slefain said:I actually don't care for football, but what I do like is cheese dip. This is the one time of the year I can eat a crock pot of cheese dip as a meal and not feel like an outcast.
Who am I rooting for in the big game? Cheese dip, that's who.
I want to know more about that cheese dip. It looks delicious.
slefain said:I actually don't care for football, but what I do like is cheese dip. This is the one time of the year I can eat a crock pot of cheese dip as a meal and not feel like an outcast.
Visit Wisconsin some time. No football necessary...Although if you're not drinking beer with it, you might feel like an outcast again.
Dusterbd13 said:The only reason I watch it is because my brother throws a Superbowl party for my daughter every year. I could honestly give two E36 M3s about it.
Haye it for the city its in. Even more of an issue for the residents than the president coming to town.
Not just the president, when republican candidates for president they always stop by my Lake because of a major republican donor. They actually close part of my lake
Wally said:oldrotarydriver said:I've ignored the NFL all year, that weekend won't be a challenge.
I find it amusing that without actually looking it up, I have no idea what weekend it will be.
It’s the weekend between the Rolex 24 and NASCAR Speedweeks like every year.
That’s the weekend for the Indy 500 then, hey wonder what the Indy 500 would be like with snow tires?
Wally said:The past few years I’ve been angering family and friends by sharing Superb Owl facts during the game. After a day of drinking they don’t find it as funny as I do.
I can verify that Wally shares Superb Owl facts. I find them more enjoyable than football as a whole.
aircooled said:Careful now. Adrian might be a Rugby fan. You know, the guys that play almost the same game but without the suits of armor so they don't get a boo, boo.
(Ironically of course. Football players do far more serious damage to themselves because of their suits of armor)
He's not, as far as I know he only cares about racing. But he does love pushing the buttons of American sports fans. 
tuna55 said:I have a stated goal every year of not knowing when it is, who played, who won, or what the score was. I've been doing this for a decade, and I have never succeeded.
Because you tell people about it! Don't tell people. Then they won't ruin it.
Last year my GF held a SB party. I enjoy watching football. I think I was the only one that watched the entire game. My GF and another watched some of it.
I hate the half time shows. I use it as time to pee and then get something to eat. Yes, I wash my hands.
I never really understood it. Especially when the big draw to watch it for so many people is the commercials. They're berkeleying commercials, they make up a (conservative guess) 30% of all television broadcasts already, what makes these so special other than the price?
I’m in for superb owl facts and cheese dip!
I can relate to the OP though- living in Ann Arbor, football Saturdays are really something.
I generally like parties. I usually even like parties where something I think is dumb is on the TV.
What's the problem again?
So while complaining about wife’s parking cost, have you explored public transportation? $0 parking fees
Wally said:oldrotarydriver said:I've ignored the NFL all year, that weekend won't be a challenge.
I find it amusing that without actually looking it up, I have no idea what weekend it will be.
It’s the weekend between the Rolex 24 and NASCAR Speedweeks like every year.
Well, there ya go, wreckin' mah ignance! :-)
SWIA returns from her Far East jaunt just in time to interfere with a Rolex 24 trip, so that'll be my championship weekend on the TV. The following weekend will be working on something like the attic, or *maybe* outside prepping the site for a garage, instead of this sad-(berked) excuse of a shed.
SpeedWeeks. Whuzzat?
Oh. NASCAR. Carry on.
Rather than being bored to tears watching other people do things, I'll go out and do something fun myself.
And since I don't know when the Rolex or Speedweek is, I still don't know when the Super Bowl is.
frenchyd said:That’s the weekend for the Indy 500 then, hey wonder what the Indy 500 would be like with snow tires?
Now you're talking. Let's find out.
Joe Gearin said:Damn straight I'll watch the Superbowl! You know why? Cause Merika that's why.
I enjoy football. I enjoy violence. I enjoy spectacle. I enjoy getting together with friends, and partaking in gluttony. I've watched every Superbowl since Terry Bradshaw was playing....no reason to skip one now.
And Adrian......it's amusing to hear about our "girly" game. Please tell me again how "manly" your soccer is......those brave tough guys......flopping around on the ground like someone cut off their leg......oh no.....just a hangnail, or less. You don't like football......great. I don't like soccer, but I can appreciate the drama and spectacle of the World Cup.
The Superbowl also brings in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue for the host city. Yes, it's a pain in the ass, but it fills those city / county / state coffers unlike anything besides the Olympics.
Nailed it. (Except for decades now the Olympics typically cost the host city hundreds of millions, not make them money, and then leave them with unnecessary infrastructure)
The only football I even kind of pay attention to is my Alma Mater. If someone is having a Super Bowl party, sure I'll go, watch the game, enjoy some tasty snack foods and a couple of beers. Why not?
The lot of you in this thread sound like an absolute blast to be around!
This thread reminds me of two things:
Patrick said:So while complaining about wife’s parking cost, have you explored public transportation? $0 parking fees
But the bus isn’t free, Missing the bus, waiting for the bus in the snow, cold ( the wind chill this morning was 27 below), or rain? Crowded busses filled with angry bitter people, having to stand on the more than an hour trip home because all the seats are taken.
Then when it does drop you off there is the 1.1 mile walk from the bus stop to your home?
oldrotarydriver said:Wally said:oldrotarydriver said:I've ignored the NFL all year, that weekend won't be a challenge.
I find it amusing that without actually looking it up, I have no idea what weekend it will be.
It’s the weekend between the Rolex 24 and NASCAR Speedweeks like every year.
Well, there ya go, wreckin' mah ignance! :-)
SWIA returns from her Far East jaunt just in time to interfere with a Rolex 24 trip, so that'll be my championship weekend on the TV. The following weekend will be working on something like the attic, or *maybe* outside prepping the site for a garage, instead of this sad-(berked) excuse of a shed.
SpeedWeeks. Whuzzat?Oh. NASCAR. Carry on.
Growing up our two big holidays were Christmas and Speedweeks. Both involved lots of cooking, eating, and usually some disappointment on the big day.
frenchyd said:Patrick said:So while complaining about wife’s parking cost, have you explored public transportation? $0 parking fees
But the bus isn’t free, Missing the bus, waiting for the bus in the snow, cold ( the wind chill this morning was 27 below), or rain? Crowded busses filled with angry bitter people, having to stand on the more than an hour trip home because all the seats are taken.
Then when it does drop you off there is the 1.1 mile walk from the bus stop to your home?
A simple “yes, it wasn’t feasible” would have sufficed. But that’s not your style.
In reply to Patrick :
No
Leading up to the SB, anybody watch the last 10 secs. of the Vikes'/Saints game ?
In reply to iceracer :
Yes
iceracer said:Leading up to the SB, anybody watch the last 10 secs. of the Vikes'/Saints game ?
As much as people love to rip football in general and the NFL in particular, that right there is why I watch. Incredible athletes doing incredible things, and you just never know what can happen.
In reply to Tom_Spangler :
The real miracle wasn’t Diggs catch of a football thrown at him, Nor was it the pass Keenan threw to him.
It was the offensive linemen who dug down in their soul and found the drive to hold back the Saints line long enough for the Quarterback to look at his options and choose the one that led to a touchdown.
They are the real hero’s
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