Super Bowl XLI

will go down as one of the best players in history. The Green Bay Packers have a lot of history to them and their stadium. The Packers have the most championships in NFL history. They have everything from NFC championships to Super Bowl championships. They have four Super Bowl championships and three NFC Championships, those are just the major championships. Twenty-three people in the Hall of Fame played for the Packers. The Packers have 23 legendary people in the Hall of Fame. These people…

commercials regurgitated over and over. I know that the moment there is a same irritating ad; I automatically flip over to another channel and wait until there is another déjà vu. Ironically, the only time I ever watch the ads for enjoyment is the Super Bowl and often can be more exciting than the game itself. The money spent by companies like Budlight,…

Athletics have been an important factor of life for millennia. The olympics that began in Greece are evidence of that. Sports in general have been a historically important factor around the whole world. In America, certain sports are focused on throughout the year, including baseball and basketball. Although, in this age, no sport has affected the nation as much as football. Football is at the center of many people’s lives and is what can contribute to much of family gatherings and heartfelt…

Old Spice managed to draw 76% of online buzz, with over half coming from women (Effie Worldwide, 2011, pp. 5). By April, “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” with a striking 10 million views, had garnered 10 times the number of views for Dove’s Super Bowl commercial (Effie Worldwide, 2011, pp. 4). The “Response” campaign had such a huge impact that it successfully gained over 35 million views (Visible Measure, 2010). In this modernized age, Old Spice has succeeded in winning over their old and…

The NFL’s Super Bowl is a big event, which is on the verge of becoming a holiday in America. The Super Bowl is the NFL championship game. The best teams from the National and American Football Conferences come and compete for the title. This event occurs annually. The game has become America’s biggest sporting event. Over 114 million people watch the Super Bowl (Pallotta “par.” 1). The commercials during the breaks are also a big attraction for most viewers. More parties are thrown for this…

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE for short, is a progressive degenerative brain disease found in the brains of athletes, specifically football players. The repetitive hits to the head sustained while playing the game of football ultimately results in the degeneration of brain tissue and the build-up of an abnormal protein known as tau. Mike Webster was a famous offensive linemen for the Pittsburg Steelers who spent fourteen years in Pittsburg and his last two…

suspicious of this act, as their quarterback Andrew Luck tried to throw the ball as normal but failed to do so. This controversy, known as Deflategate, sparked tension between the NFL Association, teams, and players, wanting punishment for the current Super Bowl champions. Fans of the Patriots saw it different than others, thinking that the NFL Association is singling out the Patriots, wanting other teams to be on the top of the standings for football. The official rules of the NFL require the…

gospel, jazz, pop, R&B but one the most controversial genres would be Hip-Hop and Rap along with urban black pop. Today, music is still pivotal. Music can personify people, give voice expressions to those who otherwise may not be heard. At the Super Bowl 50 halftime show in Santa Clara, California at the Levi’s stadium, actress, mogul and singer, Beyonce performed her newest single since her 2014 album, self entitled, “BEYONCE” called, “Formation.” This marked history as Bey’s most…

Many of these controversies come to the forefront of media outlets around the time of the Super Bowl. Advertisements that air during the Super Bowl have been associated with many of these Super Bowl related controversies. Many companies have even been known to produce advertisements specifically for the reason of creating a situation in which their ads will disrupt the normal family oriented flow of the Super Bowl. The choice and responsibility of either rejecting or accepting these ads can be a…

American Football is a unique product. While occasionally organizations have attempted to create actual competition in terms of identical sports, most have failed or been absorbed by the NFL giant. The NFL, like any other company, is in existence to create revenue. While there is no current competition to the NFL in terms of leagues, the NFL’s success is defined by viewership. Without viewership, advertising dollars will fall. A decrease in viewership will result in less revenue for the NFL…