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Why We Care About the Super Bowl
It’s Not About the Game
As we approach Super Bowl Sunday, what has essentially become a national holiday, I’ve pondered what it is about the National Football League I don’t like. Why can’t I seem to get excited about it, the way so many of us do? Why don’t I care about the Super Bowl?
Allow me to issue the following disclaimer before you read further. If a team I follow or a player who inspires me was playing, it would be different. When Peyton Manning led the Colts to those Super Bowls, I was into it. And, at the risk of aging myself, there will never be another team like the 1985 Chicago Bears.
That said, I’ve been known to utter the words “I hate the NFL.” It’s not true. I don’t hate it. There are things I like about it, and I honestly believe it serves a valuable purpose in our culture.
I hate the hype. And, let’s just say, if I could choose announcers, Tony Romo would not be on my list.
Tony Romo is the Bill Walton of the NFL.
I’m the guy who never even considered seeing the new Top Gun movie because of the way everyone talked about it. And, I’m glad you love Coldplay or U2 or Dave Matthews or whatever band it is you see when you attend your one concert a year. I can appreciate their music, but I’d much rather…
