Wednesday, February 07, 2007
And Just When We Thought Super Bowl Talk Was Over...
Peyton Manning unjustly wins the MVP, Rexy Sexy blows it, Dungy becomes the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, blah blah blah... Yes it is a little saddening that the NFL season is over but those two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl might be the longest two weeks on the sports calendar. So now we are done with Super Bowl talk, right? Wrong.
Let me introduce you to the logo and mascot of Super Bowl 42, which will be held on February 3, 2008 in University of Phoenix Stadium. Arizona officials released the mascot and logo yesterday, and it seems like they mean business:
"We are the Arizona Super Bowl. We are not Miami, we are not Detroit," host committee President Bob Sullivan said before attending a news conference Tuesday afternoon at the Glendale Media Center, near the stadium. "We truly wanted to capture the state's imagination and interest in the game. For us to do that, we have to go out on the road and engage Arizonans."
So what is the deal with this ridiculous looking mascot? Well his name is Spike the Super Ball, loosely inspired by the California Raisin. I am not sure why Arizona officials, who are supposed to be promoting the fact that the Super Bowl is in there state (remember the quote above about engaging Arizonans and capturing the state's imagination and interest?), would want their mascot to look like an icon that is associated with California, but what do I know? I am obviously not qualified to be on a Super Bowl committee.
Anyways, Spike the Super Ball is supposed to make visits to cities throughout Arizona, promoting the Super Bowl. So look forward to that if you are a resident of Arizona. And is it me or does the mascot look a little like the monkey from Family Guy?
Let me introduce you to the logo and mascot of Super Bowl 42, which will be held on February 3, 2008 in University of Phoenix Stadium. Arizona officials released the mascot and logo yesterday, and it seems like they mean business:
"We are the Arizona Super Bowl. We are not Miami, we are not Detroit," host committee President Bob Sullivan said before attending a news conference Tuesday afternoon at the Glendale Media Center, near the stadium. "We truly wanted to capture the state's imagination and interest in the game. For us to do that, we have to go out on the road and engage Arizonans."
So what is the deal with this ridiculous looking mascot? Well his name is Spike the Super Ball, loosely inspired by the California Raisin. I am not sure why Arizona officials, who are supposed to be promoting the fact that the Super Bowl is in there state (remember the quote above about engaging Arizonans and capturing the state's imagination and interest?), would want their mascot to look like an icon that is associated with California, but what do I know? I am obviously not qualified to be on a Super Bowl committee.
Anyways, Spike the Super Ball is supposed to make visits to cities throughout Arizona, promoting the Super Bowl. So look forward to that if you are a resident of Arizona. And is it me or does the mascot look a little like the monkey from Family Guy?
11 Comments:
It looks like the product of a love child between Duffman and a football. Ohh yeahh!
Spike want YOU.
The only thing worse than that mascot is Glendale, Arizona. The Super Bowl should be played in Miami every year. Minus the rain.
-Darren @ SportsAgentBlog.com
Nice Blog....now we can talk about the 2008 Super Bowl.
Robert Bryant
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So they tried to capture the spirit of Arizona, and they ended up with a football wearing sunglasses.
Hmm.
Is Bill Bidwill on this committee, by chance?
Family Guy monkey. Funny. Although Chris wouldn't agree.
The funny part is the reflection in the glasses.
Can't wait for Super Bowl 42. That funny looking raisin will definitely be wearing a Patriots jersey. I wonder which Sports Merchandise store will get the action figure first!
Thanks for the props! By the way, before I even got read the post, I thought that thing looked like the California Raisin. Who signed off on that thing??
What about hotel spaces? I heard that none are available, or if they are they are running about $1000/night(min 2week stay). Anybody got any suggestions?
Tim
Hey Tim, If you've got a group, or even if it's just you and wife, it might be better to get a nice residence home to rent for that time. I heard that Arizona Residence are renting out homes for the Superbowl. Try : www.superbrokers42.com. It's the only site with realestate agents working the deal. My buddy made an offer on a 5 bedroom home, walking distance to the stadium. The owner was asking $25,000. He nailed it for $12,000 for the week, and his buddies pitched in. It sounds better than two beds in a room, for $14,000.
Robert
Patriots Rule!
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