Super Bowl Fever - Is There An Antidote? (Wizbang Sports)

It's Wednesday of week one, and I am already sick of the Super Bowl hype.

Would it be possible, I wonder, to petition the NFL to have the game moved up? Say to tomorrow? Yes, I know...logistical issues. Kind of hard to set all that up on such short notice. All the confetti cannons and the giant blow-up football helmets. And of course Tom Petty would have to be roused from his pot stupor. Everyone knows rock and roll legends need at least three days to get themselves cranked up.

I have a solution to the Tom Petty issue at least...hire someone for halftime who isn't edging into AARP territory. Lots of fantastic young musicians out there who could use the break. Of course the NFL is run by old white men, the kind who think Foghat is still cool.

Memo to NFL white men: Foghat were never cool.

Okay, so it's totally unrealistic to move the Super Bowl up. That means we'll just have to endure the hype. Two weeks of speculation about Tom Brady's ankle. Fretting over whether he's got his boot on or doesn't have his boot on. Whether he's out in New York partying with Gisele Bundchen and Leonardo DiCaprio. And then there's the Randy Moss assault allegation story - you know that's gonna get rehashed ad nauseam.

This just in: Tom Brady is in his slippers! They're pink and fuzzy! And he just scratched his butt!

Oh, by the way...there are two teams in the Super Bowl this year. The Giants are the other one. Remember them? The NFC champs?

Does no one care about Eli Manning's footwear? Does anyone, by chance, have Adriana Lima's number? Eli needs a model to hang out with so people will pay attention to him.

We already know what the Eli angle will be anyway: The Manning Legacy. Eli can match his brother Peyton in Super Bowl victories if not endorsements. Gosh, I can't wait for the scintillating Eli interviews. I hope he doesn't dribble on himself too much.

Super Bowl hype - it's almost lame enough to make me want to pay attention to the Australian Open or the NBA instead.

Almost.

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Comments (2)

There's always the Tiger-Ph... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Bill Jempty | January 24, 2008 6:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bill Jempty:

There's always the Tiger-Phil talk at the San Diego Open....Oh I'm tired of that too.

At least I have the Florida Panthers! Lets see if they can win two game in a row for the first time in about a month.

Cheers,

Bill

Posted on January 24, 2008 06:21

I know you're sick of the S... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Jennifer in OR | January 29, 2008 1:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jennifer in OR:

I know you're sick of the Super Bowl already, but does anyone over here want to win some free NFL auto accessories? I have a giveaway going on at my blog (url below) - just leave a comment to enter. Go Giants!!

http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/01/28/super-bowl-xlii-giveaway-auto-accessories/

Posted on January 29, 2008 13:08