Super Bowl Hype

There is going to be a great football game today. Our gladiators will hit the field and they will play. Each team deserves to be there. Both teams were 15 and 3 for the season. It's a little ironic that the West is representing on the East Coast, but hey, we'll take what we can get. And we'll take it on Ground Hog day.

Watching the hype on television this week, especially on Tuesday, was tough to escape. I must admit I am more inclined to watch the funnier shows by choice, and The Colbert Report was particularly good. The one I enjoyed was dubbed the Superb Owl edition, and, as promised, in addition to a hilarious skit starring Colbert as QB, Steven did a story about owls too. 

I also caught a segment with social media playing a role in the predictions. It seems the fans were encouraged to send their predictions via hash tags, and the final tally was presented in team colors on Friday for all to see when they lit up the Empire State Building that night. I was pleased to see on the news the building was glimmering with Seattle colors. I didn't participate, but I agree with the outcome. 

At the same time, I'm looking forward to watching the Broncos for their awesome QB, Payton Manning. He is such a great player, and seems just generally, likeable. He is so admired by everyone, and it's not surprising. I believe despite any outcome today, he will go down as one of the greats. Even Russel Wilson admitted this week that he learned a lot from Manning in a passing workshop he took back when he was a sophomore in high school. Respect is everywhere. 

Yup. It will be a difficult game to watch today. Just like it was difficult two weeks ago against the Niners. Both Seattle and San Francisco played their hearts out during that game, and unfortunately for the Niners, it didn't go their way. But it could have. Just like today. It could go either way. Either Manning will win for the second time, or the Hawks will win for the first time. This is going to be epic.