Super Bowl XLIX, The Cheats Win: I Hope You Enjoyed That, America, Because You Deserved That Disgrace...

Wow.

I'm glad I took the notebook, because it's going to take me a couple days to process all this shit.

Let me start with the obvious, and go backward:

• Either Russell Wilson actually believes he has the Hotline to God or that pass PROVED Super Bowl XLIX rigged.

Let's see.

2nd and goal, 1 yard from probably back-to-back titles.  So, instead of running Beast Mode for his second TD (and a probable MVP at that!), Russell Wilson throws a pass on a slant into the middle of the field near the goal line.

PICKED!

Read someone's vandalism of Pete Carroll's Wikipedia page, from Deadspin's comments:



Either Russell Wilson, buying completely into the "quarterbacks win it or lose it" hype, felt God would get him the win, or the call proved the #SuperBowlRally (the first from over 7 points down in the last period, by the way) rigged.

Oh, and that quarterback?

• Can NBC get off Tom Brady's jock sometime before the opener next year?

"No."  "Next question..."

God, if that didn't make it obvious with all the Brady-jocking...  We're giving it about 48 hours before someone big declares him the GOAT.

• Several things that may have went under your radar on the game itself...

First, on the Baldwin touchdown, NOT on the celebration penalty...

Using the ref for a pick was not by accident. It's designed to work exactly like it played out on Doug Baldwin TD.
— Brian Billick (@CoachBillick) February 2, 2015

Second, if you can get that 3rd and 7 from the first Seahawk touchdown drive, are we not certain that Belichick should've challenged that spot?

Third, first play of the Seattle drive up 24-21, after getting one first down in the previous two drives up 24-14, a fairly blatant hand-on-foot trip on New England went wanting a flag.

Fourth, that, on the first punt, WAS roughing the kicker.  According to almost everyone who talked about it with any officiating acumen, hitting the plant leg with any intensity IS roughing.

I'll have more with another look...

• Couple of commercial comments...

1) Oh, so showing LGBT people in good lights is too political, but taking money from Xur and Kor-Dan Armada (otherwise known as the "Church" of Scientology) isn't?  And for the third year in a row?  And just after the No More domestic-violence lie?

2) How many big cars and trucks do we need to see before you tell us "REAL MEN HAVE MONEY"?  (You actually did that with the Chevy Colorado ads!!)

3) Hated the "dead kid" insurance ad.  Liked the "Cats in the Cradle" ad, unlike most people.

• And the perfect end of this season of child abuse and domestic violence and dirty play:  A near-Florida International/Miami fight and the first Super Bowl ejection in history.

But there were several Patriots and a couple more Seahawks who should've been thumbed with #51 Seattle (who did start it and get in the biggest tussles, yes!).

So that should've offset.

More later.  Gotta go wash the taste out of my mouth.