Best & Worst Super Bowl 46 Ads: Worth $3.5 Million?
| So you got a 30 second spot for $3.5 million, in front of potentially 111 million viewers, what do you do with it? This year’s Super Bowl ads didn’t do much. The commercials were overly focused on animals and babies. And way too many Coca-Cola polar bears. Which means that might have actually worked since [...] |  |
Bracketology: Projecting the 2012 NCAA Tournament Field
| It is kind of hard to believe that Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is only five weeks away. It is becoming time when college basketball teams are separating themselves as either tourney contenders or pretenders. Here is The Sports Bank‘s latest Bracketology? I have more than held my own the past couple of years [...] |  |
2012 NBA Draft stock report (2/6/12)
| The NBA Draft Stock Report checks in on which college basketball players have made a name for themselves in the past week; either helping or hurting their future draft position. Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2012 NBA Mock Draft. BUYING: Bradley Beal, SG, Florida, Fr. To be honest, I expected better numbers from Beal [...] |  |
Why Kirk Herbstreit was ‘bang on’ regarding National Signing Day
| On February 1st, the day before Groundhog Day, a different annual right of passage, one with about as much accuracy and validity as Groundhog Day occurred, National Signing Day. When asked to comment on the hoopla and hype concerning this ostentatious narcissistic-fest, ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit expressed his discontent over the craziness surrounding [...] |  |
World Champion Surfer Stephanie Gilmore (Pictures)
| If you saw the ESPN Magazine Body Issue, I’m sure you noticed the YOWZA picture of four time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore. In case you missed it, I included it here after the jump. You can thank me later. The 23 year old, 5’10″ 147 pound native New South Wales, Australia is um, kind [...] |  |
Mention of Danny Woodhead makes Joe Theismann, Deion Sanders lose it (Video)
| Ah you gotta love Danny Woodhead of the New England Patriots; or at least his name. Misprouncing the surname of the tailback who looks a lot like someone who works at Medieval Times caused the NFL Network team, especially Deion $anders to literally lose it during a show taping. Former Washington Redskins and Notre Dame legend Joe [...] |  |
Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Included Singer Flicking You Off (Video)
| Madonna put on an impressive set for the Super Bowl 46 halftime show. There was both a Roman and Egyptian theme (so it was like Caesar’s Palace and the Luxor) with her costume changes for the visual aesthetic. And she included her classic hits “Like a Prayer,” “Vogue” and “Music” among her auditory aesthetic. But [...] |  |
Patriots vs. Giants: Brutally Honest Super Bowl 46 Preview
| A Super Bowl XLVI preview 8 days ahead of the game? You better believe it. Yes, I’m getting this to you BEFORE media day because once we get rolling it’s going to get annoying: rematch, ’08 rematch, spygate, Bill Belichick versus his former employer, high octane passing game versus strong pass rush, Eli Manning winning [...] |  |
New England Patriots Skill Position Guys: Extremely White
| The New England Patriots and Duke Blue Devils have a lot in common- east coast powerhouse, dynastic programs. Both are a very popular/polarizing brand; best embodied by their Mt. Rushmore level Coach (Bill Belichick and Mike Krzyzewski) who inspires both admiration and hatred. They sit in similar pedestals in their respective worlds of college basketball [...] |  |
