In our society of instant gratification, I realize this Super Bowl preview is quite late.  However, it was a fun night full of ribs, wings, drinks, friends, and incessantly checking my box pools to see if I was anywhere close to winning money (which I never was).  My brother, however, was the recipient of a nice sum as a result of the intentional safety.  I got the grammar, the looks, the height, the I-was-a-mediocre-high-school-athlete-ness, but he got the luck apparently.  Maybe he’ll buy me a cocktail or two this weekend.

I didn’t do a Super Bowl preview, but let the record show that I’m not a fraud because I’m admitting here that I thought San Francisco would win by a touchdown or more.  Instead of looking forward before the game, let’s look back after it by continuing my new “Found on Twitter” theme with some of the best tweets I came across – and some that I wrote myself.

As we know, the Harbaughs were a huge storyline in this game.  Huge storylines often lead to quality jokes.

Game delayed to lights going out. Jim Harbaugh also set to employ the “Mom called us to dinner” trick

— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) February 4, 2013

These Harbaugh brother jokes don’t get old haha twitter.com/ryderburke/sta…

— Ryder Burke (@ryderburke) February 4, 2013

 

The game itself was pretty entertaining with the exception of Baltimore pulling away in the second quarter. But the best parts of the game weren’t actually the game. For instance, Beyonce:

#IDontThinkYoureReadyForThisJelly

— FootballandBrackets (@footballbrackts) February 4, 2013

I can’t front, that’s the best halftime show I’ve ever seen.

— J. Murphy (@Blacketologist) February 4, 2013

Beyonce > Chris Culliver

— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) February 4, 2013

 

Beyonce was the most entertaining thing I saw on TV Sunday night, but the blackout provided for the most entertaining Twitter fodder. There was the obvious, such as:

This is the next plot of Ocean’s 14.

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 4, 2013

Someone tell the @bwwings guy he’s way too early…. #SB47

— Tony Comas (@Comas810CBS) February 4, 2013

 

Then we had the slightly more creative:

The Saints with the perfect revenge on Goodell. “Sure, we’ll host your game. But we’re not paying the electric bill.”

— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) February 4, 2013

Alex Smith finally had enough.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanCBS) February 4, 2013

 

Speaking of Alex Smith, how about this observational gem from college basketball’s most famous statistician:

OK, so this is the third game he’s witnessed a power outage. ’11 Steelers game and ’04 Utah/Wyoming game. What a jinx.

— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) February 4, 2013

 

Then we had the Phil Simms category:

The only thing that can keep Phil Simms quiet. #poweroutage

— John Paulsen (@4for4_John) February 4, 2013

I mean, the fact that Phil Simms was cut off was probably the best thing to happen to the Super Bowl.

— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) February 4, 2013

 

Finally, we had my personal favorites – the making-fun-of-prominent-athletes-who-have-gotten-in-trouble-in-the-dark-before:

Where’s Ben Roethlisberger?

— Chase Stuart (@fbgchase) February 4, 2013

With all the darkness, Ray Lewis is seriously considering murdering somebody.

— Neal Brennan (@nealbrennan) February 4, 2013

It must be 12 years ago, guys, because Ray Lewis just killed the lights.

— FootballandBrackets (@footballbrackts) February 4, 2013

 

I hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl. As a Steelers fan, my fate was either: A) watch San Fran tie your franchise for most Super Bowls all time; or B) watch your bitter rival win a Super Bowl and have to hear people talk about how their quarterback is now better than your quarterback.

Therefore, I am glad the blackout happened because it gave me a nice distraction to check twitter, laugh, put the leftover wings away, make another drink, check twitter again, and laugh a few more times.

Be on the lookout for my post-Super Bowl updated 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings, which I should publish within a week or so.