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71. I am not a sports fan but it strikes me that sports fans talk about everything but...

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 01:04 PM

Feb 2014

...the sport itself. Take the Super Bowl, lots of talk and news coverage of this event but 95% of these talk and news coverage is about the 'half time advertisements', why?

In the years past, the talk and news coverage has been about, guess what 'the half time performance'!

When would it be about the actual sport itself and less of the controversies, advertisements and performances?

This display of group think mentality is also identifiable in political and social discussions, people tend to not talk about the true merits or lack thereof of the issue but the narrative or spin that is driven at the moment.

People, we need to get our heads out of the narrative or spin and see the game itself because at the end of the day that is why you came to the stadium or are watching the tv thing!

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Seattle Seahawks stop Broncos, now Super Bowl champion [View all] uppityperson Feb 2014 OP

Hey Elway, remember 55-10? pangaia Feb 2014 #1

Seahawk fan here. I played against Elway in jr high. Actually basketball was the big threat brewens Feb 2014 #14

That's pretty interesting. pangaia Feb 2014 #70

Congrats Seahawks!!! TDale313 Feb 2014 #2

Yes, congrats Berlin Expat Feb 2014 #10

Manning is clearly overrated. Dawson Leery Feb 2014 #3

Not really--he just hasn't been up against the Legion of Boom before n/t eridani Feb 2014 #15

not true at all pasto76 Feb 2014 #27

I kept hearing them say Denver had the League's top offense. gateley Feb 2014 #48

Seattle played an outstanding game. Give them some credit. gateley Feb 2014 #47

an outstanding team game. It is a team sport. That is a great team. And I'm a niner fan. olddad56 Feb 2014 #63

niners gave them a much better game too. Ligyron Feb 2014 #73

Niners were the real threat to Seattle this year AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #74

Did you see the stats Manning put up this season? Botany Feb 2014 #68

happy pats fan here! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #4

Great game. jsr Feb 2014 #5

So much for the Year of the Horse. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #6

Nice, I forgot about that. pangaia Feb 2014 #11

Hey that's right.. that's what my Cha Feb 2014 #24

Ouch! SoapBox Feb 2014 #7

Has anyone told Elway? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2014 #8

Congrats to the Seahawks and their fans! Renew Deal Feb 2014 #9

HERE YA GO! yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #12

Love the Seahawks and Sherman! Thanks! n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #29

I love that picture, yuiyoshida! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #42

Great Game!! mommymarine2003 Feb 2014 #13

I live in Tacoma gopiscrap Feb 2014 #35

Sounded like a New Years celebration out in South Pierce County chknltl Feb 2014 #44

Nice work pretending that people care... seattledo Feb 2014 #61

You don't care enough to post a couple times on this thread, eh? "no one gives a damn"? Here's link uppityperson Feb 2014 #65

What is with this chip on your shoulder? A person who truly didn't care about sports nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #75

It wasn't a win Aerows Feb 2014 #16

"It's a reckoning" Miles Archer Feb 2014 #20

I'm your huckleberry! n/t Aerows Feb 2014 #22

just shit all over them all night long d_b Feb 2014 #17

Seattle Seahawks DEMOLISH Broncos jsr Feb 2014 #18

Yay! Sorry Denver but the GM of the Broncos Cha Feb 2014 #19

Just one question, Cha: freshwest Feb 2014 #31

Yay! Seahawks! Geeze fresh.. Cha Feb 2014 #33

The cars are still honking, Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square are ROCKING, Bonfires around the U of W. gateley Feb 2014 #51

I didn't know you were in Seattle, gately! Cha Feb 2014 #53

All my long, long, life (except for a 5 year stint in NC). gateley Feb 2014 #57

I love you Seattle! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #43

Thanks you two for all the congrats to the team and the great pix! n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #46

Cool! thanks she! Cha Feb 2014 #52

Oh lordy! another_liberal Feb 2014 #21

and since no one has said it yet ladym55 Feb 2014 #23

There seem to be Soooooo many players on the team who seem just like really gateley Feb 2014 #54

Way to go Seahawks!!!! Tripper11 Feb 2014 #25

The Broncos effort summed up in one gif. JeffHead Feb 2014 #26

lol! fishwax Feb 2014 #39

Happy for Seattle fans Skittles Feb 2014 #28

Didn't Watch Game... Decided To Read A Book, Then ChiciB1 Feb 2014 #30

A very impressive win for a young and spirited team. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #32

Yes! We had a party in Tacoma gopiscrap Feb 2014 #34

Huge Seahawks fans here! cilla4progress Feb 2014 #36

It was a complete win AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #37

Yay Seahawks. Hopefully this will shut up Teabagger Elway. His team could kairos12 Feb 2014 #38

Seriously? OnlinePoker Feb 2014 #41

Well said! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #56

It it were a boxing, they would have stopped it in the 1st round. olddad56 Feb 2014 #40

Bwah! Yes -- stop the suffering! gateley Feb 2014 #55

who cares, NFL is over for the season, MLB will be happening next and the NBA just doesn't matter. olddad56 Feb 2014 #62

Congrats Seahawks Unknown Beatle Feb 2014 #45

Denver made one crucial mistake rpannier Feb 2014 #49

Pretty boring game..... go west young man Feb 2014 #50

It was so-so and the commercials were as bad as the game. olddad56 Feb 2014 #64

Other sources: alp227 Feb 2014 #58

Yeah, my record is unbroken! mimi85 Feb 2014 #59

Why is this "news?" seattledo Feb 2014 #60

You cared enough to post in the thread cyberswede Feb 2014 #72

Well, the game had 111.5 million viewers. I guess they cared. kwassa Feb 2014 #76

shock and awe MFM008 Feb 2014 #66

Seasick jakeXT Feb 2014 #67

Peyton Manning's deal with right-wing Papa John's made me happy to see his ass handed to him. nt onehandle Feb 2014 #69

I am not a sports fan but it strikes me that sports fans talk about everything but... Demenace Feb 2014 #71