[quote]sen say wrote:
I like the priceless pep talk commercials…but…without looking it up…what exactly are they advertising ???
Also…the ref admitting the wrong call…it’s funny…I have done the same exact thing when I ref intermural soccer games…but…what was the ad selling ??? Can’t remember at all…[/quote]
The “priceless” pep talks are for Master Card.
The ref admitting the wrong call…cant think of it off the top of my head, but I did laugh my ass off!!! 
Insurance or something???
So who else has rushed off to buy a case of Budweiser after being sold on the “revolutionary beechwood aging process?”
…Nobody? Don’t you know Budweiser contains none of the “imperfections” that can be hidden in darker, cloudier beers??
…Shit.
Oh wait…I did actually buy something because of an endorsment…
As soon as Emril advertised Crest Whitening toothpaste I hit Target! I love the Vanilla Mint!
This is SLIGHTLY off topic…
But did anyone see the game (i don’t remember who was playing) recently (last couple of weeks) on FOX and they had to plug LOWES and one of the four guys mentioned home depot.
If I was LOWES CEO, I’d be pissed.
I hate the commercials too. I don’t give a shit about a bunch of guys w/ hick voices talking about trucks. I also don’t want some hick trying to sell me some jap truck claiming its american. I couldn’t give a crap about beer either. I like hard liquor.
Ths kinda shit, along with how ESPN covers games is starting to make the NFL the no fun league, but thats another story.
[quote]Synthetickiller wrote:
Ths kinda shit, along with how ESPN covers games is starting to make the NFL the no fun league, but thats another story.[/quote]
Not to hijack…but…did you see the game where the guy slapped the kicker on the back after he missed the field goal and they got slapped with a ‘taunting’ penalty? Is ‘taunting’ really a penalty? These guys weigh 300 lbs, can run 40s in 3 seconds, get paid millions to play a game and they aren’t allowed to ‘taunt’ each other?
Motherfucker…I’d much rather see 11 guys yelling at the kicker that his wife’s a dyke prior to the field goal attempt than pretend like they’re trying to block it.
Jesus…taunting is what upsets little girls.
[quote]Dirty_Bulk wrote:
So who else has rushed off to buy a case of Budweiser after being sold on the “revolutionary beechwood aging process?”
…Nobody? Don’t you know Budweiser contains none of the “imperfections” that can be hidden in darker, cloudier beers??
…Shit.[/quote]
That shiite is made by adding water to a powdered beer mix…
Who’s rushed out to buy that one beer (coors? miller?) after learning it’s cold-filtered…and that’s why it’s colder than other beers…son-of-a-bitch if I didn’t assume all the beer in my fridge would be the same damn temperature…
I WOULD buy beer off a commercial…if they said, “We are the cheapest out there AND we taste exactly the same as everyone else that mass-produces beer”. I wouldn’t drink it except when I was done cutting the grass, but I’d serve it to guests.
[quote]sen say wrote:
Synthetickiller wrote:
Ths kinda shit, along with how ESPN covers games is starting to make the NFL the no fun league, but thats another story.
Not to hijack…but…did you see the game where the guy slapped the kicker on the back after he missed the field goal and they got slapped with a ‘taunting’ penalty? Is ‘taunting’ really a penalty? These guys weigh 300 lbs, can run 40s in 3 seconds, get paid millions to play a game and they aren’t allowed to ‘taunt’ each other?
Motherfucker…I’d much rather see 11 guys yelling at the kicker that his wife’s a dyke prior to the field goal attempt than pretend like they’re trying to block it.
Jesus…taunting is what upsets little girls.[/quote]
You need a taunting penalty otherwise fights would be breaking out all over the place. Nobody wants a mocking pat on the back after a missed field goal loses the game for you. If players were allowed to taunt other players, the game would be out of control real quick.
[quote]sen say wrote:
Not to hijack…but…did you see the game where the guy slapped the kicker on the back after he missed the field goal and they got slapped with a ‘taunting’ penalty? [/quote]
I saw that game. The two guys played ball together during college and between the two it was more of a “love tap” but the refs busted them for it.
Pretty petty if you ask me.
I dont remember if it was the Colts or the Cowboys game, but one of the players scored a touch down and took the ball and slammed it against the wall. That was a bit overboard if you ask me, but nothing was done about that.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
sen say wrote:
Synthetickiller wrote:
Ths kinda shit, along with how ESPN covers games is starting to make the NFL the no fun league, but thats another story.
Not to hijack…but…did you see the game where the guy slapped the kicker on the back after he missed the field goal and they got slapped with a ‘taunting’ penalty? Is ‘taunting’ really a penalty? These guys weigh 300 lbs, can run 40s in 3 seconds, get paid millions to play a game and they aren’t allowed to ‘taunt’ each other?
Motherfucker…I’d much rather see 11 guys yelling at the kicker that his wife’s a dyke prior to the field goal attempt than pretend like they’re trying to block it.
Jesus…taunting is what upsets little girls.
You need a taunting penalty otherwise fights would be breaking out all over the place. Nobody wants a mocking pat on the back after a missed field goal loses the game for you. If players were allowed to taunt other players, the game would be out of control real quick.
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I agree but I have seen the refs ignore similar things.
Romo probably should have been thrown out of the game when he touched the ref on the shoulder to argue a call but everyone ignored it.
I remember when Steve Tasker was thrown out of his last game for the same thing and the announcers were saying it was an automatic ejection.
[quote]BodyBldgBabe wrote:
sen say wrote:
Not to hijack…but…did you see the game where the guy slapped the kicker on the back after he missed the field goal and they got slapped with a ‘taunting’ penalty?
I saw that game. The two guys played ball together during college and between the two it was more of a “love tap” but the refs busted them for it.
Pretty petty if you ask me.
I dont remember if it was the Colts or the Cowboys game, but one of the players scored a touch down and took the ball and slammed it against the wall. That was a bit overboard if you ask me, but nothing was done about that.
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That was the Giants/Cowboys. I thought they were goint to call a penalty on that too. He threw the ball right into the playclock as hard as he could.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Romo probably should have been thrown out of the game when he touched the ref on the shoulder to argue a call but everyone ignored it.
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What was going on with the Indy/San Diego game? Seemed like Norv Turner had some issues with the calls, but I had the sound turned off…I just assumed the refs were trying to make sure Indy won…why Norv has a problem with this is beyond me…
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
malonetd wrote:
sen say wrote:
Synthetickiller wrote:
Ths kinda shit, along with how ESPN covers games is starting to make the NFL the no fun league, but thats another story.
Not to hijack…but…did you see the game where the guy slapped the kicker on the back after he missed the field goal and they got slapped with a ‘taunting’ penalty? Is ‘taunting’ really a penalty? These guys weigh 300 lbs, can run 40s in 3 seconds, get paid millions to play a game and they aren’t allowed to ‘taunt’ each other?
Motherfucker…I’d much rather see 11 guys yelling at the kicker that his wife’s a dyke prior to the field goal attempt than pretend like they’re trying to block it.
Jesus…taunting is what upsets little girls.
You need a taunting penalty otherwise fights would be breaking out all over the place. Nobody wants a mocking pat on the back after a missed field goal loses the game for you. If players were allowed to taunt other players, the game would be out of control real quick.
I agree but I have seen the refs ignore similar things.
Romo probably should have been thrown out of the game when he touched the ref on the shoulder to argue a call but everyone ignored it.
I remember when Steve Tasker was thrown out of his last game for the same thing and the announcers were saying it was an automatic ejection.
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I agree there are inconsistencies, but we all know there are inconsistencies with every type of call – or non-call.
Also, regarding Romo, while he didn’t lose the game for the Cowboys, he did lose his cool in the second half.
You guys are kidding, right, when you say your buying decisions aren’t impacted by commercials?
And yet, every single one of those brand names is familiar to every single poster on this board, along with Toyota, Ford, Chevy, etc.
Their goal in advertising is to build brand recognition. And they’ve done that very nicely. The self-aware consumer realizes if Alzheimer’s disease wipes out 95% of his memory banks, what’s left will probably be old commercial ditties about beer and Ford trucks.
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
You guys are kidding, right, when you say your buying decisions aren’t impacted by commercials?
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I wouldnt buy a truck because I can stop an airplane with it. I wouldnt buy a truck because it can drive through a road course in reverse cause it has four wheel steering.
I’m not going to drink coors light because the blue sticker shows me when its cold. Hell, I put it in the fridge, it’ll be cold in an hour.
Most of us are saying no one is buying these products soley based on a commercial.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
I wouldnt buy a truck because I can stop an airplane with it.
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I don’t know. I think it would be kinda cool to stop a plane. I just might buy a truck for that reason. I just might.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
EmilyQ wrote:
You guys are kidding, right, when you say your buying decisions aren’t impacted by commercials?
I wouldnt buy a truck because I can stop an airplane with it. I wouldnt buy a truck because it can drive through a road course in reverse cause it has four wheel steering.
I’m not going to drink coors light because the blue sticker shows me when its cold. Hell, I put it in the fridge, it’ll be cold in an hour.
Most of us are saying no one is buying these products soley based on a commercial.
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And I’m saying you’re buying these products based on a lifetime of commercial influence. Not based on single commercials. Do you really think the Coors people care if you want a blue coldness sticker? No. They just want you to feel cozy when you see their brand in your local convenience store’s cooler. And you do.
You’d rather have a microbrew because you scorn the big guys, with their idiot commercials, but by God when you’re buying a couple of cases or can only spare the money for a cheap six-pack, it’ll be one of the brands you see advertised during football games. And maybe you’ll even laugh with your buddies about the fools buying it for the blue sticker, as you put yours in the fridge for an hour.
Emily’s right. These commercials are not trying to mindfuck you into going out and buying a case of Budweiser. Their goal is to get you to recognize their brand when you’re in the store.
For example, I went to a liquor store tonight. I’m not a big alcohol consumer, but I needed some white wine to cook with and I figured I’d pick up some beer while I was there.
I go to the beer section, and there’s shit, a thousand different brands. As I walked down the aisle, the commercials would pop into my head as I recognized the brand.
Red Stripe - “HOORAY BEER!”
Sam Adams - “Who do ya love!!! na na-na na-na na na na!”
Corona - I see a hammock and a lime wedge.
I ended up buying Sam Adams Boston Lager.
Brand X, who likely makes just as good beer as Sam Adams… nothing. Hell, it’s only three hours later, but I couldn’t tell you one single brand that was in the store other than the big companies who advertise a lot. That’s the point of the game.
I didn’t buy Corona or Red Stripe this time, but I remember the brand and the packaging. Next time, I just might buy them. However, the odds of me buying Brand X are bubkis. I can’t even recall any of the other brand names, so it’s a near certainty that I’m not going to buy them.
When I go shopping for beer, the companies that advertise a lot now have a competitive advantage over those who don’t.
I’m definitely not the only person who’s shopped like this before, and that’s why they advertise.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Not so. I have not bought one single bottle or can of Miller, Coors, Anheuser Busch, etc. for as long as I remember and that is years and years and years. And as for the companies that do insult my intelligence with sheer stupidity or even cleverness, I will absolutely go out of my way to avoid buying their product. But that’s just me.
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From what I gather, you earn enough money that cheap canned beer isn’t necessarily being marketed to you.
I understand what you’re saying about making anti-purchase decisions based on gimmicky or insulting ads. I’m with you, I’ll go out of my way to avoid certain products. But given the degree to which those commercials are tested, I know they’re influencing enough other people positively that they’re worth every penny businesses pay for air time.
I also like to think I’m clever enough that I possess some immunity to commercials. And perhaps to some degree it’s true. But then there are commercials that target people like me, as well, and very effectively, I’m sure. To believe otherwise is, in my opinion, naive. I still remember the phone number of a carpet cleaning company from a place I lived six years ago. It was in their jingle. The stuff is insidious. That’s why it becomes pop culture so quickly. (Can you hear me now?)
Still, I like you, Push, so if you want me to, I’ll go ahead and pretend that I don’t think you’re advertising’s bitch.
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
Still, I like you, Push, so if you want me to, I’ll go ahead and pretend that I don’t think you’re advertising’s bitch.[/quote]
Careful Emmy, or Push will write you a ballad based on a beer commercial and you will become putty in his hands and then you will become his bitch and then by default you will be advertising’s bitch.
Push…didn’t mean to call your ho a bitch.
Peas. Owt.