18-1
This past weekend Glendale was host to Super Bowl 42. I admit, it was pretty cool to have it here again. Its fun to watch all the locals go nuts over “super” stars, the parties, and anything that mentions the Super Bowl.
Me being me, I could care less about all the hype of who is AT the game, I care about who is IN the game. I don’t get to watch too many games during the regular season from beginning to end. Usually I get to watch the 4th quarter of one game and the first 1 or 2 quarters of another game. But the Super Bowl is different. I like to watch some of the pre-game, and all of the game.
This year I paid more attention to game than usual. Not only because of the quest for the “perfect” 19-0 record, but because it was here. Since neither team was one I liked, and you can’t go into a Super Bowl and not cheer for one side or another, I choose the NY Giants as the team to root for.
The three reasons for my pick were simple. I don’t like the Patriots, as they come off as a bunch of jerks. There is no reason to “go for it” on 4th and 1 when you are up 20+ points. Just plain unsportsmanlike, in my opinion. Not to mention, Boston won the World Series a couple months ago, and one championship a year is plenty. Being from Phoenix, and having one championship in my lifetime, I can call them greedy.
Second, I work with a guy from the Boston area. See my first reason, and you will understand why this is my second reason.
Third, one of my best friends is from NY, though he now lives in Ohio. And with the Buckeyes losing so much the last couple years, and my dislike of the Patriots, I had to root for the Giants.
Needless to say, I am glad the Giants won the game. Plus, it was one of the best football games I have seen in a long time, and probably the best Super Bowl I can remember.
But now that the Giants have won, and the Pats are not as “perfect” as they hoped, I have reverted back to my dislike for both teams. Thanks NY, but I will now boo you. Boo.
And if you wondered, my team is the Cardinals. Hey, someone has to like em!
Tropizm