Super Bowl Monday as Holiday Worth Considering

Monday meanderings (day after the Super Bowl edition): There are those who believe the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a holiday with the possibility of combining it with President’s Day. Of course, the risk in such a move is that some folks might be too hung over to go out and buy a mattress on sale.

Alyssa Milano was all set with Ravens-themed Super Bowl champion attire to sell.

* Speaking of presidents, if you’re going to have Barack Obama being interviewed as part of the pregame show, shouldn’t there be more football questions? If I wanted to watch “Face the Nation” or some abbreviated version of it, I wouldn’t tune into a football game to do so.

* During the course of Super Bowl XLVII Sunday (Feb. 3), plenty of people took to Twitter and/or Facebook to comment on the game. Among the observations was how the Baltimore Ravens’ fake field goal could impact the final result in a close game. The problem with that line of discussion/thinking is that if the Ravens did kick the field goal, everything else that followed does not exist the way it played out. You do not know what would have happened. San Francisco could have scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession or the Ravens could have with a defensive score, etc. Please remember that next time you want to restore one play and plop it into the conversation. It doesn’t work that way.

* The game — which the Ravens won 34-31 — looked early as if it would be a Ravens rout. But it morphed from blowout to blackout (when half the lights in the New Orleans Superdome went out for 34 minutes) to definitely delightful. Well, to Ravens fans.

* The Chicago Sun-Times solicited Super Bowl headline suggestions via Twitter. No doubt to engage people. Or possibly to outrage people who actually work at the newspaper and do such things for a living. Of course, it probably is sheer coincidence that the Sun-Times is in contract negotiations and deputy managing editor for news and sports Chris De Luca is on the management negotiation committee.

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* Speaking of Twitter, former Chicago White Sox pitcher Brandon McCarthy viewed the Dodge Ram farmer-themed TV ad and tweeted: “That convinced me, I’m buying a farmer first thing tomorrow.” A few people took offense at that remark. Really? If you’re going to follow him, you should familiarize yourself with his sense of humor. Such as his tweet regarding 49ers defensive back Chris Culliver: “Culliver is so anti-gay that he refuses to even stay close to a man in coverage”

* The Super Bowl did mark the end of Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis’ NFL career. Goodbye to one of the best to play that position. Also good riddance to someone whose involvement (alleged, of course) in a double homicide always will cast a shadow over his football accomplishments. Having Shannon Sharpe interview his friend as part of the pregame coverage was not the finest moment of the day for CBS Sports. At least Boomer Esiason rightfully chastised Lewis for not being more forthcoming about the murders.

* It is unclear whether Alicia Keys had any money wagered on the length of her performance singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” before the game, but she did set a standard that very well will be tough to top. Or to outlast. She went 2:47 for her effort. Which means folks who took the “over” wagered successfully.
It is similarly unclear whether anyone ever will crack the 3-minute barrier without adding lyrics and/or falling off the stage, but Alicia did provide a stirring rendition:

Speaking of stirring renditions, a chorus of youngsters from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and Jennifer Hudson performed “America the Beautiful” as part of the pregame ceremonies:

The TV commercials always draw a lot of attention. Reaction ranged from tears for the Budweiser ad to a severe degree of yuck! for the Goddady.com ad featuring Bar Refaeli kissing a nerdy guy (not all of us were repulsed by that one — different strokes for different folks).

The Budweiser ad:

The GoDaddy ad:

The M&M candy ad:

Oprah did a voiceover for a Jeep commercial honoring America’s military:

Amy Poehler was the star of Best Buy’s commercial:

For some of us, the Taco Bell commercial was one of the game’s best. It celebrates being young — no matter how old you might be:

This is among the offerings that come up when you look on YouTUbe for “Super Bowl and bikinis” for some reason:

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