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Super Bowl XXXVIII

Well another Super Bowl has come and gone. Another game has passed that didn’t live up to the massive hype. Sure, after sitting through the defensive struggle of the first half of the game it did get interesting, but I still didn’t enjoy it as much as I would have liked.

For me, I think the biggest disappointment was the CBS broadcast coverage of the event. Everything about it felt contrived and out of style. From the personalities and attire of the broadcasters (Phil Simms and Greg Gumbel) who wore khaki pants, black blazers, white shirts, and shiny Regis-style pink ties; to the cheesy on-air graphics. Every part was a shadow of the show Fox put on for last year’s event. While fox is generally guilty of over doing the techno-metal robo-graphics theme, in general, their graphics are more modern and interesting. CBS, please stop using blue gradients. Seriously. And that is to say nothing of the on-air personalities on their crew—especially on the halftime studio show.

The other thing that bothered me was the feel of the game itself. I don’t know if it was the CBS coverage, the endless periphery, or something else, but the game just didn’t feel right. I think in general the Super Bowl pales in comparison to the conference championship games in delivering that gritty intensity of a do-or-die, a must win game. I just did not get that here.

Maybe it is because the Packers weren’t there. After all, there are fans of 31 teams that aren’t particularly happy with the outcome of every Super Bowl. Sour grapes, perhaps.

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