The Not So Super Bowl

[Sandpiper]

Before the flames start coming, just think about it for a second.

The Super Bowl is Event with a capital E. However, if you take away all the window dressing from the Super Bowl (the week of media hype, the pregame hoopla, the commercials, the halftime show), what you're left with is a game that's usually not very super.

Of the 37 Super Bowls played up to now, the winning team has posted a double digit victory 26 times. Even in the supposed age of "parity," the average margin of victory for the last 10 Super Bowls is 15 points.

Of all the major American sports, football wins hands down in terms of generating excitement and making a spectacle of its championship. In terms of quality of play, well, that's another story.

[GregorStocks]

1. BE QUIET!!!

If you don't shut up, I'll have to post some more, and get even closer to 250 posts!!!!!

Yeah, you'd like that, wouldn't you?

GRRRRRRRRRRRAAHHHHHHHH!!!

[HEyHEY]

2. Which is why I like the Grey Cup better

ALways a tight game...many come down to filed goal in the dying seconds.

[fortyfeetunder]

7. Absofrigginlutely the Grey Cup

Lucky for living close to the border I have the best of both worlds...will look at the CFL if it's on. But having attended the Grey Cup, I daresay I haven't seen a SB that had the same depth of excitement.

[GregorStocks]

3. Yeah, I prefer rugby anyway.

Even though I've only ever seen one game.

[Sandpiper]

4. Lest anyone accuse me of being a football hater

I like American style professional football just fine. I just think that more often than not, the Super Bowl is more hype than substance.

[glarius]

5. I just heard Byonce (sp?) sing your national anthem beautifully

It was very moving...That's all I have to say about the super bowl....hahaha :)

[trof]

6. MEGA-MULTI-HYPER-HYPE of all hypes.

A SUPER politocommercial "sporting" event.

[LastKnight]

8. super what?

oh you mean that crapass little sporting event on CBS who wouldnt air moveon.org comercial. i guess the message that 'hot girls are sluts for beer' is ok but the message that your 'kids will pay for bush's mistakes and the tax cut for his rich friends' isnt. so, bring on the beer comercials. cbs fuckers.

yea, im a bit pissed, first they buckled on airing 'the regans' and now they fuck with us again.

-LK

[Supply Side Jesus]

9. F*ck the super bowl

venture in consumerism. Makes me :puke:

[LastKnight]

10. sir... i raise my glass to you.

:toast:

im with you on this one, but your gonna get flamed for it i think. may your pants be flame resistant.

-LK

[Supply Side Jesus]

12. whats really sad....

I'm sitting here with some friends watching it. :puke: But it is fun ripping into all the ridiculous hoopla, especially the dirty looks. ;)

[trof]

13. Well! My word!

That's just downright sacreligious.
Godless heathen!

[Art_from_Ark]

11. Yeah, it's overhyped

Yeah, it isn't usually very exciting
And it doesn't affect my life in even the slightest way

Yet for some reason, I'm listening to it on the radio:shrug: