That game is tomorrow.

February 2, 2002 6:38 AM

That game is tomorrow. But any predictions on the final outcome? I couldn't find any previous years predictions and how close some guesses were, but the only link of note was this. 31-28.
posted by brent (24 comments total)

i predict that day will have the highest concentration of spousal abuse of any day all this year.

i also predict that day will have the highest consumption of quacamole of any day all this year.

o_O

hey wait a sec! quacamole causes violence! we must eradicate quacamole!

begin operation "enduring fondue"!
posted by jcterminal at 6:43 AM on February 2, 2002

My girlfriend's parents are visiting our campus this weekend... her dad cut the trip short to go see the game on his big screen in Florida (we're in Ohio). Hehe.
posted by aaronshaf at 7:09 AM on February 2, 2002

I have to admit... I don't know who is even playing this year, and I don't really care much to find out. Besides, with the state of the economy, the commercials are bound to be less-than-stellar.

That's one thing I miss about the dotcoms - it was amusing seeing them spend tons of money on completely impractical yet generally amusing TV ads each year. My favorite? The EDS cat herding commercial. They even created an online catherding game... it's waste-0-riffic!
posted by insomnia_lj at 7:21 AM on February 2, 2002

Tongue-in-cheek, there, jcterminal -- but the Superbowl and domestic violence link is a myth. A pretty nasty, underhanded myth that persists years after the organizations that started it became too embarrassed to continue flacking it.

That doesn't stop some people, though.
posted by dhartung at 7:39 AM on February 2, 2002

(Snopes has a good page on the Abuse Bowl myth, too.)
posted by mw at 7:47 AM on February 2, 2002

crap!
posted by jcterminal at 8:00 AM on February 2, 2002

Patriots by one point in overtime.
posted by mecran01 at 8:01 AM on February 2, 2002

Rams by 21 (they're a a dome team), but I'm pulling for the Pats.

I expect this game to get real ugly real quick. I hope I'm wrong.
posted by BarneyFifesBullet at 8:54 AM on February 2, 2002

I still think the Clippers might win this one.
posted by dogwelder at 8:57 AM on February 2, 2002

quacamole

Is that made out of ducks?

Oh, and Rams by 17.
posted by kirkaracha at 9:22 AM on February 2, 2002

I'm guessing the Patriots, not because they're a better team or anything like that, but so sports broadcasters can point out that the Patriots won in this "year of America."
posted by drezdn at 9:26 AM on February 2, 2002

24-21 Pats. Go Pats!
posted by MarkAnd at 9:31 AM on February 2, 2002

Rams 45, Pats 17
posted by munger at 9:35 AM on February 2, 2002

I'm hoping the Rams pour it on...something like 49-10 and embarrass the Pats. I guess I am a bit angry because the stupid refs and their ridiculous interpretation of the rules prevented what would have been the most interesting Super Bowl ever, a matchup between the two teams that jilted LA, the Raiders and Rams.
posted by ajayb at 10:41 AM on February 2, 2002

pfft. the refs called the truth. his arm was in motion.

suck it down pal!

(ok, that fills my quota of football-geekdom for this year.)
posted by jcterminal at 12:12 PM on February 2, 2002

the most interesting Super Bowl ever, a matchup between the two teams that jilted LA

What? Two teams that left the worst sports town in America would make it "the most interesting" ever? Whoopee.

Whoever you're rooting for, there's someone on your side to be embarrased by. I give the Patriots an advantage because Jack Valenti is rooting for the Rams. Unless he really is the Devil.
posted by yerfatma at 1:29 PM on February 2, 2002

I think Miami is the worst sports town in America, but yeah, LA is right behind it.
posted by owillis at 1:36 PM on February 2, 2002

I predict that, of the two teams, one will be declared the winner. This decision will be the result of one team scoring more points than the other. Other than that, the SuperBowl means nothing to me other than that The Simpsons aren't on. So really, you could almost say I HATE THE SUPERBOWL.
posted by Dark Messiah at 2:08 PM on February 2, 2002

Marshall, Marshall, Marshall!! Rams by 20! Go Rams! If the Rams should win, I apologize in advance for any poetry readings by Georgia Frontiere.
posted by faithnomore at 6:19 PM on February 2, 2002

Can't we just get the Supreme Court to pick the winner?
posted by spilon at 7:48 PM on February 2, 2002

Pats, 24-16
posted by djacobs at 9:03 PM on February 2, 2002

Rams 42-10.

Good job the Six Nations Rugby is starting just as the American Football is finishing...
posted by salmacis at 2:05 PM on February 3, 2002

i predict that new england will be winning 14-3 at halftime.
posted by mlang at 5:26 PM on February 3, 2002

I give the Pats the credit they deserve, they beat up the Rams physically and made the plays when they had to(now I sound like a bad sports cliche)...
Oh, and many in LA would take the worst sports town in America monikor and wear it proudly. They just don't seem to care about their teams much, except when it comes to the Lakers.
posted by ajayb at 9:10 PM on February 3, 2002