Man, thats horrible. I was there two years ago, before the fire. didnt know about it. such a beautiful city. 

Apparently they'll be HD-DVD ads airing during the superbowl.

I for one appreciate your efforts. Fight the good fight =)

As for me, I expect the Patriots to win but Iwould love for the Giant to pull it out.

Realistically speaking the Giants have already proven they can put themselves in a position to beat the Patriots. So its not a completely lost cause or anything. In my mind there are 3 or 4 things the Giants need to do in order to make it a good game and have a shot to win it, of those things:

1) The good Eli needs to show up and he needs to show up on the first play

2) The Giant's defensive line needs to spend a decent portion of the first quarter/half rushing 5 and trying to pressure Brady. Pats fans won't admit it but you can get in his head..the reason they deny it is because unlike most QBs he doesn't completely breakdown..he just becomes human. After that they need mix it up a lot after that because if they fall into any sort of pattern Brady + Moss will get into a rythym destroy them.

3) they need to force moss to make his plays in the middle of the field, they seriously have no chance if they let him get a free release and run free up the sideline

4) Execute when it matters most, in other words they need to keep the patriots off the board in the 4th quarter.

All of that in a nutshell is basically that I think the Giants are very capable of moving the ball but I don't think they are capable of stopping the Patriots at will. Which means thats is exactly what they need to do to have a chance. But ultimately I think the Patriots win it 31-24

Thats my take on it anyways.

not caturday ? :(

Go Giants, I can't stand the Patriots. They're so cocky but they try to act all humble, you can see right through them.

Anybody that doesn't love football is a terrorist and will go to hell because everyone knows that God loves American Football

It's not super bowl sunday (for me anyway), it's LOST sunday!!!!!!!

Here's a little article to spoil your Bowl.

Source Techdirt

Super Bowl Intellectual Property Insanity: No Big Screen Super Bowl Parties, Trademarking 19-0

from the the-big,-big-game dept

Well here are a couple stories to leave you with as we head into Super Bowl weekend. Every year it seems there's some insanity concerning the NFL somehow trying to abuse intellectual property rights above and beyond what they're designed for. Remember, the NFL thinks that it can tell reporters how to report on a game, while also forcing them to advertise for NFL sponsors. It also has been known to issue bogus DMCA notices. And, of course, don't forget that not only has the NFL bullied people into believing that you can't use the phrase "The Super Bowl" in an advertisement, after many advertisers switched to the euphemism "The Big Game" to appease the NFL, it tried to trademark "The Big Game" as well.

This year, the big news (as submitted by a lot of you), but first by Ryan, is that the New England Patriots have applied for a trademark on "19-0" to represent the undefeated season the team will have if it wins this season. The NY Post, snarky as ever, filed for a trademark on 18-1 in response, supporting the home town NY Giants. This, of course, seems rather ridiculous. What would happen in future seasons if some other team was able to go 19-0? There's also the question of hubris in declaring yourself 19-0 before that final game. On that note, you can already pre-order a book about the 19-0 season, even though it hasn't been completed yet.

That's not all, though. Last year, we had a story that got tremendous attention about the NFL stopping churches from having Super Bowl parties, if they had a TV that was bigger than 55". There was a lot of fuss about it, and you would think that, perhaps, the NFL would let it slide this year. Not so. Ethan Bauley writes in to let us know that, once again, the NFL has been going around stopping churches from holding Super Bowl... er... The Big Game... er... "Best Commercials Of The Year, Interrupted By Some Game" parties, for having TVs that are too big.

So, remember, as you watch the... event... this weekend, to do so on a TV smaller than 55", do not refer to it as "The Super Bowl" or "The Big Game," make sure to notice the photojournalists wearing sponsors' clothing, and certainly do not put a fair use clip on YouTube. And, perhaps, cheer on the Giants in their effort to make the 19-0 trademark question a hypothetical, rather than practical, question.

Oddly I was going to guess it was your birthday. Hah. Either way, it's a shame i'm going to be held up with this cold and not be able to do shit with my friends.