Finally....It's here! Super Bowl XLV! Now I know most of you reading this are saying "Yeah Super Bowl Sunday is here but "My Team" isn't playing"! Right? And of course unless you are from Pittsburgh or Green Bay you'd be correct. What do the other 30 NFL cities do on Super Bowl Sunday? Mainly we watch...........the COMMERCIALS! Who cares about the game if "your" team isn't playing? Right? What else could be important? Well, I know for some of you, you have probably placed a wager or two. It is a well known fact that more money is bet on this one game than any other sporting event. So, I get it for those of you who have laid down a couple dollars on the outcome of the game or any variety of combinations during the game. For the Super Bowl, you see, people will wager on just about anything that has to do with the game down to whether or not the announcers will say something stupid or an old tired cliche'. Think of this game as a time to get together with friends and family and enjoy some good food and conversation. Mainly, the conversation about how "your" team will be in it next year and the reasons why. Just remember starting in September (for we football fans a few short months away) we will all be 0-0 once again with the dream of "our" team being one of two to make it to the big dance.
Now for all of you who truly want an opinion let's turn our attention to the game just a bit. If ever there were two more evenly matched teams playing each other it would seem today is the day. The Super Bowl has been competitive in the last few years and I believe that has a lot to do with the parity in the league now. Today is no exception. There is an incredible amount of talent on each team and players who have distinguished themselves. Also, players who have stepped in for injured or missing players and performed admirably. The story lines go on and on and on. Some say that the team with Super Bowl experience has the advantage. Last year would seem to prove that theory wrong. The most important thing for the players to overcome is letting the game become bigger than it is. When players do that they lose focus. I would bet that Mike McCarthy has called Sean Payton for just a little advice on how to deal with this. McCarthy seems to have the ear of his team. They believe in him and his vision. For this reason and others I am going with the Packers today to win it and become the new world champions. I always look to the quarterback position first and I must lean to Aaron Rodgers as the QB that is the hottest going into this game. Everybody's talking about the Steeler defense and no one is looking at the Packer defense led by Clay Matthews. Matthews is a game changer just like Troy Polomolau is for Pittsburgh. Unlike Polomolau, Matthews has been healthy all season and will be refreshed after a two week rest. I do look for this to be a close game at least until the 4th Quarter. In the end the Packers will be victorious. For the rest of us the mantra will be "Wait till next year"! Enjoy the game but most of all enjoy the family and friends and make some great Super Bowl memories of your own.
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