Predlet 2.0 decided that now he is 1 and can walk he really should start practicing his football (known as soccer in some other parts of the world) skills.
So whilst the Superbowl was going to be kicking off follwed by lots of carrying of the ball in about 7 hours time he decided to have a kick about.
(I do like American Football and I am just sore I did not stay up and watch it this year :-(
Showing posts with label superbowl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label superbowl. Show all posts
Monday, February 04, 2008
Monday, February 05, 2007
16-14 to the colts?
I am not sure how the Colts have managed to come back from the the first seconds kick return in the superbowl, but repsect to them.
Prince did a very good set at half time. Purple rain was very good as it is chucking it down with driving rain.
They have 47 HD cameras, so we are getting to see all the rain drops close up and personal.
***Update I managed to miss the last few minutes of the superbowl, due to an overwhelming desire to sleep. However, good on the Colts for their 29-17 victory. I am sure my congrats will mean a lot to them :-) I am still not sure how they managed to get back from the crushing first few seconds.
Prince did a very good set at half time. Purple rain was very good as it is chucking it down with driving rain.
They have 47 HD cameras, so we are getting to see all the rain drops close up and personal.
***Update I managed to miss the last few minutes of the superbowl, due to an overwhelming desire to sleep. However, good on the Colts for their 29-17 victory. I am sure my congrats will mean a lot to them :-) I am still not sure how they managed to get back from the crushing first few seconds.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
1 of 176 for the Superbowl
The coverage is off an running to 176 countries for the Superbowl (for me on Sky HD.) I am always struck by some cultural differences and some TV madness.
We have Cirque de Soleil doing the pre game show. Probably a little bit too soft I would have thought, more like an Olympics. Still Janet Jackson, mind you that was mid game ?
Billy Joel sand away at the national anthem. It was good as he seemed to just sing it. Very often there seems to be lots of over interpretation and changes put into the song. Some thing that tends not to happen with other national anthems.
There was an amazingly well times fly over of jets just as the song finished, very impressive.
Then there is the coin toss. It is a massive ritual with lots of statistical analysis afterwards. A quote from Kevin on Sky "At the end of the toss one team has the ball one team does not"!
In this case Chicago won the toss, made my ex Dolphins star player Dan Marino.
So I am sitting here and now am eating my own words. Chicago (Hester) just recieved the kick, and most amazingly the ball was run the entire length of the field to score ! The 8th kick return for score a touchdown in Superbowl history and the first ever on a starting kickoff!
I need to stop typing and start watching. Go Bears :-)
We have Cirque de Soleil doing the pre game show. Probably a little bit too soft I would have thought, more like an Olympics. Still Janet Jackson, mind you that was mid game ?
Billy Joel sand away at the national anthem. It was good as he seemed to just sing it. Very often there seems to be lots of over interpretation and changes put into the song. Some thing that tends not to happen with other national anthems.
There was an amazingly well times fly over of jets just as the song finished, very impressive.
Then there is the coin toss. It is a massive ritual with lots of statistical analysis afterwards. A quote from Kevin on Sky "At the end of the toss one team has the ball one team does not"!
In this case Chicago won the toss, made my ex Dolphins star player Dan Marino.
So I am sitting here and now am eating my own words. Chicago (Hester) just recieved the kick, and most amazingly the ball was run the entire length of the field to score ! The 8th kick return for score a touchdown in Superbowl history and the first ever on a starting kickoff!
I need to stop typing and start watching. Go Bears :-)
Superbowl in HD
I am looking forward to watching the NFL superbowl tonight. I finally get to watch it in HD, thanks to sky sports and my christmas present of an HD box:-)
I have always had an interest in American Football since way before it got coverage on Channel 4.
It used to have highlights of the superbowl on World of Sport with Dickie Davies, usually with the Steelers or the Cowboys back in those days.
I got to play it at an american school in Norfolk one afternoon when I was about 12. I did not think I was overly aggressive but someone managed to break their fingers on me.
The only pro game I have seen was the New England Patriots a few years ago in an opener against Arizona Cardinals. It was a superb sporting experience even if they stopped you buying too much beer.
I was not too sure who to support in this case but I am swung by people I know and where they live
I have always had an interest in American Football since way before it got coverage on Channel 4.
It used to have highlights of the superbowl on World of Sport with Dickie Davies, usually with the Steelers or the Cowboys back in those days.
I got to play it at an american school in Norfolk one afternoon when I was about 12. I did not think I was overly aggressive but someone managed to break their fingers on me.
The only pro game I have seen was the New England Patriots a few years ago in an opener against Arizona Cardinals. It was a superb sporting experience even if they stopped you buying too much beer.
I was not too sure who to support in this case but I am swung by people I know and where they live
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