Augmenting NFL Broadcast Coverage with the Web
February 6, 2011 4:57 AM Subscribe
What should I have open in my browser during the Super Bowl today?
I'm having some friends over for the game this evening and I have a few old spare laptops I could fire up and place around the room. Are there any sites streaming stats or analysis of the Super Bowl? Even something like some NFL player twitter feeds, streaming betting lines, live-blogging, football trivia or Pepsi Blue stuff might be fun to keep open.
(My reception is OTA DTV so I can't really do anything fancy with the TV itself)
I'm having some friends over for the game this evening and I have a few old spare laptops I could fire up and place around the room. Are there any sites streaming stats or analysis of the Super Bowl? Even something like some NFL player twitter feeds, streaming betting lines, live-blogging, football trivia or Pepsi Blue stuff might be fun to keep open.
(My reception is OTA DTV so I can't really do anything fancy with the TV itself)
I think this is the niche Dan Shanoff is trying to satisfy with his new site: http://quickish.com/. It's not stats, but I checked in on Quickish during the conference championship games and enjoyed the almost real-time comments.
posted by eisenkr at 7:51 AM on February 6, 2011
posted by eisenkr at 7:51 AM on February 6, 2011
Watching the in-game fan comments accumulate on each team's SBNation blog is usually fun. Game threads generally run about 700 comments, all by die-hard fans of the team; sometimes a great place to pick up on team history for the uninitiated. It's definitely a different level of discourse than you see on the ESPN game threads.
Packers: Acme Packing Company
Steelers: Behind the Steel Curtain
Also, I heard a bookmaker on the radio this morning talking about some strange prop bets offered this year, so it might be fun to somehow use the computers to track those (like how many mentions of Brett Favre, Will there be a score in the first 5min 30 seconds of the 1st quarter?, Length of First Successful Field Goal in the Game).
posted by activitystory at 8:47 AM on February 6, 2011
Packers: Acme Packing Company
Steelers: Behind the Steel Curtain
Also, I heard a bookmaker on the radio this morning talking about some strange prop bets offered this year, so it might be fun to somehow use the computers to track those (like how many mentions of Brett Favre, Will there be a score in the first 5min 30 seconds of the 1st quarter?, Length of First Successful Field Goal in the Game).
posted by activitystory at 8:47 AM on February 6, 2011
Super Bowl Twitter on NFL.com sounds like exactly what you're looking for.
posted by SisterHavana at 10:12 AM on February 6, 2011
posted by SisterHavana at 10:12 AM on February 6, 2011
It may be too late for you to see this, but the thread on the blue is pretty entertaining.
posted by TedW at 5:44 PM on February 6, 2011
posted by TedW at 5:44 PM on February 6, 2011
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posted by klarck at 5:00 AM on February 6, 2011