Pittsburgh Steelers

[bickman2k]

I really don't know about this year's Super Bowl. It seems like the Steelers have it in the bag, but there is something about Arizona that makes me think that they could be a surprise.

[phoenix1967]

As long as it's a good game I'll be happy with either result.

[Alfador]

Arizona and Ken Whisenhunt have a few tricks up their sleeve, as long as Big Ben and the Steelers D does it's job and doesn't get fooled we should have it in the bag

[den68]

I wouldn't be dissapointed to see Arizona win but I've liked the Steelers since I was a kid so I gotta root for them.

It should be a good game but there's no way (for me anyway) that it can top the gloriousness of Tom Bradys perfect season coming to a halt in the Super Bowl last year.

[phoenix1967]

I wouldn't be dissapointed to see Arizona win but I've liked the Steelers since I was a kid so I gotta root for them.

It should be a good game but there's no way (for me anyway) that it can top the gloriousness of Tom Bradys perfect season coming to a halt in the Super Bowl last year.

Agreed 100%!

[Alfador]

And the Steelers are WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!  And it was the best Super Bowl I've ever seen, even better than last year's.

[Misto]

That game was intense.  I'm really glad Pittsburgh won since I'm a huge Steelers fan.

I was on the edge of my seat the whole 4th quarter almost.

Also, I'm really glad we got 6 Super Bowl victories now, which makes us statistically better then the Cowboys and Patriots

[Sirgin]

I watched most of the Superbowl yesterday. I fell asleep on the couch during the 3rd Quarter because it was past 3AM here already. (I'm having today, monday, off)

It was the first American Football game I've seen in my life. They don't air the sport often here (read: never) but I guess the Superbowl was important enough to show. I saw it on BBC1 though, Belgium channels would never air that.

It was quite enjoyable and interesting to see the sport as it really is because I only know it of movies like Remember The Titans and stuff like that. I would've preferred to see more sport and less talk though. At times I felt I was watching a talkshow with a bit of sport in between rather than sport with commentary. Dividing the game into Quarters is already bad enough, but having the million Time-Outs is just too much.
Also, I wonder why they don't call it American Rugby instead. It shares far more traits with that sport than with normal football (= soccer).

I have a few questions about the game:

1) Does the black paint below the eyes has a purpose or is it purely decorative?
2) Do they project the arrows (with 1&10, etc....) on the floor with a strong beamer or something? At first I thought it was with a computer but the players are able to walk on them.
3) What do those arrows mean?

[NES_Rules]

I agree with you on the large amount of timeouts and talking and stuff like that, Sirgin. It's one of the reasons I never cared for football, it makes it hard to follow the game when it's interrupted every 5 seconds.

As for your questions
1) the paint is supposed to attract light so it doesn't get in their eyes. I don't think it actually makes much of a difference though, so it probably is more of a decoration or tradition thing.
2) They are done with computers, same with the yellow line on the field, it is amazing how it does look like the players are walking on it though.
3) I have no idea. I never got into football enough to learn that one.

[Sirgin]

Thanks for answering, NES_Rules.

[cverz2]

I would've preferred to see more sport and less talk though. At times I felt I was watching a talkshow with a bit of sport in between rather than sport with commentary. Dividing the game into Quarters is already bad enough, but having the million Time-Outs is just too much.

You should try to attend a game.   At least on TV you have commercials and replays.  When your sitting in the stands, your just sitting there twiddling your thumbs waiting for the next play or for the timeout to be over.

I couldn't stand it. I left at half time during the only football game I have ever been to.

[James]

And the Steelers are WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!  And it was the best Super Bowl I've ever seen, even better than last year's.

WORLD CHAMPIONS OF AMERICA!!!!! HOOOOO YEAH!

Did anyone see the porn? That's about all I've heard from the game.

[y2richie]

I followed the NFL from 1987 to 1995 and enjoyed it and played in amateur teams here in the UK. I think there's only meant to be about 15 minutes of actual action during a whole game. Saying that, it appeals to me for its strategic value. It's like a game of freekicks and corners with both coaches battling their strategies and I enjoy that. I TiVo the games so I can fast forward the breaks etc.

My favourite sport is hockey though as I don't think you can beat that for speed, excitement and violence and live games are great entertainment.

[y2richie]

3) What do those arrows mean?

The 1st&10 arrows? The 1st/2nd/3rd/4th is the attempt at getting 10 yards. Once they get 10 yards, it resets back to 1st down again. If the team tries on 4th to get to the marker and fail, they give the ball to the other team. For this reason most teams punt (kick) the ball away on 4th down (4th attempt) to push the other team back.

The &10 bit is the yards to go. Once they get 10 yards, it will reset to 1st (attempt) and 10 yards (to go) again. If they get a penalty or the quarterback is tackled behind the line of play then they add on those yards for the team to try and get.

There is actually a lot to the game. I've been watching the game years and learn something new all the time.

Hope that helped.

[NES_Rules]

I followed the NFL from 1987 to 1995 and enjoyed it and played in amateur teams here in the UK. I think there's only meant to be about 15 minutes of actual action during a whole game. Saying that, it appeals to me for its strategic value. It's like a game of freekicks and corners with both coaches battling their strategies and I enjoy that. I TiVo the games so I can fast forward the breaks etc.

My favourite sport is hockey though as I don't think you can beat that for speed, excitement and violence and live games are great entertainment.

Kind of a strange question, but when you play over there, do you still use yards or do you use meters instead?