Hey ya'll,
When you hear the words "Super Bowl" you think of beer, chips and an amazing football game. Too bad the only thing I got out of this years Super Bowl was a salsa stain and a greater hatred for NFL refs.
I must say that I am not a huge fan of either team so I was not as excited for the game as I could have been but I still was hoping for an heart pounding game. I admit there were some very good moments in this years Super Bowl but I felt like the bad calls and the slow moving quarters took away from the game.
All day Sunday the announcers had been discussing which star players were going to make an impact during the game and I felt like the ones they were saying were going to get MVP didn't make that much of an impact. Hines Ward was talked about as being a key player during the game but the other two receivers, Santonio Holmes and Heath Miller, did more and Holmes was named MVP.
I don't deny that the Steelers have an amazing defense and they really pulled through in this game. Troy Polamalu came ready to play, with his lovely hair blowing in the wind. He was hitting hard and accurately. No one can forget the amazing 100 yard run back by linebacker, James Harrison.
For the Cardinals I don't think anyone can say anything bad about Kurt Warner. If you look at the statistics he threw more yards than the Steelers QB Ben Rothlisberger( 377 to 256 yards) and the Cardinals had more passing touchdowns than the Steelers too.
After looking at the statistics I am sure you are wondering HOW the Cardinals lost and I have no one to blame but the res. I felt like there were so many personal fouls that weren't called and ones that were called for no reason. I am still completely shocked that there wasn't a harsher penalty for James Harrison when he started PUNCHING a member of the Cardinals offense.I also got tired of the Refs called the fumbles on Kurt Warner when his arm was moving in a forward motion, which clearly is an incomplete pass, not a fumble.
I will agree with some that this game had very exciting moments and I was on the edge of my seat when the Cardinals got that safety( I think that is where the salsa stain came from), BUT I would not go as far to say it was the best Super Bowl in history. I mean who can say that these games were better than the amazing ending to last years Super Bowl,or even the Super Bowls back in Joe Montana's day.
One small side note. Everyone should tune in to see the Lady Vols play on Thursday night against Georgia. All of us who are Vol fans are hoping to see Pat Summit(The head coach) get her 1000 win. She is an amazing coach and deserves it.
Other big issue in the world of sports is the new Michael Phelps scandal. I don't understand why everyone is so upset. Did everyone forget when all of the party pictures of Matt Lineart came out, or when Kobe Bryant hooked up with a minor. Michael Phelps just got caught smoking pot and it isn't like it was a performance enhancing drug. He is young and will make mistakes and America will have to accept it.
It is getting late on this coast. So I hope ya'll have a good rest of the week and I will write to you soon.
~Camille
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Reasons why you can blame Kurt Warner:
ReplyDelete1. He threw the interception ON THE GOAL LINE that led to Harrison's touchdown.
2. He made a few errant passes to wide open receivers, a rare occurrence for the Steelers defense.
3. He fumbled a couple times, killing drives and THE GAME (I know we both think it was an incomplete pass, but the fact remains it was called a fumble)
4. He waited too long into the game to get Larry Fitzgerald involved.
5. Where was Anquan Boldin?
6. Where was Steve Breaston?
Other disagreements:
Matt Leinart didn't get in trouble because he was seen drinking beer. As we both know, Leinart is over 21. Phelps was caught smoking marijuana, which happens to remain illegal in this country.
Maybe not in Beijing, but here in the States and at the University of South Carolina (where the photograph was taken), it is.
I don't think the woman Kobe didn't rape was a minor, was she?