Confused about Super Bowl

[mike31154]

A little like the Grey Cup huh? With Sask doing a number on Hamilton. I think that was a tad more entertaining to watch though, at least Hamilton got on the board with a little more gusto than Denver in the Stupor Bowl. I don't watch pro sports of any kind as much as I used to. Something has changed since my younger days. Pretty well every pro sport now involves some sort of doping, a bunch of superhuman freaks out to make insane amounts of money. Still watch soccer though & the Grey Cup most years. Something about the east/west rivalry in the Grey Cup makes it a special game & to me Canadian football has always been more interesting to watch than the American game. I also get a real kick out of the American announcers calling the Super Bowl winning team "World Champions"! How pretentious. Same goes for the "World Series" of baseball. Where do these guys get off? Granted, both leagues would likely overpower any other country that tried to enter the fray, but there's something not right about being so pompous as to tout youself as world champs without even considering the rest of the world! Don't think I've ever heard the Stanley Cup champs referred to as "World Champions".

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by mike31154

I also get a real kick out of the American announcers calling the Super Bowl winning team "World Champions"! How pretentious. Same goes for the "World Series" of baseball. Where do these guys get off? Granted, both leagues would likely overpower any other country that tried to enter the fray, but there's something not right about being so pompous as to tout youself as world champs without even considering the rest of the world! Don't think I've ever heard the Stanley Cup champs referred to as "World Champions".

I thought the same when I kept hearing that yesterday. And like you, am a little jaded with pro sports these days. I tend to only watch some play-offs and championship games now.

Hockey is even worse for me now (esp the Canucks). Too many goon tactics, and bad sportsmanship. Used to watch hockey a lot when I was young, but hardly at all now. Olympics is more interesting to me, but even there, too much money and doping scandals are spoiling that, too.

[Magickiwi]

I dunno, Peyton walking off the field without doing the handshakes with the other team? Kinda poor sportsmanship and out of character for Peyton. If it really was his last game would that be how he wants to end things? <Edit: I just remembered he did the same thing when the Colts lost to the Saints in the Superbowl. Guess it's not out of character>

Personally I really enjoyed the game. I'm a Seahawks fan and watching them walk all over the favored Broncos was a treat Especially the times there was a big play for the Seahawks defense.

[jorjef]

He shook the hand of a few of the Seahawk players, I don't think most of the Broncos or any loosing team hang around much after loosing a championship game, regular season ya but there's too much going on otherwise. I would be heading for the tunnel too. It' not like hockey where they line up after the game.