Super Bowl XLVII Basics+

If you're the type of person who watches the Super Bowl just for the commercials (I must admit I am def guilty of not watching the SB at all during a few of the Niners sucktastic years), here are some tidbits of information to keep you somewhat up-to-date on what happens in-between the commercials:

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The TWO Absolute Things You MUST KNOW:

• The San Francisco 49ers (5 SB Championships) are playing the Baltimore Ravens (1 SB win) in Super Bowl XLVII (SB47) at the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome in New Orleans
• John (Ravens) and Jim (49ers) Harbaugh are the first brothers to face each other in the Super Bowl as Head Coaches for each team. People will be calling this game HarBowl, Harbaugh Bowl, Sup-Har Bowl, Super Bro, etc...please don't get confused, we're all talking about the same game

Extra Stuff:

• Ray Lewis (Ravens LB) is retiring after Sunday. He's played in the league for 17yrs and is a future Hall of Famer. Lewis also leads the NFL in the post season with 44 tackles.
• Colin Kaepernick (49ers QB) will be making just his 10th career start, the 3rd fewest starts for a QB in the Super Bowl ever
• Both coaches have pulled some ballsy moves late in the season - The Ravens got rid of their offensive coordinator in December even though their record was 9-5, while the Niners replaced their starting QB during Week 11 even though their record was 7-2-1

Fun Stuff:

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• Alicia Keys is putting a spin on the National Anthem
• Beyoncé (& friends possibly? - Jay-Z, Destiny's Child, maybe even Alicia Keys???) is headlining the half time performance
• Here's a link to the list of SB47 commercial spots
• Did you vote for your favorite Doritos Crash the Super Bowl ad?
• How did this VW commercial cost $10 MILLION?!?

Super Bro Info:

Jim (L), John (Center), & Jack (R) images www.baltimoreravens.com

• John in 15 months older than Jim, but Jim is 3" taller
• Jim is the better athlete, having played 15yrs in the NFL, John is more studious and won the Football Scholar Athlete Award for his 4.0 GPA his last two years of college
• Their dad Jack has coached football for over 40 years
• Both John and Jim helped save their dad's career and Western Kentucky University by actively recruiting prospects in their spare time -- John (assistant at University of Cincinnati at the time) picked out players who didn't quite make the D-1 cut for Cinci and had Jim (star QB w/the Colts) visit with them one-on-one; they resuscitated the program together
• In 2007, Jim wanted John to be his defensive coordinator at Stanfurd (John declined and got a contract extension with the Eagles, then signed on as head coach to the Ravens a year later)
• Jim's son Jay is an intern for the Baltimore Ravens
• John fired his offensive coordinator Cam Cameron this season (see ballsy move mentioned above); Cameron (as an assistant) coached Jim when Jim was playing college football at Michigan