Six thoughts on Super Sunday

1. How do you know when the refs are getting in the way? When one team wins a game by 11 points, and even a neutral observer (me) wonders if the wrong team won. Five questionable calls (a TD given to Pittsburgh, a TD taken from Seattle, and three phantom penalties) killed Seattle. And outside of rabid Pittsburgh Steeler fans, who's happy about that? (I see my colleague Jason Whitlock agrees, but the Times' Karen Crouse does not.)
2. The only suspense at halftime was which song the Rolling Stones would perform between "Start Me Up" and "Satisfaction."
3. What do you think McDonald's meant by that silent, molded Ronald McDonald? Was that a dig at Burger King? Since when is Mickey D's delivering rebuttals to BK, a chain it has spent the past four decades ignoring?
4. For its shout-out to all the Benny Hill fans, Sprint Nextel earns the coveted gold medal in Super Bowl addage. (Silvers to Ameriquest for a pair of perfectly executed pieces of comedy. Now what is it they do again?)
5. Overall, too many ads relied on CGI to make their point. After a while, the point seemed to be that large corporations could blow a lot of money on computer-aided commercials. Hummer, ESPN, and that energy drink from Coke come immediately to mind, but once my head stops spinning I'm sure I'll think of more.
6. So does this mean they rename the Pittsburgh stadium Hines Field?