off this Sunday, it s football metaphor time. This week, Rupert Murdoch threw a first down,

(

) calls got sacked, and the Supreme Court completed a Hail Mary to corporate political donors. The Twitterati gave the play-by-play with Madden-like enthusiasm.

With the Super Bowl kicking Citigroup (C)

It s game time. Huddle up

The Economy/Politics

Financial mistakes follow a U-shaped pattern, with cost-minimizing performance occurring around age 53.
Justin Fox, editorial director at Harvard Business Review Group.
Twitter.com/foxjust

Crescenzi: It s important to separate cyclical forces from secular. Now we re seeing mostly cyclical components of an economic rebound.
PIMCO s Twitter feed, referring to Tony Crescenzi, senior vice president, market strategist and portfolio manager.
Twitter.com/PIMCO

I'm not sure the average American has any clue how much control the Chinese government has over our economy right now.
Michael Arrington, founder of technology news site, TechCrunch.
Twitter.com/arrington

Business

Murdoch: News Corp is on the "cusp a digital dynasty," after posting better-than-expected earnings.
The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University.
Twitter.com/NiemanLab

gett'er done: properly submitted video is 50x more likely to achieve a first page rank on goog.
Amy Cosper. Editor in chief, Entrepreneur magazine.
Twitter.com/EntMagazineAmy

The Markets

Quattrone to VCs: If you were a stock, I d short you. This isn't an asset class - it's a train wreck.
Mark MacLeod, CFO at startups Akoha and Tungle, referring to recent comments by controversial analyst Frank Quattrone.
Twitter.com/startupcfo

$C calls trading weak compared to equity... which bring up the thought... is the US Gov selling calls on its $C equity? Don't laugh!
Anonymous hedge fund investor.
Twitter.com/hedgefundinvest

The Lighter Side

Supreme Court Allows Corporations To Run For Political Office
The Onion, satirical news site, referencing the Court s recent decision on corporate donations to political campaigns.
Twitter.com/TheOnion

Poll: Americans Worried About Economy, Being Run Over By a Speeding Toyota
Andy Borowitz, satirist.
Twitter.com/BorowitzReport