The Super Bowl was a great game from start to finish. Sean Payton's decision to go for an onside kick to start the second half makes you wonder why more coaches don't make that gamble. The Colts offense is hard to stop whichever side of the fifty yard line they begin their drive on. What happens at the bottom of the pile stays at the bottom of the pile. The game catapults Drew Brees into a marquee quarterback and Sean Payton into a marquee coach. The onside kick, the 2-point conversion challenge, and even, ultimately, the 4th-and-goal decision worked out (albeit not initially). Overlooked was how the Saints largely transformed Reggie Wayne into the invisible man. The 2-to-1 passing plays-to-rushing plays ratio shows you how this NFL is from the NFL of even a decade ago. I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of a Gary Brackett or Jonathan Vilma hit. A Pick Six may be the most exciting play in all of sports. The commercials largely lacked imagination. But the casting was superb. If you watched close enough, you saw Abe Vigoda, Muno, and the Chocolate Rain guy. Thankfully, Danica Patrick's roles weren't restricted to cameos. The Who rocked the Halftime Show. I liked Daltrey's altered vocals on Baba O'Riley and Townshend going "over" on the windill power chord over-under. Finally, Wayne Sash wins the Super Bowl pool not only by correctly picking the Saints and the Under, but by nailing the 48-point total. Congratulations Wayne, and my condolences to your bookie.

Was a great Super Bowl. Not one of the closest, but electrifying, as per most pundit accounts projecting that the Colts and Manning were supposed to annihilate the Saints. Many forgot, I guess, what good team they are.

Called the Saints but that was about it. Sash is definitely da' Man! Must have a crystal ball and could not have been more on. Congratulations of the highest are in order.

Thought I'd be disappointed with the Who halftime but was pleasantly surprised. Daltry still has some impressive pipes for an old geezer. Townshend was scary.

Favorite commercial was the CareerBuilder "Casual Friday". Pretty funny.

I also saw the Numa Numa guy.

Doritos and Bud Light had some great commercials. And I loved Oprah's Super Bowl party.

Find the Bud Light commercial from the 2003 SB with the clown walking on his hands. Hilarious.

Would not have passed P.C. muster in the age of O and the sensitive moonbats.

The Who sucked! I know now why 'active' bands don't play the SB. It's marketing suicide. Only a handful of iconic-status bands could survive sounding and looking so terrible (and doing so for free).
Concerts are 99% atmosphere and bragging rights. That a band would choose not to have millions of potential fans witness the inevitable flaws of a live show is completely understandable.

I thought it was a very good Super Bowl on all fronts. It was Payton's time not Peyton's. He took the fight to the colts, much like the Pats did to St Louis 9 years agao. He is the new Bellicheck. The decision to go for it at the end of the half and then come right back out at them in the second half took guts. Brees is a lot like Phill Sims was, unspectacular but accurate and error free. He is a solid QB. It is good for the game that they won.
Given the amount of stoppages in a superbowl, I didn't see the score going too high. That is how I arrived at the under and the point total. The colts are a quick strike team and those breaks hurt.
Regarding The Who: I thought they started out scary but pulled it together.The sad part is that they are judged against their old self. Bottom line is I would rather see half of an ancient WHo than any modern group. They were good and I was pleasantly surprised. The well doesn't run deep for acts that can pull off what they did.
The ads were overall weak with a few bright spots for me. The Bud ads stuck out to me as the best.

My favorite ad was the Tim Tebow 3 million dollar ad. That's how Christ wants his followers to use their resources.

That last comment is misleading. Tim Tebow did not exclusively pay for the ad, although it would probably be safe to assume he flushes hundreds of thousands down the Christian-industrial toilet. The ad was financed by Focus on the Family.

That's correct PMA. He did not pay for it nor did you or your government using your money.

But YOU did pay for $2.5 million for a 30 second spot to advertise ACORN's census that was so convoluted, if you hadn't known about it before hand, you would have barely an idea what they were talking about.

You are a dope PMA. Seriously.

Agree, the Who sucked -- as usual. Tom Petty was the best.