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Old 02-02-2009, 09:17 AM   #1
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First off, this is not to start any kind of debate because everyone is going to have their own opinion & that's just what I want.. your opinion...

Second, MVP doesn't mean anything to me... It's the end result of the game that matters to me but I have been listening to sports talk shows all night long it seems.. both nationally & in Pittsburgh & there has been a lot of talk on who should have gotten the MVP award in last nights Super Bowl..

In my house we were all kinda mixed.. I was leaning toward James Harrison but as Jim pointed out.. what else did he do besides the imterception?? I was also appaled at the cheap hit he took on one Cardinal. Jim was correct in Santonio Holmes, Jamie picked Ben Roethlisberger, Shelby picked Ben, Brendan picked Holmes & Jamies GF ( who was so excited that she watched her first ENTIRE game) picked Holmes...

Now, several of the talkies on the shows these past 10 hours have been saying the MVP should have been Ben Roethlisberger & from the look on his face on the podium I think he too thought he was gonna get MVP. Being that he orchestrated the comeback final minute drive & has kept this team in EVERY game this year.

So.. whaddya think? In your opinion, was Holmes the deserving MVP?

FWIW... Both Ben & Santonio are going to WDW! so it's all good! ( I guess Ben is going to keep Santonio out of trouble.. {{did I just say that out loud?}})
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Old 02-02-2009, 09:43 AM   #2
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FWIW... Both Ben & Santonio are going to WDW! so it's all good! ( I guess Ben is going to keep Santonio out of trouble.. {{did I just say that out loud?}})
I just saw the "Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes-you've just won the Super Bowl. What are you going to do next?"

"We're going to Disney World!!"

Commercial for the first time.......and those beautiful Mickey-shaped balloons in black and gold floating towards the castle at the end.......

I think Ben and Santonio should have shared MVP....they've had co-MVP's before in the Super Bowl. I was outraged at the end when we were getting those ticky-tack Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalties and wanted to wring James Harrison's neck.......do they realize they could have cost us the game?!?!

Sure there's plenty of emotions around this game......as a lifelong fan I was sure we had lost and stormed out of my mom's house just furious in the last three minutes of the game. But these guys are millionaires and paid to make big plays......they've gotta keep those emotions in check until AFTER the game!!

That being said, I haven't slept but maybe 2 hours.....any news on whether there's gonna be a parade tomorrow?
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They could NOT have given it to Harrison. Even if he had scored every point for the Steelers I think the unsportsmanlike conduct was especially flagrant. (I side with John Madden on this one.)
I think Holmes deserved it. That game was won because Santonio powered ahead after one catch, and ultimately knew where his feet were.
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That catch was incredible, and It's nice to see an MVP go to a player who is not a QB.
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I voted for Holmes online after his perfect catch! But I would have liked to have seen it shared with Big Ben. I mean, how many times can I guy get hit and get up! He definitely is the Steelers Energizer Bunny!

Holmes is definitely deserving. He caught what - nine catches? Over 130 yards? Definitely the best of the night. Heath (who I ) had like 57 yards and Heinz (who's a cutie pie) had only something like 43.

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and Heinz (who's a cutie pie) had only something like 43.
Remember though Hines was playing with his bum knee........say as he might I know he was hurting and that's why his playing abilities were limited.
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My vote was for Big Ben. However it was a team effort. Holmes couldn't have made the catch without Ben throwing a decent pass.

With that said, I can't wait to make our annual trip to Pittsburgh next year for a game. We always have a great time!
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I think that Ben did a great job in the game, but I think that Holmes deserved MVP. He made an outstanding catch on a pass that most likely would have ended up going out of bounds.
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