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Spiritual_Chaos

Gern Blansten said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Weird having English artists (Katy Perry, The Who etc) do the show...

Why not have it always be connected to the city it is in. Like LA in this instance (if the Superbowl was in LA, but I think it was...)

Katy is from Cali...she just likes English blokes

Well, I'll be damned. I remember a picture of her in her teens by a computer, and thinking THAT IS SUCH A NORMAL BRITISH GAL AND NOW SHE IS FAMOUS.

Good to know. 

Poncier

DewieCox said:

mace1229 said:

mrussel1 said:

mace1229 said:

mrussel1 said:

mace1229 said:

I’ve never liked hip hop/rap. Wish they would have represented more genres. Put Hootie in there, and instead of the suggested 2pac hologram, do one of Thin Lizzy.

Dude, are you being serious?  Thin Lizzy?  There's been plenty of classic rock acts.. Petty, Springsteen, etc.  Did you think they needed to put some rap into those shows to balance it out?

Being series that I personally don’t like hip hop. I thought my suggestion of a halo gram of Thin Lizzy was ridiculous enough to know that was a joke though.

ok.  People do say ridiculous things around here, in a serious way. 

On a more serious note I do think the choice of performers was a little odd. If they were going for 90s hip-hop theme then they nailed it. But I’m guessing they were going more for black celebration/acknowledgement theme. I’ve already heard a lot of comments that half time was targeted to age 40-50, and seems kinda true. I think they would have gotten that message across better if they included more recent black artists instead of focusing on 90s hip-hop. But not Hootie or Thin Lizzy.
Thats just my opinion, I usually don’t care for the half time show. Not even when it was The Who. Over produced medleys of random hits aren’t my thing.

I thought  it was meant as a West cost rap celebration, being it was Dre and guests.  

Mary J is from NY, Eminem is Detroit and Fifty Cent is from NY, so only half the performers were west coast.

Wobbie

Poncier said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Yikes, look how wide open Jamarr Chase was on the final play. Smoked Ramsey (like everyone else did) but Donald was already all over Burrow 

https://twitter.com/JayMorrisonATH/status/1493114315641012226?s=20&t=nLEe3NGl82Z-kBR7BjgBeA

I wish NBC had shown a few replays of the end of that play, they just kept showing Donald wrapping up Burrow, but it looked to me like Perine had a shot to dive for that ball and just stood there. Honestly wonder why Cincy didn't just have Mixon on the field for that final drive, he's fine as a pass catcher and a decent blocker when he needs to help on a blitz. Perine shows me nothing and really made no effort on that throw...on 4th down in the final minute of the Super Bowl! Jeez dude, give it an effort at least.

I thought the same thing. he’s, like, “oh…there goes the ball.”

F Me In The Brain

mace1229 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mace1229 said:

mrussel1 said:

mace1229 said:

mrussel1 said:

mace1229 said:

I’ve never liked hip hop/rap. Wish they would have represented more genres. Put Hootie in there, and instead of the suggested 2pac hologram, do one of Thin Lizzy.

Dude, are you being serious?  Thin Lizzy?  There's been plenty of classic rock acts.. Petty, Springsteen, etc.  Did you think they needed to put some rap into those shows to balance it out?

Being series that I personally don’t like hip hop. I thought my suggestion of a halo gram of Thin Lizzy was ridiculous enough to know that was a joke though.

ok.  People do say ridiculous things around here, in a serious way. 

On a more serious note I do think the choice of performers was a little odd. If they were going for 90s hip-hop theme then they nailed it. But I’m guessing they were going more for black celebration/acknowledgement theme. I’ve already heard a lot of comments that half time was targeted to age 40-50, and seems kinda true. I think they would have gotten that message across better if they included more recent black artists instead of focusing on 90s hip-hop. But not Hootie or Thin Lizzy.
Thats just my opinion, I usually don’t care for the half time show. Not even when it was The Who. Over produced medleys of random hits aren’t my thing.

Doesn't the halftime show always consists of legacy acts and very-very famous songs everyone know?

Why would these chosen artists not help with a black celebration/acknowledgement them?

Also, regarding "the 90's"

In Da Club came out in 2003
Family Affair and No More Drama came out in 2001
M.A.A.D City came out in 2012
Alright came out in 2015
Loose yourself came out in 2002
And Still Dre rocked MTV at the tailend of 1999

Most of the time it’s a legacy act, yes. But not always. 6 or 7 years ago was Katy Perry and a year or 2 later was Bruno Mars.
Of course not every song was from the 90s. But that was the focus.
And of course they help black celebration. I just personally think a wider variety that included current/more recent artists would have been better. The top names were Snoop, Dre, Eminem, 50 cent, Mary J. People under 30 probably know Dre more for headphones than his music.. All got their start in the early-mid 90s. All were their biggest in the 90s (except maybe MJB in the 2000s). So while some songs did come later, the music theme was 90s hip hop.

NWA was where Dre started, in the 80s

tbergs

F Me In The Brain said:

mace1229 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mace1229 said:

mrussel1 said:

mace1229 said:

mrussel1 said:

mace1229 said:

I’ve never liked hip hop/rap. Wish they would have represented more genres. Put Hootie in there, and instead of the suggested 2pac hologram, do one of Thin Lizzy.

Dude, are you being serious?  Thin Lizzy?  There's been plenty of classic rock acts.. Petty, Springsteen, etc.  Did you think they needed to put some rap into those shows to balance it out?

Being series that I personally don’t like hip hop. I thought my suggestion of a halo gram of Thin Lizzy was ridiculous enough to know that was a joke though.

ok.  People do say ridiculous things around here, in a serious way. 

On a more serious note I do think the choice of performers was a little odd. If they were going for 90s hip-hop theme then they nailed it. But I’m guessing they were going more for black celebration/acknowledgement theme. I’ve already heard a lot of comments that half time was targeted to age 40-50, and seems kinda true. I think they would have gotten that message across better if they included more recent black artists instead of focusing on 90s hip-hop. But not Hootie or Thin Lizzy.
Thats just my opinion, I usually don’t care for the half time show. Not even when it was The Who. Over produced medleys of random hits aren’t my thing.

Doesn't the halftime show always consists of legacy acts and very-very famous songs everyone know?

Why would these chosen artists not help with a black celebration/acknowledgement them?

Also, regarding "the 90's"

In Da Club came out in 2003
Family Affair and No More Drama came out in 2001
M.A.A.D City came out in 2012
Alright came out in 2015
Loose yourself came out in 2002
And Still Dre rocked MTV at the tailend of 1999

Most of the time it’s a legacy act, yes. But not always. 6 or 7 years ago was Katy Perry and a year or 2 later was Bruno Mars.
Of course not every song was from the 90s. But that was the focus.
And of course they help black celebration. I just personally think a wider variety that included current/more recent artists would have been better. The top names were Snoop, Dre, Eminem, 50 cent, Mary J. People under 30 probably know Dre more for headphones than his music.. All got their start in the early-mid 90s. All were their biggest in the 90s (except maybe MJB in the 2000s). So while some songs did come later, the music theme was 90s hip hop.

NWA was where Dre started, in the 80s

Yeah, I don't get this whole diverse genres Bullshit. Who are the people saying that? That was a hell of a diverse bunch of hip hop/rap gods on that field yesterday representing almost 40 years of that musical genre.

Dre: Late 80's to early 2000's
Snoop: Torch passed from Dre in early 90's to mid 2000's
Eminem: Mostly 2000 - 2010 with a few hits beyond that
MJB: Mid 90's - mid 2000's
50: Early 2000's
Kendrick: 2012 - present

tempo_n_groove

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Poncier

tempo_n_groove said:

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Cincy definitely needs to prioritize upgrading their O-line.
They are good at WR though. OBJ was a Ram (and now an injured free agent).
Cincy has 3 solid to great WR's in Chase, Higgins and Boyd.

tempo_n_groove

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Cincy definitely needs to prioritize upgrading their O-line.
They are good at WR though. OBJ was a Ram (and now an injured free agent).
Cincy has 3 solid to great WR's in Chase, Higgins and Boyd.

Brain fart on OBJ...  That was meant for the rams, lol.

I still like the Bills in next year unless Chase and Burrow light the league up like they might.

That may be one hell of a prop bet in the beginning of the year.

Wobbie

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

Gern Blansten

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

or Andrew Luck....CIN needs that line to hold

MayDay10

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Cincy definitely needs to prioritize upgrading their O-line.
They are good at WR though. OBJ was a Ram (and now an injured free agent).
Cincy has 3 solid to great WR's in Chase, Higgins and Boyd.

Brain fart on OBJ...  That was meant for the rams, lol.

I still like the Bills in next year unless Chase and Burrow light the league up like they might.

That may be one hell of a prop bet in the beginning of the year.

I feel confident in the Bills, but so tough to pick a winner in the AFC.  I think it takes/will take a significant amount of luck for whoever comes out.  Cincinnati were the lucky ones this year.

Ledbetterman10

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

What are you a time-traveler? 

mrussel1

Ledbetterman10 said:

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

What are you a time-traveler? 

Haha.  I used to love that Berman called the NFC Central the Norris Division. 

mickeyrat

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

ummm you do know cincy is afc north , no?

mrussel1

mickeyrat said:

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

ummm you do know cincy is afc north , no?

Cut the guy a break.  He's just showing his age.  I long for the AFC Central days... Houston Oilers and no such thing as the Ravens (goddam team stealers).  

mickeyrat

mrussel1 said:

mickeyrat said:

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

ummm you do know cincy is afc north , no?

Cut the guy a break.  He's just showing his age.  I long for the AFC Central days... Houston Oilers and no such thing as the Ravens (goddam team stealers).  

hey. they took a very bad team and made them good. THEN you got another chance and just what did you do with it. fucked it up. as usual. and back to the same bad team.

tempo_n_groove

MayDay10 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Cincy definitely needs to prioritize upgrading their O-line.
They are good at WR though. OBJ was a Ram (and now an injured free agent).
Cincy has 3 solid to great WR's in Chase, Higgins and Boyd.

Brain fart on OBJ...  That was meant for the rams, lol.

I still like the Bills in next year unless Chase and Burrow light the league up like they might.

That may be one hell of a prop bet in the beginning of the year.

I feel confident in the Bills, but so tough to pick a winner in the AFC.  I think it takes/will take a significant amount of luck for whoever comes out.  Cincinnati were the lucky ones this year.

Yeah between the Bills, KC, Cincy and you know that the Pats aren't going anywhere.  Then there's the Titans, Raiders and Chargers.  Broncos if they can steal a QB from somewhere.

Poncier

tempo_n_groove said:

MayDay10 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Cincy definitely needs to prioritize upgrading their O-line.
They are good at WR though. OBJ was a Ram (and now an injured free agent).
Cincy has 3 solid to great WR's in Chase, Higgins and Boyd.

Brain fart on OBJ...  That was meant for the rams, lol.

I still like the Bills in next year unless Chase and Burrow light the league up like they might.

That may be one hell of a prop bet in the beginning of the year.

I feel confident in the Bills, but so tough to pick a winner in the AFC.  I think it takes/will take a significant amount of luck for whoever comes out.  Cincinnati were the lucky ones this year.

Yeah between the Bills, KC, Cincy and you know that the Pats aren't going anywhere.  Then there's the Titans, Raiders and Chargers.  Broncos if they can steal a QB from somewhere.

Plus, there's always the Jets!

mrussel1

mickeyrat said:

mrussel1 said:

mickeyrat said:

Wobbie said:

I sure hope Burrow doesn’t suffer the fate of Dan Marino….but that could happen.

I do like them to control the AFC Central for awhile.

ummm you do know cincy is afc north , no?

Cut the guy a break.  He's just showing his age.  I long for the AFC Central days... Houston Oilers and no such thing as the Ravens (goddam team stealers).  

hey. they took a very bad team and made them good. THEN you got another chance and just what did you do with it. fucked it up. as usual. and back to the same bad team.

It was the same team, including Ozzy as the GM.  It was not a very bad team.  The Browns made the playoffs in 94.  

In 99, the Browns got screwed because the league thought it did too much to help the Jags and Panthers as expansion teams, so they dialed back the assistance.  But they went too far.  Now since then, yes poorly managed.  But the fact of the matter is that Baltimore is a bunch of team stealing assholes who whined for years about the Colts and then did the exact same thing to Cleveland.  The league then offered the the city the Buccaneers but Cleveland said no way.  We won't take another team.  We may suck, but we have integrity. 

MayDay10

tempo_n_groove said:

MayDay10 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I am guessing that Cincy will be fortifying their Oline?  Looking for another WR considering OBJ is out most likely w that ACL tear.

It will be a tough go to get back to the SB next year for Cincy.  I think Buffalo will be in next year.

Cincy definitely needs to prioritize upgrading their O-line.
They are good at WR though. OBJ was a Ram (and now an injured free agent).
Cincy has 3 solid to great WR's in Chase, Higgins and Boyd.

Brain fart on OBJ...  That was meant for the rams, lol.

I still like the Bills in next year unless Chase and Burrow light the league up like they might.

That may be one hell of a prop bet in the beginning of the year.

I feel confident in the Bills, but so tough to pick a winner in the AFC.  I think it takes/will take a significant amount of luck for whoever comes out.  Cincinnati were the lucky ones this year.

Yeah between the Bills, KC, Cincy and you know that the Pats aren't going anywhere.  Then there's the Titans, Raiders and Chargers.  Broncos if they can steal a QB from somewhere.

Don't forget the uninjured Ravens.  Browns could be good, Colts... its a nightmare.