that might be a pretty good poll topic: Favorite football?
I will tell you my choice:
Soccer!

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[wordmunger]

Wow, I've never heard of the Ajax, but found their Web site. What an impressive record! Now I understand what Europeans must think when the no-name Panthers and Patriots are in the Super Bowl. Here in North Carolina, you can't walk half a block without seeing a Panther jersey.

[gerror]

To be honest: I have never heard of the Panthers. I know there is a team called the Miami Dolphins due to Ace Ventura Pet Detective ;) and a lot of people are walking around with Caps from NFL, NHL and stuff so i know some teams by names. But I never watched a complete match.

[kuyu]

I plan to watch every second of every play in this years superbowl. I've watched almost every monday night game this season, and for the first time I want to see the big game.

I agree with a previous poster that football is a VERY SOPHISTICATED game. Chess is boring to watch if you don't know how to play. Football is extremely interesting if you know the rules, strategy, nuances, and sense of honor inherent in America's New Game.

[gerror]

btw, I guess 'Nancy' from the Panthers might be a good reason to watch my first NFL match

[~Shard~]

Originally posted by kuyu

I agree with a previous poster that football is a VERY SOPHISTICATED game. Chess is boring to watch if you don't know how to play. Football is extremely interesting if you know the rules, strategy, nuances, and sense of honor inherent in America's New Game.

Hate to point it out, but you've pretty much contradicted yourself there. You say that chess is boring if you don't know the rules, background, etc. However you then go on to say that football is exciting, but only if you DO know the rules, background, etc. Then, the reverse would be true as well - if you DID know the rules for chess, it would be interesting, and if you didn't know the rules for football it would be boring - which makes football no different than chess, although you seem to be trying to say that it does.

I really enjoy football and I really enjoy chess, both for different reasons, so I'm not biased towards one or the other - just found your flawed example above amusing. ;)

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by kuyu
I plan to watch every second of every play in this years superbowl. I've watched almost every monday night game this season, and for the first time I want to see the big game.

I agree with a previous poster that football is a VERY SOPHISTICATED game. Chess is boring to watch if you don't know how to play. Football is extremely interesting if you know the rules, strategy, nuances, and sense of honor inherent in America's New Game.

I beg to differ also. I know how to play and I find it fun to play but extremely boring to watch. I find this the same with all team sports. Sports that pause in the middle of action are boring to watch plain and simple. That's why motorcycle racing and auto racing are so interesting the only time things pause is when the race is over. If you don't think there are tactics and sophistication to racing then you don't know a thing about it.

[wdlove]

My wife went Roche Bros. to purchase items for our Super Bowl party tonight. One item is a cake shaped like a football, it has brown frosting, and Super Bowl XXXVIII on the top. For our meal Lobster Salad Potato Salad, & chips. Want to root our hometown Patriots' team. Really looking forward to the commercials, maybe I will have a surprise coming! :cool:

[Grimace]

commercials...

even though the game might be interesting too.

[QCassidy352]

Originally posted by wordmunger
Clearly I'm in the minority on this site, but I find football fascinating. It's definitely not as exciting or action packed as soccer...

Hehe, no offense, but I find that a really funny statement. There's nothing more boring to watch than soccer; hardly anything ever happens, and the most likely way to score is on an unblocked penalty kick. :rolleyes: But to each his own.

I love football in general and the Pats in particular. So yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the game.

(btw, I love playing soccer, while I never played football. But playing and watching are very different indeed!)

[hacking_4_b33r]

the only thing i want to see is apple's commercial that sticks it to the RIAA..

[kuyu]

hey Shard. You seem to have misunderstood me. Football is a game that requires a lifetime to master, much like chess. That is to say, neither game is interesting to those who know nothing about it. I was trying to draw a coorelation between the two, not compare and contrast them.

Sorry i didn't include a more detailed example of the similarities between football and chess, but people like short posts.:)

[kuyu]

Originally posted by MacBandit
I beg to differ also. I know how to play and I find it fun to play but extremely boring to watch. I find this the same with all team sports. Sports that pause in the middle of action are boring to watch plain and simple. That's why motorcycle racing and auto racing are so interesting the only time things pause is when the race is over. If you don't think there are tactics and sophistication to racing then you don't know a thing about it.

I grew up in Indy, so I know all about racing. You're right, racing is way more complicated and intense than, say, baseball. But the sheer brute force of a man vs. man contest that is inherent in football draws me to the sport. In racing, it seems like an old fashioned bank roll contest. Whoever spends the most, wins the most (ask Ferrari about this rule).

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by kuyu
IWhoever spends the most, wins the most (ask Ferrari about this rule). Too bad it didn't work for the Yankees :p

[~Shard~]

Originally posted by kuyu
hey Shard. You seem to have misunderstood me. Football is a game that requires a lifetime to master, much like chess. That is to say, neither game is interesting to those who know nothing about it. I was trying to draw a coorelation between the two, not compare and contrast them.

Sorry i didn't include a more detailed example of the similarities between football and chess, but people like short posts.:)

Fair enough then - it appears as though we both have the same opinion on the matter. In all fairness though, your above post WAS a little misleading. No harm, no foul though. :cool:

[~Shard~]

Originally posted by kuyu
But the sheer brute force of a man vs. man contest that is inherent in football draws me to the sport. In racing, it seems like an old fashioned bank roll contest. Whoever spends the most, wins the most (ask Ferrari about this rule).

Ah, but I contend that it is not only racing that is a "bank roll contest" at times - I believe all sports are subject to this problem. Look at baseball with the Yankees a few years ago - look at basketball, with the Lakers and Shaq + Kobe - look at the Cowboys or the 49ers during their respective dynasties - all laden with superstars and all grossly over the salary caps. Same with the Blue Jays of the early 90's when they won their 2 world series. I could go on and on.

I realize that perhaps a sport like football has more of the "man vs man" aspect inherent in it moreso than racing, as an example, yet there still exists the same attributes in both sports. Yes, Ferrari spends a LOT of money on both their cars and their drivers, however I defy you to say that Michael Schumacher, like him or not, isn't one of the most gifted drivers out there right now, with or without Ferrari technology behind him. (Personally I find him arrogant...)

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by ~Shard~
(Personally I find him arrogant...) Schumi arrogant? he seems to be one of the most humble guys on the grid. Especially compared to Eddie Irvine and Jacques Villeneuve.

[MattG]

football is a VERY SOPHISTICATED game

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That was supposed to be funny...right?

[~Shard~]

Originally posted by Counterfit
Schumi arrogant? he seems to be one of the most humble guys on the grid. Especially compared to Eddie Irvine and Jacques Villeneuve.

Completely my mistake, I apologize - there was supposed to be a "don't" in my last comment, as most people I know DO find him arrogant! That's what I get for typing posts late at night... :eek:

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by MattG
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

That was supposed to be funny...right? You would be surprised at how similar football is to ballet...



Shard: gotcha :D

[hacking_4_b33r]

football is the most boring sport ever created, though somehow it has become some kind of flag for american patriotism.

who cares whos winning the superbowl.

Theres people dying every second from hunger and disease and everyone sits around gorging themselves with ribs and pork rinds, watching 30 commercials that some corporation paid 2.3 million dollars to put on tv for 30 seconds.

2.3 million dollars could prolly feed and cure a large leperous comminity.

God bless america? sweet jesus!

[Counterfit]

Everyone needs a release from the stresses of everyday life. you should try finding one of your own!

[hacking_4_b33r]

counterfeit says: Everyone needs a release from the stresses of everyday life. you should try finding one of your own!


oh yeah, cause you have it so bad. sometimes you just gotta lie back and forget that there is anyone else but yourself.

[Doctor Q]

Everyone knows that the only way to relax is to smack penguins (http://meph.eu.org/)! (I'm still trying to break 600.)

[~Shard~]

Originally posted by Counterfit


Shard: gotcha :D

Hmm, or did I get YOU then? Perhaps I covered up my sarcasm and fibbing a bit too much on my reply... I'll try not to lay it on so thick and believeable next time.

Oh, and I didn't type that post late at nite at all. :p ;)

Thanks for the fun Counterfit! :cool:

[Counterfit]

Originally posted by hacking_4_b33r
oh yeah, cause you have it so bad. sometimes you just gotta lie back and forget that there is anyone else but yourself. Exactly! And there's ONE e in my nick.













And I really REALLY do not like being mocked. :mad: