Posts Tagged ‘Broncos’

Eliminator

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

The 2010 NFL season has had it’s ups and downs for the fans here at InLine Media. The 49ers are 0-5, The Green Bay Packers are losing players left and right due to injury, and the poor Broncos can’t run the football 10 yards in a game. So it’s pretty fair to say the season so far has been a disappointment as fans.

However, there is something that always keeps the group alive; The ELIMINATOR. The way it works is that you choose one NFL team to win each week. If they lose, you are eliminated (for our sake when you lose twice, you are then eliminated). The catch here is that when you choose a certain team that wins, you can’t select them going forward. Fun right? Actually, it’s pretty painful. Every week you choose a certain team to win, and every week the NFL always surprises. Upsets happen. Teams that lose should win. And soon enough, people are eliminated.

So far Ann, Victoria and Chris are dominating with a perfect record. However, Rob and Bailey haven’t had much luck. They both have a loss and it’s only week 6! More so, Nancy has already been eliminated!

My advice to you all: if you want an activity for Sundays, please get into an eliminator pool. You will get hooked, trust me.

The most important question now rests with: WHO DO I PICK THIS WEEK? (suggestions are welcome)

-RF

Super Bowl Ads

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Everyone always has a lot to say about the Super Bowl the morning after. Aren’t we all really armchair quarterbacks after all?! And especially after the Super Bowl, we certainly all like to think we are creative directors too. That being said, here are links to my personal top 3 commercials from last night (in no particular order):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rsEnwKrsvc
‘Keep your hands off my mama, Keep your hands off my Doritos’ So precious. And is it just me, or does that guy look a lot like former Broncos player Boss Bailey?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA7-31Cxc2I
Betty White is 88 years old!! I seriously cannot believe how hysterical she continues to be. There’s actually a facebook group urging Lorne Michaels & the SNL crew to have her guest host the long-running show. Can you believe she’s never done it before?! Also, if you didn’t recognize the old man playing QB at the end, his name is Abe Vigoda. He’s 88 also. Unbelievable. You may recognize him from The Godfather but I will always remember him as Grandpa from Look Who’s Talking. Award for best use of the elderly easily goes to Snickers. (NOT to CBS for The Who’s halftime show. Wow, that was a dumb joke.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcEx767TIas
So simple, and yet still so funny- mostly due to the irony of the spot. If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know what’s going on in late night television, you probably didn’t get it. So, here’s a quick recap- old rivalries were Dave vs. Oprah and Dave vs. Jay. Then, Dave vs. Oprah ended when she FINALLY appeared on his show last year. Next, Dave vs. Jay ended when Jay left late night to start his own prime show. Dave’s ratings skyrocketed as The Tonight Show (with Conan as Jay’s replacement) tanked. So they were all BFF’s. NOW, though, I have to believe Dave vs. Jay will be rekindled as Jay takes back his late night show and he & Dave are up against one another again. So why is Jay promoting Dave’s show?! Ironic, eh?! And confusing…

So, those were my top 3. Honorable mention goes to Megan Fox in the bathtub, the Dodge Charger commercial with Michael C. Hall voicing all the different men’s thoughts, and the Bud Light house out of beer cans/bottles. Overall I wasn’t blown away, and as always there is lots of debate and I am sure everyone has their own favorites.

As a final note, congrats to Joan for winning the Office Super Bowl Pool! Stay tuned for March Madness- always a crowd pleaser! :-)

- AB