Hell ya it was a fantastic finish to last night's Super Bowl. I turned in to Bill Walton with all the hyperbole I was throwing around - "Best Play evveerrrrr! Best catch evverrrrr!" The only thing that kinda bummed me out about the game was the incredible and determined effort that the officials made to remind us that they were on the field too. The game was so stop-and-start that I was ready to pronounce it the Most Forgettable Super Bowl Ever, until the fabulous fourth quarter.
But I found it ironic that in the biggest play of the game - San Antonio Holmes ridiculous catch (Best Catch in Super Bowl history!!!!) - the refs gagged. Holmes, after winning the game and wrapping up the MVP, turned to the crowd and celebrated by doing the LeBron*. I freaking LOVED that (Best celebration Evvveerrrr!)**.
Then I heard some caller on the radio this morning bring up the point that Holmes should've received a 15 yard excessive celebration penalty - you're technically not allowed to use the ball as a prop - but somehow this overly eager gang of refs missed it. The Cardinals would've had much better field position for their last gasp plays, and it might have made things a little more interesting, but Warner fumbled anyway to make it a moot point. It would've been the Gayest Call in Super Bowl Hisssstorrry if they did throw a flag, and in the true spirit of things, I'm relieved they didn't.
However, somewhere, in some basement in Phoenix, a Cardinals fan is stewing, much like Buffalo Sabres fans still are.*** "We woulda won the game if the refs woulda had any balls!"
*The best part about this was that the stupid old white radio host said "...and when he used the ball like a salt shaker and then acted like he was throwing salt in the air, he tecnically could've been penalized." Salt shaker? Sheesh.
**Technically, the "LeBron" should actually be called the "KG." Kevin Garnett did that move waaay before LeBron was even in the league. However, it's obvious that the evil Nike empire has had all YouTube clips of this destroyed.
***Holy shit!!!
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Considering I didn't even see the celebration until about my third cycle of SportsCenter around 1 AM, I'm not surprised the refs didn't call it. It didn't hold up the game at all, which I think is part of what prompts the flag.
BTW, Snizza called him "San Antonio Holmes" not because he's a slave to MS Word's spell checker, but because Troy Aikman actually called him that during a game this season.
I have programmed my brain to delete the last 2.5 minutes of last nights Super Bowl. In my Bizarro world, the Cardinals won 23-20 and Fitz was named CO-MVP along with Warner. And then Warner thanked God for 13 minutes.......
I caught the San Åntonio thing too and thought Snizza was smartassin. But it was Aikman.
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