1) The Commercials - Seriously, how many good ones were there? How sad is it that a company spends $3 million for a commercial spot and puts out a lousy commercial. Even Budweiser, with their historically interesting ads, drew an o-fer (although they tried multiple variations of the same stupid commercial). Not only that, but how many old commercials were there that we have already seen hundreds of times? And since when did Cash4Gold.com become Super Bowl ad contenders?

2) The Officiating - Let's all admit, the officiating for this game stunk. And it's not just that the officiating stunk in this game, it sucked all season long. But in the Super Bowl? How can you have such horrible calls in the Super Bowl (not counting some of the other horrible calls this post season). There was the roughing the passer penalty, the failure to call a penalty on Holmes for using the football as a prop in his touchdown celebration, the face-mask penalty on Cromarte; which was legit, but should've been offset by the offensive player grabbing his facemask as well - it's one thing to perform a stiff-arm, it's another to grab the face-mask. And let's not forget the non-review on Warner's "fumble." It may very well have been ruled a fumble after the replay (it may have been ruled inconclusive and stayed with the original call), but how do they not allow an on-field replay in that situation? The "booth" said they reviewed it, but that's not the same as a field review; and usually the NFL looks at every close play within the last 2 minutes, let alone in the Super Bowl with 5 seconds left in a close game. And you could probably pick another half-dozen bad calls (or no calls) against both teams.

3) The "Boss" - Seriously, how much safer can the NFL make the halftime show? I'm sure there are a lot of Springsteen fans out there, but in the past few years we've had the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and now Bruce Springsteen. I like some of those bands, but come on, let's get some entertainment. And no, I'm not calling for "titty-gate" again, but do we really want another "safe" concert (I'm predicting next year will feature Elmo Sings the Blues).

4) The Winners - I openly admit that I rooted for the Cardinals last night, but I don't begrudge the Steelers their victory. The Cardinals didn't stop them on defense when it mattered (plus how do you throw an interception over the middle at the end of the first half? Lob it to Fitzgerald in the corner, like you did later in the game!). But what I did expect was for the Steelers to acknowledge the Cardinals on the podium. It's a professional courtesy in sports, every team does it, but although I waited and waited, and listened and listened, not once did they acknowledge the effort put forth by the Cardinals (somehow they did find a way to thank President Obama, however).

5) The Cinderella Story Failure - We all love the underdog. That's why we loved Rocky after all. And was there any better Cinderella story than the Arizona Cardinals this year? You can't help but root for guys like Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald (especially when you see the opposing team do stupid things like James Harrison did with that unnecessary roughness penalty in the 4th quarter). The press acted like their evil step-sisters the entire playoffs, and just when we started to believe in the impossible, the carriage turned back into a pumpkin and the glass slipper no longer fit.

6) Fitzgerald Sr. - Don't get me wrong, everything I've heard about Larry Fitzgerald's dad has been positive. And I even respect that he keeps his sportswriting professional and separates it from his affection for his son. But how in the world do you not show some (ok, a lot) of excitement when your son is scoring huge touchdowns in the Super Bowl? I was jumping up and down, and I can't imagine what I'd be doing if I was his dad. Again, I respect his dedication, but I would've been much happier seeing him do the moonwalk followed by a triple somersault.

7) The Wait - For all its faults, the Super Bowl was exciting. It had ups and downs (for both teams), and everything else you've come to expect in a football game (bad officiating and all). But now what? We've got to wait nearly seven months for another football game? How do you go from a high that a game like that produces, and then go cold turkey? I really don't know how you can. Honestly, I'm in a cold sweat right now and shaking uncontrollably trying to figure out how I can get my NFL fix satisfied.