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Super Bowl XLIV Commercials

Overall, Doritos crushed their competition. (Who is Doritos competition anyways, Lays?) Budweiser had some good ones as usual, but the honorable mention definitely goes to the Dove Man commercial, definitely didn’t think that was going to be for Dove soap. They got me good.

3. Doritos Play Nice. This little kid is no joke, don’t mess with him or his mom!

2. Bud Light Voice Box. Reminds me of college, who doesn’t love auto tune? Well Jay-Z doesn’t but, other than him, who? Better pass that guacamole. Continue reading →

Super Bowl XLV Odds

The opening odds for next years Super Bowl went live shortly after the final whistle blew for Super Bowl XLIV.

The favorites are predictably the Indianapolis Colts. The odds are currently at 13/2.

Seven teams are tied with the longest odds currently at 100/1. Those team are the Browns, Lions, Chiefs, Raiders, Rams, Bills and Buccaneers. ProFootballTalk has wrongly reported only 6 teams at 100/1 — missing the Buffalo Bills. Understandable though. The Bills are quite forgettable.

The team with the second highest odds to win is the San Diego Superchargers. That just seems like you are throwing your money away at this point.

The next two teams on the list are interesting. The struggling Steelers and poignant Patriots come in next at 11/1 and 10/1 respectively. Joining the Patriots at 10/1 are the Super Bowl XLIV champ Saints.

The Vikings, Packers and Cowboys are next at 12/1. If there is an uncapped year, a team that has Jerry Jones at the helm can’t be counted out.

There is a tie for the second biggest long shot — after those 7 bottom feeders.  The Redskins, Broncos and Jaguars all come in at 50/1.

I think of those 10 teams that have 50/1 or 100/1 odds, the Broncos have to be the best team. I don’t think there is even a contest. For teams in that unfortunate grouping, Denver is the one that sticks out. If they can somehow get back to early 2009 form someone could get a payday.

Monday Morning Hangover!

The last Monday morning hangover of the year. :(

The birthmark won the night.

I’m pumped personally. You are  a hater if you didn’t have the Saints winning out right. Forget the point spread.

Furthermore, the Saints plus 5 was the biggest lock in a Super Bowl since the Pats over the Giants. Continue reading →

UFC 109: Relentless Fight Analysis

UFC 109 will go live this super Saturday from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. This card was again hit hard by injury much like the last UFC card. Still 109 has a good number of names that even the casual fan should know.

Specifically, I want to note that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, not to be confused with his twin brother Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, was forced to step out from his  scheduled fight against Brandon Vera due to an ankle injury.

Additionally, Josh Koscheck was forced out due to an injury just a few weeks  ago.

On to the people actually fighting on Saturday. I will start at the top with the two co-main events.

Randy Couture Vs. Mark Coleman

The first time I saw Mark Coleman fight was in 1998. Yup, 12 years ago. He was actually part of the reason that I became a fan of mixed martial arts — unfortunate for him…

Pete Williams nearly took Coleman’s head off and I was hooked. Continue reading →

Welcome to Super Bowl XLIV! With Carrie Underwood!

Carrie Underwood welcomes you to Super Weekend!

Super Bowl Sunday is just two days away. We already have our order in for wings from Wings Over. It is a staple at the UMass campus and a number of other colleges around the country. If there is a location near you, I would suggest you give them a call ASAP.

Last year my big prop bet for the Super Bowl was James Harrison to win Super Bowl MVP. If you recall this was likely going to happen if someone else had made a less spectacular catch than Santonio Holmes did to win the game.

We already looked over the best in player, team and other prop bets for the big game. I am eyeing some to see where I want to wager to make this game a little more intense. I don’t want to do it, but I think I have to make a wager just for shits.

Of course, the best bets are the ones you make amongst your friends. The “I bet they get a first down on this drive” bet turns into “I bet I can eat 5 hot wings in under 2 minutes”. It’s fun for all. Aren’t these bets what the Super Bowl is all about when your team is golfing?

Of course more of Carrie Underwood after the super jump… Continue reading →