The NFL Thread V3: 2022! It's Happening!

[CoraSpia]

I could honestly appreciate that too. However, it's worth noting that the Super Bowl did go through a phase where it was throwing all the bones to the older viewers:

2005: Paul McCartney
2006: Rolling Stones
2007: Prince
2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
2010: The Who

Edit to add: Of course, this person is asking for an even bigger throwback than any of those acts.

That was less throwing a bone, and more the networks picking the safe options after Janet Jackson flashed her booby.

I just want to see a country act do the halftime show.

[Ameriganastan]

That was less throwing a bone, and more the networks picking the safe options after Janet Jackson flashed her booby.

I just want to see a country act do the halftime show.

They haven't done a pure country halftime show since I think 28.

[CoraSpia]

I just want to see a country act do the halftime show.

They haven't done a pure country halftime show since I think 28.

I know. Even one of the safer country acts like Garth Brooks would be better than the dogshit they're giving us now.

[Luminesa]

They haven't done a pure country halftime show since I think 28.

I know. Even one of the safer country acts like Garth Brooks would be better than the dogshit they're giving us now.

On what planet do you live on that Garth Brooks is a SAFE act?

[Luminesa]

Unrelated, but related to Super Bowl week - Kirk Cousins may not be the best QB, but he's definitely a solid human being, and so are the McCourty brothers and Zack Ertz:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nf ... r-BB1dijW3

[CoraSpia]

I know. Even one of the safer country acts like Garth Brooks would be better than the dogshit they're giving us now.

On what planet do you live on that Garth Brooks is a SAFE act?

He's guaranteed to get viewers. Other country singers would only impress the fans of one of one of the seventeen thousand subgenres of country music.

[The Two Jerseys]

I know. Even one of the safer country acts like Garth Brooks would be better than the dogshit they're giving us now.

On what planet do you live on that Garth Brooks is a SAFE act?

The one where a million people showed up in Central Park and 15 million tuned in to HBO to watch him perform live.

[Ameriganastan]

On what planet do you live on that Garth Brooks is a SAFE act?

The one where a million people showed up in Central Park and 15 million tuned in to HBO to watch him perform live.

I watched that concert on TV. We had a whole big watching party. The man can put on a live show.

[Idzequitch]

I think what's problematic is that country music is so polarizing. There's a solid number of folks that enjoy it (and perhaps swear by it), but there's also a lot of people who despise it with surprising intensity. Clearly they're never going to please everyone, but a generic pop singer/group is just a safer choice than a country singer.

[Jerzylvania]

Good thing for them too, bc the Bucs would've made them 0-5.

I'd take 0-5 over losing to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship. But nah, we'd beat Grampa Bay

It would kill folks in the Bills Mafia to lose to Brady in the SB and end up 0-5 which would be worst all-time in super bowls. A lot of hard core long time Bills fans would never get over it bc of the Brady/Pats history with the Bills.

Trust me on this.

Buffalo mercifully did not take this deadly bullet. The football gods smiled down upon the Bills and spared them the humiliation. It was best for the KC Chiefs to take that wound instead. It'll heal quicker for them.

Hard losses in Super Bowls can be devastating. The Baltimore Colts lost SB 3 to the Jets 16-7, becoming the first NFL team to lose a SB to an AFL opponent. That loss triggered a whole series of events that eventually led to the Colts moving to Indy in 1984.

The Bills had a very fine season this year. Bills fans should be happy with that for now. The future is very promising for them.

[Mundane]

I'd take 0-5 over losing to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship. But nah, we'd beat Grampa Bay

It would kill folks in the Bills Mafia to lose to Brady in the SB and end up 0-5 which would be worst all-time in super bowls. A lot of hard core long time Bills fans would never get over it bc of the Brady/Pats history with the Bills.

Trust me on this.

Buffalo mercifully did not take this deadly bullet. The football gods smiled down upon the Bills and spared them the humiliation. It was best for the KC Chiefs to take that wound instead. It'll heal quicker for them.

Hard losses in Super Bowls can be devastating. The Baltimore Colts lost SB 3 to the Jets 16-7, becoming the first NFL team to lose a SB to an AFL opponent. That loss triggered a whole series of events that eventually led to the Colts moving to Indy in 1984.

The Bills had a very fine season this year. Bills fans should be happy with that for now. The future is very promising for them.

Trust me as a Bills Mafia member for all my life, I would rather lose in the SB than in the AFC Championship, even if it meant against Brady. We'd beat the best AFC team, the reigning SB Champs, and be back next year to smack down any team standing in our way.

I'd probably think that now and then deeply regret it so you're probably right

[Ameriganastan]

Huh. I just realized both of Tampa's championships came against AFC West teams...man, my division sucks.

[The Fortem]

at least you're not a falcons fan.

i was in fourth grade when SB LI happened. i never got so many "i'm sorry" and pats on the back.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Facemask much?

No. No it wasn't. Are you just gonna cry ref ball for the next 2.5 hours?

Also if you're expecting the refball to go against Brady, then you may need a reintroduction to how the NFL works.

Since you didn't believe me.

[East Statesboro]

TAMPA BAY=GREAT! KANSAS CITY= TRASH! jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja

[East Statesboro]

at least you're not a falcons fan.

i was in fourth grade when SB LI happened. i never got so many "i'm sorry" and pats on the back.

pain.

[Kohr]

I put the finishing touches on the picks league for this year. I hope the awards page is agreeable to all. It's been a bizarre season, but thanks to everyone who participated!

[Dresderstan]

A caller on the radio was complaining about how the recent halftime shows were all targeted at a younger audience, and said that next year they should throw a bone to the older viewers and get Bobby Rydell, Paul Anka, and the Beach Boys to do it.

Scary part is I'm okay with that...

That's kind of the point, of course the NFL is going to gear towards a younger audience, they've been doing it for about a decade with more recent pop artists performing, that's nothing new and frankly that's not a bad thing. The days of the old guard from rock performing are long gone, really the only act I can possibly see doing it might be AC/DC, but that's it. And tbh, the whole, "geared towards young audiences" with pop acts, it clearly works since they have higher ratings than previous SBs,. And no GVH, we won't get country because that is just as if not more polarizing than a pop/rock act performing, hell probably even worse than a rap/hip-hop act performing. It also wouldn't work because the halftime show gears itself as "the biggest party of the year" and it's not necessarily a party with country most people who aren't over 50 haven't heard of.

[Ethel mermania]

A caller on the radio was complaining about how the recent halftime shows were all targeted at a younger audience, and said that next year they should throw a bone to the older viewers and get Bobby Rydell, Paul Anka, and the Beach Boys to do it.

Scary part is I'm okay with that...

That's kind of the point, of course the NFL is going to gear towards a younger audience, they've been doing it for about a decade with more recent pop artists performing, that's nothing new and frankly that's not a bad thing. The days of the old guard from rock performing are long gone, really the only act I can possibly see doing it might be AC/DC, but that's it. And tbh, the whole, "geared towards young audiences" with pop acts, it clearly works since they have higher ratings than previous SBs,. And no GVH, we won't get country because that is just as if not more polarizing than a pop/rock act performing, hell probably even worse than a rap/hip-hop act performing. It also wouldn't work because the halftime show gears itself as "the biggest party of the year" and it's not necessarily a party with country most people who aren't over 50 haven't heard of.

The NFL's future is in the hands of 17 year olds, not 60 year olds.

[Jerzylvania]

That's kind of the point, of course the NFL is going to gear towards a younger audience, they've been doing it for about a decade with more recent pop artists performing, that's nothing new and frankly that's not a bad thing. The days of the old guard from rock performing are long gone, really the only act I can possibly see doing it might be AC/DC, but that's it. And tbh, the whole, "geared towards young audiences" with pop acts, it clearly works since they have higher ratings than previous SBs,. And no GVH, we won't get country because that is just as if not more polarizing than a pop/rock act performing, hell probably even worse than a rap/hip-hop act performing. It also wouldn't work because the halftime show gears itself as "the biggest party of the year" and it's not necessarily a party with country most people who aren't over 50 haven't heard of.

The NFL's future is in the hands of 17 year olds, not 60 year olds.

Four of the first five super bowls had marching bands. Singer Carol Channing was the exception in 1970. Then came the 1940s era Big Band music until the 1980s. Here... see for yourselves:

I 1967 Universities of Arizona and Grambling University Bands
II 1968 "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands
III 1969 "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University
IV 1970 Carol Channing
V 1971 Florida A&M Band
VI 1972 "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
VII 1973 "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman
VIII 1974 "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band
IX 1975 "Tribute to Duke Ellington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands
X 1976 "200 Years and Just a Baby" Tribute to America's Bicentennial
XI 1977 "It's a Small World" including crowd participation for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue
XII 1978 "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
XIII 1979 "Super Bowl XIII Carnival" Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
XIV 1980 "A Salute to the Big Band Era" with Up with People
XV 1981 "A Mardi Gras Festival"
XVI 1982 "A Salute to the 60's and Motown"
XVII 1983 "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound)
XVIII 1984 "Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen"
XIX 1985 "A World of Children's Dreams"
XX 1986 "Beat of the Future"
XXI 1987 "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary"
XXII 1988 "Something Grand" featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
XXIII 1989 "Be Bop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects
XXIV 1990 "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
XXV 1991 "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block
XXVI 1992 "Winter Magic" including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
XXVII 1993 "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson
XXVIII 1994 "Rockin Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
XXIX 1995 "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval and Miami Sound Machine
XXX 1996 Diana Ross
XXXI 1997 "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top
XXXII 1998 "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
XXXIII 1999 "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
XXXIV 2000 "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton
XXXV 2001 "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith, *N'SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
XXXVI 2002 U2
XXXVII 2003 Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
XXXVIII 2004 Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake
XXXIX 2005 Paul McCartney
XL 2006 The Rolling Stones
XLI 2007 Prince
XLII 2008 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
XLIII 2009 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
XLIV 2010 The Who
XLV 2011 The Black Eyed Peas, Usher and Slash
XLVI 2012 Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj
XLVII 2013 Beyonce with guests Destiny's Child
XLVIII 2014 Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers
XLIX 2015 Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz
50 2016 Coldplay with guests Beyonce and Bruno Mars
LI 2017 Lady Gaga
LII 2018 Justin Timberlake
LIII 2019 Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi
LIV 2020 Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
LV 2021 The Weeknd

Never understood why Johnny Cash didn't get a chance. Personally, I would have liked to see Neil Young at some point.

[Ethel mermania]

The NFL's future is in the hands of 17 year olds, not 60 year olds.

Four of the first five super bowls had marching bands. Singer Carol Channing was the exception in 1970. Then came the 1940s era Big Band music until the 1980s. Here... see for yourselves:

I 1967 Universities of Arizona and Grambling University Bands
II 1968 "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands
III 1969 "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University
IV 1970 Carol Channing
V 1971 Florida A&M Band
VI 1972 "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
VII 1973 "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman
VIII 1974 "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band
IX 1975 "Tribute to Duke Ellington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands
X 1976 "200 Years and Just a Baby" Tribute to America's Bicentennial
XI 1977 "It's a Small World" including crowd participation for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue
XII 1978 "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
XIII 1979 "Super Bowl XIII Carnival" Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
XIV 1980 "A Salute to the Big Band Era" with Up with People
XV 1981 "A Mardi Gras Festival"
XVI 1982 "A Salute to the 60's and Motown"
XVII 1983 "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound)
XVIII 1984 "Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen"
XIX 1985 "A World of Children's Dreams"
XX 1986 "Beat of the Future"
XXI 1987 "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary"
XXII 1988 "Something Grand" featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
XXIII 1989 "Be Bop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects
XXIV 1990 "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
XXV 1991 "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block
XXVI 1992 "Winter Magic" including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
XXVII 1993 "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson
XXVIII 1994 "Rockin Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
XXIX 1995 "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval and Miami Sound Machine
XXX 1996 Diana Ross
XXXI 1997 "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top
XXXII 1998 "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
XXXIII 1999 "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
XXXIV 2000 "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton
XXXV 2001 "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith, *N'SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
XXXVI 2002 U2
XXXVII 2003 Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
XXXVIII 2004 Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake
XXXIX 2005 Paul McCartney
XL 2006 The Rolling Stones
XLI 2007 Prince
XLII 2008 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
XLIII 2009 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
XLIV 2010 The Who
XLV 2011 The Black Eyed Peas, Usher and Slash
XLVI 2012 Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj
XLVII 2013 Beyonce with guests Destiny's Child
XLVIII 2014 Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers
XLIX 2015 Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz
50 2016 Coldplay with guests Beyonce and Bruno Mars
LI 2017 Lady Gaga
LII 2018 Justin Timberlake
LIII 2019 Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi
LIV 2020 Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
LV 2021 The Weeknd

Never understood why Johnny Cash didn't get a chance. Personally, I would have liked to see Neil Young at some point.

old.
I remember one real early, that had "up with people". I dont remember the year.

[Jerzylvania]

Four of the first five super bowls had marching bands. Singer Carol Channing was the exception in 1970. Then came the 1940s era Big Band music until the 1980s. Here... see for yourselves:

I 1967 Universities of Arizona and Grambling University Bands
II 1968 "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands
III 1969 "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University
IV 1970 Carol Channing
V 1971 Florida A&M Band
VI 1972 "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
VII 1973 "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman
VIII 1974 "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band
IX 1975 "Tribute to Duke Ellington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands
X 1976 "200 Years and Just a Baby" Tribute to America's Bicentennial
XI 1977 "It's a Small World" including crowd participation for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue
XII 1978 "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
XIII 1979 "Super Bowl XIII Carnival" Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
XIV 1980 "A Salute to the Big Band Era" with Up with People
XV 1981 "A Mardi Gras Festival"
XVI 1982 "A Salute to the 60's and Motown"
XVII 1983 "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound)
XVIII 1984 "Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen"
XIX 1985 "A World of Children's Dreams"
XX 1986 "Beat of the Future"
XXI 1987 "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary"
XXII 1988 "Something Grand" featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
XXIII 1989 "Be Bop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects
XXIV 1990 "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
XXV 1991 "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block
XXVI 1992 "Winter Magic" including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
XXVII 1993 "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson
XXVIII 1994 "Rockin Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
XXIX 1995 "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval and Miami Sound Machine
XXX 1996 Diana Ross
XXXI 1997 "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top
XXXII 1998 "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
XXXIII 1999 "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
XXXIV 2000 "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton
XXXV 2001 "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith, *N'SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
XXXVI 2002 U2
XXXVII 2003 Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
XXXVIII 2004 Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake
XXXIX 2005 Paul McCartney
XL 2006 The Rolling Stones
XLI 2007 Prince
XLII 2008 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
XLIII 2009 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
XLIV 2010 The Who
XLV 2011 The Black Eyed Peas, Usher and Slash
XLVI 2012 Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj
XLVII 2013 Beyonce with guests Destiny's Child
XLVIII 2014 Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers
XLIX 2015 Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz
50 2016 Coldplay with guests Beyonce and Bruno Mars
LI 2017 Lady Gaga
LII 2018 Justin Timberlake
LIII 2019 Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi
LIV 2020 Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
LV 2021 The Weeknd

Never understood why Johnny Cash didn't get a chance. Personally, I would have liked to see Neil Young at some point.

old.
I remember one real early, that had "up with people". I dont remember the year.

Johnny wasn't that old in the 1970s or 80s. He was born in '32. Now, Carol Channing was old, born in 1921.
My Dad liked marching bands. He played drums in one once. He loved those first few halftime shows. He and mom were at SB 18 in 1984 down in Tampa at the old stadium (Big Sombrero). Mom and Dad liked the movies so that halftime pleased them as well. Sorry to say they have both passed on now but my folks would probably say they aren't missing much when it comes to recent halftime shows.

[Ethel mermania]

old.
I remember one real early, that had "up with people". I dont remember the year.

My Dad liked marching bands. He played drums in one once. He loved those first few halftime shows. He was at SB 18 in 1984 down in Tampa at the old stadium (Big Sombrero). Mom and Dad liked the movies so that halftime pleased them as well. Sorry to say they have both passed on now but my folks would probably say they aren't missing much when it comes to recent halftime shows.

Honestly I am not a fan of the superbowl. I like football. I dont like the spectitcal. Championship Sunday is my favorite game day. In normal times I watch the championship games with two other friends who like football. Superbowl Sunday is usually a party with wives, kids, etc. Chatting, drinking ...

[Jerzylvania]

My Dad liked marching bands. He played drums in one once. He loved those first few halftime shows. He was at SB 18 in 1984 down in Tampa at the old stadium (Big Sombrero). Mom and Dad liked the movies so that halftime pleased them as well. Sorry to say they have both passed on now but my folks would probably say they aren't missing much when it comes to recent halftime shows.

Honestly I am not a fan of the superbowl. I like football. I dont like the spectitcal. Championship Sunday is my favorite game day. In normal times I watch the championship games with two other friends who like football. Superbowl Sunday is usually a party with wives, kids, etc. Chatting, drinking ...

I'm with ya on that, it's a better experience. Otherwise the hype and BS is way too long, contrived and over the top. All i really wanna see is a good football game.

[Shazbotdom]

Looking at the final tally's, I didn't realize that I won 2 weeks.


lol