Maybe it's the Super Bowl hangover. Maybe it's that I'm swamped at work. But dammit if I'm going to let you come to PSAMP and go away empty handed.
These are pretty much the animal eqivalents of me right now. Thank you, Cute Overload.
And thanks to my sister Kate for sending them to me.
"Game" starts at 3 PM...this is the only thread on the Internet that you need pay attention to for the 3-5 PM time slot. Liveblog is below.
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1:00 PM - Posted liveblog thread
1:02 PM - Come back closer to 2:45-3ish
1:13 PM - Puppy Bowl Livetweet right here!
2:50 PM - Yes! So close to puppies!
3:01 PM - Harry Kalas, doing work already
3:03 PM - Holy crap, someone need to get that Pepper the Parrot video onto Youtube
3:04 PM - Elvira looks like Predator!
3:06 PM - Eli is gonna tackle evvvveryone.
3:08 PM - Elvira not only took down Eli, but then scored! TD!
3:10 PM - A look back at Puppy Bowl 1. BANDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3:13 PM - Tug. Of. War.
3:19 PM - Mac is awesome. What a tackle.
3:20 PM - INT MADELINE!
3:21 PM - Destroying that water
3:23 PM - That look back at Puppy Bowl II and Barry was comedy gold. That thing was standing on its back legs so hard.
*edit* or the crane kick, Sean.
3:25 PM - End of the quarter? They have those?
3:32 PM - Xander, aka Charles?
3:33 PM - Excessive barking? Get your eyes checked, ref! More like, excessive cuteness
3:33 PM - TD Moose!
3:36 PM - Puppy Bowl III looked violent. Michael Vick in intrigued...
3:38 PM - Commercial break. Anyone have any Steelers nerves?
3:46 PM - Cutest. Goaltending. Ever.
3:47 PM - Schroder is the man!
3:49 PM - Harry Kalas' puppy puns are on point
3:52 PM - 2TDs in a row for Matilda! Schroder is still sleeping at mid-field.
3:53 PM - Kitty Halftime Show!
4:03 PM - Those robot-mouse-cat-toy things are ridiculous.
4:13 PM - That tailgating crew looks like a rough bunch.
4:16 PM - PAW INTERFERENCE!?!?!? THEY ALL HAVE PAWS, DUDE!
4:18 PM - Wow, a puppy just got ejected. This is getting dark.
4:22 PM - Schroder...wake up. You're so freakin' adorable
4:29 PM - STREAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NAKED DOGS ON TV!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:33 PM - 4 fluffiest dogs ever on Puppy Bowl IV.
4:43 PM - The Bichons are destroying Sawyer.
4:47 PM - That football-with-arms-and-legs dog toy is freaking me out.
4:50 PM - Super Bowl anxiety on the creep up...
4:51 PM - MVPuppy? Matilda, right?
4:56 PM - Dogs are all getting tired
4:57 PM - MATILDA WINS MVP! CALLED IT!
4:59 PM - Game ova. Kalas with the sign-off, and Puppy Bowl V is history.
5:01 PM - GO STEELERS!
Back when I planned to liveblog Puppy Bowl V, I had no idea that the Steelers would make it to the Super Bowl. Now, my Super Bowl Sunday is shaping up to be the busiest, most hectic day ever.
But maybe that's what I need.
I've been pretty level-headed throughout the past week and a half, making it through the bye week relatively unscathed and ready for Sunday to be here like never before. But the nerves are creeping in as the Super Bowl gets closer. I might be an absolute trainwreck on Sunday.
So my Puppy Bowl liveblog will be a great way to calm down and watch some badass, cute baby dogs do their thing on a fake football field. Water-bowl cam for life!
Really, I just wanted to remind you that the Puppy Bowl liveblog is still on as scheduled...Sunday, February 1, from 3-5 PM. I've never liveblogged anything before, and Puppy Bowl seems to be a tough act to start out on. I'll be updating my thoughts on the Steelers as well, but here's what the liveblog is probably gonna look like:
3:05 PM: Dude, check out that one puppy!
3:07 PM: That other puppy rules.
3:10 PM: Those one puppies are playing so hard.
3:15 PM: Getting more nervous about the Cardinals.
3:20 PM: Puppies SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
3:24 PM: That gray puppy is my new favorite!
3:30 PM: Whoa, did you see that one puppy jump?
So yeah, it's going to be a challenge, but I'll be ready. I do hope you'll join me, right here at PSAMP, on Sunday. I'll be firing up the liveblog sometime between 2:30 and 3 PM.
Puppies SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
**UPDATE** Puppy Bowl V Liveblog Thread is Posted Here.
Yo Ravens fans...quit hopping on the bandwagon and trying to get dogs to legitimize your team. We've had several instances on PSAMP of dogs helping motivate the Steelers and their fanbase.
Now, some Baltimore jerks feel like its their turn to use man's best friend to their benefit. But instead of some harmless dry-humping, barking or howling, Ravens fans threaten their dogs with...death. This video's description says that "Wilbur would rather die than become a Steelers fan." A bit harsh, don't you think?
I love dogs. The worst I'd wish on a dog is maybe that it eats its own shit or something after it does something bad. Never death. Jeez.
But if we're gonna take this pre-AFC Championship Game trash-talk dog-fest to the next level, then we have to remember the video posted on PSAMP right after we beat the Ravens to win the division.
Go Steelers.
Wow, I really don't know what to do with myself now that the Steelers have a game this weekend. Last weekend had me all sorts of pumped up for football, only to remember that we had a bye. I watched some football, found out who we were going to play, and immediately started thinking of Steelers/Chargers scenarios. But now the game is almost here. We could count down in hours if we really wanted to.
I'm out of the loop, though. It seems like it's been awhile since we saw the Steelers play, probably because all we've had to survive on is Ben Roethlisberger's concussion and why the hell he was bowling after the injury.
Then, my friend TheStarterWife reminded me about something totally sweet.
Only fairies cheer for the Chargers!
Come on now...we have some ridiculous characters at Heinz Field, but you wouldn't make it past the main gate without getting a royal beatdown if you wore fairy wings to the game.
So I trekked over to Youtube to find at least one thing that was cooler than fairy Chargers fans. The end result...wiener dogs are way cooler than fairy Chargers fans. Evidence is below.
Go Steelers.
Seriously, what is with that damn lamp?
Back in October, we found out about some little kid who loved to lip-sync to the Steelers gear NFL Shop commercial...the one with assloads of Steelers merch and a plain, boring table lamp.
Now, we have a dog who has a similar reaction to the commercial. Sure, dogs might be a little behind toddlers on the brain function scale, but they sure do love that commercial just as much. I don't know if its the lamp, the Steelers, the opera music...but its definitely something. I'm gonna go with the Steelers, since this is a Pittsburgh blog and all.
Is this a theme now? When can we expect a chorus line of insects chirping to this commercial?
In case you forgot, the Steelers clinched the AFC North with a win over the Ravens this past weekend. Naturally, the fans and players have been sorta quiet, knowing full well that an even MORE important game looms on the horizon. Home-field advantage is on the line this coming weekend in Tennessee.
But what is a division championship without a little celebration? Right? Well, even if we are staying pretty reserved about our second straight division title, I still wanna bask in the glow for at least one more minute. Or 23 seconds, at least.
We all remember this little guy...the Steelers dog that totally dominated a Browns stuffed animal. That dude is a legend.
Well, the original Browns became the Ravens, so Baltimore naturally tries to one-up Cleveland at any chance. They defected from Ohio and won more Lombardi trophies than Cleveland ever has. Now, they wanted to show that they don't need no stinkin' stuffed animal to get dominated. ROLL TAPE!
I'm kinda weirded out and ready for more football at the same time.
DIVISION CHAMPS, BABY. EAT IT, BALTIMORE!
/ok, i'm done. on to the titans
Its coming...
Not yet...
Almost...
I can hardly wait...
No, not the Super Bowl...
...Puppy Bowl IV.
