What should be the nickname of the Super Bowl?

[kentauros]

Oh right: The Stupor Bowl :P

[texanwitch]

1. Who is playing.

I have no idea.

[jobycom]

3. The Cowboys and the Texans.

I heard.

[TZ]

11. Nice post Jerry Jones...

Thought you were a saints fan...hmmmm

[jobycom]

17. It's complicated.

I'm a Cowboys fan because I used to live in Dallas and they are the team I follow. I can't get Saints games out here, usually. But I grew up around New Orleans, so I've always cheered for the Saints. There just hasn't been much opportunity for that in the past, and they only play the Cowboys every few years. I've always said if they met in the playoffs, I'd cheer the Saints.

[Bucky]

30. There's a football team called the Texans?

I live in Houston; I'm pretty sure I'd have heard about it if there were an actual football team with that name.

[jobycom]

46. If by football team you mean a team that plays football, nah.

If by football team you mean a group of big men hired to model NFL apparel and gadgets with Houston-targeted marketing logos, then sort of.

They meet in this big stockyard auction arena across from where Astroworld was and do this vaudeville-comedy routine with actual NFL teams as kind of an infomercial for the merchandise. Kind of like the Harlem Globetrotters, without the actual talented players.

[old mark]

39. They could call that game the suckapalooza. nt

[jobycom]

47. They could, except then they'd have to replace the Cowboys with the Patriots or Eagles or some

other east coast team.

[old mark]

50. ...or we could just replay the last 3 Eagles-Cowboys games endlessly on a loop....

THE SUCKATHON!!!!!

mark

[jobycom]

51. That would only suck for Eagles fans, though.

Cowboy fans would be pretty happy with it.

[old mark]

52. After a while it would be too much of a good thing....

but keep it in you book of memories.
I doubt it will ever happen again.
mark

[kentauros]

4. I have no idea either.

Only that too many people will be watching just for the commercials and the rest for 11 minutes of live, on-screen action :P

[texanwitch]

7. The Super Bowl has been turned into one big commercial.

I have other plans for that day.

[kentauros]

9. I am so disconnected to football,

I don't even know what day it's being played, so it's likely I'll have other plans as well ;)

Shopping would be a good thing to do that day, since so many will be at home. If you eat out, though, choose a place that doesn't have a TV set, or your service will be exceptionally bad. I know this firsthand...

[jobycom]

2. Well, they've been thinking of having the runner ups in each conference play.

They are going to call it the Pretty Good Platter.

[madinmaryland]

13. That's just lovely. One more game that John Madden will be drooling

all over Bret Favre.

:puke:

[jobycom]

18. Hope so. Brett Favre is God.

And isn't Madden retired?

[AsahinaKimi]

5. So...

The Oscar Meyer Weiner Bowl is out, then?

[Archae]

6. The Toilet Bowl.

:-)

[pokerfan]

8. Close

The Stupor Bowel. It's generally a letdown because the Conference Championships are usually better games. That, and the AFC usually wins.

[TZ]

12. No the last 5 or 6 SB's haven't been decided till the last quarter

They've been REALLY good games. In fact, the last 2 games Steelers-Cardinals, Giants-Patriots are considered classics.

[SoxFan]

35. The last 10-15 years, really

Packers-Patriots, Titans-Rams, Rams-Patriots, Steelers-Seahawks, Steelers-Cards, Panthers-Patriots, lots of good games. The Bucs-Raiders and Ravens games were duds, and the Colts-Bears game was dull.

[JCMach1]

10. Haven't paid attention since about 2001...

[Art_from_Ark]

42. I haven't paid attention

since the Dolphins beat the Redskins.

1972? 1973? Some time around then.

[rurallib]

14. the never ending commercial.

[NoFace]

45. Exactly. nt

[peekaloo]

15. Tebowl.

[BarbaRosa]

16. For awhile there, I thought it was

the Areosmith retirement plan.:o

[MiddleFingerMom]

19. Bob. n/t

[One_Life_To_Give]

20. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous nt

[tonekat]

21. Sucka Bowl

The fans are the "suckas" paying too much for seats, beer, food, souvenirs, etc.

But then, I never cared for the game.

However, instead of completely ignoring it as I used to, I get together with a friend, make dinner, turn off the sound when the game is on, and turn it up for the commercials.

I had a job a couple years ago on a research project where I watched beer and liquor commercials, fast forwarding through the shows. Let me tell you, 4 hours of those commercials will turn your brain to mush!

But, just as they told me would happen, after a while you see all the subliminal stuff plain as day.

[we can do it]

22. Who Cares Lets Eat and Drink

[kentauros]

25. That's why I call it "The Stupor Bowl" ;)

It's basically another excuse to party like it's New Year's Eve again.

I became disillusioned with football after that famous Oilers/Steelers play that created the rule (or whatever) for refs to watch instant replays on tough calls. Nothing mattered in football after that play was called out of bounds.

[KamaAina]

23. Dress Rehearsal for Mardi Gras

which falls nine days after the Saints pound the Dolts into abject submission! :bounce:

[WolverineDG]

41. What about "Mardi Gras Opening Day"

seeing as how NOLA won't stop celebrating until after Ash Wednesday? :bounce: :bounce:

dg

[lib_wit_it]

43. Ha. I don't really care much about football, but to make it interesting I still hold a grudge

against the Colts for sneaking out of town in the middle of the night. So, I hope you're right!

[gmoney]

24. "The Big Game"

Retailers and stuff that want to do Super Bowl promotions usually don't want to pay the NFL the astronomical fees to say the words "Super Bowl" so they just call it "The Big Game."

"Make sure you have plenty of snacks and beer for The Big Game."

"Buy a new car and be entered to win tickets to The Big Game."

"Get your new big screen TV in time for The Big Game."

etc.

Also happens around Final 4 time, World Series, etc.

[hippywife]

26. The Boycott Bowl

if the network goes thru with it's plan to play the Focus on the Family ad. :mad:

[Rabrrrrrr]

27. American Morons Get a Few Hours of Perr-Review-Free Homoerotic Mutual Masturbation Night

[ashling]

28. Simple:

Archie's Team vs. Son of Archie

[kentauros]

29. Archie McPhee has a football team?!?

[ashling]

33. Archie who?

:P

[kentauros]

34. Only the owner (or name) of the greatest novelty store on Planet Terra!

http://www.mcphee.com/shop

If they don't have a football team, they should have one! :D

[ashling]

37. Oh, the place where James Okeefe pimps up?

[kentauros]

38. Naw, if he pimped up at McPhee's

it would look like he was wearing a bacon tuxedo :P

[Bucky]

31. Going by the Rules of GD:P, any nickname should vaguely imply Naziism

So I'll go with "The Himmler Bowl". Cause Himmler doesn't get enough attention.

[kentauros]

32. Although the "von Braun Bowl" might be more appropriate at the moment

;)

[jobycom]

48. It's following Lounge rules so far, where every post implies a chic disinterest

yet actually demonstrates obsession. I mean, when I really don't care about or haven't heard of something, I don't even click on the link, much less reply that I don't care or haven't heard of it.

[peekaloo]

53. The Goebbowl?

there's lots of corporate propaganda

[Javaman]

36. "It's neither a bowl nor super, but stay for the nachos" nt

[old mark]

40. Wasted Sunday. nt

[Mopar151]

44. The alcaholiday!

I swear, there is a paralell universe of holidays for drunks.

[Zavulon]

49. The "I won't sit through it" Bowl.

I gave up on Super Bowls after a.) seeing the atrocious officiating in the Seattle-Pittsburgh Super Bowl, and b.) reading how the powers that be in the NFL front offices claimed that the game was officiated correctly and properly. Haven't watched a SB since, and I'll skip this one as well.

[daggahead]

54. The Super Distraction.

Waste of time ... and I am a football fan.

[Mad_Dem_X]

55. LOL! That's what I've always called it. n/t

[kwassa]

56. The Commercial Bowl

full of super commericials with a little football in between.

Also a big fat commercial for the NFL.