# Media Totally Dropping the Ball (Super Bowl) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423 "2006-01-31T22:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/1 "2006-01-31T22:43:06Z")
Apparently Jerome Bettis, a great running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, at the very tail end of his career, is from Detroit. And Detroit is where this year’s Super Bowl is being played. So you’d think there would be an awesome opportunity to play up the “Jerome Bettis Coming Home for the Super Bowl” angle. But the media has totally ignored it. Is ther some sort of meida conspiracy here? ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/2 "2006-01-31T22:52:30Z")
Maybe no one cares? When I think of cheezy, overplayed appeals to emotion, I think of the Olympics. I’d rather they left the cheeze out of the Olympics anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/3 "2006-01-31T22:54:50Z")
Well, I’m looking at the cover of the January 30th Sports Illustrated, and it says “Rollin’ On: The Bus Heads ‘Home’ to Detroit”, and there’s a picture of Jerome Bettis. Does Sports Illustrated count as media? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/4 "2006-01-31T22:55:06Z")
I have never seen SB coverage biased towards one of the teams as much as this one. All you ever hear about the Seahawks is that you don’t hear much about them because they are located in the upper left corner of the country. I’m rooting for Seattle because I am utterly sick to death of all the Steelers hype. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/5 "2006-01-31T22:55:35Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > Maybe no one cares? When I think of cheezy, overplayed appeals to emotion, I think of the Olympics. I’d rather they left the cheeze out of the Olympics anyway. But isn’t that the ENTIRE POINT of sports? So that we can have some cheezy overplayed appeals to our emotions that have close to zero real world consequences? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/6 "2006-01-31T22:55:35Z")
Heck, I’d be happy to hear _anything_ about the Steelers. All I’m hearing from the media (and this board as well) is Seahawks, Seahawks, Seahawks…nothing but the Seahawks all the time. It’s like Pittsburgh isn’t even involved in the game. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/7 "2006-01-31T22:57:33Z")
The OP has got to be a joke and a lame one at that. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/8 "2006-01-31T23:01:08Z")
This is hardly Pit worthy material. Where’s the flaming? ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/9 "2006-01-31T23:04:34Z")
Shoot. I’m in Detroit & Jerome is getting the key to the city. (Not that we lock the doors or anything) ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/10 "2006-01-31T23:07:06Z")
Let’s play “How to whoosh just about everyboy who responds without them even knowing it!”. I’ll take the OP for $500, Alex. Yeah, they are hyping that pretty hard, but remember: this is both his last game and his first Super Bowl. It’s no different than the coverage Elway got leading up to his second Super Bowl. Add to that that he’s a genuinely good guy and it’s his hometown and that makes it even more of a touchy-feely human-interest story. Would you prefer that they talk about how the Serahawks are going to get spanked up and down the field for 60 minutes? Maybe some old-school stories, like when Stanley Wilson didn’t show up for the game because he was doing blow? Nah, this is just fine. Positive news. It’s rare enough that you should enjoy it while it lasts, because next week it’s back to blood and guts. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/11 "2006-01-31T23:18:37Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > Let’s play “How to whoosh just about everyboy who responds without them even knowing it!”. I’ll take the OP for $500, Alex. Thank you Doors. You saved me from having to exile myself from SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/12 "2006-01-31T23:23:15Z")
I do feel for the Seahawks-this is their first Superbowl and I can understand they might feel miffed at all the Steelers coverage. But like my fellow Steelers fan **Airman** said, this is Jerome’s last year, his first Superbowl, and it’s in his home town. He’s given a lot to our community here, and I can’t blame peopel for being interested. GO STEELERS! (But good luck to the Seahawks-you’re gonna need it!) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/13 "2006-02-01T00:18:08Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > Let’s play “How to whoosh just about everyboy who responds without them even knowing it!”. I’ll take the OP for $500, Alex. It’s high time we got a Sarcasm Smiley around here. In fact, one of my favorite things is when people around here get all mad about being whooshed and want to call it trolling, but really they’re just angry because they can’t discern sarcasm from an honest post. Personally, I don’t mind the hype over Jerome Bettis. He’s a good guy and he’s got class. What I _am_ tired of is the hype about Troy Polamalu. The guy’s only been around a couple of years. He ain’t Rod Woodson yet. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/14 "2006-02-01T00:23:49Z")
At least the Steelers can’t play the “nobody respects us” line that every football team going into every big game likes to use. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/15 "2006-02-01T00:27:06Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > It’s high time we got a Sarcasm Smiley around here. > In fact, one of my favorite things is when people around here get all mad about being whooshed and want to call it trolling, but really they’re just angry because they can’t discern sarcasm from an honest post. Well, maybe we assumed that people would follow the rules of the Pit and post actual complaints. Terribly sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/16 "2006-02-01T00:27:54Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > Personally, I don’t mind the hype over Jerome Bettis. He’s a good guy and he’s got class. What I _am_ tired of is the hype about Troy Polamalu. The guy’s only been around a couple of years. He ain’t Rod Woodson yet. How quickly we forget. Rod Woodson wasn’t Donnie Shell yet and he got hyped almost from day one. Polamalu is as good, if not better, than Woodson was at this point in his career. It remains to be seen whether that promise is fulfilled for his entire career, but he’s definitely worthy of the hype right now. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/17 "2006-02-01T00:35:02Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > Well, maybe we assumed that people would follow the rules of the Pit and post actual complaints. Terribly sorry about that. It IS an actual complaint. The OP believes that the Steelers, and in particular Jerome Bettis, are getting too much hype at the expense of everything else. It’s not an unreasonable complaint. Don’t be short just because you didn’t get the jibe. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/18 "2006-02-01T00:43:07Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > It IS an actual complaint. The OP believes that the Steelers, and in particular Jerome Bettis, are getting too much hype at the expense of everything else. It’s not an unreasonable complaint. > > Don’t be short just because you didn’t get the jibe. Oh, stop it. You know as well as I do that tone of voice is a substantial part of getting sarcasm. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/19 "2006-02-01T00:44:18Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > How quickly we forget. Rod Woodson wasn’t Donnie Shell yet and he got hyped almost from day one. Polamalu is as good, if not better, than Woodson was at this point in his career. > > It remains to be seen whether that promise is fulfilled for his entire career, but he’s definitely worthy of the hype right now. I’ll buy that. The guy is _very_ good, but there’s an article on Sports [Illustrated.com](http://Illustrated.com) with a slug about how Polamalu’s completely changed the safety position. I haven’t had the chance to sit down and read it yet, but I will later tonight. I seriously doubt that Troy Polamalu has had a tremendous effect on how other safeties play the game. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423/20 "2006-02-01T00:45:22Z")
Oh, is there another Super Bowl coming up again? Didn’t they just have one? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-totally-dropping-the-ball-super-bowl/342423.md?page=2)