What a world-wide event it has become, around 116 million viewers. chickens lost though, 1.25 billion chicken wings eaten Super Bowl weekend. The players made money, the owners, the league, ad agencies, the networks, TV stations. One guy plopped down $1000 on a first score being a safety, I think he won $50,000, the list of "happenings" goes on and on.
I remember the first one, and have watched all or part of all of them since. I did not like the "strike" situation this year, and as a result, my own "silent protest" consisted of watching no NFL games this year. During the game, I was channel hopping and did see Brady throw that pass that cost them two points, and I watched the last two minutes of the game, which really was all that was needed.
I am not clairvoyant, but I did predict a Giants victory. I am skeptical and have been for quite some time. TV is the reason for the games, so I think TV has a lot to do with outcomes. Welker rarely drops passes, but if he had held on to that one, the outcome might have been different, so he dropped it. Maybe a coincidence.
TV loves close halftime scores to lure people back for the second half. You don't see him, and I have not been to a game in a while, so it could be different, but on the sideline, near the end zone, is a guy with a brightly colored sleeve. When his arm goes up, no football, when it comes down, they play. He lets them know when it is OK to play. He is the TV guy on the field, not the refs or the line judges, the guy with the colored sleeve tells them when to play, controlled from up above by the guys on TV.
Both the losing team and the winning team players will be able to relax in their million dollar homes, work out the kinks in their Jacuzzi s, maybe take the trophy wife and the kids to Disneyland, or Nassau or some exotic place to unwind, been a grueling season. "Hey hon, I'm going to take the Bentley and get some steaks and lobsters for dinner tonight."
Everyone is happy, the fans, the networks, owners, teams, all the stores who sold the goodies. Well, maybe some who are homeless, out or work, hungry, maybe some right there in Indianapolis, not far from the game, maybe they felt better knowing everyone was having a good time, maybe.
