# Super Bowl XLV **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 1, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789 "2011-02-01T16:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/301 "2011-02-07T03:22:22Z")
Gatorade bath was orange, which was 7/4 against. (Yellow was the favorite at 8/5.) Rodgers first thanks … teammates! (I think.) That was the favorite, +100. If “have to give credit to our defense” doesn’t count, then “None” wins, +350. “God” was +150. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/302 "2011-02-07T03:22:34Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Even IF that was a bad non-call (and it wasn’t–other angles showed the lack of contact), at worst it’s a wash, given that terrible face mask call earlier in the game. There were like 15 bad calls and non-calls against the Steelers. It was an illegitimate win which will one day be stricken from the books. Why is that retard village even allowed to have an NFL team? That’s what I don’t understand. The whole franchise should be contracted and the players ground up for dogfood. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/303 "2011-02-07T03:22:43Z")
Conrats to Aaron Rodgers for winning the MVP award. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/304 "2011-02-07T03:23:08Z")
Ouch! These guys are killing me! Congrats to the Packers fans, it was a heck of a game. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/305 "2011-02-07T03:23:27Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This is completely uncalled for. Favre carried that that team for the better part of two decades, put them back into conetention after decades of irrelevance, won them a Superbowl and saved them from obscurity. Trashing Favre now is ungrateful, classless and ignorant, The Packers wouldn’t even exist anymore if it wasn’t for Brett Favre. This is his Superbowl, such as it is. Evil won. Congratulations. Thank Brett Favre. > > Mike Mccarthy is still a fat pig who had a beloved old groundskeeper fired for daring to speak to him, though, and Jennings and Driver are both on steroids. Favre trashed his own legacy. If he’d not played games with the Packers and retired when he said he was going to the first time (or hell, even the second), we never would have known his true colors, and he’d still be worthy of hero status. Now, he’s a drama queen redneck pervert. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/306 "2011-02-07T03:23:28Z")
Chicago Bears NFC North Champs baby! Can GB say THAT? ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/307 "2011-02-07T03:24:59Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Alright, 217 days, give or take 365, to go. Does it include the pre-season? ---
**Author:** ![Library\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@Library\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library_Boy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/308 "2011-02-07T03:25:57Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > There were like 15 bad calls and non-calls against the Steelers. It was an illegitimate win which will one day be stricken from the books. > > Why is that retard village even allowed to have an NFL team? That’s what I don’t understand. The whole franchise should be contracted and the players ground up for dogfood. Can you at least wipe the spittle from your mouth long enough to use spell check? Edit: Yes, you can, as you did after posting. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/309 "2011-02-07T03:28:08Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Does it include the pre-season? The what now? ---
**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:** [February 7, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/310 "2011-02-07T03:28:34Z")
Rodgers now with one more Super Bowl MVP than Favre. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/311 "2011-02-07T03:28:43Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Favre trashed his own legacy. This is whiney. butthurt bullshit. Lots of players leave teams. Even Vince Lombardi left that shithole as soon as he was able. Brett Favre is a first ballot Hall of famer. Nobody will remember that cunt, Rodger’s, name in 20 years. When you trash Brett Favre, you trash the game itself. It’s like pissing on Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![Library\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@Library\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library_Boy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/312 "2011-02-07T03:30:32Z")
Dio, the gift that keeps giving. ---
**Author:** ![CyclopticXander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/313 "2011-02-07T03:30:58Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > There were like 15 bad calls and non-calls against the Steelers. It was an illegitimate win which will one day be stricken from the books. > > Why is that retard village even allowed to have an NFL team? That’s what I don’t understand. The whole franchise should be contracted and the players ground up for dogfood. I’ve never seen anyone say anything that vitriolic even after presidential elections, where there are very serious long term consequences. Maybe this is why I’ve only been able to dip my toe into the waters of sports. Also, congrats Packers fans! What a fun exciting game from the perspective of this newbie. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/314 "2011-02-07T03:31:24Z")
Well from where I sat, most of the bad calls were for the Steelers. But in the end, the Steelers threw the game away. Congrats to Green Bay. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/315 "2011-02-07T03:32:33Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Rodgers now with one more Super Bowl MVP than Favre. Aaron Rodgers isn’t worthy to lick the shit stains out of Brett Favre’s jock. The Packers only won because the Steelers kept giving them the ball. The Packers had nothing to do with it. Pittsburgh let them win (along with the zebras). ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/316 "2011-02-07T03:33:00Z")
I feel like we need to make sure this topic is archived in case Rodgers ever goes to Minnesota. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/317 "2011-02-07T03:34:15Z")
Dio, honest question: if you believe that the NFL regularly fixes games, why the fuck would you watch football? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/318 "2011-02-07T03:36:16Z")
Looks like the [NFL sold 1250 tickets for non-existent seats,](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/sports/football/07fans-super-bowl-dallas.html) and didn’t tell anyone until the ticket holders tried to sit down. The refunds that were offered were not even sufficient to reimburse the buyers for what they paid. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/319 "2011-02-07T03:36:35Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > And the zebras give it away. Predictable. It would have been nice to see the agme played on the level. > > Just for the record, all Packer dfans are still obese, mentally challenged, inbred, alcoholic, zoophililic morons, but I guess there’;s sometjing yo be said for am all homosexual team winning thne Superbowl. Congratulations, retards, It’s ridiculous to say the refs gvie the game away, and I don’t mind at all that GB won, but damn that made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789/320 "2011-02-07T03:39:31Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This is whiney. butthurt bullshit. We know, all of your football posts are. Nice of you to label it, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlv/569789.md?page=17)