Superbowl XLV

Just got home from a party I attended with my parents for the Superbowl. I am pretty full, mostly junk food and cake. But I found the game to be fairly disappointing. The rallying points of the game were meager, and the overall tempo of the play seemed boring, especially in comparison to some of the playoff games leading up to it. So yeah.

I like Aaron Rogers though. He seemed like a good guy, and an exceptionally skilled quarterback. His composure in the pocket is pretty amazing. I know I couldn't remain that calm, or even look that calm with a bunch of 400 pound men running at me. No way.

Earlier today I was thinking about some of the ridiculous things about the Superbowl. Like how even those who don't watch professional football, like myself, watch the game. And how it is essentially an unofficial holiday for millions of Americans, and even non-Americans, every year. I also thought about the ridiculous amount of money spent in this singular game, specifically in the advertising. I know that the ads are often more entertaining than the game itself, which seemed t be the case this year. But the absurd amount of money spent on seconds of advertising really astonishes me. I mean it makes sense, but the pure amount of money that goes into it is ridiculous. I mean public high schools run out of paper all the time, but like 10 million dollars for 20 seconds of advertising. Done.

Halftime show, that was bad. I like the Black-Eyed Peas. They are a group thats interesting to listen to. But live, they were awful! It was bad. They are quite obviously a studio band, too much editing and auto-tuning. It just doesn't do well. And when I have to look at their gaudy and over-extravagant futuristic costumes it just makes it worse. Slash was a nice touch though. That segment was actually alright. I also thought it was funny that the giant stage that was supposed to spell LOVE ended up not lighting up all the way so it kinda looked like LO\E. Which is embarrassing for some roadie out there. Additionally, the coordinated dancers will never be as good as the Beijing Olympics ones. Those Chinese kids were awesome! Amazing. And they all did it for the price of a bowl of rice a day. That Chinese labor market just likes to prove us Americans wrong everytime.

Which brings me to an interesting point: What do people in foreign countries think about the Superbowl? (Besides the obvious non-comprehension of our "barbaric" sport) I mean when they see that ridiculously strange, extravagant, crazy halftime show, what do they think? Just saying, I mean I would like to know. Do they think we could be spending that money on other things like education or green energy? Or do hey embrace it and love America for it? Probably both.

So Congrats to the Green Bay Packers. And to Capitalism and Advertising. And to America. Next playoff game I will care about: not really sure. NBA? Only if Lakers are there. March Madness? Doubt it. MLB World Series? Definitely not. Most likely NCAA Football, since I will actually be attending a school with a decent team. Not for sure though. Only certainty will be next Superbowl. Which is sad.

I really wish the World Cup would come around. Soccer is the only sport I can really enjoy watching.