Super Bowl 2010: Top 10 commercials

Snickers -- Betty White

Any commercial with Betty White and Abe Vigoda is a winner in our book no matter what it’s about. In this case, the spunky Golden Girl is playing pickup football with the guys, though she’s struggling. “Man, you’ve been riding me all day,” she says before eating a Snickers bar that not only transforms her into a regular guy but also raises Vigoda from the dead. What, “Fish” is still alive? Twenty-eight years after People Magazine erroneously reported his demise, the answer is yes!

Coca Cola -- The Simpsons

The Simpson and Coke. Perfect together. Who wouldn’t like to see Monty Burns lose all his money? But the goodness of Coke makes for feel-good ending for all. Big props for a Spider-pig cameo on the swings.

Hyundai -- Brett Favre

OK, Hyundai’s commercials are getting better (with as many as they’re running, the odds are at least ONE had to be good). As much as we’re all getting sick of Brett Favre’s indecision every year, obviously he has a sense of humor about. I thought it was funny when he was saying most of the fans are younger than him, and that was before I noticed it was the 2020 MVP award he was winning. I thought he was talking about the current season. Because he’s already old.

TruTV -- Punxatawney Polamalu

Punxsutawney Polamalu. Awesome. So much better than a commercial about his hair. Let’s see PETA complain about THIS one. Unfortunately, there won’t really be six more weeks of football.

FloTV -- Spineless man

We all know this spineless male. Some of us know him all too well. Yeah, watching TV on a little screen can save some male dignity. But good luck getting your girlfriend to allow that.

Bud Light -- Stranded on an island

Passengers from an airplane crash are moping around on a desert island until the beverage cart full of Bud Lights washes up on shore. That’s when the party begins! Maybe the pilot had a few too many before he crashed the plane -- who knows? But the commercial proves that Homer Simpson was right: Beer truly is the cause of -- and solution to -- all of life’s problems.

Kia -- Toys fantasy

A life-sized sock monkey, a robot and a red monster you’ll recognize if you have kids all experience a wild weekend in a Kia. Not sure why this was funny, but it was.

HomeAway.com -- The Griswolds

Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reprise their roles as quirky parents from the classic “Vacation” movies, except this time they’re exasperated travelers getting screwed by extra hotel charges. The solution, says the ad, is to rent a house. It’s a pretty good spot, but we were hoping Christie Brinkley would make an appearance at the hotel pool. This is crazy, this is crazy, this is crazy!

Google -- French love story

Really clever commercial showing only the Google searches of a traveler in Paris as he tries to find the Louvre, then a cafe, then woos a French woman, then finds a job in France, then gets instructions on how to assemble a crib for their child. It shows how Google can help create a happy life instead of being used just for finding naked pictures of celebrities.

Audi -- Green police

Funny. Sure, we all need to be more environmentally conscious. But it’s always funny when stuff like that is taken to the extreme. If a car could allow you to go around real police checkpoints like the one in the commercial, it’d be well worth it. Until that day, I’ll try to avoid a ticket for recycling.

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Focus on the Family -- Tebows

There was a lot of controversy over whether this pro-life ad from Christian group Focus on the Family should have run. Well, if the decision was based solely on quality of the ad, then it shouldn’t have run. Mrs. Tebow mumbled and the ad was just lame.

Doritos -- It's a miracle

A guy pretends to be dead so he can eat Doritos while enclosed in a coffin. Huh? Not funny and really disgusting.

Denny's -- Free Grand Slam

Denny’s used this spot to announce its free Grand Slam breakfast promotion. A warning is issued to egg-layers that this will be “a bad day to be a chicken.” The message may be a little scrambled here, but hey, a free meal is a free meal. Eggs over easy, please.

Bridgestone -- The Choice

Your tires or your life (wife). Super sexy car and a smokin’ hot girl. I guess it really doesn’t need to make sense.

Michelob Ultra -- Lance Armstrong

OK, Michelob Ultra is supposed to be beer that’s not as bad for you as other beer. I get that. But it is still beer, right? Are we supposed to accept that Mr. Healthy, Lance Armstrong, one of the most highly conditioned athletes ever, cancer survivor, drinks Michelob Ultra just because it’s the healthy beer alternative? I’m not buying it.

Budweiser -- Clydesdale's new friend

Bud had decided not to use its Clydesdale horses in a Super Bowl ad until an online fan vote urged them to do so. They shouldn’t have bothered. It’s a cheesy spot about a baby Clydesdale growing up with a Longhorn steer. When they’re full grown, the two see each other and the steer knocks down a fence to reach his childhood buddy. It would be poignant if it wasn’t so lame.

Honda -- Accord Crosstour

Squirrels collect a lot of stuff. The Honda Accord Crosstour holds a lot of stuff. That doesn’t convince me to buy one.

Taco Bell -- Barkley fattens up

Take one look at Charles Barkley’s waistline and it’s easy to envision him rolling into the late-night Taco Bell drive-thru and stuffing his face with cheap, fatty Mexican food. Too many of the Super Bowl commercials feature celebrity spokesmen who are clearly there simply to pick up a paycheck, but this is a product the Round Mound of Rebound really seems to believe in.

GoDaddy.com --Too hot for TV

I’m tired of these tease commercials. If you can’t show me what’s worth looking at while I’m watching your commercial, don’t expect me to go to your Web site to watch more of it. I won’t do it, Go Daddy. You can’t make me. No matter how hard you try.

E*Trade -- Baby on the plane

Let me just say this: I want the old E*Trade baby back. This new kid’s OK, but he just can’t hang with the original. It’s like Timothy Dalton trying to hold a candle to Sean Connery’s James Bond. Memo to E*Trade’s ad agency: Get that “Shankapotamus” kid’s agent on the phone. Do whatever it takes.

Dallas Cowboys Need From the NFL Draft 2011?

At the beginning of this NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys were expected to be one of the league's most successful teams. In fact, many even predicted that the 'Boys would play in a "hometown Super Bowl" at the end of the season.

But then the Cowboys started 1-5, lost their starting quarterback Tony Romo and ended up letting go of head coach Wade Phillips.

After these early struggles, the Cowboys seem to be improving, but this team will need to prioritize its needs as we approach the 2011 NFL Draft.

So which positions should come first for the Cowboys?

Offensively, this team is studded with talent, but the Cowboys' offensive line does need some work.

As far as defense goes, expect the 'Boys to invest in talent at defensive end and safety.

NFL Picks Week 16: Baltimore Ravens Predictions

With two games left to play, the Baltimore Ravens find themselves in position to lock up at a spot in the 2011 postseason within the division, with their remaining opponents both residences of the AFC North.

The Ravens will end their season at home against the Cincinnati Bengals in two weeks, seven days after a trip to Ohio’s other football home, where they’ll play the Cleveland Browns.

Matchup: Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns

NFL Odds: Baltimore – 3.5

The Browns have dropped consecutive games to two of the worst in the AFC after putting together back-to-back wins.

Cleveland has just five wins this season, but has registered notable victories over the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and NFL-leading New England Patriots.

Why To Bet On The Ravens?

Baltimore can at the very least clinch one of the two AFC Wild Card spots if they can sweep the Browns and Bengals, and there remains an outside chance that they can best Pittsburgh for the division.

The Steelers get the Carolina Panthers at home before finishing at Cleveland, so it is unlikely that they will lose another game. Still, with the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers two games back, a win this week will ensure the Ravens play in to the second week of the New Year.

While they are still known for their defense first, Baltimore has found its scoring touch having registered at least 20 points in consecutive wins over the Houston Texans and Saints.

Quarterback Joe Flacco continues to develop in to one of the premier pocket passers in the AFC, while the tandem of Ray Rice and Willis McGahee have averaged 3.9 yards with nine touchdowns combined. Flacco threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns against the Browns earlier in the year.

Why To Bet On The Browns?

Cleveland will have a tough time slowing down the Ravens’ juggernaut offense, but did manage to keep it close in the first meeting of the season, when they fell 24-17 at M&T Bank Stadium.

The Browns actually led that game in the fourth quarter, mainly because of the play of running back Peyton Hillis, who registered 180 combined yards, including a career-high 144 on the ground.

Cleveland’s defense has been good, but the offense has lost its rhythm in the past couple of NFL betting online weeks, likely due to the fact that they had to play three straight games on the road. However, the Browns are playing .500 football at home, and if the Ravens don’t play with urgency Cleveland could take advantage.

How The Game Will Play Out?

The Ravens will have two chances to clinch a spot in the 2011 playoffs, but head coach Jon Harbaugh will have his team playing with urgency in order to keep their chances of clinching a first round bye alive. The Browns kept it close the first time around, but will have difficulty doing so again after returning home from a long road trip.

NFL Pick: Ravens

Go Daddy 2011 Super Bowl ad

Go Daddy’s 2011 Super Bowl ad is going to have one big difference – it will advertise .co domains.

The registrar has made a deal with .CO Internet to share the cost of the big-money ad – exact terms have not been disclosed – in what will be the biggest marketing deal for .co to date.

The news broke last night at a rooftop party held by the .co registry in Cartagena, Colombia, following the first day of the ICANN public meeting here.

Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons made an appearance at the party, albeit only in a pre-recorded video, to drop massive hints that a big Super Bowl-related deal was in the works.

On-site sources subsequently confirmed that the two companies have arranged to jointly advertise during the annual sporting event.

The announcement was followed by a fireworks display that lasted almost ten minutes, which might give you an idea of how important it is for .CO Internet.

The news is huge for .co’s legitimacy as a pseudo-gTLD, and will almost certainly lead to a big up-tick in domain registrations for the company.

Go Daddy’s annual Super Bowl commercials are one of the big reasons for the company’s success, and for the mainstream success of the domain name industry.

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