by Leslie Conner

Created on: January 24, 2009   Last Updated: February 07, 2009

Okay, so we all know who won the Superbowl this year. And, the scant few who read the article I wrote predicting a Cardinals win know that I was wrong. So, not only did I lose money on the game, but my article tanked on Helium as well. Double blow. That will certainly teach me to write an article about a time-specific event.

And, since this article is being written, well after the fact, it wouldn't be right to recant my pick and act as if I was clairvoyant by guessing the exact final score of the game. But, I do feel like I can redeem myself by rewriting an article to replace the inferior one that preceded it. Of course, I'm doing this rewrite for the sole purpose of getting my lost star back. (Yeah, I lost a star, too).

So, I will use this time to comment on what I considered to be the highlights of the day-long broadcast:

1) The Doritos commercial. The two guys with the fortune-telling snow globe were definitely the highlight of the over-priced ad campaigns of the night. That was the one and only commercial that made me laugh out loud. And, it was early in the game, so it wasn't because I was drunk.

2) The pre-game interview with Barack Obama and Matt Lauer. We got to see President Obama in a laidback button-up shirt, very comfortable and off-the-cuff. Not only did he show his sense of humor and intelligence, but he also commented on Jessica Simpson's weight battle. Hilarious. And, the fact that the President even knows her name should make her proud.

3) Jennifer Hudson's "Star Spangled Banner". She did knock it out of the park, so to speak. But, we found out later that she had lip-synced the song. Oh well, she had to sing it at some point to be able to lip sync to it and it sounded awesome.

4) James Harrison's 100 yard TD run. Yes, I was pulling for the Cardinals, so the interception and ultimate run back didn't really have me jumping for joy. But, it was cool to see a linebacker able to (barely) run that far. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I have to mention James Harrison's punk move. In a disappointing turn of events, Harrison decided to bring out his inner thug. He knocked down, punched, and pinned Cardinal Aaron Francisco to the ground, drawing a personal foul. The penalty wasn't much of a punishment and even John Madden commented that he should have been ejected from the game.

5) The Springsteen crotch shot. During Bruce's halftime show, the cameraman got a very intimate shot of the Boss. Springsteen decided to go sliding across the stage on his knees, giddy as a school girl, and collided with the camera. Of course, the only thing that the viewers at home saw was a close up of the Boss's Boss.

6) Al Michaels used the word "alacrity". That's all I have to say about that. Kudos, Mr. Michaels.

7) The last two minutes. I was nearly comatose during the second and third quarters, at the point of giving up hope that the Cardinals would ever score again. But, they did. In the last minutes of the game, Fitzgerald scored the touchdown that put them in the lead for the first time in the game. And, then promptly the Steelers scored an answering touchdown to win. But, for the briefest of moments, we thought that the biggest upset in the history of the Superbowl was about to take place. A very emotional and exciting finish. And, hat's off to Roethlisberger for keeping his cool and getting the job done.

And, so there it is. Another Superbowl has come and gone and we have seven months of "Will Kurt Warner retire or won't he?" to keep us going until the season starts up again. l can only hope that he doesn't call Brett Favre for advice.

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