Teach what I need to know to talk about the Supher Bole at work

[Crono1000]

Aparently there's this thing everyone knows about that I don't get, but having a pair of testic...

wait, lemme check...

...yep, having a pair of testicles requires that I know something about this thing. Apparently it's like a video game except you don't actually have any control of the outcome, and then when your team wins it's because of you. (If they lose it's because it was raining)

Please teach me, the resident IM geek, what I need to know so that I can "throw down" with others at work and sound like I know what I'm talking about.

Note: Please keep in mind that countless hours of NFL 2K1 and various Madden titles have engrained the rules of football into my skull. It's more the "why anyone cares these teams are going at it" and "who's supposed to win and why?" kinda thing.

 

[bundle]

the only thing u need to know bout the supha bowhl is i deleated out of respect 4 the board , I noticed it wasn't anything goes after i wrote it

 

[maniclion]

Much like Sheldon Cooper I grew up in Texas where everyone had to know football and like it. Now some people only know about the tightends, sacks and Touching Down below, but once you get past snickering over the double entendre it becomes obvious that it is a barbarian gladitorial event for only the toughest of men. Other than kickers(usually primadonnas from the ultragay sport of Soccer) and quarterbacks everyone slams into eachother at various speeds like a human game of crash up derby and its in our nature to love to watch car wrecks, especially over and over(one of the reasons football is one of few sports with instant replay)... So what it comes down to is watching carwrecks, drinking beer, and having a group of people to root for so that 90% of the time they can let you down (unless your team is the Cleveland Browns, then its 100%)

 

[hypno]

It is a WHOLE LOTTA commercialism (Too many tv commercials) and a little bit of football. Giants shocked them with the win a couple (maybe 3) years ago. Now its gonna be a close game. Who wins? Who knows. They are both great teams.

 

[Curt James]

You can't fake that kind of cumulative knowledge. Just be honest and tell people you aren't a fan. Or grimace and say, "Hell, yeah!" each time someone says something about the game. That or "**** Dallas!"

 

[IronAddict]

When you said, "throw down", that's all you really need to know.

Just throw them beers down and whenever a team scores wearing blue, yell, ya!

Then throw down some more.

 

[ebn2002]

Sports are used to keep us busy while the government screws us. Much like religion and pop culture.

I know guys that couldn't tell you how much money they need to have saved for retirement, or what the return on their personal 401k was last year, but can tell me Carl Yastremski's batting average year by year or can name the entire 1971 Orioles team. WTF.

 

[Muscle_Girl]

Its pretty insane how popular the sport has become just over the past 15ish years. Advertisement and the Super Bowl halftime have probably contributed significantly. Not long before Football surpasses Baseball as the national sport.. if it hasn't already.

 

[tommygunz]

It is actually a sad day for all football fans, it is the signal for a long summer of nothing but baseball. All we can do is have group therapy where we self medicate with beer, pretzels and hot wings.

 

[secdrl]

How much is a 30 second Super Bowl commercial going for this year? 3 mill?

 

[Muscle_Girl]

How much is a 30 second Super Bowl commercial going for this year? 3 mill?

Think I heard 3.5. The Broderick Honda commercial is classic too!