This post is going live just before 6 PM on Super Bowl Sunday. By the end of the night, the game will be over and a champion will be crowned. When we look back, there will be any number of people who will claim that they knew the outcome of the game before it started. Or they might claim that if we just analyzed this fact beforehand we would have obviously known who would have won.
It's funny how all of these specific variables will become so obvious in retrospect since they are still hidden now.
As for me, I am secretly hoping for an exciting game featuring at least one play or outcome that we have never seen before. Maybe it could be the first overtime game. Whatever the case, I don't have much of a rooting interest, but I do love the conflict because I am a huge fan of sports.
Whether you like American football or not, I hope that you can appreciate all of the effort by the unsung cast of millions who help to make this secular holiday such a spectacular event. From the players and coaches to the front office personnel constructing the teams to the entertainers and fans, there are so many who have dedicated so much to take part. You might even include the hosts of all of the parties that are taking place as I type or the creative geniuses who attempt to get us to pay attention to the widgets they hawk in between the numerous breaks in the action. This game is more than just a game--it is a celebration of the brash culture that America stands for!
UPDATE 2/3/2014: Well, I did get something that I had never seen before. The safety on the first play from scrimmage was something completely unexpected! We also should have known that the Seahawks would play suffocating defense and win, 43-8. As they say, hindsight is 20/20.
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