VIDEO! Watch video of the Mean Troy Super Bowl commercial! The Mean Troy Superbowl ad is Troy Polamalu for Coke Zero with Mean Joe Greene as the inspiration!

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Reps for Coca-Cola reveal to LALATE NEWS this weekend the details behind the Mean Tory Super Bowl commerical this weekend.

Says Coca-Cola:

This Sunday, Pittsburgh Steeler Troy Polamalu, one of football’s most electrifying players, takes on the starring role in “Mean Troy,” a new Coke Zero ad that puts an unexpected twist on the iconic Coca-Cola “Mean Joe Greene” commercial.

On February 1, nearly 100 million fans watching NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII will see Polamalu shine on the field, but one of the Pro Bowl safety’s biggest hits of the day may come in the first Coke Zero ad ever to air during the Super Bowl telecast. In the 30-second spot, Polamalu reprises the part made famous by Pittsburgh Steelers legend “Mean” Joe Greene, but in true Coke Zero style, he takes the role in an entirely different direction.

The first 12 seconds of the new Coke Zero spot are certain to cause double-takes as they mimic the look of the original ad. The scene opens with Polamalu limping down a tunnel to the locker room, followed closely by a young fan who offers an ice-cold Coke Zero to his battered hero. All similarities end there as the action takes a surprising turn to humorously reinforce that with Coke Zero, it’s possible to have “Real Coke Taste and Zero Calories.”

Polamalu says about the ad spot:

“The Coca-Cola ‘Mean Joe Greene’ ad is one of the most famous commercials of all time, so I was blown away when they asked me to be in this new spot. Following Joe’s performance is tough, but because my Coke Zero ad has a totally unpredictable twist, we got to put a new spin on it. We’re keeping the ending a surprise, but I think people will get a kick out of the intensity I display to get my hands on the real Coke taste of Coke Zero.”

Katie Bayne, chief marketing officer, Coca-Cola North America, says about

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Bob Hayes has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bob Hayes, Rod Woodson, Randle McDaniel, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, and Ralph Wilson, have been all named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame within the hour.

Hayes joins Tom Landry, Tex Schramm, Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro and Rayfield Wright.

Hayes waited since 1975 for the honor. Hayes also won the 100 meter at the Olympics in 1964.

Dallas press describes Hayes as follows today:

“In an era in which teams did not throw as much as they do now, Hayes changed the way the game was played. Defenses could not cover him man-to-man and developed zone coverages to keep him from beating them deep.”

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Cent Sports (aka CentSports) is the site covered on ESPN today in advance of the Super Bowl. Centsports at Centsports.com was founded by Victor Palmer in 2007, a Texas A&M graduate.

And of course with the media coverage today, Cent Sports’ server has crashed / not responding. The website is supported solely on advertisers who include sportsbook.com, Pizza Hut, Skype, and the NBA.

Their phone number is (512)Cent2Go.

Check out the website when it goes back up HERE

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Janine Sligar of Florence Colorado (PHOTO above) had * with her inmate Eric McClain! Janine Sligar was a prison employee, Eric McCalin the prison inmate she supervised.

Now Janine Sligar is a criminal too, sentenced to six months in federal prison herself for having * with her inmate.

How did Janine Sligar  and Eric McClain meet in prison? He was scheduled to clean her office. They chatted and, well, that led to the illogical.

Says her plea agreement:

“They began to have conversations and realized they had similar interests.” What? Prison?!

On, and Sligar reportedly gave McClain contraband of herself. “Defendant also admitted using her cell phone camera to take …. pictures of …. [herself] and this inmate”.

Wonder if Sligar will do the same thing this time around as an inmate with her supervisor?

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VIDEO! Watch Coca Cola Avatar Super Bowl commercial video. Coca Cola’s AVATAR Super bowl 2009 ad is a winner.

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In the video, Coca Cola takes people’s love of avatars on the net and sees what it would be like if we became those avatars in real life .. if just for a few seconds.

It’s a great video that will put a smiley smile on everyone’s face.

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