Super Bowl XL wasn't so exciting. The pass to end all passes was awesome, but, the game on the whole sadly lacked that extra oomph. I remember before watching last year, our friend sent out an email whose subject was "Let's get XXXIXited!" which, indeed, got me very excited. (Not to mention the fact that the Patriots were playing and, though I rarely admit it, I do have some allegiance to my college town...) Since no email went out this year, I started thinking of what the emails could have been...

• Get XL-irated!
• Super Bowl XL!
• Let's Get this XL Party Started!

None of these really compare with last year's, and that's why I conclude this year's Super Bowl was not as exciting.

Perhaps even more disappointingly, even the ads were downers... especially that awful GoDaddy.com ad that referenced last year's terrible strappy tank top ad. And, as much as I am for the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, when did it become a good idea to air that during the Super Bowl? However, I will say that the "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" teaser (can we call it that?! and if not, what is it to be called?!) was absolutely hilarious for its utter mismatch-edness. I can truly say that I've never seen anything quite like it!