I thought a Saturday Super Bowl would be great, I just saw the reasoning (?) on Facebook.

Why the SB won’t change days.

Has to do with what the Fans want and TELEVISION RATINGS or so they say. Men are still in charge, I guess.

Super Bowl Saturday just doesn’t have the same ring to it. I vote for sticking with Sunday. Besides, those who have parties can prep on Saturday. Grocery stores in my town were packed yesterday. Just like when they’re forecasting a Nor’easter.

I grew up with football in Ohio. I played saxophone in the marching band in high school and went to all of our football games - home and away- for 4 years and a younger brother played FB for 4 years. I went to college at Ohio State where football is king. Have been in Massachusetts since 1979 and the Pats are my team but the Buckeyes have my heart.

Skibby, are you reading "The Secret Lives of Bats"?

I'm only interested in Alabama Football. And I am working tonight, so no Super Bowl for me. I do enjoy seeing the commercials but no doubt I can catch them on YouTube later.....

SO will watch football if nothing else is on but isn't a fan of any particular team so this year he is gonna wait until it starts,then head in to work to run his loads for tomorrow. The roads will hopefully be less crowded while everyone is at home watching the game.

Just asked DH if he was going to watch the game. Not really was his answer.

He's a huge Raiders fan with Vikings being second. When he was a kid he worked as a paperboy. A group of top sellers were taken to an Oakland Raider game. This was back in the day when normal working class people could afford to go to games. This was their first ever preseason home field game against a team called the Texans and it took place at the Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. So he saw the team in their earliest days when the uniforms were black and gold. They changed to black and silver a couple years later.

Rhizo, no. It's called America's Neighbor Bats. Tuttle is the founder and science director at Bat Conservation International in Austin, Tx. It's a nice balance of science and public perceptions. I haven't been able to get my hands on The Secret Life of Bats. Yet.

Go Pats! They hate us ‘cause they ain’t us.

This is hard to say....THIS season. I absolutely DESPISE the Patriots. But, like Carson Wentz & the Eagles, an NDSU Bison complicates things!!!

Patriots #50, Ramon Humber, is a Pats Linebacker. Special-Teams mainly?! Loved watching him in the Fargodome a few years ago as a BISON!! He was on the Bills most recently I think.

I wish our Bison would be on NFL teams I LIKE...... ;-)

Faron

I have it on but should turn to something else in sympathy with my family in south Louisiana who are Saints fans. I think Brady is a great player but feel about them the same way I feel about Alabama football--time to let other teams have a chance. Andrew Whitworth on the Rams is an LSU player and retiring after this game so I guess I hope he gets a super bowl ring inspite of the Rams being the ones who beat the Saints, but of course that was the refs fault. Did anyone notice that the player who made that pass interference that wasn't called against NO, was called for the same thing in the 1st quarter. Maybe they were trying to correct their mistake, LOL

I'm watching tho not a football fan. But I'm feeling very old since I don't recognize the names of *anyone* at the halftime show. Time to retire!!!

Skibby, I had not heard the name Merlin Tuttle in ages. Will have to get that book. He came to our area back in the 60’s and 70’s to study bat behavior many times. I met him in maybe 69 or so when our local caving group showed him around to several caves where bats hung out and some of us helped him. Then I got pregnant and couldn’t go anymore. I wondered if he was still alive and actively involved. Sorry to hijack.

Yes, we are watching the SB. Not huge NFL fans but we are college football fans. A few friends were going to come over for a casual soup supper but got sick, so a no-go there.

It's half time right this minute. I have no idea who the rockers are...I asked Jody and he didn't know either. We wouldn't recognize the name, if we heard it. I just came in from feeding about 30 minutes ago, and I am wiped out. A guy drove by and saw the for sale sign, so I walked him over part of the place...which caused me to be late feeding the horses and to have to finish in the dark. So I will l play Mahjong. I think Jody is rooting for the Patriots. He would rather it had been the Saints.

The mighty always fall eventually. In the meantime, go Pats. I live about 10 minutes from Gilettte Stadium. You can't help but be caught up in the excitement.

I’m not a sports fan. My day has been spent trying out paint samples and watching netflix movies. Perfect way to spend a rainy weekend :) DH spends Super Bowl in Las Vegas with his golf buddies.

You Pats fans may not remember..... Steve Nelson, from my NDSU BISON!!!!!

In '93, he was inducted into the Patriots HOF!!! NFL-Films had him as one of the Pats all-time best LB's! Played a dozen+ seasons for NE!!! Drafted by NE in 1974. So.....rarely....a BISON shows up as a Patriot defender! Mention this to some of your DH's, or other NE fans.... :-)

Faron

Not the high-scoring game all the TV analysts predicted. Of course, anything can happen.

Oh man, that was a bad halftime show. Nothing will ever be better than Prince singing Purple Rain in the pouring rain. And I also liked KISS, Tom Petty, and the Rolling Stones. Of newer artists, I enjoyed Beyonce, Katy Perry (left shark LOL), and Bruno Mars.

I'm not a Tom Brady fan but I have to admire his heath and fitness regimen. The guy's 41 and still playing phenomenally in the NFL. He wrote a book in 2017 describing what he does to stay healthy and fit. It's really rather remarkable how he trains.

Faron, of course I remember Nellie! He was a great player with the Pats.

"Nellie"......?!?!??!? ;-)

Oh my!

I didn't attend NDSU until the Fall of 1979, so I never saw him play back then. My home-town is within a 100 miles of Fargo tho'!!

Faron

(San Francisco was beautiful today. Scattered showers, rainbows over the bay, and parking!)

I can't stand the Patriots! My family is from New England and I lived in Boston for years. I think they are ready to disown me but I don't care. Go Rams!

I'm moving over to the "what are you reading" thread to continue with the bat conversation. Sorry about the OT. (Go Pats!)

ForI, I’m 50 miles up the road. One minute sunshine, the next a downpour. Glad SF was beautiful today. Going to the Legion of Honor next week.

Nhbaskets, to answer your question "why are the Patriots so hated?" My reasons are that I can't stand dour Bill Belichik (sp?), the cheating and deflategate scandals, and the poor sportsmanship when Tom Brady refused to shake hands with Nick Foles last year to name a few reasons. Also, Brady can be a big fat whiny baby and I really hate that he can't keep his cool when the plays don't go his way. All those times the camera pans to him swearing and pouting when the Pats are losing. Those are my reasons, I'm sure others have their own. Can't take away from his skill set, though.

That half time show was bad news. And what the heck was Adam levine doing taking off his shirt? He is not a sex symbol, although he might think he is. Those two rappers sucked. Give me Lady Gaga any day!

LOL, sleeperblues, and the last game where Tom Brady was literally *touched on the shoulder* and roughing the passer was called. Meanwhile the other QB's in the playoffs get the crap knocked out of them and nothing barely happens.

Boo.

I didn't mind Adam. The rappers?! UGH!!!!

The last 30 sec's of his show looked like a KISS concert!!! Loved that part!!!

I DREAD the day that a rapper has most of the show. Please God......NOOOOoooo!

Faron

I agree with your assessment about the halftime show. I didn't think it was very interesting. Not many theatrics, was rather "blah." Lady Gaga's performance last year was spectacular. And the rappers? Blech. And yeah, Adam Levine's taking off his shirt. Um, no, he could have forgone doing that. He's too skinny!

No football in my house either. Don’t like any sports so it’s just another Sunday

Well, what a game. Both defensive game plans were masterful. So happy the Pats came out on top. Thrilled that Julian Edelman got MVP and hope that he someday gets into Canton, just down the road from his Kent State. I'll be making it a point to visit the HOF when I'm in Ohio this summer. Always fun after the Pats win.

I'm not a football fan but do watch a game from time to time. Must watch the Super Bowl. However, I find it more interesting to watch by myself. I tape the game and start watching it about a half hour into it. I can fast forward through all the standing around, waiting for the ref's call, the huddles, etc. When I catch up, I go to something else and then come back to the football. I can watch a four hour game in about 30 min. and if there's a play I really enjoy, I can watch it several times while I'm waiting for the tape to get ahead. Works for me.:-)))

Surprise, surprise. Pats win again. It's so boring when the same teams and people win over and over. I always root for the underdogs!

I love Super Bowl Sunday because, even though I hate football, I LOVE that nearly everyone else is watching...the stores and roads are empty if you time your errands correctly.

I watched the Puppy Bowl! Bumble was the MVP. He's blind and deaf.

Didn't watch. Wasn't until right now that I found out who won (reading this thread).

Tonight I may watch the ads on YouTube, the only part of the exercise I like. (Although most of last year's were pretty lame...) Oh, the food is great, but then I usually have to sit there and listen to the annoying sportscasters rather than engage in good conversation or at least listen to music. (The performers for halftime didn't seem like anything I'd be distressed to have missed...)

Sorry I missed the Puppy Bowl though. A blind and deaf puppy playing, how awesome! (One of my cats has just been declared blind, and I'd never have known... animals, as long as they don't have to evade predators outside, can adapt well.) Obi-Wan (this cat) triangulates well on the food bowl, even if the three of them somehow move it around. Or, just maybe, he uses The Force??

I do wish the Patriots had lost; it's the whole Deflategate thing. Which means it is just as well I don't go to Super Bowl parties here in MA anyways...

There was a game yesterday?

I thought Gladys Knight delivered the National Anthem beautifully.

I am a huge football fan and have never missed a SB since I've been an adult until yesterday. I had 0 interest in either team, and the choice for the halftime show inspired boredom. I watched the first two episodes of Black Earth Rising on Netflix, the latest ep of Vera, and the latest Strike Back. I didn't miss anything. Bring on the baseball season.

It was 65 degrees here (in February!!?), and we went hiking!,!!

Football is the only sport we watch and I generally enjoy it. About the time the season starts, I am ready for a break on Sunday afternoons from the outside work. I am not rabid about any one team, just enjoy a lot of the personal stories of the players and I like to watch a good game. What a snoozer last night was. The best football action was the NFL commercial before the half time show. For a game that is supposed to be between the two best NFL teams, it was absolutely underwhelming. The play offs had much better games this year. The amount of daylight is increasing though and I am looking forward to spending more time outside Sunday afternoons.

I will have to check the Gladys Knight rendition.

tishtoshnm - personally I don't consider football to be a break, or anything similar, but yes, I am glad to see more sun outside there longer and longer.

If your team continues to lose year after year to the Patriots in the run up to the Superbowl then you tend to not be that enthusiastic about them. That does not mean that you "hate" them. Just because you dis them and are not a fan does not mean you hate them. That's sports. I root for my alma mater in college sports and might trash talk other teams but I really don't care enough to hate them, and my indifference to a team could turn to love depending on how the game goes. I tend to like teams that have some kind of Cinderella story behind them and I also have certain teams that I know people affiliated with so I like them. Indifference, boredom or lack of rooting for a team does not equal hate. You can admire and respect the talents of a team but still wish your team had beat them!

I really enjoyed the last episode of the season of Victoria. I occasionally peeked at the game to catch an ad or halftime. I like Maroon 5s songs but the show was a bore and Adam Levines tattoos are horrible.

I can't remember a worse Super Bowl, and it wasn't just because the Pats won.

Artemis, in our case, the break is sitting down in front of the television. We watch very little television and the weekends will be pretty full for a while with outside work, etc. Once the football season rolls around, we are ready for a couple of hours each week in front of the television.

Actually, I thought it was one of the better Super Bowl games. I hate blowouts and the fact that it was a low scoring game, means both teams did an excellent job of defense. I was rooting for the Patriots because I felt they were the underdogs. Not in a not expected to win way, but because everyone was rooting against them. Nobody likes a winner. :-))))

Wait a minute, back up, someone explain this:

and the poor sportsmanship when Tom Brady refused to shake hands with Nick Foles last year

What is the story here? Did an adult, sports entertainer actually refuse to shake a competitor’s hand? Oh my, no wonder people don’t like him.

LOVED the NFL 100 commercial. Funniest video I've watched in ages. Instant classic, especially with the cameo by the true GOAT: the amazing Jim Brown.

Loved the way Brady and Peyton Manning poked fun at themselves, too. And Mike Singletary still has those "crazy eyes" after all these years!

Sorry I missed the Puppy Bowl though. A blind and deaf puppy playing, how awesome!

it was awesome! Bumble was great - bless his little furry heart! another had a bad leg (he did have a human leg part for it). the best part was all of those who now have permanent human families to live with and love them. one from AZ played in it also. I sure wish I could take on another fur baby!

maybe they'll do a rerun of it on Animal Planet? you tube?