What makes the Super Bowl a lot of fun to watch compared to any other NFL game? Well, this thought rushed through my mind as I am feeling the proverbial "Super Bowl Hangover." However, my brain was churning enough to come up with a couple of reasons:
1) Its an all day event.
- I dont say this just because of the 7 1/2 hour pre-game show that Fox aired or the entire ESPN crew disciphering (spelling?) every single number and mark on the stat sheet. I say this because most people spend the morning either going to church, where the Super Bowl is the topic of most sermons, or stocking up on all the food for the game.
2) It is a holiday where your friends replace the annoying relatives.
- The Super Bowl is a reason to gather together as a group on the same day every year. I love my family, dont get me wrong, but, I would rather sit and discuss football with friends than have a conversation talking about Uncle Billy Bob's visit to the doctor five months ago.
3) Even if your favorite team isn't playing, by the end of the night, you are stressing out over one team.
- For me, going into this year's playoffs, I did not know who to pull for because once again the Panthers choked. So throughout the playoffs I watched the games to enjoy football...except when the Patriots were playing.
Eventhough they are "the team of the century" and Fox made it seem like if you didnt pull for the Patriots you were not American, they were the team you love to hate. I dont know if its because of "spygate" or they were the only team to go undefeated and wanted to trademark 19-0, seemed like I wanted them to lose and to lose bad.
So in Super Bowl XLII I wanted the underdog Giants to win, I just didnt know I wanted them to win so bad. By the end of the game the tension grew and every play was followed up with a cheer or groan. But hey, thats football.
4) You can stop/cheat on your diet/healthy eating.
- For me, I cheated horribly last night as I had the first carbonated drink in about a month, wait make that 3. Also, the whole, "dont eat alot late at night" theory was thrown out the window. But its all for a good reason right?
So to sum it all up, the Super Bowl is one game that can be enjoyed by both the everyday fan or the casual person who just wants to hangout with friends.
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gooooo GIANTS! man i haven't had that many root beers in a while. jenny will have those super bowl pics of you guys up there soon! there's a real good one i think of ya'll jumping up and down at the end, and your head is poking up and you've got some crazed expression on your face! i could making all this up..it's too late, i don't even know. but i wish you were still writing for the newspaper. wait a minute...why don't you just write the stories they assign me? that sounds like fun!
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