Super Bowl XLIV - Page 10

JediKooter · 02-08-2010, 01:41 PM

If the organizer had won, would he have tipped everyone who didn't win 10%? I don't think so.

Passacaglia · 02-08-2010, 01:48 PM

What kind of an office do you work in? Could there be an impression among a less savvy crowd that more work goes into this than what we know to be true?

Dr. Sak · 02-08-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

What kind of an office do you work in? Could there be an impression among a less savvy crowd that more work goes into this than what we know to be true?

I'm an engineer...the people who ran it are two ladies. One is a secretary (who sent the email) and the other lady works in the machine shop.

Rizon · 02-08-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I'm an engineer...the people who ran it are two ladies. One is a secretary (who sent the email) and the other lady works in the machine shop.

Fail.

You might as well run a quilting group with a couple of guys in accounting.

Logan · 02-08-2010, 02:00 PM

This is one of the times when it's okay to hit a woman.

Ok, not really...but you get the idea. What a c.

cartman · 02-08-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rizon

Fail.

You might as well run a quilting group with a couple of guys in accounting.

PING: Pumpy Tudors

Butter · 02-08-2010, 02:13 PM

Tip, schmip. I've never heard of anyone tipping in a pool like this. They're just being greedy.

TCY Junkie · 02-08-2010, 02:22 PM

Give them all the money and bend over right after you do it.

MikeVic · 02-08-2010, 02:36 PM

Maybe it wasn't meant as a serious e-mail? Maybe the chick likes you or thinks you're cute and just sent that playfully.

Dr. Sak · 02-08-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Maybe it wasn't meant as a serious e-mail? Maybe the chick likes you or thinks you're cute and just sent that playfully.

She's old enough to be my mother for 1 and when she handed the money and then proceeded to say "You got my email right?" and waited for me to give her money (which I didn't), gave me the impression she was serious.

RendeR · 02-08-2010, 02:44 PM

If anyone ever says anything about it point out very loudly that "Tipping the organizer isn't normal, it isn't expected, and you CERTINALY DON"T REMIND THE WINNER IN EMAIL AFTER THE FACT"

What a slimeball.

Pumpy Tudors · 02-08-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

PING: Pumpy Tudors

aw hell naw

dubb93 · 02-08-2010, 03:04 PM

I hit 200 bucks on one of these a few years ago. I offered the guy who ran it a beer which he refused saying it was too early in the day to drink. That was the extent of my tip.

gstelmack · 02-08-2010, 03:36 PM

Reason #512,123,685,876 why I don't gamble.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-08-2010, 03:54 PM

Assuming there are no further adjustments then congratulations are in order for CBS and the SB

from tvbythenumbers.com
Update: Time Zone adjusted number for Undercover Boss are in, it averaged 38.6 million and was the most-watched post Super Bowl show since 2001. Super Bowl XLIV destroyed previous Super Bowl viewing records with 106.48 million average viewers and even overtook the series finale of M*A*S*H (105.97 million) as the most-watched program of all-time.

As for Boss, it's performance was maybe even more impressive because so many doubted it was a good call to follow the game.
* The largest audience ever for a new series following the Super Bowl since the advent of people meters in 1987.

* The largest audience ever to watch the premiere episode of a reality series.

* The most watched new series premiere overall on television since “The Dolly Show” on Sept. 27, 1987 (39.47m).

* The third largest post-Super Bowl audience behind “Friends Special” on Jan. 28, 1996 and CBS’s SURVIVOR: THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK on Jan 28, 2001.

* The largest audience for an entertainment program this season as well as the best ratings in households, adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

Passacaglia · 02-08-2010, 03:59 PM

I don't remember The Advent of People Meters, but it sounds interesting. Is it on DVD?

JonInMiddleGA · 02-08-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I don't remember The Advent of People Meters, but it sounds interesting. Is it on DVD?

Betamax only IIRC.

It was okay, better than most of today's network fare I think but not Shakespeare either.

molson · 02-08-2010, 04:44 PM

#1. Dr. Sak, congrats for standing up to that bitch. Well done.

#2. I though the Super Bowl coverage was really good. Not a lot of shots of players' families, almost no human interest nonsense.

rowech · 02-08-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

She's old enough to be my mother for 1 and when she handed the money and then proceeded to say "You got my email right?" and waited for me to give her money (which I didn't), gave me the impression she was serious.

She doesn't get a cent. I've never heard of such insanity. I run a college bowl pool every year and I've had one person give offer to give me 5 bucks from it. (usually around $100 total pot)

RainMaker · 02-08-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

#2. I though the Super Bowl coverage was really good. Not a lot of shots of players' families, almost no human interest nonsense.

Most underated story of the Super Bowl. The fact they didn't cut to Archie Manning and Kim Kardashian the entire game.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-08-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Most underated story of the Super Bowl. The fact they didn't cut to Archie Manning and Kim Kardashian the entire game.

Although it was a long shot, I'm nearly certain that the Manning family was shown celebrating in a luxury box after the Colts regained the lead.

rowech · 02-08-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Although it was a long shot, I'm nearly certain that the Manning family was shown celebrating in a luxury box after the Colts regained the lead.

Yes...they showed Manning's family after that. Still only one showing.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-08-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Yes...they showed Manning's family after that. Still only one showing.

There was a prop bet about how many times he would be showed. I know a few people who bet the under because of a rumor that he had said he was going to hide if they tried to show him too much.

larrymcg421 · 02-08-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Yeah, you know I think that everyone may be partially right here.

Green Day may well have been one of the most successful "rock" bands of 2009. The problem is...the genre is becoming a niche.

Taylor Swift? Susan Boyle? Andrea Bocelli? Hanna Montana???

The interesting thing about that list is Susan Boyle finished 2nd in album sales for the year, even though her album wasn't released until November 23rd.

RainMaker · 02-08-2010, 06:27 PM

And the Tebow ad was also a storyline that was not there. That ad was so vague. I would have actually rather seen a pro-life ad then one that basically promotes a bigoted organization.

sterlingice · 02-08-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I don't remember The Advent of People Meters, but it sounds interesting. Is it on DVD?

Gold

SI

sterlingice · 02-08-2010, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molson

#2. I though the Super Bowl coverage was really good. Not a lot of shots of players' families, almost no human interest nonsense.

Very good catch. It's like the cliche of if a ref is doing his job well, you don't notice him.

I'm sure NBC has taken notice and will adjust their Olympic coverage accordingly... *cough*

SI

sterlingice · 02-08-2010, 07:26 PM

Clearly having small market teams was detrimental to the ratings.

SI

Lathum · 02-08-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Clearly having small market teams was detrimental to the ratings.

SI

Its the NFL, there are no small markets.

ColtCrazy · 02-09-2010, 08:19 AM

Just got back from the Super Bowl. I really enjoyed myself. Disappointing loss, but I'm not as upset as I probably should be. Saints fans were great (except one drunk) and you could tell they appreciated it. I congratulated one guy I ran into and he had the same look on his face as I probably did after Super Bowl XLI.

Congrats to the Saints.

I'm not too upset with Manning. He's got a little Favre in him whenever other phases of the game aren't working. Special Teams were awful. Defense thought the game was over at halftime. And there were odd coaching decisions. When that happens, Manning tends to try to do everything himself, and that led to the pick.

Oh well, I can't be too upset. 2 Super Bowls in four years and a title.

Kind of nice seeing Brees get a ring.

DaddyTorgo · 02-09-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ColtCrazy

Just got back from the Super Bowl. I really enjoyed myself. Disappointing loss, but I'm not as upset as I probably should be. Saints fans were great (except one drunk) and you could tell they appreciated it. I congratulated one guy I ran into and he had the same look on his face as I probably did after Super Bowl XLI.

Congrats to the Saints.

I'm not too upset with Manning. He's got a little Favre in him whenever other phases of the game aren't working. Special Teams were awful. Defense thought the game was over at halftime. And there were odd coaching decisions. When that happens, Manning tends to try to do everything himself, and that led to the pick.

Oh well, I can't be too upset. 2 Super Bowls in four years and a title.

Kind of nice seeing Brees get a ring.

You stay classy ColtCrazy!

(and I don't mean that in the usual sarcastic way).

JonInMiddleGA · 02-09-2010, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Clearly having small market teams was detrimental to the ratings.

Clearly having a snowstorm bury a major market was a boost to the ratings.

Plus the actual rating (i.e. percentage of people watching) wasn't a record, the total number was the record. That's a simple matter of the country being a lot bigger than it used to be. (per Nielsen 83.3 million TV homes in 1983 vs 114.9 million in 2010)

Passacaglia · 02-09-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Clearly having a snowstorm bury a major market was a boost to the ratings.

Plus the actual rating (i.e. percentage of people watching) wasn't a record, the total number was the record. That's a simple matter of the country being a lot bigger than it used to be. (per Nielsen 83.3 million TV homes in 1983 vs 114.9 million in 2010)

If it's so simple, why did it take 27 years to overcome it?

Mustang · 02-09-2010, 09:00 AM

The only time I've ever heard of 'tipping' on a Super Bowl pool was in the $100 or $250/square ones that my dad used to get in on and those were run by his bookie so, the bookie took a cut.

JonInMiddleGA · 02-09-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

If it's so simple, why did it take 27 years to overcome it?

This was, pardon the pun, a perfect storm for the numbers to work out (pending final adjustment, we're still working with time zone adjusted fast nationals instead of the actual final numbers, although I believe they'll hold up in the end).

Minus the storm, pretty much no one believes they get the overall record this year (but would have had a good shot at the SB record regardless).

But if the game had been Favre vs Manning instead & they would have broken it regardless of weather & might have set an unbreakable mark for our lifetimes.

Dr. Sak · 02-09-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Update: Time Zone adjusted number for Undercover Boss are in, it averaged 38.6 million and was the most-watched post Super Bowl show since 2001. Super Bowl XLIV destroyed previous Super Bowl viewing records with 106.48 million average viewers and even overtook the series finale of M*A*S*H (105.97 million) as the most-watched program of all-time.
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ColtCrazy · 02-09-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

This was, pardon the pun, a perfect storm for the numbers to work out (pending final adjustment, we're still working with time zone adjusted fast nationals instead of the actual final numbers, although I believe they'll hold up in the end).

Minus the storm, pretty much no one believes they get the overall record this year (but would have had a good shot at the SB record regardless).

But if the game had been Favre vs Manning instead & they would have broken it regardless of weather & might have set an unbreakable mark for our lifetimes.

I agree with this. A Favre/Manning Super Bowl would have been huge. And there would have been a 50/50 chance Manning wasn't the QB to throw a costly interception. Oh well...

gstelmack · 02-09-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ColtCrazy

I agree with this. A Favre/Manning Super Bowl would have been huge. And there would have been a 50/50 chance Manning wasn't the QB to throw a costly interception. Oh well...

I went to a Tampa Bay / Jacksonville game years and years and years ago, back when Jacksonville was an expansion team. I vividly remember each team doing their best to make sure the other team won with bad throws, turnovers, etc. The entire fourth quarter was a comedy of "here, now you have the ball" moments. The game finally ended when Jacksonville scored a TD to pull within 1, then went for 2 to try for the win rather than overtime. They of course got the last laugh, since they could ensure that the ball never crossed the goal line, and lost by 1.

A Favre/Manning Super Bowl could well have had a similar epic finish

Karlifornia · 02-09-2010, 02:38 PM

Tip the lady, Dr. Sak.

PSYCH! Don't give her anything! What a lameass.

fantom1979 · 02-09-2010, 04:49 PM

When i won our fantasy football league (for money) at work, i took the commish out to lunch. I think it cost me $7 (I work midnights, not a lot of places open besides the Coney Island). If I had got an email saying it was customary to tip, he wouldn't have gotten that.

ColtCrazy · 02-10-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by gstelmack

I went to a Tampa Bay / Jacksonville game years and years and years ago, back when Jacksonville was an expansion team. I vividly remember each team doing their best to make sure the other team won with bad throws, turnovers, etc. The entire fourth quarter was a comedy of "here, now you have the ball" moments. The game finally ended when Jacksonville scored a TD to pull within 1, then went for 2 to try for the win rather than overtime. They of course got the last laugh, since they could ensure that the ball never crossed the goal line, and lost by 1.

A Favre/Manning Super Bowl could well have had a similar epic finish

I'd hold out hope Favre would outdo Manning in that department.

Alas, another season gone awry...

02-08-2010, 01:41 PM	#451
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	If the organizer had won, would he have tipped everyone who didn't win 10%? I don't think so. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

02-08-2010, 02:13 PM	#457
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Tip, schmip. I've never heard of anyone tipping in a pool like this. They're just being greedy. __________________ My listening habits

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RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	If anyone ever says anything about it point out very loudly that "Tipping the organizer isn't normal, it isn't expected, and you CERTINALY DON"T REMIND THE WINNER IN EMAIL AFTER THE FACT" What a slimeball. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

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02-08-2010, 01:48 PM	#452
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	What kind of an office do you work in? Could there be an impression among a less savvy crowd that more work goes into this than what we know to be true?

02-08-2010, 02:00 PM	#455
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	This is one of the times when it's okay to hit a woman. Ok, not really...but you get the idea. What a c.

02-08-2010, 02:36 PM	#459
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Maybe it wasn't meant as a serious e-mail? Maybe the chick likes you or thinks you're cute and just sent that playfully.

02-08-2010, 03:54 PM	#465
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Assuming there are no further adjustments then congratulations are in order for CBS and the SB from tvbythenumbers.com Update: Time Zone adjusted number for Undercover Boss are in, it averaged 38.6 million and was the most-watched post Super Bowl show since 2001. Super Bowl XLIV destroyed previous Super Bowl viewing records with 106.48 million average viewers and even overtook the series finale of MASH (105.97 million) as the most-watched program of all-time. As for Boss, it's performance was maybe even more impressive because so many doubted it was a good call to follow the game. The largest audience ever for a new series following the Super Bowl since the advent of people meters in 1987. * The largest audience ever to watch the premiere episode of a reality series. * The most watched new series premiere overall on television since “The Dolly Show” on Sept. 27, 1987 (39.47m). * The third largest post-Super Bowl audience behind “Friends Special” on Jan. 28, 1996 and CBS’s SURVIVOR: THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK on Jan 28, 2001. * The largest audience for an entertainment program this season as well as the best ratings in households, adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 02-08-2010 at 03:55 PM.

02-08-2010, 03:59 PM	#466
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I don't remember The Advent of People Meters, but it sounds interesting. Is it on DVD?

02-08-2010, 04:44 PM	#468
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#1. Dr. Sak, congrats for standing up to that bitch. Well done. #2. I though the Super Bowl coverage was really good. Not a lot of shots of players' families, almost no human interest nonsense.

02-08-2010, 06:27 PM	#475
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	And the Tebow ad was also a storyline that was not there. That ad was so vague. I would have actually rather seen a pro-life ad then one that basically promotes a bigoted organization.

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sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Clearly having small market teams was detrimental to the ratings. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-09-2010, 08:19 AM	#480
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Just got back from the Super Bowl. I really enjoyed myself. Disappointing loss, but I'm not as upset as I probably should be. Saints fans were great (except one drunk) and you could tell they appreciated it. I congratulated one guy I ran into and he had the same look on his face as I probably did after Super Bowl XLI. Congrats to the Saints. I'm not too upset with Manning. He's got a little Favre in him whenever other phases of the game aren't working. Special Teams were awful. Defense thought the game was over at halftime. And there were odd coaching decisions. When that happens, Manning tends to try to do everything himself, and that led to the pick. Oh well, I can't be too upset. 2 Super Bowls in four years and a title. Kind of nice seeing Brees get a ring. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

02-09-2010, 09:00 AM	#484
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	The only time I've ever heard of 'tipping' on a Super Bowl pool was in the $100 or $250/square ones that my dad used to get in on and those were run by his bookie so, the bookie took a cut. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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02-09-2010, 04:49 PM	#490
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	When i won our fantasy football league (for money) at work, i took the commish out to lunch. I think it cost me $7 (I work midnights, not a lot of places open besides the Coney Island). If I had got an email saying it was customary to tip, he wouldn't have gotten that.

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