Super Bowl 2012: Hottest Tweets from Super Sunday

Tom Brady's New England Patriots clashing with Eli Manning's New York Giants has sent Twitter into a frenzy. Everyone has something to say this Super Sunday and a bevy of reactions continue to pour in.

Giants fans are eager to show the Pats that the Super Bowl victory four years ago was no fluke, while the Patriots look to avenge what will forever be an 18-1 season.

Manning seeks his second ring and a chance to solidify himself as an elite quarterback who is rapidly building his Hall of Fame resume.

Brady is well on his way to going into unprecedented territory, playing in his fifth Super Bowl with a chance to join Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw by earning his fourth ring.

Here are the best Tweets of Super Sunday.

Update: Sunday February 5th, 10:00 P.M. EST

What an ending that was. A failed fall at the 1, a pair of terrible drops, and a Hail Mary from Tom Brady that came up just short. Naturally, the Twitterverse had quite the reaction to the epic ending. 

ESPN's Twitter feed gave us a fairly understated reaction to the epic clash, and reminded everyone that sometimes, smaller is better. 

ESPN's Pierre LeBrun had different feelings, however, and was less than impressed with the ending of the game. Maybe if the teams had been allowed to have 12 men on the field, he would have felt differently. Way to be a wet blanket, Pierre.

Richard Deitsch continued his strong Twitter night, and posed a statement sure to polarize a nation in the coming days. I'm not sure he's wrong, but I'm not sure he's right, either. 

Even Scott Paterno gets into the act, and like Giants fans the world over, he can't help but take a jab at Belichick's ability to win Super Bowls without tapes. 

Michael Wilbon asks a question Patriots fans everywhere will be asking themselves, while they sob into their Sam Adams Boston Lager and pray that this year, the Sawx will help them forget that football season ended so horribly. 

We end our night with Shaq, who delivers one of the Tweets of the night, even throwing a little shameless product promotion into the mix. Mmmmmm, Oreos. 

Update: Sunday February 5th, 9:30 p.m. EST

Jon Morosi of Sports Illustrated says what everyone is thinking. 

Update: Sunday February 5th at 8:45 p.m. EST

J.A. Adande reminds us all that not only is Chad Ochocinco still alive, he's still playing football, after he made a catch, his first of the postseason. 

Admit it, you were just as surprised to see him relevant in the Pats' offense as the rest of us, weren't you? The grills, not so much. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 8:40 p.m. EST

John Clayton is quick to point out how epic of a game Tom Brady is having, and frankly, he's absolutely right. Brady has been on fire, completing 16 straight passes at one point.

Of course, no sooner did people mention this fact then Brady's streak immediately ended. 

Update: Sunday February 5th at 8:15 p.m. EST

Well. That was... yeah. The halftime show went off almost without a hitch (although there was a bird sighting, courtesy of MIA), but that didn't make it good. Frankly, I think the Twitterverse spells out the mess that was the show quite nicely. Take it away ladies and gentlemen:

The Sklar Brothers remind us that there are other acts out there, and there's nowhere to go but up. 

Chris Mannix sums up the madness that was the show quite nicely.

Another A-Rod reference? Ugh. Seriously, can we go one Super Bowl without hearing about him? 

Frankly, if I'm Betty White, I'm highly offended. 

A fitting conclusion to what was a wild, vexing 15 minutes of our lives. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 7:52 p.m. EST

Is anyone actually looking forward to the halftime show? I have yet to talk to anyone who is thrilled by Madonna.

Trey Wingo of ESPN shares our sentiments. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 7:50 p.m. EST

NFL Network reporter Albert Breer decided that Tom Brady's epic drive to end the first half was the stuff that legends are made of. Frankly, the 96-yard drive, on which Brady went 10-10 on attempted passes, was quite impressive. 

Unfortunately, I think he may have forgotten those game-winning drives in the other Super Bowls he's won. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 7:35 p.m EST

Kevin McGuire reminds us all that New England offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien is moving on to his first head coaching gig, at Penn State. He also reminds us that the Nittany Lions quarterback situation bears a striking resemblance to the one found on the Washington Redskins right now. 

Truer words have never been spoken. Be afraid PSU fans, be very, very afraid. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 7:30 p.m. EST

Bad news for the Giants, courtesy of New York Times writer Judy Battista. Tight end Travis Beckum is out for the game and the foreseeable future with a torn ACL. It's always a shame when this kind of thing happens in the Super bowl. 

Here's hoping Beckum makes a speedy recovery. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 7:20 p.m. EST

Blog website The Sports Hernia reminds us how incredibly thankful we all are that there have been no gratuitious shots of Alex Rodriguez being fed popcorn by Cameron Diaz. Frankly, I'm now terrified that they've jinxed it for everyone. 

As of now, my stomach thanks NBC for leaving A-Rod off the screen.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 7:15 p.m. EST

Richard Deitsch was kind enough to remind us how late into the first round Hakeem Nicks, the Giants' primary playmaker and arguably their most physically gifted receiver, was drafted. 

Once again confirming to everyone that NFL GMs have no idea what they're doing 80 percent of the time. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 6:35 p.m. EST 

See, Steven Tyler? This is how you sing a national anthem. Imari Williams hit the nail on the head perfectly. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 6:20 p.m. EST

Darren Rovell delivers us the first Anthem info of the day, informing us that the piece ran squarely between the 1:34 and 1:35 mark. I bet Vegas is thrilled. 

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 6:12 p.m. EST

Rob Gronkowski's high ankle sprain has been one of the biggest stories leading up to the game. He's officially active, and according to Joe Person of The Charlotte Observer, he's running well.

You can breathe now, Pats fans.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 6:10 p.m. EST

Here's the creepiest Tweet of the day, courtesy of one of God's unofficial Twitter pages.

Hopefully the world doesn't end in 2012, although it would spare Browns fans 45 more years of rebuilding.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 5:52 p.m. EST

When making Super Bowl MVP predictions, nobody wants to see you pick the favorite.

Go the Chris Webber route and pick a potential dark horse or someone who might not be a household name...like Tom Brady.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 5:30 p.m. EST

According to WEEI's Rob Bradford, the losing team gets an all-inclusive trip to Aruba. That should help ease the pain of not getting to see Mickey, but it won't be any consolation for the lack of a ring.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 5:25 p.m. EST

Super Bowl Sunday is to avocados what Thanksgiving is to Turkeys. The avocado casualties are staggering. Sumazi's Sumaya Kazi sheds some light on the absurd amount of avocados that are consumed.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 5:21 p.m. EST

Brett, like nearly everyone who watched Steve Gleason's story, found himself choked up. Not to worry @TheCajunBoy, if you didn't get a little teary eyed during it, you might not be human.

Update: Sunday, February 5th at 5:17 p.m. EST

Saints player Steve Gleason, who has ALS (better known as Lou Gehrig's disease) has captivated the world this morning. Reuters' Anthony De Rosa highlights one of the central messages from the piece.

Peyton Manning and Jim Irsay's soap opera has taken center stage leading up to the Super Bowl. This game is littered with storylines, but the Manning Saga has overshadowed the big game.

It's good to see ESPN's Adam Schefter was informed a game was being played this Sunday. Hopefully the rest of the media gets the update.

Chad Ochocinco has been virtually a non-factor this season, but he remains one of the most compelling players in action.

Unfortunately for Ocho, Tebowmania hasn't died down and he might have to share the spotlight with someone not even in action. ESPN's Gabe Goodwin  sheds some light.

Some people love to hate on the Mannings. Some just love to hate on Eli. Snoop isn't afraid to give credit where credit is due and had some kind words for both of them.

Alexah Maldonado is having a tough time choosing between Victor Cruz (whose salsa dance is out of this world) and TB12.

Has she not seen Tom Brady's epic dance moves?

My heart goes out to MsRebecca and any of you who had to experience a Super Sunday sans Puppy Bowl.

She's right to blame Darth Hoodie and Brady. They've got to be at the root of this.