Another Super (?) Bowl

Grant Boone does a great job of summing up the game. Especially this insight:

"But blowing the biggest game of the year by constantly interrupting the flow of the game and sucking the life out of one of the contestants by overofficiating..."

That hadn't bubbled to the top in my gray matter, but it now seems obvious.

I'm always a bit amused at the reasons people give for rooting for a team, when their team isn't participating. From the SB gathering we attended last night, here are some I heard:

- Seattle: Holmgreen's wife and daughter missed the game because of a mission trip
- Seattle: The Steelers would tie Dallas for most championships (5, along with SF)
- Pitt: AFC affiliation (from KC fans)
- Pitt: Respect for Cowher and bluecollar Steeler fans

Is it possible to simply root for a good game without picking a personal favorite? I tend to root for teams whose leaders have high morals (reason #1 above), but who am I kidding? There are so many people involved with each team, that I'd actually need to get details about each person on each team, and use their combined 'team morality rating' to decide who to root for (I'm being facetious of course).

The biggest problem with the SB is the depressing realization that there will be no worthwhile football, or for that matter major sporting events for a month or so (sorry NBA doesn't count for me) . I told Beth after the game that they should make the SB last 120 minutes just to help it live up to all the hype. I figure tired players would equate to big plays & more scoring.

And finally, Mick and Keith need to hang it up.

The good news is that catchers and pitchers report in less than a month.