18-1

18-1 sounds so much better than 19-0. I went to a Superbowl party last night where only one person out of 15 was rooting for the Pats and only because he had money on them. Even he cheered for the Giants when they won....

I think the widespread support for the New York Football Giants had a little more to do with a widespread distaste for New England than the fact that the G-Men were the underdogs. No one likes big fat cheaters/womanizers/people who run up the score unnecessarily by keeping the starters in when they are up by 30 in the 4th quarter. No one wants a team like that in the same company as the '72 Dolphins.

For the record, I am not a Giants fan... I am almost the opposite. I root for "America's Team" (the Cowboys), whose season sadly ended when the Giants beat them in Texas Stadium (tear!). Despite this fact, I'd be willing to say that last night, the Giants really became America's team, if only for a night.

So, Congratulations and thank you to the NY Giants!

On a side note... if I were going to pay 3+ million dollars for a commercial, I would want to make sure it was a good one. The commercials, with a few exceptions, were pathetic. The only ones worthy of note were:
Gold: Pepsi's "Baby don't hurt me" - really funny but Coke is still better.
Silver: Budweiser's "Rocky" Clydesdale commercial - I love ponies.
Bronze: E-Trade Baby commercial. - Slightly creepy but memorable.
I can't even think of any others that are worth mentioning.