superbowl XLVII

[Os Cangaceiros]

Figured there might as well be a thread about it, although probably no one outside the USA holds any interest in it LOL. Anyway go 49ers etc etc

[Red Deck Wins]

Good topic. I found an interesting article about the history capitalism, class warfare, and professional sports on the website International Communist Current (thanks RevLefter Leo for linking to this website in your signature). Here's part two of the series: The History of Sport Under Capitalism (Part Two) (http://en.internationalism.org/icconline/201301/6346/history-sport-under-capitalism-part-two-sport-decadent-capitalism-1914-today?fb_action_ids=10200124960914514&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=node%2F6346&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582) Link to the first part is on the sidebar and I'm eagerly awaiting the third installment.

As for me, I never pay attention to professional sports unless it's a big event like the Superbowl, World Series, or Olympics just so I have some "water-cooler" cannon fodder to discuss with my friends who disagree with my views on professional sports. Which is that professional sports are the biggest and most lucrative means of diverting people's attention from how exploited they are and providing false conflicts for them to engage in (ever seen fans of different teams argue?) instead of engaging with each other about the only conflict that truly matters, class warfare.

[skitty]

Figured there might as well be a thread about it, although probably no one outside the USA holds any interest in it LOL. Anyway go 49ers etc etcThe 49ers? Nevermore.

[Kalinin's Facial Hair]

The sport is not that bad.

But the hugefuckload of commercials make it impossible to watch.

[Comrade Nasser]

Can't watch that stuff. Just reminds me how greedy and capitalistic my country is.:(

[Bronco]

The sport is not that bad.

But the hugefuckload of commercials make it impossible to watch.

The great thing about the UK coverage we have for it, no ads :thumbup1:

Not sure who I want to win really, probably prefer the Niners but as a Broncos fan if the Ravens win then at least I can say we lost (in ridiculous circumstances) to the champions

[skitty]

The sport is not that bad.

But the hugefuckload of commercials make it impossible to watch.It's pretty bad, if you step back and take an honest look; and medical research will reflect this as well. And adult women cheerleaders? The whole business is just silly.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Superbowl commercials are pretty annoying and stupid, for the most part.


It's pretty bad, if you step back and take an honest look; and medical research will reflect this as well.

Yeah, I don't think there is really a way to make football "safe" the way it's currently played. Just the physics alone of your brain sloshing around in your skull makes the game not exactly safe. (That's not to say that I feel particularly sorry for pro football players, though)

[Leftsolidarity]

I want to watch it and get drunk but no one else in my house wants to.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

As an Oakland Raiders fan it kills me to say this but go 9er's.

[skitty]

Once I learned to appreciate the "other" football there was no goin' back. No comparison. But I did like the little Darth Vader VW commercial...remember?

[Le Libérer]

Be sure and watch the commercial right before Beyonces performance. The redhead is a friend of mine. Its her first national commercial. :)

[Art Vandelay]

I'm outside the U.S. (Canada) and the NFL is really the only sport I follow. I'm a loyal Dolphins fan, but I'm cheering for the Ravens tonight. Might as well get that murderer Ray Lewis another ring.

[Thelonious]

The superbowl, the TV ads, enormous ticket prices, and the merchandising connected to it, are all sickening examples of the tragedy that is capitalism. To me it is nothing more than a surreal freak show. As a self-respecting Marxist I cannot bring myself to watch it or participate in anything associated with it. It is a shame because I think football is a cool sport. Just another example of capitalism taking something good and squeezing every single penny out of it from any angle possible.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Be sure and watch the commercial right before Beyonces performance. The redhead is a friend of mine. Its her first national commercial. :)

In the Pepsi commercial? That's cool.

[Art Vandelay]

The superbowl, the TV ads, enormous ticket prices, and the merchandising connected to it, are all sickening examples of the tragedy that is capitalism. To me it is nothing more than a surreal freak show. As a self-respecting Marxist I cannot bring myself to watch it or participate in anything associated with it. It is a shame because I think football is a cool sport. Just another example of capitalism taking something good and squeezing every single penny out of it from any angle possible.

While this is true, a personally lifestyle choice isn't going to stop the game from going on. I mean if you take that idea to its logical extreme you'd have to drop out of society completely to remain a 'self-respecting Marxist.'

[Tifosi]

Oh what a touchdown. This is finished now...

[Os Cangaceiros]

Yeah holy shit! 109 yards in 11 seconds...?!

[Kalinin's Facial Hair]

The superbowl, the TV ads, enormous ticket prices, and the merchandising connected to it, are all sickening examples of the tragedy that is capitalism. To me it is nothing more than a surreal freak show. As a self-respecting Marxist I cannot bring myself to watch it or participate in anything associated with it. It is a shame because I think football is a cool sport. Just another example of capitalism taking something good and squeezing every single penny out of it from any angle possible.

I feel that way about football (soccer in the US). I'm thinking about giving up sports, it's helpless.

[Tifosi]

Ah shite, 49ers fans sabotage to get this finished lol

But, yeah OC, that guy can sure move :)

[Red Commissar]

I can't say I've ever seen a stadium lose power during a major event like this. Kind of amusing seeing these players try to kill time until it gets fixed.

[Tifosi]

The guy narrating these Superbowl Memories on the BBC has the coolest sounding voice ever. Sounds like the guy that narrated between missions on the old World at War COD.

Bored:laugh:

[Ostrinski]

puppy bowl > super bowl

[MarxSchmarx]

I can't say I've ever seen a stadium lose power during a major event like this. Kind of amusing seeing these players try to kill time until it gets fixed.

I feel really bad for the person who was responsible. That will certainly cost them their career. This is embarassing, but at the same time I guess it makes things interesting for the viewers, kind of like a faked kick.

[Le Libérer]

In the Pepsi commercial? That's cool.
Yes! She was picked from over 100,000 entries.

[Art Vandelay]

In canada we just get regular commercials not the funny ones. :(

[Tifosi]

In canada we just get regular commercials not the funny ones. :(

Here we get none, just boring old Mark Chapman and Mike Carlson:(

[A Revolutionary Tool]

I feel really bad for the person who was responsible. That will certainly cost them their career. This is embarassing, but at the same time I guess it makes things interesting for the viewers, kind of like a faked kick.
In Oakland there was a huge earthquake right before the A's were going to start a game in the World Series(Which is like the equivalent of the Super Bowl for baseball, but I don't know why it's called the "World" Series when the only team that can play from outside of America is Toronto). Bridges were falling and shit, the whole stadium was shaking, it had to be delayed for like a week because of it. Pretty interesting though, everybody remembers that World Series here.

[Tifosi]

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[subcp]

Being a Bears fan is tough sometimes. Especially when you know Baltimore doesn't have half the talent. Kapernick needs to learn he's not RGIII, so go Ravens. If they can get the lights back on (waiting for the drunk and irate fans to do Katrina style warfare if the game doesn't start again soon).

[Tifosi]

Maybe this isn't over. Going to be a good finish.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Yep, niners are coming back.

[Luc]

fuuuuuuuuuuck that comback

go ravens

[Yuppie Grinder]

Anyone else find it sad that commercials are now considered a form of entertainment?

[skitty]

Anyone else find it sad that commercials are now considered a form of entertainment?A friend calls them "informative". I call them pollution.

[Comrade Samuel]

As a devoted Packers fan who flipped at table after the 49ers beat them, I can't help but root for the Ravens.

I enjoy the spectical really. Since my childhood passed me by every holiday has just kinda lost all of it's magic- exept this (I use the term "holiday" pretty liberally here).

[Yuppie Grinder]

A friend calls them "informative". I call them pollution.

Brain pollution. The sort of people who recite commercials word for word and thinks that that's funny are impossible to be around for more than 5 minutes.

[Luc]

RAVENS WIN! RAVENS WIN!! :)

that was waay too close at the end, that comeback was terrible for the Ravens :mad:

[Os Cangaceiros]

Goddamn the Ravens! Fuck Ray Lewis! :(

No, but seriously, it was a pretty good game I thought. Suspenseful there at the end.

[MarxSchmarx]

Excellent game. It came down to so much strategy, very thoughtful finish. Both played spectacularly, one side clearly out-thought the other. San Francisco should be proud. But rarely is there a game that comes down like this to being so rewarding for the team that played its fundamentals throughout.

[Art Vandelay]

As someone who plays sports select, I can't imagine how many people got pissed and how much money was lost, due to the 3 point ending.

[bcbm]

go pack!

[Skyhilist]

‎"When God is for you, who can be against you?" -Ray Lewis after the game.
Seriously, why can't we have any intelligent athletes in America?

[Workers-Control-Over-Prod]

Someone asked me at the bakery 'if I am watching the big game'. I had no clue what the hell they were talking about. Was this an invitation to a "date", do Americans make superbowls something socially special, or what?

[Ostrinski]

Someone asked me at the bakery 'if I am watching the big game'. I had no clue what the hell they were talking about. Was this an invitation to a "date", do Americans make superbowls something socially special, or what?The Super Bowl has unfortunately become a huge cultural event in the United States. People go crazy about it, hold parties for it, amongs other things.

[bcbm]

the super bowl is fun dont be a stick in the mud

[Ostrinski]

i guess europeans freak out about football equal as much if not more so they can't really hate

[B5C]

Did anybody get the Scientology ad during the game? I think they forgot to mention a lot of important things about Scientology like dead aliens souls & investment in a pyramid scheme.

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[bricolage]

I managed to stay up until nearly the end of the third quarter but the powercut pretty much sent everyone else I was with to sleep and so I called it quits. still don't really understand how the game works but pretty fun as a spectacle.

[Le Libérer]

Oh yes, the power went out in the Superdome, and from that was some pretty funny memes.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/734703_479304185469125_889095228_n.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/480185_10200338435080966_1806018692_n.jpg

But seeing my friend making her dream come true was just brilliant.
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And for the record, she got paid SAG (union) wages for this. Unless you speak in a role, wages are minimal.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200338435080966&set=a.2492748195520.2143562.1157222151&type=1&relevant_count=1

[Let's Get Free]

Does anyone not care about the Superbowl?

[Ciarog]

Funnily enough, I was actually talking to some comrades before the games about how funny it would be if someone went to the Superdome and tossed a logging chain over the nearest transformer. Can you imagine how much lost ad revenue there would be if they had to postpone the entire game?

[skitty]

Just found out that Michael Oher, portrayed in the movie "Blind Side" with Sandra Bullock, played for the Ravens yesterday. I enjoyed the movie:
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/sandra-bullock-son-support-blind-side-player-michael-180701814.html