It would be wrong to have a sports blog and write something about the NHL All-Star Skills competition but not the Super Bowl. I usually get to watch yet for, at most, a mild fan of the NFL, I'm just there for the hot wings. It's often an average game diluted by a brutal two-week break, a painfully drawn-out halftime show, unhelpful commentary, and hit-and-miss commercials. Still, it makes for a good social event. This year's game was outright boring for three quarters. You'd think the highest scoring team in NFL history would be able to put up more than seven points, in an indoor game no less, against a team who finished the regular season 10-6.
Good for the underdogs I guess, though I was hoping to see an undefeated team if for no other reason than to shut the omnipresent 1972 Dolphins right the hell up. This Patriots team was awfully hard to like though with Bill Belichick being such an ass all the time. Leaves the field with a second on the clock, doesn't congradulate the other team in post-game interviews, accused of cheating all year, running up the score early in the season and just a genuinely unpleasant person in press conferences. It's always been a huge pet peeve of mine, the way NFL coaches act like Roman Emperors over their teams and cities. Maybe it's the larger roster or something, but it seems like NFL coaches have a far more grandiose vision of themselves than coaches from other sports. Screw them.
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