We agree: FOX did pretty good last night. [SI.com]
12:35 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Leitch
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We agree: FOX did pretty good last night. [SI.com]
12:35 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Leitch
1,047 views
23 comments
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(Seacrest) Asking The Office's John Krasinski who he was rooting for -- he was wearing a Patriots hat at the time-- was priceless.
I concur.
Just a question/comment: Everybody on the telecast kept going on and on about how Belicheck caught the Giants player not getting off the field in time, thus leading to a red flag/challenge.
Was it Joe Buck who first started blabbing about it, or did he only start once he saw Belicheck throw the challenge flag? I thought Buck said it first and then someone upstairs for the Pats was watching the telecast and then told Belicheck to challenge.
Fox really screwed up announcing the final score, though. Can you imagine if a team with Eli Manning as its quarterback actually won the Super Bowl? Hilarious.
I'm just glad that Fox got that game from start to finish (with a halftime show like that) in just under 4 hours...AWESOME!
Umm here's a queston: If no one gets worse than a "C", why do I give a flying fuck about this article?
Fox did ok, as in the producers did a pretty good job. Joe Buck is classic Joe Buck (an idiot).
*Pats on own 10, flag and whistle*
Joe Buck: "It'll be an offsides call, but it could go either way."
... No, Joe. No it can't.
And there's the occasional winner from Troy Aikman who needs to ditch his NFC East-hate for the G-Men. Shining Troy Aikman moment:
*Plax drops a ball thrown to him in coverage, ball hits him in hands*
Troy Aikman: "If Eli Manning leads Plaxico there, he can catch that ball."
... No Troy, you're a former quarterback aren't you? If you hit one of your receivers in his hands, he should catch the ball. That's his mistake.
All in all, not really that bad. Just a few annoyances, but lord knows it was better than the old MNF lineup. Theismann can rot in hell, he was the worst ever.
Seacrest actually asked Roger Goodell to predict the score of the game. Again...The retarded midget asked the league commissioner to tell us who he thought would win TWO HOURS BEFORE KICKOFF and then expected an answer.
So the Giantss listened to a video set to "Time of Your Life," which begs the question. Are they a bunch of 16 year old girls?
To be fair, Aikman did call Gibril Wilson "Eugene" several times last night, in addition to repeatedly calling Justin Tuck "Jason," which he's been doing all season.
@Dead Wrestlers Society: Buck said it a fair amount of time before Belicheck challenged it.
/insert shameless American Idol plug, brought to you by Fox.
@kataroo_kangaroo: That's what I thought. Which made it really funny when Aikman went on and on about how great Belicheck is for catching something like that. Pay attention Troy!
@Dead Wrestlers Society: At least it didn't turn into his radio show.
One whole hour of him bitching about how NBC gets to pick their games...
Oh, yes, bravo, Curt Menefee for saying more people vote for American Idol than the President. Except Idol is set up so that anyone can vote 400+ times, and that only happens in Chicago for presidential elections. Dumbass.
I'm just glad Chris Myers didn't ruin the surprise of anyone's marriage proposal, like he did to Ian Johnson ("Let me get out of the way so you can propose").
And I agree with the remarks about Pam Oliver. She and Suzy Kolber are the only sideline reporters I consider worthwhile.
Was House on last night?
Ok, fine, I'll disagree. I never noticed it before, but Buck and Aikman are absolutely worthless.
@Dr. Michael Mancini: Exactly. Also, the votes are all placed by 12 year olds.
Curt: Your attempt at social commentary fails. please cancel my susbcription to your newsletter.
Needed more band cut-aways
FOX kept getting the clock wrong. Kind of an important detail, no?
Yes, but was jumping stretching robot able to make it in to work today? Freak.
@Coming Into The Game ♪♪ ♪♪♪ #Roc23 -- The Superstar Receive...:
no he's in the shop after getting beatdown by the terminator robot.
FOX's HD coverage was dreadful. Skycam and a few other angles were never in HD.
@Rusty: I noticed that too.
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