valmont's Journal: superbowl. blech.

a couple of random thoughts about superbowl.

it was funny to see Celine sing God Bless America. I know it's an old, rehashed rhetoric, but still. She's not American, she doesn't live in the U.S. (aside from her occasional appearances in vegas), she's not even from a real country. I mean shit, who gives a shit that she can sing. heh. anyway. And if i was an italian mama i'd freak out at how thin she is. for the love of God, EAT. love ya' Celine.

that superbowl game reinforced my ideas of American football: it is an essentially boring to watch, retarded game. I'm talking about the game itself. I understand that, just like any sport, it helps people from communities all over the U.S. get together and unite with great pride over a uniquely American sport. Fair enough. I can also understand how following scores and statistics makes for fun betting and fantasy gaming.

But the game. the game itself, in my opinion, is insanely boring and retarded. You've got the guy who throws the ball, and the guy who receives it. The only goal of everyone else involved is to either facilitate that pass, or prevent it. What i find the most frustrating is that the whole game is a serie of "plays", each of which is interrupted by excrutiatingly long "breaks". Unless you are lucky enough to witness that one truly amazing long pass, each play is bound to last a handful of seconds. and then break again. the refs jump in, see where the ball is, everyone breaks out, the quarterbacks get their instructions from the coaches, players re-form the lines. silence. wait a little more. 5-10 minutes right there. The ball moved a few yards, the action lasted 15 seconds. And most of the time, that piece of action is boring. As far as i can tell, speed and agility is only required from the guy who receives the ball. The quarterback should be fast to dodge people who wanna tackle his ass, but really, people only care that he's got a good arm and can aim. So what's everyone else in the team for, what are their skills? Well. some can "run good". All gotta have bulk. A bunch of fat fucks running around and wrestling. I mean shit *have you seen the gut on some of those guys??* UN-FUCKING BELIEVABLE.

So there i am with my friends, watching the fucking superbowl, holding my breath for T3, M2, HULK previews, and wondering how this game came to be our flagship national sport.

I can't think of a sport that is more boring to watch. Golf maybe. Unless it features Adam Sandler.

At least there's still basketball. I just wish all the cool commericals and half-time shows were during the NBA playoffs.