🏈 The Superbowl Halftime Show Crosses Several Different Forums Here...

[TerryP]

...Quad, Pro Sports, and college. I thought Katy did a pretty good job on GameDay—refreshing change, ya know?

She turned some heads tonight.

Thoughts?

Personally...I just realized how low the bar had been set for halftime shows for the Superbowl.

(...or is it Katie?)

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Ever since The Wardrobe Malfunction, the NFL has been looking for more and more family friendly stuff for halftime.

 

[planomateo]

Seems to me that if you're doing the halftime show at the SuperBowl, you're trying to be relevant again.

 

[planomateo]

I've felt the same Seattle fans the last two years in the Sugar Bowl. Let's throw the ball instead of run...

What a pathetic way to end the game Seattle.

 

[UAgrad93]

Didn't care to me who won or lost tonight. That was a good game. Congrats to Donta' Hightower for adding some jewelry to his already large collection!
Seattle fans are probably blaming Lane Kiffin for the loss! I guess their OC watched the Sugar Bowl and thought it would be best to throw the ball on the one yard line as opposed to handing the ball to a big monster running back.
It was an ugly finish though with the fight. It had been so well played up to that point. Congrats to the Butler kid from West Alabama! Undrafted free agent makes the play to win the game.

 

[psychojoe]

A bit of karma there. The Seahawks were ridiculously lucky on play that got them to the five yard line.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I didn't care about the game. Wanted the Pats to win because of Dont'a.

I thought Katy did a great job. I enjoyed.

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Dont'a Hightower Made The Other Super Bowl-saving Defensive Play For New England Patriots



Lost in the celebration of Malcolm Butler's improbable interception to save New England's 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday night is the other defensive play that saved the victory.

Trailing by four points with 66 seconds left in the 49th Super Bowl, Seattle had a first down at the New England 5-yard line after an out-of-this-world reception by wide receiver Jermaine Kearse for a 33-yard gain.

Predictably, the Seahawks handed the ball to running back Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch on the next play. Lynch has led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in each of the past two seasons and had scored on a 3-yard run in the second quarter of Sunday's game. Lynch went over 100 yards for the game on his 24th carry of the contest. But he did not reach the end zone.

New England linebacker Dont'a Hightower brought down Lynch at the 1-yard line.

On the next play, Butler jumped a slant route by Seattle wide receiver Ricardo Lockette on a pick play to intercept a pass by quarterback Russell Wilson. According to the NFL, the final pass thrown in the 2014 season was the only pass thrown from the 1-yard line during those 276 games that was intercepted.

"I think everybody was expecting run," Hightower said of Seattle's final snap of the season. "You've got Marshawn Lynch who's able to run the ball on the goal line or 1-yard line, so I think everybody figured it would be a run. But we were prepared for either way, then Malcolm made a hell of a play."

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The two defensive plays made New England's rally stand up. The Patriots trailed 24-14 entering the fourth quarter. New England became the first team in Super Bowl history to trail by at least 10 points in the second half and win. The previous 29 teams that trailed by 10 or more points entering the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl had all lost.

"This team is bend, but don't break," Hightower said in the locker room after the game. "We've been through a lot of adversity. We were able to overcome all of it. I'm proud of this team, and I appreciate each and every one of them."

Hightower's final tackle was his fifth of the game. On all five, he tackled Lynch.

Hightower played with a sore shoulder down the stretch in the regular season, sitting out the Patriots' meaningless season-ender, and throughout the playoffs. He left Sunday's game favoring his arm after Lynch's touchdown run with 2:16 left in the first half. Hightower, New England's defensive signal-caller, was back on the field as usual in the second half.

Hightower becomes a Super Bowl champion in his third season in the NFL. He's the 23rdformer Alabama standout to play in at least one Super Bowl for the winning team.

"There're no words that I can use to describe how I feel right now," Hightower said. "I don't think I have the full effect right now. But I can guarantee you that in a couple of hours, it'll be a full effect."



Hightower can add his Super Bowl ring to two BCS national championship rings the Crimson Tide earned during his collegiate career. Hightower was hurt and missed Alabama's victory over Texas in the 2009 BCS national championship game, but was a consensus All-American when the Tide shut out LSU in the 2011 BCS title game.

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[TerryP]

Seems to me that if you're doing the halftime show at the SuperBowl, you're trying to be relevant again.

Hmm. I've never looked at it that way and now that I do..."dew wut?"

Perry is certainly in the top 10 for female entertainers right now—with some good company (not music, but success.)

When I think about past shows...The Who (five years ago?) may not be mainstream but certainly not irrelevant. Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen fit that as well. Last year it was Bruno Mars, right? I won't argue with Madonna...but, she's not likely to be irrelevant—even in death.

Beyonce...Usher...Red Hot Chili Peppers...

Mainstream names, huge success stories, but their shows? Mediocre for most.

I wonder how long they spent in prep-time, choreography, etc. for last night's show? Six months?

 

[TerryP]

I didn't care about the game. Wanted the Pats to win because of Dont'a.

I thought Katy did a great job. I enjoyed.

You're an anti-biguglyite.

 

[TerryP]

Seattle fans are probably blaming Lane Kiffin for the loss!

___________

If anything, the stories that come from this game never cease to amuse me.

$1 to KegsnEggs for this one.



Jail time for this one:

Is Katy Perry an Auburn fan? She sure dressed like one at pre-game appearance

 

[TerryP]

And one more ob...

Someone want to attempt to explain to me why Seattle came out to the tune of "Bittersweet Symphony?" Ironic? Prophetic as it ends, eh?

 

[planomateo]

 

[BamaFan334]

The Halftime Show f'ing sucked, as I expected it would with a way overrated performer. Katy Perry blows. Bruno Mars last year was pretty good in my eyes because he can actually sing and entertain. Perry is just a typical Californian with a who cares attitude and thinks she's the greatest thing since sliced bread. I feel bad Payl McCartney and Kenny Chesney had to sit through that garbage knowing they could have done a thousand times better.

 

[Bamabww]

I couldn't understand anything KP said / sang except the roar at the end of her first number. I was disappointed she wasn't dressed during half time like she was in the bits they showed leading up to halftime.

 

[TerryP]

@planomateo The more I think about that play, the more I'm inclined to saying it wasn't the pass that was a poor call, it was the decision on where to pass (falling on Russell? Perhaps.)

Run-stuff defense...if you're going to pass it seems logical to go outside instead of attacking what's basically the "teeth" of the defense.

There are some interesting tweets circulating about Lynch and his success, or lack thereof, in those situations.

 

[UAgrad93]

The Butler kid read it perfectly! If he is half a step slower on the reaction, that is a TD! With all of your TOs in your pocket, I figured they would run Lynch or put Wilson in a read option look. I'd give him a run/pass option in a heartbeat.

@TerryP, I saw the tweet that said in 5 rushing attempts from the 1, Lynch had scored only once!

 

[alabama mike]

I am probably one of the few people who did not watch the game, halftime show or post game.

 

[TerryP]

The Butler kid read it perfectly! If he is half a step slower on the reaction, that is a TD! With all of your TOs in your pocket, I figured they would run Lynch or put Wilson in a read option look. I'd give him a run/pass option in a heartbeat.

@TerryP, I saw the tweet that said in 5 rushing attempts from the 1, Lynch had scored only once!

 

[BigAl]

I thought the halftime show was aimed at the younger generation, but for an old coot like me it wasn't much at all.