Super Bowl media: Terry Bradshaw’s stain, coin toss, Joe Buck’s beard
Super Bowl media observations:
True fact: "Not a tougher man in this stadium tonight." – Joe Buck on former president George H.W. Bush.
Fake news: Raise your hand if you took the bait on stain on Terry Bradshaw’s shirt, a setup for a subsequent detergent ad.
Trivia for the nonfootball fan: The post-Super Bowl slot is going to the debut of "24: Legacy."
Using the slot to launch a show occasionally works – "The Wonder Years" and "Family Guy" – but more often doesn’t. Busts are "MacGruder and Loud," "The Last Precinct," "Grand Slam" and "The Good Life" and "Extreme."
Anyone know? Why do referees treat the coin toss like they’re going to do a magic trick?
No (bleep): Buck acknowledged he left out the expletive everyone saw the Patriots coach mouth when he said, "You can see Bill Belichick saying, ‘He’s not over the center, he’s over the guard.’"
Why do they have military flyovers for games in domed stadiums?
Is the mascot in the new Google Home ad related to the mascot in the Amazon Alexa ad who couldn’t pick up his keys?
Fuzz buster: By now we should be used to seeing Fox Super Bowl play-by-play man Buck with a few days’ growth of facial hair. And yet we wonder: Did Joe oversleep?
Is Joe depressed?
Is Joe trying to grow a full beard?
Country music singer and songwriter Luke Bryan performs the national anthem, Lady Gaga performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl 51.
How long would it take for Joe to grow a full beard?
Would Joe be up for a live razor ad during the game?
Lesson learned: Bad news for all those who skip the Super Bowl pregame shows because they believe it’s nothing but promos and filler. They missed an interview with movie producer Jon Landau talking up a new Florida theme park ride under construction. So there.
The second half challenge: It was noted halfway through the second quarter, with the Falcons up 14-0, that no Super Bowl team has ever come back to win after falling behind by more than 10 points.
Then the Falcons went up, 21-0, and you imagined Fox announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman feeling stricken.
Buck said Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has rallied to win after 21-point deficits three times in his career. But the possibility of a blowout had to weigh heavy on him and Aikman even as a field goal made it 21-3 just before halftime.
The Super Bowl doesn’t really lend itself to small talk and, and unlike the rest of us, they can’t make fun of the $5 million ads.
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