Super Bowl 2011: Pennsylvania County to Rename Itself "Black and Gold County"

Super Bowl 2011: Pennsylvania County to Rename Itself "Black and Gold County"

It's 'Arrival Day' in Dallas, as the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers touched down in north Texas earlier this afternoon. From here, we have six whole days of hype leading up to Super Bowl XLV.

Make no mistake, the news will come fast and furious as we speed towards Super Sunday, and not all of it will be about the teams on the field.

Such is the case with the latest report from the The Observer-Reporter, which is reporting that one southwest Pennsylvania county is going the extra mile for their favorite football team.

That would be Greene County, which has apparently realized that their handle just will not do given the current situation.

Thus, they have decided on a new name: Black and Gold County.

Of course, they fully realize that the name change doesn't mean anything. Said commission Chairwoman Pam Snyder, "It doesn't matter what we call ourselves. The Steelers are going to win the Super Bowl."

Given the fact the Packers are 2.5-point favorites, she better hope she's right.

Super Bowl Heart Attacks: Super Bowl Can Trigger Heart Attacks

According to a new study, the Super Bowl could trigger fatal heart attacks-for the fans.

Researchers analyzed death records in Los Angeles County for the day of and two weeks after the 1980 and 1984 Super Bowls. Los Angeles teams played in both games. They then looked at records from the corresponding days in the years in between.

The study found that when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the L.A. Rams with a fourth-quarter comeback in 1980 heart-related deaths went up 15 percent among men and 27 percent among women during the same time period. The deaths were compared to the same days in 1981 through 1983. During the 1984 Super Bowl, the cardiac death rate did not increase. In this game the L.A. Raiders easily beat the Washington Redskins.

The results caused researchers to conclude that the stress of the game can generate a “fight-or-flight” response, which causes sharp increases in both heart rate and blood pressure. For those with heart disease, this can be fatal. They also said that the enormous amounts of fatty foods and alcohol consumed during the game can be a factor in triggering a heart attack.

The study was published Monday in the journal Clinical Cardiology. The results are subjective right now, as the researchers only looked at death certificate data, and don’t know how many of the individuals even watched the game.

Super bowl loss allegedly elevates cardiac death

Who could believe that a Super Bowl loss increases the rate of cardiac death? In major breakthrough, experts found that a Super Bowl loss for a home team elevates death rates in men as well as women and among older individuals. It was suggested that an emotional response can give rise to a cardiac event.

Sports fans seem to be emotionally involved in watching their favorite teams. In case the team fails to win, then it may trigger some degree of emotional stress. In the present study, investigators kept a tab on the number of times this emotional stress results in elevation for cardiac death. Various regression models for mortality rates of cardiac causes in the 1980 Los Angeles Super Bowl loss and during the 1984 Los Angeles Super Bowl win were evaluated. Reportedly, the Los Angeles Super Bowl loss of 1980 raised total and cardiac deaths in both men and women. It apparently caused more death in older as compared to younger patients. A trend for a Super Bowl win to reduce death more frequently in older people and women was registered.

Among men there appeared a 15 percent elevation in all circulatory deaths linked to Super Bowl loss. On the other hand, in women a 27 percent increase in all circulatory deaths associated with the loss was reported. Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, of the Heart Institute, Good Samarian Hospital and Keck School of Medicine at USC in Los Angeles, lead investigator and colleagues noted a 22 percent increase in circulatory deaths associated with the Super Bowl loss among older patients. It was mentioned that patients at risk of a cardiac event due to an emotional response can supposedly benefit from stress reduction programs or some personalized medications.

The study is published in the journal Clinical Cardiology.

Sports Illustrated Super Bowl Party

Just today it was announced that The Black Eyed Peas will not only be performing at the Super Bowl but hosting the Super Bowl party also!

It was known that they would be performing at the half-time show of the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on February 6 but as a big surprise they have also teamed up to host the Super Bowl party on February 4th.

The singing group has even linked up with Sports Illustrated Magazine, known for its sexy swimsuit models, to throw the party. All of the Sports Illustrated beauties will be in attendance that night, including the latest Sports Illustrated beauty –  24-year-old South African model, Genevieve Morton. Other models that most likely will be rsvping include Christine Teigen, Anne V, and Julie Henderson.

Fergie – who co-owns the Miami Dolphins – who didn’t make it to the big game- revealed: “As an NFL owner and a football fan, I cannot be more excited to join forces with Sports Illustrated for the hottest party of the season.

Purchase Professor Is Lighting Director For Super Bowl 2011

Purchase, NY - When the Black Eyed Peas, perform at the Super Bowl XLV half-time show on February 6, Purchase College Professor David Grill will once again be in the television truck as a lighting director for one of the most watched shows in the country.

FOX TV will broadcast the game and the audience is estimated to be 150 million viewers.

This is the first time Arlington, Texas is hosting the Super Bowl and the seventh time David Grill is serving as lighting director at a Super Bowl.

With a new album and a huge audience of young fans, the NFL expects the Grammy winning hip hop Black Eyed Peas to attract new and younger fans. They are the first non-rock act to perform on television’s biggest stage in seven years.

David Grill is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and a Coordinator of the Design/Technology Department at Purchase College. He has designed lighting for theatre, dance, opera, television, architectural projects and industrials which have taken him from the Great Wall of China to the Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall.

Grill was nominated for a Chicago Midwest Emmy for Milwaukee Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, a daytime Emmy for the Opening Ceremonies of the Pan American Games Rio in 2007, and received a primetime Emmy for the Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

He has lit the national tour of Sweet Charity, Cinderellabration at the Walt Disney World Resort Magic Kingdom Park and served  as associate lighting designer for the musical Who’s Tommy which won Tony, Dora, and Olivier Awards for Best Lighting.  He also provided lighting direction for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

His television credits include lighting designs for Last Comic Standing II, Republican National Convention 2008, Larry King Live.  He has also been lighting director for CNN’s Atlanta Studio, the National Memorial Day and July 4th concerts and Super Bowl  XLIV, XLI, XL, XXXII, XXXIII, XXXV half-time shows.

He has been a lighting designer for numerous dance companies including Ballet Met, Milwaukee Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Houston Ballet, Ballet Austin, ABT 2, to name a few.

Architectural projects include the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Museum, Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park and the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Florida Fossils.  His extensive Corporate Theater credits include Estee Lauder, Pfizer, Georgetown University, ITT, Mass Mutual, Dow Jones, and Verizon.

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The Pro Bowl is usually held the weekend after the Super Bowl. Unlike a lot of other sports leagues, which hold their all-star games halfway through the regular season, the Pro Bowl is played at the end of the NFL season. The first "Pro All-Star Game feAtured the all-stars of the 1938 season and was played on January 15, 1939 at Wrigley Field. The Nfl All -star gamewould then be played in Los Angeles until 1940 and then in New York and Philadelphia in 1941 and 1942, aftter which the game was suspended due to World War II.

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The concept of an all-star game would not be revisited until 1951, when the Pro Bowl was played at various venues before being held at Alhoha Stadium in Honolulu, Haaii for 30 straight seasons from 1980 to 2009. The 2010 Pro Bowl was played at Sun Life stadium, the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins and the site os Super Bowl XLIV, on January 31, the first time ever that the Pro Bowl was held before the championship game, with the conference teams not including players from the teams that will be playing in this years Super Bowl. The event is scheduled to return to Hawaii in 2011 and 2012.

Super Bowl 2011: Steelers vs. Packers Betting Odds and Pick

So now that the Super Bowl XLV betting odds have been out for about a week, it’s time to see if we can keep this NFL betting hot streak alive. So far my NFL free picks for the postseason are 9-3; it’s definitely been a profitable run.

Online betting giant Bodog.com opened the Steelers-Packers point spread at Green Bay minus three points, which is exactly where it sits today. Meanwhile, their odds-makers opened the Steelers-Packers Total at 46 points, but they have since adjusted to 45.

We’ll get to some Super Bowl prop picks and the Steelers/Packers point spread later in the week, but for now, let’s analyze the Super Bowl XLV over-under, and see if we can come up with a winner.

The Packers and the Steelers have the two best defenses in the entire NFL. Led by James Harrison and Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh’s defense was the toughest unit to score against this season, yielding just 14.5 points per game.

With Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson leading the way, Green Bay wasn’t far behind, giving up just 15 points per game; good enough for second best in the NFL.

Add those numbers up, and the two teams' opponents combined to average just 29.5 points per game this season—15.5 points fewer than the 2011 Super Bowl Total. No wonder these two combined to cover the under in 56.8 percent of their games this year.

On the other side of the ball, both the Steelers and Packers ranked in the top half of the league in scoring this season. The Packers ranked 10th (24.3), while the boys in black and gold ranked 12th (23.4).

I think there is public perception that the Packers' offense was more proficient this season, but that isn’t the case. The simple fact is Green Bay is not a consistent offensive juggernaut, especially on the road.

This season in front of the home crowd Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the Packers' offense scored 30.5 points per game. However, away from Lambeau, that number plummeted to 21.3. Moreover, they averaged just 17 points in their three indoor games this season. As a matter of fact, the "under" is 5-2 in the Packers' last seven games on field turf—a little surprising.

As far as football betting odds are concerned, public perception comes into play on the Super Bowl more so than other games. Why is that? Because there are so many casual bettors coming in to place their first bet of the season every Super Bowl Sunday.

Because of this, the odds-makers know the casual bettors will just pile onto the public trend of betting blindly on the "over." Need proof?

The "under" covered in five of the last six Super Bowls. Even more impressive, the "under" was covered by an average of 10.3 points in those five games. Need any more proof that the Super Bowl over/under is usually an inflated number?

Oddsauthority.com Super Bowl XLV free pick

Well, it isn’t hard to see where I’m going with this.

When the 2011 Super Bowl Total opened at 46 points, I was shocked and jumped on it immediately. It has since been adjusted down to anywhere between 44 and 45 points, depending on the book.

Even though the public is on the "over," the number is going the opposite way. Tells you all you need to know, and that is the sharp money is on the "under."

A viewing guide for Super Bowl Sunday

Who doesn't watch the Super Bowl? I recently polled all of America and discovered that the only people not hunkering down to watch football on the upcoming gridiron national holiday are the proprietors of the 2,639 nail salons operating in Los Angeles. Anyway, Packers-Steelers is a wonderful matchup for a wonderful nation. And, as a public service, I am here to provide my 45th annual Super Bowl Sunday Viewing Guide (for Super Bowl Parties of Six or More).

The game will be televised by Fox. Which means, of course, that the network is arranging for Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez to handle all replay challenges. Keep food and beverage preparations simple. I have eight words for you: Pigs in a blanket, PBR in a can. The NFL is selling $200 tickets to watch the game from outside Cowboys Stadium, on television. That sounds pricey, but it includes a Super Bowl program and a scarf (for real). And if you walk to the game, you can save money on stadium parking spaces that are going for as much as $900 (I assume that includes a car wash or a lap dance).

As you may have seen on those Visa commercials, there are four men who supposedly have been to every Super Bowl. First of all, I need to see ticket stubs from these gents to believe this cock-and-bull claim. Second of all, Couch Slouch has watched every Super Bowl on TV - including the pregame shows - which, I believe, is far more impressive.

Here is a Super Bowl fact that you'll find only here, unless you carpool to Starbucks every morning with Peter King: In the last 10 years, 10 different NFC teams have made the Super Bowl. (Note to my D.C. friends: The Redskins aren't one of them.) In those same 10 years, only the Steelers, Patriots and Colts have represented the AFC, with the exception of Super Bowl XXXVII, when the Raiders inexplicably qualified.

This is actually the Steelers' eighth Super Bowl appearance. That's eight times in the last 37 years, which compares favorably with Spencer Tracy's nine best-actor Oscar nominations over a 32-year period (1936-67) and Laurence Olivier's nine Oscar nods over a 40-year span (1939-78). On the other hand, the Browns, Jaguars, Lions and Texans have never played in the Super Bowl, though Matt Millen once was on course to get the Lions there by 2525.

Terry Bradshaw was 4-0 in Super Bowls, Ben Roethlisberger is trying to go 3-0. In between, here is the list of Steelers starting quarterbacks: Cliff Stoudt, Mark Malone, David Woodley, Scott Campbell, Bubby Brister, Steve Bono, Todd Blackledge, Neil O'Donnell, Mike Tomczak, Jim Miller, Kordell Stewart, Kent Graham and Tommy Maddox. Moral of the story: None of us is promised tomorrow, and even if tomorrow comes, you still might be several seasons away from a well-thrown pass.

I'm a Steelers fan, but it's hard not to like the Packers. Who doesn't root for Green Bay? It's a town of 100,000 and the team is owned by the people - we're talking Norman Rockwell's America, only chillier. In addition, the Lambeau Leap remains an unmatched, beloved celebration; if, say, a Jets player jumped into the stands at New Meadowlands Stadium, he'd probably have to pay for a personal seat license.

Some of you may be unaware that there are new overtime rules in effect for the postseason. It's now called "modified sudden death," which, I guess, is similar to moving to Boca Raton, Fla. No one really knows what these new rules are. For instance, on the opening possession of overtime, a field goal does not end the game but a safety does. And it gets even more complicated than that - there's a chance not a single soul in Cowboys Stadium will know when overtime officially ends, other than Mike Pereira.

Oh, yeah, the game itself - you probably want to know who's going to win. I usually provide the EXACT FINAL SCORE of the game; I can't do that this year. All I know is this: It will be the first Super Bowl to go to overtime and the Steelers will prevail. I'm not sure when it might end, but it should involve a fumble, an alleged tuck, a booth review and more mayhem than a Charlie Sheen staycation.

Ask The Slouch

Q. The journal Science just reported that our ancestors may have migrated out of Africa 125,000 years ago to the Persian Gulf. My wife says you would know why. (Mark Feldman; Rockville)

A. Better schools, plus most of the Persian Gulf was already wired for cable.

Q. That Chicago car salesman who was fired for wearing a Packers necktie - ever happen to you? (Jeremy Johnson; Maplewood, N.J.)

A. I only own two neckties - one blue, one red - and they're both clip-ons.

Q. Would you consider adopting Chad Ochocinco so he could be Chad Chad? (James O'Connell; Carnegie, Pa.)

A. You know, if the Bengals ever trade No. 85, some NFL team would be acquiring the definitive "player to be named later."

Q. Do Pro Bowlers study game film? (Joe Schmidt; Strongsville, Ohio)

A. Pay the man, Shirley.

Super Bowl 45: A running Dallas diary

Not that I don't want to. I love that just-flossed feeling. Blowing air through the formerly plaque-filled spaces between my teeth. Mmmmm. Tidy.

I just never get to it. I'm a late-to-bed kind of guy and by the time I get upstairs, I'm groggy from having fallen asleep downstairs in my big, brown comfy chair. And I never have time in the morning because I suffer from CLD (Chronic Lateness Disorder).

But this week, I plan to floss hell out of my teeth. See, trapped in a hotel room on the 23rd floor of the Sheraton Dallas ("1,840 rooms -- the biggest Sheraton in the world," boasted Cory, who checked me in), I'll have the opportunity to take care of all hygiene with abandon.

Why am I telling you this? Because you know the storylines for Super Bowl 45. Packers. Steelers. Storied franchises. Franchise quarterbacks. Both have yellow in their color schemes. And we'll get to all that.

But what happens when you cover a Super Bowl? What's the week like? What do you doooo? I find people are just as intrigued -- if not more -- by that.

So this week, I'm going to give you the skinny on what goes on. Every day. Most of the minutes. How it all goes down.

I'll do my stories on the team arrivals Monday, do my TV hits for Sportsnet Central near the stadium every afternoon, work on a variety of story ideas I fleshed out on the plane, update the blog with as much Patriots-related info as I can.

But I'll also keep you up on my hygiene. And so much more.

My flight this morning was at 11 a.m. US Airways through Washington and into Dallas at 3:45 Central time (I know I will screw up the time between Eastern and Central this week. Inevitable. I just hope it's showing up an hour early rather than an hour late).

My nephew Chris drove me in, picked me up at 8:15 and had me dropped off by 9. Two eggs, sausage, homefries at Sbarro in Terminal B, post-breakfast nap and on the plane at 10:30 sitting in first class (I fly a lot so I get bumped sometimes).

Read the end of a Jack Reacher novel ("61 Hours"...I like his books) and...napped again.

During my little layover in Washington, I drafted a budget of stories for the week for my boss, the estimable Art Martone. There are big picture stories (Rodgers, Roethlisberger and our insistence on lists, lists, and lists, the 18-game season, how teams combat Twitter info flow) and Pats-related stories. It's an aggressive list. We'll see how many I cross off by week's end.

On the Washington to Dallas flight, we'd barely gotten airborne when the 6-2 woman in front of me reclined. With verve. That erased the chance of me getting my laptop out and working on...anything. So I napped. When I woke up, I could feel in my throat I'd been snoring.

The lady next to me confirmed that, yes, I'd been snoring. Awesome. By the time we landed, I'd learned that the woman next to me, Angela, was representing a PR firm doing work for Visa on a video game that helps kids get the basics of financial management down.

She was doing a seminar Monday with Matt Forte and Lance Briggs of the Bears and Tashard Choice and Felix Jones of the Cowboys. I said I'd try to get to it, but I think the Steelers' arrival over in Fort Worth is going to keep me from getting to both. She'll never find me.

After getting to Dallas, I scuttled to my rented Altima and drove the 25 minutes to the city. I've never been to Dallas. Whenever I covered Cowboys games, I stayed in Irving near the stadium. So far, all I've seen is the highway, an off ramp and the street leading to my hotel.

This is my eighth Super Bowl and I usually arrive on Sunday when the volunteers, service staff and everyone else are giddy to assist folks after months of planning for our arrival. Four guys made a move to hold the front door of the Sheraton when I approached it.

By next Monday, they'll be kicking us in the ass to get us out.

Eventually I got into my room. The front desk guy wrote the wrong room number on my room key slip so I spent two minutes trying to get into the room next to mine before going 23 floors down to find out I was actually one room over. But hey, I'm at the Super Bowl. What's a minor inconvenience.

I got the lay of the hotel, found the fitness center, the taverns, checked out the media room and then went down to have some wings in the bar and watch the start of the Pro Bowl. Even for a Pro Bowl, the game was light-hitting. I sat down at the bar next to former Patriots backup quarterback Jim Miller, who now works for SIRIUS. We talked a little about the hasty end to the Patriots' season, the 18-game schedule and what he thinks will happen with the lockout (he thinks it's coming).

Monday starts quietly. I'll spend the early morning going over my plan for the week with my boss and trolling the media center for nuggets, tidbits and blog fodder.  I'm on with Jim Rome around noon. The Steelers get to town at 1:30; the Packers at 3:30. There is access to the head coaches and a few select players at the Omni in Fort Worth.  I'll get in the Altima after the Jim Rome hit to get to that, then go over to the Arlington Convention Center near the stadium for TV at 4 p.m.

It's amazing how different this event is when the team you directly cover isn't in it. Had the Patriots made it, CSNNE may have had more than 30 people here on the TV and digital sides to cover it -- a crew that would dwarf the numbers of anyone else in our area.

Now? It's just me. Me and my floss.

What’s at Stake in the N.F.L.’s Labor Talks

The unbridled immoderation of Super Bowl week will provide the N.F.L. one last party to send off a fabulously successful season, full of competitive games and robust television ratings. But then, like a bad hangover after Super Bowl Sunday, aching reality will set in. In the last two weeks, personalities as disparate as the Pittsburgh Steelers chairman emeritus Dan Rooney and Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie aired their concerns about the pace of negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement, which expires March 3. There has not been a formal negotiating session since Thanksgiving, but there have been dozens of small meetings and quiet talks. Even as union leaders and owners gather in Texas, there are unlikely to be full-scale negotiations.

A look at the issues and where the sides stand: What’s at Stake

The N.F.L. generated nearly $9 billion in revenue last year. While both sides have amassed lockout war chests, millions of dollars will be lost if there is no new deal in March. The N.F.L. expects to lose $120 million in revenue if there is no deal by the deadline and $1 billion if there is no deal by the start of the regular season in September. The league said it would take years to recoup the losses.

The numbers go up from there: $400 million per week if games are missed. Free agents, who cannot sign contracts if there is a lockout, and players who are owed certain bonuses could forgo hundreds of millions of dollars more if no deal is struck in March, the league said.

How Everybody Feels

Both sides are starting to feel the pinch of a potential lockout. Owners are hearing from local sponsors and luxury suite holders that they do not want to renew contracts without an assurance that games will be played — troubling news for small-market teams with narrower margins and owners who have to pay enormous debt service on new or renovated stadiums. Major sponsors are likely to be reluctant to negotiate extensions without knowing what the future looks like.

Players’ concerns are even more immediate. Because in the uncapped year players were eligible for free agency after six years instead of four, a flood of free agents — 495 players by the N.F.L.’s calculation, a quarter of the league’s players — will hit the market, when free agency is expected to go back to four years under a new deal. But players cannot sign deals during a lockout, and few teams are willing to sign even their most prized free agents (Peyton Manning excepted) before March 3 without knowing what rules will be in place under a new collective bargaining agreement.

How Negotiations Have Gone

Slowly. Despite Rooney’s concern about an 18-game regular season, even he knows it is coming. The union leadership has quietly accepted the idea of an 18-game schedule because it knows it is the quickest route to a major infusion of new revenue (mostly from television contracts), a percentage of which will go to players.

DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the N.F.L. Players Association, will have to win significant changes to the off-season schedule and to roster size to make it palatable to the rank and file, which is concerned about the injury impact of a longer season. The league has signaled it is willing to limit off-season workouts and shorten training camp, and possibly to add roster spots, creating more jobs for players. Players also want better postcareer benefits in exchange for an 18-game schedule.

The sides also agree on the need for a rookie wage scale, which will probably start as soon as a new deal is reached. That will free up millions of dollars to be spent on veterans even if the salary cap does not jump drastically and will shore up benefits for retired players. The sticking point: players want an assurance that most of that money will go back to players, not into owners’ pockets.

The major roadblock to a deal, though, remains how to divide the revenue. The N.F.L. currently receives $1 billion off the top of the revenue pool, and the players receive nearly 60 percent of the rest of the money. Owners have wanted to get another $1 billion off the top, arguing that it would help reinvestment in the game, including new facilities and the NFL Network, things that owners say have the potential to generate even more revenue in the future. Players have resisted.

The union wants to preserve at least a 50-50 split of revenue. A question remains: 50 percent of what figure? With more revenue from 18 games, and the shifting of money from rookies to veterans, players may not suffer a loss in real dollars. In fact, players might come out slightly ahead, even in the short term.

Away From the Negotiating Table

The union has initiated several actions intended to increase its leverage. Most immediately, the two sides await a ruling by a special master on a complaint by the union that the owners did not get the maximum value out of recent television contracts because it built in provisions that would pay the owners in the event that games were missed. That ruling could come in the next week or two.

When the Game Is the Super Bowl Sideshow

Did the Packers and Steelers RSVP for the Super Bowl? Their attendance may no longer be necessary. Might be better to disinvite Green Bay and Pittsburgh and eat the deposit on the Black Eyed Peas. Instead, let's summon Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Dre and Doogie Howser down to Texas, bolt an operating table to the midfield of Cowboys Stadium and settle the question America appears to be more interested in than determining the NFL's best football team:

How injured is Jay Cutler?

Can we all agree how absurd that uproar was? Sure, the "How Hurt Was Jay?" argument had the prerequisites for a shrill NFL blab-fest: It was a clash between old-school football toughness (he shudda played on one leg!) and new-school sensitivities (but what about his future?); it involved a high-profile (and unpopular) player in a mega game; and most importantly, it was fresh meat for the prolonged delay between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, a/k/a The Most Maddeningly Drawn-Out Fortnight In Sports.

But it soon skewed silly. Anti-Cutler Tweets from bored NFL players on their recliners were treated with the seriousness of leaked state-department cables. Then there was a breathless report of Mr. Cutler ascending a restaurant staircase after the 21-14 Bears loss, as if he'd performed a Twyla Tharp interpretive dance atop the dessert table. Later Mr. Cutler was spied by a paparazzi camera with his reality-show girlfriend—shopping in Los Angeles.

The ignominy! Would Sam Huff be caught dead in a Crate & Barrel?

Never mind that Mr. Cutler's Bears had, uh, lost the NFC championship. Or the much more interesting quarterback story of Bears third-stringer Caleb Hanie. Or the news that Mr. Cutler actually turned out to be hurt—a sprained MCL, one sharp hit from a career-altering ACL injury. By midweek, the popping sound you heard was Mr. Cutler's critics spraining their own MCLs while revising their judgments.

The Cutler-versy felt rash and personal, an NFL version of the social-media bullying that freaks out every high-school principal alive. In the end, the pile-on appeared to have less to do with sports medicine and much more to do with Mr. Culter's aloof reputation.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler after leaving last Sunday's NFC Championship Game with an injury.

Surely it bewildered the Packers, the team that had actually won the NFC Championship Game with an uninjured, likable quarterback. At some point Aaron Rodgers must have thought: "Three straight road playoff wins, six touchdown passes…you mean to tell me I needed to sulk on the sideline to get some attention?"

By week's close, the NFL's gaze had moved on to a far broader dispute: the possibility of a season-terminating lockout. This, too, has been a contentious affair, with predictable posturing as players and owners tangle over issues including revenue sharing, a rookie salary cap and an 18-game regular season. Last week, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell tried to grab good will by saying he would slash his pay from about $10 million to one dollar should a lockout occur. A intriguing gesture, but let's see: If Mr. Goodell does his job, he'll be paid millions; if he does not, he'll get next to zero…who does the commissioner think he is, an NFL player?

But the players weren't seizing much high ground. Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie popped off about the labor dispute, calling the league and the players-association leadership an unflattering seven-letter term he once used to describe Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. That provoked a snarky, soon-erased tweet—what is it with the NFL and Twitter?—from Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who asked if Mr. Cromartie "knows what CBA stands for." This, in turn, prompted Mr. Cromartie to tweet back: "Hey Matt if u have something to say then say it be a man about it. Don't erase it. I will smash ur face in."

Welcome to sixth-grade recess, everybody!

Both the infighting over labor talks and the internal second-guessing of Mr. Cutler signal an anxious, agitated moment. There's the possibility of a work stoppage, and the loss of billions in potential revenue. Meanwhile, there's increased awareness about the lifetime risks of playing football, conflict over how to mitigate the dangers of a collision-based sport—and the unsettling reality that one method of addressing the financial trouble is to add two more games.

It's a vulnerable time for the NFL, and the Super Bowl game is in the unusual position of being the big fat distraction of Super Bowl week—an honor that usually goes to trash talk and curfew violations. Next Sunday, the Packers and Steelers meet at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium that Jerry Jones built out of gold bullion and recycled egos. There will be hype over Super Bowl commercials and Fergie's halftime outfit and a reported $900 parking spot that, in fairness, does come with an on-site rest room. Even with two old-world franchises in it, the Super Bowl is always a bit of a garish spectacle—as Liberace as it is Lombardi.

But underneath the usual fireworks and bombast lurks a sport facing distress about its 21st century identity and evolution. Who will be the leaders here? When NFL going gets tough, the tough will need more than tweeting.

Super Bowl XLV: Luxury Brands Want To Be First Off the Line

With eight automotive brands scheduled to run TV advertisements during the Super Bowl XLV telecast on February 6, there are bound to be sub-plots among them.

The juiciest might be what’s already unfolding among the three German luxury brands: Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. It will be the first Super Bowl during which they’re all advertising.

Naturally, Mercedes-Benz would like to use its first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl to take another step closer to Lexus. The Toyota luxury brand held off Mercedes’ charge last year to remain the best-selling upscale auto brand in the U.S. But Lexus isn’t advertising in this Super Bowl.

Instead, it looks like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi actually are going to try to out-contemporize one another in their Super Bowl ads. As each of the long-time rivals introduces important new models to the American market this year, each brand wants to appeal to relatively young demographics and sporty tastes.

Mercedes-Benz, for instance, already has tapped tennis star Serena Williams to help out. And the brand reportedly plans to focus on models including a roadster version of its SLS supercar as well as its C-Class coupe. A social-media campaign – involving four contestants in a road-rally-style "tweet race" to the Super Bowl – already has been launched via Twitter, with a C-Class Coupe as the prize.

Meanwhile, BMW launched a Facebook contest late last week around its revamped X3 SUV, which is built in South Carolina and which will be the focus of at least one of BMW’s two Super Bowl spots.

And Audi has shown its hand strategy-wise, with ads it already has run revisiting the “old luxury” theme that was so effective for the brand a couple of Super Bowls ago.

In a new spot that Audi debuted during the NFL playoff finals, the brand employs a soothingly rhythmic commentary and soporific video sequence in the manner of the Goodnight, Moon classic children's book to take a poke at Mercedes – and offer up its own new A8 sedan as the face of “new luxury.”

The fierce marketing competition among luxury automakers could be just as interesting as the play on the field between the Packers and Steelers – or at least as fun as the Bud Bowl.

Super Bowl 45 Betting Odds

The NFL is the most popular sport in the United States. The biggest game of the season has finally arrived, as the Green Bay Packers are set to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl 45. More money is wagered on this game than any other in the world. Many people who don’t bet on it tune in just to watch the commercials and the halftime show. But millions of folks from around the world will have money on this game, whether it’s a wager with a friend, a props pool, or the pros who have thousands riding on it.  It’s obviously a lot more fun to watch when your Super Bowl betting pans out and you win some cash.

If you want to wager on this game, then check out the Super Bowl 45 odds over at Sportsbook.com. There our readers can earn up to $250 free cash to wager on this game which takes place on February 6 down in Dallas, Texas.

Betting the Spread/Total: You will find a line of Green Bay -2.5 over Pittsburgh and a total set of 44.5 points. The Packers have opened as an early favorite due to their amazing run to get to this point. They’ve had to get through five straight must-win games dating back to their Week 16 win over the New York Giants. It’s a pretty evenly matched game defensively, but I believe the reason the Packers are favored is because of the play of Aaron Rodgers. While both teams are only giving up 15.3 points per game, this total has been set a bit higher than a lot of people would expect due to their playing conditions. This game will be in a dome at the New Cowboys Stadium so it’s certainly ideal weather for maximum scoring.

Betting on Super Bowl Props: I’ve actually got together with about 15 friends before to do a props pool which is a ton of fun. I’ll probably set up one again this season, and you should too. These props are random and some are pure chances, while others can take some thought. A few of the fun “chance” props are will the coin toss be heads or tails, which team will win the coin toss, which team will score first and will the longest touchdown scored in the game be more or less than 43.5 yards. Some of the props that take thought are total passing yards for Aaron Rodgers or Ben Roethlisberger, total tackles for certain defenders like Troy Polamalu or Clay Matthews, and total rushing yards from either Rashard Mendenhall or James Starks. You can bet the over or the under on these props. Check out all of the Super Bowl 45 Props at Sportsbook.com

I’ll be posting a few of the player props I like leading up to the Super Bowl. I’ll also be releasing my Super Bowl picks on this game where I have pinpointed which team will win and cover the spread. If you want in on my advice, then simply sign up at the Jack Jones home page right here at Betfirms. I am riding a 74-50 (60%) NFL Sides Run heading into Super Bowl XLV.

Super Bowl 2011 Prop Bets: 7 Wacky Wagers Fans Must Consider Come Game Day

SATIRE — On February 6th, NFL fans will tune in to Super Bowl XLV. Two elite franchises will face off against each other in what is sure to be a great game. I can go on and on about how intense a game we can expect from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers, but I'd like to focus on something different. If there's one thing the Super Bowl brings out in all of us, it's the inner gambler. We become obsessed with the point spread, the over/under, weather conditions and so on. I'm here to give you wager-makers some things to bet on, but not necessarily related to the outcome of the game itself. Instead, I'm going to provide seven potentially insane occurrences that, while unconventional, MUST be considered before kickoff.

No. 7: Chances That the National Anthem Is a Few Minutes Too Long

This year, our national anthem will be sung by Christina Aguilera. Now, for those who aren't familiar with Miss Aguilera's vocal style, let me give you the long and short of it now: EVERY NOTE IS DRAWN OUT. Don't get me wrong—Christina Aguilera is a fine singer, and I love our national anthem just as much as the next person, but it needs to be established that she can't do a 10-minute version of it. I mean, come on, there's a game that has to be played! Still, Aguilera is used to performing a certain way, and we can't expect her to suddenly change it for the sake of us wanting to watch Clay Mathews and James Harrison send some backs and receivers to the ER. Chances this happens: 40 percent

No. 6: Chances That Someone Gets Dragged Down by the Hair

If there's one thing that this year's Super Bowl has, it's players who have a lot to show in the hair department. From Clay Matthews to Troy Polamalu, the flowing locks should be aplenty. On top of that, we have two of the toughest teams in the NFL playing each other. That being said, who's to say that someone won't drag Matthews or Polamalu down by the hair in order to make a block? Last I checked, there isn't any specific rule saying that hair-pulling isn't allowed! Hell, if Ray Nitschke supposedly bit people during games, what's wrong with a little pulling of the hair? Chances this happens: 30 percent, in the interest of the game.

No. 5: Chances James Harrison Gets Flagged for an Illegal Hit

Thanks to Roger Goodell's crackdown on hard hitting, aka taking the fun out of playing linebacker, Steelers coverage man James Harrison accumulated $90,000 in fines this season. Let's be honest, people: Super Bowl XLV is going to feature a lot of hard hitting, and of course Harrison is going to be doing a lot of it. Given how he's openly said he goes into every tackle wanting to hurt the opposing player, I anticipate some flags to be thrown his way. With the Steelers consistently blitzing Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, I wouldn't put it past Harrison to take his tackle to the next level and perhaps give the quarterback a helmet-to-helmet treat. Chances this happens: 75 percent

No. 4: Chances That Joe Buck Makes Us Mute Everything but the Commercials

This year, Fox will be covering the Super Bowl. That means that we have Joe Buck and Troy Aikman calling the game for us. Needless to say, I groaned when I learned of this. Simply put, Joe Buck is an annoying broadcaster. His "excited" tone of voice still sounds extremely nonchalant, and while Troy Aikman provides interesting commentary, he's slowly becoming the next John Madden in that he always points out the most obvious things. I don't know about the rest of you fans out there, but I, for one, will be hitting the mute button when it isn't commercial time. Forget Joe Buck. Let Gus Johnson call a Super Bowl! Now THAT would be awesome. Just imagine: "That will bring up 3rd-and-long. Roethlisberger takes the snap, goes deep...AND IT'S CAUGHT BY WALLACE!! DOWN THE SIDELINE!!!! OH MY!!!!!! TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" OK...I think I've made that point. Chances that I mute Joe Buck: 100 percent. Chances that everyone else does the same: Less than 10 percent

No. 3: Chances That the Halftime Show Is Just Plain Awful

When I heard that the Black Eyed Peas were doing the halftime show this year, I died a little inside. We had a nice track record going with classic rock acts like Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Why mess that up with a band that's sure to give us a fake and Auto-Tuned show? Don't get me wrong—the Black Eyed Peas are a talented group and have a large fanbase, but are they really the type that appeals to most NFL fans? Maybe some of the younger ones. I'm hoping that this halftime show is just a hiccup and that next season we'll have a real band performing again so that the rock and roll spirit of the NFL can be captured. Thus, this year's halftime show gets an F from me. It doesn't even matter if I haven't seen it yet. Chances the halftime show stinks: 95 percent...I mean, I have to at least give them the benefit of the doubt a LITTLE bit.

No. 2: Chances That an Unknown Player Wins Super Bowl MVP

For those of you who read my prediction for the game, you know that both teams have a great number of key players who fly under the radar. That being said, I'm anticipating the winner of the Super Bowl MVP Award will not be an A-lister. On Pittsburgh's end, it might be receiver Emmanuel Sanders (pictured at left). On Green Bay's, it could be surprise running back James Starks. Either way, as both teams have dangerous secondaries, I don't anticipate the winner to be either of the quarterbacks or their top receiving targets. Heck, why don't we just go out on a limb and pick Shaun Suisham to be the MVP? Yeah! How crazy would that be? But seriously, let's get to the chances an unknown wins the coveted game MVP award. Chances: 75 percent

No. 1: Chances That Super Bowl XLV Will Be the Greatest Super Bowl Ever

I've got to say, I'm really excited about the Super Bowl this year. Two elite quarterbacks, two elite defenses—what's not to like? Taking all factors into consideration, I'm going to make my boldest statement of all. Forget the Ice Bowl, Joe Namath's guarantee, or Eli Manning and David Tyree connecting for "The Catch." Super Bowl XLV will be the greatest game in NFL history. With hard hits, maybe some hair pulling and tons of frustration over a long national anthem and bad halftime show, I'm expecting both teams to show tremendous amounts of heart and determination. Basically, we should anticipate an all-out war on the field and maybe in the stands too! So fans, wave your Terrible Towels! Wear those cheese hats with pride! And for those of you taking these prop bets to heart, enjoy them and the game! Chances this happens: 100 percent

Super Bowl 2011 - television coverage, half-time and national anthem details

The 45th annual edition of the Super Bowl sees Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers take on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in a rematch of their December 2009 classic, which the Steelers took 37-36 at Heinz Field.

Super Bowl organisers have confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas will take to the field for the half-time show, while Christina Aguilera will kick things off by singing the national anthem.

Aguilera is no stranger to the Super Bowl as she performed at the half-time show in 2000.

Super Bowl XLV will air in the United States on FOX, where 30-second commercials will cost up to a whopping $3million.

In Canada, the Super Bowl airs on CTV (English) and RDS (French), while in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sky Sports and BBC will both have live coverage.

In Australia, the game will be broadcast live on One HD, while throughout Asia, All Sports Network will be showing the game.

ESPN America will be broadcasting the game live in Italy and the Netherlands, with ARD the place to be to watch the Super Bowl live in Germany.

Meet the newest GoDaddy Girl

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- GoDaddy.com has added work-out taskmaster Jillian Michaels to its roster of "GoDaddy Girls."

Michaels will appear in two GoDaddy commercials during this year's Super Bowl broadcast on Feb. 6. She will be co-starring with race car driver Danica Patrick, who's been the face of the Web domain registrar for years. They'll be wearing superhero costumes in at least one of the 30-second spots.

A personal trainer and martial artist, Michaels is best known as the hard-driving fitness overseer on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" -- a television show where obese people, weighing as much as 510 pounds, compete to lose the most weight.

But she's also a one-woman corporation. Michaels has produced popular workout videos, like "30-Day Shred" and "Yoga Meltdown;" and authored best-selling books, like "Master Your Metabolism." She also has her own Wii game, called "Fitness Ultimatum."
Check out last year's Super Bowl ads

Michaels is one of the highest profile individuals to appear in GoDaddy.com's ads, which have acquired a reputation for their risqué nature. The company's commercials often feature scantily clad women and off-color jokes.

Some of the ads have been rejected prior to their Super Bowl screenings -- including a commercial that used a crude reference for female genitalia, and another depicting a gay man named Lola.

The newest GoDaddy addition didn't immediately respond to questions from CNNMoney as to whether the company's image would clash with her own image of self-empowerment. But her prepared statement showed no sign of a conflict.
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"It doesn't get much bigger than being in a Super Bowl commercial," Michaels said. "I think shooting a spot with Danica Patrick is going to be a blast."

Bob Parsons, the chief executive and founder of GoDaddy.com, announced on Twitter in September that Michaels would be joining the girls of GoDaddy.

"I am stoked about Jillian being a GoDaddy Girl," Parsons said. "She's smoking hot -- she's also edgy and smart."

Fox Television is broadcasting the game this year for the sixth time.

Rejected Super Bowl ads

GoDaddy, GoBeaver

GoDaddy: The Internet domain name outfit has made a name for itself with salacious ads starring sexy girls in comical situations - but not all of them make it to air. GoDaddy has had 38 Super Bowl ads rejected since 2005.

The rejected ad: GoDaddy's long list of banned ads includes 2008's "Exposure," which features glamorous girls climbing out of limos in a sly reference to starlets getting caught by paparazzi without underwear.

Why it was rejected: "Fox did not approve of the word and references to 'beaver,' which GoDaddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons did not want to remove," said Fox spokeswoman Elizabeth Driscoll.

Porn stars and plushies

Ashley Madison: The Internet dating service for adulterers recruited porn star Savanna Samson for an ad that Fox rejected for the 2011 Super Bowl.

The ad: In the ad, Samson plays an office worker who catches her husband cheating on her, so she decides to get busy with everybody in sight, including a man and a woman. Inspired by Samson's exuberance, her co-workers mess around with a four-legged friend (in this case, it's another beaver) and a plushie - a person who gets a thrill from dressing up like a stuffed animal.

Why it was rejected: "It's not that the ad itself is offensive in any way, shape or form," said Ashley Madison founder and chief executive Noel Biderman. "The nature of our business is one that they're not comfortable with." Ashley Madison offers an "X-rated" version of the ad on its web site.

Fox declined to explain specifically why it rejected the ad. "We do not provide information about materials that may or may not have been submitted for review, nor do we discuss our broadcast standards policies," said Fox spokesman Lou D'Ermilio.

Veggie Love

PETA: The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has often used ads with naked celebrities to promote its anti-fur agenda and other animal rights causes.

The ad: In its "Veggie Love" ad for the 2009 Super Bowl, PETA aimed to promote vegetarianism by featuring scantily clad women cavorting with vegetables.

Why it was rejected: NBC rejected the ad because it "depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards," according to a copy of the rejection letter provided by PETA. In the letter, NBC listed eight different acts within the 30-second spot that it found unsuitable for prime time, including "licking pumpkin" and "rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin." NBC spokeswoman Liz Fischer told CNNMoney that "the ad was rejected because it didn't conform with our standards."

Naturally, it can still be viewed on PETA's web site.

Mano a mano

Mancrunch: The gay dating site wanted to air an ad during the 2010 Super Bowl, but was rejected by CBS.

The ad: The spot features two men who accidentally touch hands while watching football, prompting a make-out session between the two.

Why the ad was rejected: Elissa Buchter, spokeswoman for the dating site, called the rejection "straight-up discrimination." But CBS denied the allegations. "We are always open to working with a client on alternative submissions," said CBS spokeswoman Shannon Jacobs.

CBS said that finances were part of the problem, because it couldn't verify Mancrunch's credit status. Mancrunch said such charges were ridiculous, because it had offered to pay cash.

Jesushatesobama.com

JesusHatesObama: Richard Belfry, co-founder of a web site that sells clothing and mugs with his inflammatory message, says he's just trying to be funny and "outrageous."

The ad: His company's commercial uses bobble-head figures to represent Jesus and President Obama. the Obama figure ends up submerged in a fish bowl. "I just like to poke fun at some of the things going on in Washington," said Belfry, who describes himself as a "conservative comedian."

Why it was rejected: Fox failed to see the humor and rejected the spot for Super Bowl 2011. Fox spokesman Lou D'Ermilio wouldn't say specifically why his network rejected the ad. Jesushatesobama provided a copy of Fox's rejection email to CNNMoney, which said the "spot does not conform to network standards, so we will not be able to accept it."

Justin Bieber Super Bowl ad to plug Best Buy

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- This year's Super Bowl broadcast will feature star-studded ads, with Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne teaming up for a Best Buy spot, and with Kim Kardashian headlining an ad for Skechers.

Teen crooner Justin Bieber will star in Best Buy's (BBY, Fortune 500) first-ever Super Bowl ad on Feb. 6, when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers for the biggest football game of the year. Best Buy confirmed that he'll be co-starring with the venerable heavy metal front man and reality TV star Osbourne, but didn't provide details of how the two would be co-pitching electronics in the 30-second spot.

"We're delighted to have Justin and Ozzy help us tell the Best Buy story," said Drew Panayiotou, senior vice president of U.S. marketing at Best Buy. "We know people have high expectations for these ads, and Justin and Ozzy add a whole new dimension of fun."

Meanwhile, Skechers (SKX) has recruited reality TV star Kardashian for a 30-second spot in which she'll pitching Shape-ups. That's a type of shoe that "simulates walking in sand" to burn extra calories for people who don't have time to work out, according to Leonard Armato, president of Skechers Fitness Group.

"The reason Kim is a perfect brand fit for Skechers Shape-ups is that she is an extraordinarily huge celeb and her life is as busy as it gets," said Armato. "Between her reality show, her appearance and the fast-paced social scene that she travels in, she's time starved."
A sneak peek at Super Bowl ads

In the ad, Kardashian will "be breaking someone's heart in front of 100 million" viewers, Armato said.

Other Super Bowl ad celebrities include workout taskmaster Jillian Michaels, who will appear in a GoDaddy spot with race car driver Danica Patrick, and country singer Faith Hill, who will appear in a Teleflora spot.

Fox will be broadcasting the game, which is scheduled to be played in Arlington, Texas.

2011 Super Bowl: Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne To Appear In Commercial

The Washington Post reports that Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne will be featured in a Best Buy commercial that will debut during the Super Bowl, and that there will also be a commercial for Bieber’s 3-D movie. Hey, cool, Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne! One guy is really young and one is really old! I bet hijinks will ensue!

This is the sort of thing I hate about the Super Bowl. A few years ago, Major League Baseball tried to have Spiderman 2 logos placed on the bases for a few days. The fans, much to their credit, threw a fit, and baseball relented. But there’s nothing one can even say about Justin Bieber whispering sweet nothings to every emotionally underdeveloped tween in America right in the middle of the most important football game of the year. It’s bizarre. And there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

And yeah, I get that almost all broadcast TV has commercials, including baseball games, and there was probably occasions in which Bieber appeared between innings. But there’s also the fact that the Black Eyed Peas are going to appear at halftime, which … if anyone can explain what weak, let’s-please-everyone-while-peeing-our-pants-onstage R&B has to do with football, I’d love to know. If this were the Pro Bowl game, or some other game that didn’t really matter, that would be one thing, but stuff like this really cheapens a game that should seem really important.

Chad Ochocinco Super Bowl 2011 Party

Chad Ochocinco hosts the Official Saturday Best Super Bowl Party 2011 in Dallas, Texas.

Chad Ochocinco (Cincinatti Bengals) will be hosting his very own Super Bowl 2011 party to prepare for the big game. Chad will be joined by Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, Jamie Foxx, Playboy models Shanna Marie McLaughlin and Tisha Marie plus many more celebrities as he throws the Official Saturday Best SuperBowl Party in Dallas, Texas.

For Chad Ochocinco and his Super Bowl XLV party, he hopes to draw a very sophisticated and upscale crowd. The party will be hosted at the Fashion Industry Gallery and on top of the celebrities I mentioned above, Ochocinco has invited: Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings), LaDainian Tomlinson (New York Jets) and DJ Biz Markie will be providing the musical entertainment for the night.

Prepare for the Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers on Super Bowl Sunday by heading to Ochocinco’s party.

Chad Ochocinco’s Official Saturday Best Superbowl Party will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 9pm-3am at the Fashion Industry Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Tickets start at $5000 per table and there are also VIP tables with bottle service.