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Putting the “Spectator” in Spectator Sports
Were You Ready For The Football?
If nothing else, last night’s kickoff special proved that no one, and I mean no one, can hold a candle to the NFL when it comes to self aggrandizement. I mean there were singing stars and movie stars and fireworks all on the TV to glorify the National Football League. Nearly every commercial featured the NFL shield or Peyton Manning; even Kelly Clarkson paid tribute to Raheem Brock by putting on a few extra pounds. Oh yeah, and there was a football game on too; the Colts won 41-10.
In case you somehow managed to miss all the excitement, here’s a quick recap of the 2007 regular season opening game:
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Rich Eisen is still kinda smarmy, but wouldn’t you be if you had his job?
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Faith Hill is still kinda hot
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Kelly Clarkson is getting chunkier (am I piling on here?)
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John Mellencamp is looking like a weird pruneface man
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Colts owner James Irsay is looking more like a mobster
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The inside of Peyton Manning’s mind looks like some kind of Stephen King horror movie. That sorta creeps me out
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Drew Brees caught a pass from himself; it might have been the best pass he threw all night
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Peyton Manning is still trying to make me like him with his funny commercials, but it’s still not working
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John Madden still thinks the start of the season is pretty great
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American Football Night in America still has the worst halftime show on television
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The Colts and Saints evenly split 20 points in the first half; not quite the showcase of offensive power John Madden promised in his pre-game comments
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This is more like it: The Colts tacked on 31 points in the second half, including two TD passes by Manning that burned New Orleans corner Jason David
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Special low sale price on Jason David jerseys tomorrow at the Saints pro shop
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Tom Benson was at the game, and you can see in his eyes he’s still thinking, “Can we move this team to LA yet?”

