Super Bowl XLVII Thread: Ravens vs. 49ers

[BelgianMagic]

i'm with everybody else, the 49ers are a bunch of scumbags and i'm happy that they lost. for me the 49ers didn't deserve to be in the super bowl in the first place, they are just a pretender and not a real NFL contender.

A team that came 4pts short of winning the Super Bowl is not a contender in your eyes? Tell me, where did the teams that you consider contenders finish the season? This isn't trying to be arrogant, just stating the facts.

A contender in my eyes is a team that can contend for the championship. And SF was only a couple of points away from the championship so how are they not a contender? And they're not gonna lose any of their good players next season so one would assume they'd still be contenders, no?

49ers deserved to be in the Super Bowl, and I'd say the same thing if I wasn't a Niners fan. They've played a great season and played great football since Kaep took over. Only thing that stood between them and the trophy was their horrible first half & a great performance by Flacco & Boldin

[jvalanciunas]

I agree, I can't take SF seriously as a contender just because you play one good half of football and not two good halves of football. the meltdowns of SF in the 1st half of games just takes away their credibility. SF can't expect to get blown out of every first half and expect to magically get turnovers and good calls in the second half like they did against the Falcons and Ravens, its just isn't going to happen, that is why a lot of people can't take them seriously as a contender.

Packers might get it back to being contenders, depending on what happens to Jennings, Falcons should be competitive, because i believe they had some of their pro bowl players injured for most of last season, the Seahawks will end up being better than SF because Lynch will hit his prime next year, but really, i think AP and Ponder are going to take the Vikings to the next level and I think the New York Giants are going to return to dominance next year.

[EArl]

With 164.1 million viewers, Super Bowl XLVII was the most-viewed show in U.S. television history, according to The Nielsen Company.

It was probably because of Ray Lewis (and his big fan base) and Michael Oher (my grandmother even asked me for the scores and smiled when i told her that the Raven won)

Also Culliver probably boosted rating by a lot with casual fans outside of Northern California and Baltimore

I dont even know who two of those guys you mention are.

If you don't who at least one of those are then you are not even remotely a football fan.

I dont watch a lot of football, but I do know my basics.

[dreamchaser]

i don't know about scumbags, but the team in general is pretty difficult for me to like. and it's mostly the fans that make it that way for me, they seem to have taken on the personality of their head coach which is that of extremely whiny. not to mention the bandwagon factor, seemingly all their fans since 1992 have decided to loudly voice their support for their team just now this season. obvious exaggeration is obvious, but you get the point.

i respect the team and i respect the head coach, even though he throws temper tantrums like his age is in single digits. they changed relatively qbs late in the season and still made it to the big dance. but their fans make them incredibly difficult to root for in any setting. and all of this without mentioning the bigot that is chris culliver.

ps: i'm not talking all fans of the 9ers as i know there are some tried and true ones out there, but your bandwagon counterparts are speaking louder than you at the moment, so yeah.

so i'm guessing this is suppose to be a shot at me right?

[Jetset]

LOL i've never looked at your sig before. all that was is a broad statement on the seemingly rising number of long time fans that have popped up over the months, didn't particularly have anyone in mind. if you've supported your team since 92 like you say then you have nothing to worry about.

[dreamchaser]

LOL i've never looked at your sig before. all that was is a broad statement on the seemingly rising number of long time fans that have popped up over the months, didn't particularly have anyone in mind. if you've supported your team since 92 like you say then you have nothing to worry about.

oh my bad man...

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[Blank_Name]

Blatant hold on the 2nd Half opening return

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[Carmelofan]

It was probably because of Ray Lewis (and his big fan base) and Michael Oher (my grandmother even asked me for the scores and smiled when i told her that the Raven won)

Also Culliver probably boosted rating by a lot with casual fans outside of Northern California and Baltimore

I dont even know who two of those guys you mention are.

If you don't who at least one of those are then you are not even remotely a football fan.

I dont watch a lot of football, but I do know my basics.

I believe i said two not three. I'm sure many people have no idea who oher and culliver are.

[jvalanciunas]

With 164.1 million viewers, Super Bowl XLVII was the most-viewed show in U.S. television history, according to The Nielsen Company.

It was probably because of Ray Lewis (and his big fan base) and Michael Oher (my grandmother even asked me for the scores and smiled when i told her that the Raven won)

Also Culliver probably boosted rating by a lot with casual fans outside of Northern California and Baltimore

I dont even know who two of those guys you mention are.

You are the only person to blame for a low football IQ. Since you stated it, my wife has more football knowledge than you

[Carmelofan]

It was probably because of Ray Lewis (and his big fan base) and Michael Oher (my grandmother even asked me for the scores and smiled when i told her that the Raven won)

Also Culliver probably boosted rating by a lot with casual fans outside of Northern California and Baltimore

I dont even know who two of those guys you mention are.

You are the only person to blame for a low football IQ. Since you stated it, my wife has more football knowledge than you

I just looked up culliver and oher. Both scrubs, no pro bowl appearance among them. Yet a person who doesn't know who those two nobodies are has low football iq?

It's a joke to mention that two scrubs, both guys who never made pro bowl are among the reasons super bowl 47 was the highest watched show in us televisin histry.

[sprint2thecup]

WOW, the ratings for it KILLED any super bowl ever. that's actually surprising to me. i wasn't anticipating this game like i was say the 18-0 patriots super bowl.

[Jetset]

let's be honest here, the blackout had more to do with the rating than the actual game.

[RIPskaterdude]

Ray Lewis's last game + 49ers with Kaep + brothers coaching against each other = big ratings.

[LAKESHOW]

I anticipated a great game. The matchups on both sides of the ball were just too intriguing. Waay too many storlines. Brothers. Ray Lewis. Ed Reed. Kapernick. Excellent linebackers on both teams, just downright nasty on both sides! But it came down, in my opinion, the "paying your dues" part. The Ravens had been comin up short for what it seems like decades. Always fallin short to troy polamalu pick or sack. Tom Brady and the patriots nippin 'em at the end. Somethin. It was finally their year to break through. They were always climin the mountain, and now finally reaching the top.

Thats why I say, great for them. Superbowl champs. But . . . alas . . . it is time to come down from the mountain. They are done. Finished. Great run, but they wont be heard from again for years.

[Carmelofan]

I anticipated a great game. The matchups on both sides of the ball were just too intriguing. Waay too many storlines. Brothers. Ray Lewis. Ed Reed. Kapernick. Excellent linebackers on both teams, just downright nasty on both sides! But it came down, in my opinion, the "paying your dues" part. The Ravens had been comin up short for what it seems like decades. Always fallin short to troy polamalu pick or sack. Tom Brady and the patriots nippin 'em at the end. Somethin. It was finally their year to break through. They were always climin the mountain, and now finally reaching the top.

Thats why I say, great for them. Superbowl champs. But . . . alas . . . it is time to come down from the mountain. They are done. Finished. Great run, but they wont be heard from again for years.

They actually stomped the patriots back in 09. But yea, they've been owned by the steelers and colts for years.

[Jetset]

Ray Lewis's last game + 49ers with Kaep + brothers coaching against each other = big ratings.

most of the people that watch the super bowl are casual fans, they don't care about anything you just said. they come for the commercials and stay for the game. lewis' last game had very little to do with it, although he was shoved down everyone's throat leading up to the game. no one cares about them being brothers, it's just fun to say "har-bowl". and kaepernick had zero influence on anything, in fact, the game would've drawn the same had alex smith started.

anyway, once the blackout happened the game started trending everywhere and that caused people to tune in. thus the high rating.

[Blank_Name]

Most one sided officiated Super Bowl since atleast Steelers/Seahawks


- No penalty on shoving ref (7 pts)
- No holding on blatant kick return (7 pts)
- No off sides on 2pt conversation (2 pts)
- No holding on 4th down play (7 pts)


That's 23 freaking points. WTF.....NFL

[Little Italia]

The ratings had me confused for a bit. TV viewers was 108.4 which was down from 111.3 when my beloved Giants won.

However, there were 3 million live streams for this years superbowl which equals to 111.4 million total. So there weren't any live streams last year?