Sunday Night Football... The Old Cliche' Machine

Besides the pure awesomeness of football every Sunday night, the broadcast of Sunday Night Football is filled with cliche' after cliche' and I literally can't stand it any longer. Being that they always put the Steelers on prime time, and being that I am big football fan and actually watch games other than my team, I notice these little things. Every commercial break, the network comes back on with a beautifully shot view of some part of the city in which they are playing in. For example... The awful game that was played last night was played in the city of New Orleans. New Orleans is filled with a rich culture and colorful people. But according to NBC and Sunday Night Football, the only things in New Orleans are ...

1) Jazz Music
2) Jambalaya
3) Bourbon Street
4) Beads
5) Swamps

This was actually brought up while my friend Brad and I were watching the game yesterday. We began talking about our own home cities, and how they were portrayed on Sunday Night Football. You see, Brad is from the magical city of Philadelphia where, apparently, it is always sunny, they have delicious food, and all they know about is America. How do I know this? Well besides being there a few times, because I watch Sunday Night Football. Philadelphia has...

1) The Liberty Bell
2) Independence Hall
3) Cheese steaks
4) A statue of a fictional boxer named Rocky
5) Something they call Boat House Row

Now don't get me wrong, all of those things are damn cool, but there is more to that city than those things. what about he beautiful sight of this building nestled away in the doldrums of Phili?

Trust me, you will see next week. The Eagles play.

Who wouldn't want to see a building where some cloth was sewn? And how about the city I live closest to? You know, Pittsburgh is literally one of the most aesthetically pleasing places in the entire world and yet all they can focus on are these things...

1) A steel mill

2) The incline

3) The point

4) Bridges

5) Primanti Bros.

It's not even like it is stock footage either. They actually send out people to re shoot all of this footage over, and over, and over again every time they play in these cities. There is one damn steel mill left in the city and yet they make it look and sound like there are hundreds of them scattered throughout the city. In my opinion, I don't think it is giving a fair evaluation of these cities. Granted I have never been to New Orleans, but I am pretty sure there is more tot he city than some swamps and shitty looking meaty stew. Next time they are in Dallas, what are they going to focus on?

1) Cowboys

2) Fat People

3) Cows

4) A steak house

5) Dirk Nowitzki

They actually have a game of Sunday Night Football in Dallas on December, 11 against the Giants. This is what the opening shot will look like... in a nut shell of course.

I just think they should show a better representation of these cities that's all I am saying.

Lastly, but certainly not least, I have one more complaint about the Sunday Night Football broadcast. Literally not one person gives a shit about Faith Hill.

Stop paying her millions of dollars to sing that stupid song and dance around in a tiny dress. She is like 60 years old... and is a country music artist... I would say about 98% of the population does not care about either of those things. Except for that, stealer job NBC!