The Super Bowl was boring. For the better part of 11 hours, FOX's coverage of the game was as exciting as a cable infomercial.
But when exactly did this great American event turn into a multi-million-dollar flea market for FedEx, Coke and Budweiser?
Why does the media spend two weeks hyping an event that millions watch just for commercials?
By the way, I thought it was a bold move to have Paul McCartney play the halftime show.
McCartney was a conservative reaction to last year's nipple-gate. Nothing says scared of the FCC like bringing out Paul McCartney. This halftime show might as well have been at Super Bowl III.
Wouldn't it have been more interesting if Ashlee Simpson was the halftime entertainment?
The booing could've begun before she even got on stage and continued well into the third quarter.
Now that would've been entertaining.
The game itself wasn't much better than halftime.
I don't care how close the score is, if you take a seven-minute commercial break every few minutes, the immaculate reception would be unexciting.
Here's how boring the Dull Bowl was: there was a point during the third quarter when someone sat on the remote and suddenly everyone was watching QVC. It took at least 30 seconds before anyone noticed.
It also came out over the weekend that Jose Canseco says in his new book he actually injected Mark McGwire with steroids.
He said he injected him in the rear.
That sort of brings a whole new meaning to Bash Brothers doesn't it? Why wouldn't anyone believe Canseco?
He has the credibility of Tonya Harding with the personality of Mike Tyson.
He's an egomaniacal admitted drug user with nothing to lose. And I believe him.
But that's the sad state of substance abuse in sports. The only people who seem to be telling the truth are the ones who cheated the most like Canseco and BALCO founder Victor Conte.
Although he's usually just a sideshow spectacle, I completely agree with Terrell Owens' most recent rant.
Leading up to the Super Bowl some writers criticized Owens for trying to comeback on a broken leg and play.
They said it was just another selfish move to bring the spotlight back in T.O.'s direction.
Nine catches and 122 yards later, they look like idiots and T.O. is a genius.
He said in a post-game interview that if he were Brett Favre and trying to play with a broken leg he would've been called heroic. But since he's Terrell Owens he must be selfish.
By coming back at 80-percent and risking further injury and millions of dollars to help his team. Owens was far from selfish -- he was selfless.
Nine catches or none, for a change Owens did the right thing.
