What Will Wached III: The Commercials

We expected little but were pleasantly surprised by this year's batch. We thought the Oley astronaut  'Space for Women' ad made it's point without being Woke. It was clever. There were several ads that reached a level of stuidity that we enjoy. 

Mini-Mike Bloomberg shoveled his usual boilerplate at us. Then there was Trump:

I promised to restore hope in America. That includes the least among us. Together, let’s KEEP AMERICA GREAT!

Text TRUMP to 88022 if you liked our Super Bowl ad! pic.twitter.com/Lgjt53B7QX

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2020

We like to think we helped pay for that brilliant bit of campaign video. Perhaps the best ad at the best time we've ever seen. It's the reverse Willie Horton ad. This is weapons-grade, thermo-nuclear stuff. Just brilliant. You're goddamn right he's Donald Trump and he approved that message.

What Will Watched II: The Pepsi Halftime Show

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez gave us a show. They gave us a spectacle. We watched. We enjoyed it. Those outfits were certainly...informative. The Super Bowl is a family game, the NFL says. A family game... Our 10 year old was visibly uncomfortable with all the booty shaking. We spent the first half of the program wondering if we would enjoy the halftime show as much if we closed our eyes. We would not. We spent the second half of the show debating with our self, Shakira, J-Lo. Shakira, Jo-Lo. J-Lo is built the way we like our women built. Solid, long limbed. Her hair is lustrous. The pole dancing impressed us no end. Shakira is no skinny-minny and possesses an innate cuteness which grows more adorable as she ages. One of the classic pin-up artists (Gil Elvgren?) said the key to the art was putting a 15 year old's face on a 21 year old's body, and this is what Shakira has. She plays a couple of instruments, which for some indefinable reason is hot. We never were able to make up our mind.

Oh, their music is trash. We miss Prince's performance.

What Will Watched I: The Game

Super Bowl LIV:  A middling game until about the eleven minute mark in the 4th quarter. When San Francisco ran for six yards on 1st and 10 we thought they were going to win via the run. Instead they threw an incomplete pass on 2nd down and the QB ran out of bounds on 3rd Down. A long drive would have one the game for SF.  Just a few first downs would probably have done the trick. KC got the ball back down 20-10 and scored on the their next two drives. Bad clock management lost the game for the Niners. A great win for Kansas City, a great win for Coach Andy Reid, whom we've watched now for 20 years.

The NFL- A Personal History: The Worst Week

For decades the NFL has had a gap week between the championship games and the Super Bowl. This does make for anticipation and buildup, and we're sure the NFL is afraid of what will happen if they lose this week. Which is understandable.

A few years ago the NFL moved the Pro-Bowl from the week after the Super Bowl to the week before. That's something, at least. They've tried some gimmicks like having TV analysts chose the teams. But still, nobody cares about the Pro-Bowl. It's just so stupid.

This week is really just a reminder of the bleak, bleak February and March Sundays without football that lay ahead. God, it sucks.

This blog calls for the NFL to lose the gap week, dump the Pro-Bowl and play the Super Bowl a week after the championship games. Commissioner Roger Goodell, you're the NFL, you don't need the buildup before the Super Bowl. The game is the buildup.