Jenny in Florida Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I feel so alone. Even NPR spent what seemed like an hour this morning talking about this "event." My family cannot be the only one in the U.S. who just plain doesn't care? Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 We don't - even my husband! Though I wouldn't mind eating all the food if no football was involved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I usually watch at least part of the game every year (dh is into football) but I don't follow football so I don't get into all the pre-game stuff. That's seems to get more and more every year. This year I almost have to care because we are in Arizona. Most people are going nuts here. Cardinals stuff is every where. Even the donuts I bought this morning were football-shaped with red frosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 That's football, right? Okay, I'm only joking. :D But no, I don't care about the Super Bowl either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't even know when the game is, or who's playing. I've watched part of a game, once in my life when we first got our big screen TV, and we had a "superbowl" party. It was actually a "show off your big TV" party. Because dh and I didn't even know how to follow the game. I think maybe we faked it though. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm with you, Jenny and others. What shocked me yesterday was hearing on NPR that Pittsburgh public schools have planned a two hour delay on Monday because students will be staying up late on Sunday. :confused: Guess that tells us what is truly important in America these days. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Don't worry. Superbowl Sunday has never meant anything to me! Dh works Sundays so I'm off the hook! It's usually a movie day for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hate major sporting events; Super Bowl, World Series, World Cup. I sorta like the Olympics. I like amateur sports and the UFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I just found out yesterday who will be playing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Not a big deal here either. I think it can be fun to get caught up in the food and the commercials and the half-time show if I'm around people who *do* care. But I don't have that this year, and that's fine too. :) We haven't had a kitchen for the last two weeks, but now I do at least have a working sink and some counter space again... Maybe I can at least make guacamole, even if we don't turn the tv on. ;) (No range yet, so I can't cook anything, lol...) (I don't even know who's playing... But I never know who's playing...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I think you all need to become culturally literate and join in the Great Conversation that is American Football!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingmommy Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 This is me......not caring about the Super Bowl. Still not caring! :tongue_smilie: Now, if it were hockey................ Jeannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't care about the superbowl, but I would love to be in Tampa (where the game will be played, in case you don't know). Why? Because it's warm there!!!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Do not care about the superbowl at all here. Now DH? THe Pittsburgh fan? I uh...think he cares just a tad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I think you all need to become culturally literate and join in the Great Conversation that is American Football!! :lol: So do you think that people place more importance on sports in hard economic times, a sort of distraction from reality? Is the Super Bowl larger than life every year or are some years more over the top? Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I think you all need to become culturally literate and join in the Great Conversation that is American Football!! :lol: But we are culturally literate - even Plaid Dad knew that it was about football! :D That's how I know not to turn on certain channels on that day. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I like the friends/family, food, and commercials. The game? Not so much. :tongue_smilie: Dh loves football, but really only watches college football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Not a big deal here either. I think it can be fun to get caught up in the food and the commercials and the half-time show if I'm around people who *do* care. But I don't have that this year, and that's fine too. :) Yep. Although a couple of years ago when the Seahawks were there (seems so long ago now, after this season...:tongue_smilie:), we watched the game and I was beyond annoyed by the amount of commercial breaks ~ not to mention many of the commercials themselves. We only watch soccer and one gets used to actually seeing the athletes move, and to not having a game interrupted throughout for the sake of advertising. Watching American football, by comparison, has become quite boring for me. Not to mention the Super Bowl is so rarely a display of really great football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 But we are culturally literate - even Plaid Dad knew that it was about football! :D That's how I know not to turn on certain channels on that day. :tongue_smilie: Well, it was a joke. However, one person said they couldn't even follow the game! And several said they don't know who is playing. As for Jane's question, I think the Super Bowl is over the top and has been for a long time. I don't think hard economic times have anything to do with it. However, it is my personal opinion that the cities should own the teams and get the profits from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Another don't care here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I like watching the half time shows, at least I have enjoyed the last few years with Paul McCartney and last years Tom Petty and of course this years with New Jersey's boy. Our church is having a pre-game polar plunge in the Atlantic and then having a Super Bowl party at the church. My teen is going to both, I will be staying home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 In fact, this year is a real treat. My husband is on an overseas trip, so I don't even have to deal with it for a change. I usually find something fun and special that I love to do on that day while he watches it very enthusiastically. Tomorrow dd and I can watch a movie in peace and quiet. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejily Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 In fact, this year is a real treat. My husband is on an overseas trip, so I don't even have to deal with it for a change. ... That is exactly my situation this year, too! I will probably have it on, just to watch the commercials, though. We are DVR'ing it for DH to watch when he returns, even though he'll already know the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Not into sports here, either. However, I have to add that, since one of the teams is technically *our* team, we will be interested in hearing who won. It is possible, but not likely, that we will watch the last ten minutes or so, just to see who wins.:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Could care less here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm not into sports. I'm an art, music, and gun girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hey, that was going to be my post. :tongue_smilie: I have no idea even which teams are involved. That's football, right? Okay, I'm only joking. :D But no, I don't care about the Super Bowl either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't even know who's playing. I'm going to choir practice. Dh will probably watch it, but it'll just be him, home with the kids. I don't think he's watched an entire game all year. It's just not our thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 We are going to a party we were invited to by friends and bringing lots of yummy food. My dh is a Cardinals fan, so he is very happy. But, we would rather be going to our church activities, and would be if they weren't canceled so people could watch the Super Bowl. :glare: I can't believe (well, maybe I can) how entertainment has gotten to the point of being more important than religion or education. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbyl Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Here is how little I care about the Super Bowl or any flower-named or fruit-named bowl or any professional or college sporting event involving a ball: I have never watched one on tv or listened to one on radio. I have never attended one even as a student at a participating university when I would have had free admission. Ads are the reason I do not watch otherwise intelligent television programs, so I have not seen the controversial nixed ad or any other _____ Bowl ad. Nor have I wondered over to youtube to view them. But a big thank you to those of you who are passionate about it. The local groceries have good sale prices on certain staples that I stock up on this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I've never watched a super bowl game in my life, but I have been to many *many* SB parites and they are always a lot of fun. For the first time in a long time, we're not going to one or hosting one. Kind of a bummer, actually. I don't know anyone bothering to host this year. Laurie, of Patriots country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 NOt me, and I am a Pitt gal. My sis cancelled my nieces bday to watch it. Which irks me. All my fam are big sports nuts, not me. I am adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Oh, we go out during the super bowl. We've gone to Bass Pro Shops, Costco, Walmart, the park.....It's always so nice and quiet. We usually have the place all to ourselves! If we're not alone it's usually wives with small kids who need to get out of the football zone. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Oh yeah, we watch Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I grew up in a household that rarely tuned in for things like this.... but we will be watching, along with the rest of the Pittsburgh region. We watch some games, but never plan our schedules around sporting events (okay, aside from during the World Cup, when I shamelessly shuffle things around to watch as much as possible). I like football enough, but I am definitely lacking whatever it is that makes for a true fan, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Here is how little I care about the Super Bowl or any flower-named or fruit-named bowl or any professional or college sporting event involving a ball: I have never watched one on tv or listened to one on radio. I have never attended one even as a student at a participating university when I would have had free admission. Ads are the reason I do not watch otherwise intelligent television programs, so I have not seen the controversial nixed ad or any other _____ Bowl ad. Nor have I wondered over to youtube to view them. But a big thank you to those of you who are passionate about it. The local groceries have good sale prices on certain staples that I stock up on this time of year. I think I love you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 My husband will be out of town, so I don't even have to turn it on! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Oh, we go out during the super bowl. We've gone to Bass Pro Shops, Costco, Walmart, the park.....It's always so nice and quiet. We usually have the place all to ourselves! If we're not alone it's usually wives with small kids who need to get out of the football zone. :o Don't go to the fabric store! I went there once and it was packed. It seems like all the football widows sew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I do not care. I will not be watching. Dh goes to a superbowl party. I stay home with the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemytea Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I couldn't care less about the Super Bowl. :) My sister gets a kick out of me saying, "What game?" when she asks if we watched a certain game. It's just not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 As the wife of an unrehabilitative (guess that isn't a word) football fanatic, I've found it's easier to join them than fight them. Mainly, I'm there for the nachos and beer. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julpost Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 We didn't even know who was playing until yesterday. But it's an excuse to have some friends over and eat some yummy food. The kids will have fun and we'll have some good conversation w/other adults who don't really care about football either!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't care much for football, but I do love the soap opera that is professional sports. Now, if you are talking baseball......Pitchers and catchers report in just over two weeks for spring training. That is worth a party at my house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 We don't care here. Occasionally, we watch golf to see the sunny blue skies when we have grey and rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I love her more. :smilielol5::lol: At least she's well loved. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 What's Super Bowl? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Don't go to the fabric store! I went there once and it was packed. It seems like all the football widows sew. Don't they usually have huge sales on Superbowl weekend? So that adds to the pandemonium. Really, I need to go to the fabric store today or tomorrow, and I'm just dreading it. Maybe I'll go tonight (Saturday night). On the other hand, I love to go to the grocery store during the Superbowl. It's so tranquil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I grew up in a household that rarely tuned in for things like this.... but we will be watching, along with the rest of the Pittsburgh region. We watch some games, but never plan our schedules around sporting events (okay, aside from during the World Cup, when I shamelessly shuffle things around to watch as much as possible). I like football enough, but I am definitely lacking whatever it is that makes for a true fan, I guess. The World Cup is the only sport event worthy of shuffling schedules around for. :D I can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 What's Super Bowl? ;) It's where a bunch of grown men wearing shoulder pads and stockings knock each other about because they're all after one weirdly shaped ball. The only time I care about play offs are when a) the Montreal Canadiens are in it and/or b) a Canadian based team beats an American based team (sorry, that is one time when I'm super nationalistic and competitive.) However, in football there is an NHL and a CFL, so that never happens. This does NOT mean that I actually watch the game. Sports on TV, other than figure skating, just doesn't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Um, Jenny, I hate to break it to you, but yea, I think you might be the only one in America. Sorry. :lol: Just kidding. Actually, I only like football when I'm following my teams. (Like my hometeam, my dh college football team, etc). The rest of the time I don't care, except for the Superbowl. Here's why. I learned a long time ago that it was more fun as a young adult to go to the Superbowl parties than always being the one scheduled to work because I didn't care about or didn't want to watch the Superbowl. Heck, I'd rather be a part of the fun. Now, we just moved and we have no friends, (sniff, sniff), so it'll just be my family, but I'm going to make plenty of unhealty junk food, grab some beer, and sit on my rear end keeping my dh company while I knit some socks. If the game actually becomes interesting (and I do know enough about football to tell and interesting game from a boring game), then I may not get a lot of knitting done, but either way I'll enjoy myself. And, I'll get to watch all the really tastless commercials so I'll know what the heck everyone is talking about on Mon. I mean, I've got to stay culturally educated, right??? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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