[Other Sport] Super Bowl LV - Kansas City Chiefs v Tampa Bay Buccaneers **Official Match Thread**

[essbee1]

I find Americans so engaging. I can remember sitting in a bar in Minneapolis watching the baseball (can't remember who was playing), but as soon as they picked up on my accent, I was weirdly the centre of attention - Brits are far rarer in the midwest than NYC I guess, bit more of a novelty. Anyway, I do have half a clue about baseball so could hold my conversation with them on the game we were watching. But it was the Brit fan culture of "soccer" that they really picked up on. We were there for hours and got absolutely spannered talking shit about BHA, away trips, opposition fans being penned into one section, the perils of relegation, insulting chants, all stuff totally alien to their sports culture. A couple of them are still on my FB from that night (yeah I know I know), but its good catching up with them when they give a shout out to a BHA result.

Always irritates me when I see broad generalisations about "dumb" american sports fans. They're really not. Its just different.

Totally agree. I've had some cracking evenings in bars in Pittsburgh and California watching sports (the former a city not usually frequented by tourists).
The bars over there seem to be geared to watching the games and engaging with the locals. Loved it. And their sense of humour
really comes out when you're watching a game, but it baseball or American footie.

 

[Acker79]

I think the most popular thing about the superbowl is the adverts. Some of which have made it online already

https://youtu.be/mdsPvbSpB2Y

https://youtu.be/0KAlqthD6Gc

https://youtu.be/v4FYL8twE6Q

https://youtu.be/lIxdasBrDMI

https://youtu.be/YvjuL6Bci6M

https://youtu.be/MpL1ci08p60

https://youtu.be/WBvkmWDjsYc

https://youtu.be/jOeKaV_IJVc

https://youtu.be/l-6sfgsmNSQ

 

[RandyWanger]

I work for an American media ad agency. We've got a couple running tonight. Last year we had 3, just the 1 this year (more clients wanting social assets instead of TV) but it cost $5.5Million USD and lasts 45 seconds. It does star John Travolta and his daughter Ella, Martha Stewart, Leslie David Baker, NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, Carl Weathers and fitness instructor Emma Lovewell.

 

[Taybha]

24-17 ish.

 

[Sussexscots]

I find Americans so engaging. I can remember sitting in a bar in Minneapolis watching the baseball (can't remember who was playing), but as soon as they picked up on my accent, I was weirdly the centre of attention - Brits are far rarer in the midwest than NYC I guess, bit more of a novelty. Anyway, I do have half a clue about baseball so could hold my conversation with them on the game we were watching. But it was the Brit fan culture of "soccer" that they really picked up on. We were there for hours and got absolutely spannered talking shit about BHA, away trips, opposition fans being penned into one section, the perils of relegation, insulting chants, all stuff totally alien to their sports culture. A couple of them are still on my FB from that night (yeah I know I know), but its good catching up with them when they give a shout out to a BHA result.

Always irritates me when I see broad generalisations about "dumb" american sports fans. They're really not. Its just different.

Yes, I've had some thoroughly enjoyable, engaging evenings talking Baseball and Gridiron in Bars/Pubs in the USA.

They've always welcomed my interest in 'their' favoured games and been genuinely enthused to talk Football Rugby - even, on one memorable evening in Chicago, Cricket.

The language of beer and sport(s) is, in my experience, universal.

 

[schmunk]

Where's best to watch - the Beeb or one of the US channels?

 

[RandyWanger]

Where's best to watch - the Beeb or one of the US channels?

No ads on the beeb, so when the US feed cuts to ads every down you'll get Chappers, Osi and Jay Bell giving some insights

 

[KZNSeagull]

A typically understated rendition of America the Beautiful to start things off.

 

[RandyWanger]

These 8k camera shots they do every now and then make it look fake. Is that because I'm watching on the BBC iPlayer feed on my 4k TV (Assume just HD on iPlayer) or is that how 8k will look?

 

[Razzoo]

Are they inflatable people in the crowd?

 

[Beach Hut]

Bucs receiving the ball

 

[patchamalbion]

Just looked at the price of the Official Super Bowl 55 LV 2021 Superbowl Game Program - £27.99 for the National Edition or £32.99 for the Stadium Edition. Don’t know what the difference between them is, but must have some content to justify that price

Well they’re $16.99 so that’s with a mark up. And $17 is no different from a Wimbledon programme or something similar.

 

[Beach Hut]

Chiefs FG

3-0

 

[atomised]

Buccs touchdown. Enjoying this so far

 

[RandyWanger]

Loved the stiff arm by Brown on the previous play.

 

[Beach Hut]

That was a textbook drive by the Bucs

 

[hart's shirt]

Huge stop by the Chiefs on 4th down.

 

[Simster]

How the hell have they messed that up? 2 downs and needing about two feet!

 

[hart's shirt]

It's Gronk's day so far.

 

[RandyWanger]

Gronk again. Chiefs penalties are killing them