Well, today is the day. The Superbowl. The Philadelphia Eagles are in the Superbowl finally. It’s been a fun two weeks. The city has been a happy place. Eveyone is in a good mood. It’s easy for the band to get a crowd response just by asking “Where are the Eagles fans?!” Every night the top story is the Eagles in Jacksonville Florida. All the sports shows are in Jacksonville. Was it always like this, or is it just because I am watching due to my team being in the Superbowl? Hmm, thinking out loud, I guess it’s because it’s the lead on the nightly news, and I flip around to the other channels to see what’s on. I wouldn’t do that normally, so that explains it. Yes, it’s because the Eagles are all over the news. Why? Because the Eagle are in the Superbowl!
Will they win? Who knows? Does it matter? Well, yeah … It would be great to win. If you pay attention to all the reports and the mucky mucks, it sounds like a Patriots win due to their Superbowl experience and their team’s talent. If you listen to the Eagles’ optimists, they say that if they play a perfect game, there’s a possibility … Guess what? I think every game is 50/50 … It’s not a cop-out either … It’s a fact … There are games that you think are definite wins, and it could come out a loss … What a downer … and there are games where you think it could be a close one, and it’s a slaughter … It just proves that you can do all the predicting you want, but what happens in those four quarters you never know …
I think there is momentum … I think it is important to be playing well and have high spirits … As soon as you lose in your mind, you’ve lost the game … They need to be positive throughout … There have been plenty of comeback games in the past, and even if they’re ahead, they need to stay in it as well … I like a coach that will pound the points too … If you’re ahead and you have the chance to score again, do it … No holding back. I don’t think there should be any etiquette in coaches that you won’t cream one another … especially in the Superbowl …
This also has something to do with a new rule I would like to propose … I would like to have the “Okay, you win” rule. Maybe just during the regular season, or maybe all the way through to the Superbowl, but … When a team is up by an astronomical point spread, and it’s an obvious win, the other team ought to be able to throw the “Okay, you win” flag, and then walk off the field … Game over … you obviously beat the hell out of us, and at this point there is nothing we can do to win … This way there wouldn’t be any injuries from the frustrated defense that couldn’t stop the offense all day taking pot shots at offensive players at the end of plays … You see that all the time … They know they’re going to lose, but they have to continue to play …
Anyway, I will probably get sued for this post. The Superbowl committee is very strict on their copyrighted use of the term “Superbowl” … Advertisers aren’t allowed to use the term. Bars aren’t allowed to advertise a “Superbowl Party” … They have to call it “The Big Game” or something … This year, we went balls out … In everything we used the term Superbowl and you hear the term all the time on the radio and TV … I think we decided that the copyright on the term doesn’t apply if your city’s team is actually in the Superbowl … That remains to be seen …
I am optimistic that the Eagles will win. I think they really want to win, and I think they have the mindset to win. I have faith in their coach that he has prepared them to win. I think they have the talent to win. But I know that there’s a chance that they might not win. At this point I don’t know how devastating that would be to me. I am hoping that I won’t know that feeling. I will be watching, and I will be cheering the Eagles on from my living room where they can’t hear me yell, but I most assuredly will yell at people that can’t hear me. I am after all a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Has any one else noticed how many times newscasters refered to Lincoln Financial Field as “The Vet” … and they have already set up the stage for the parade … and I thought I was optimistic … Aparently this game is a gimme …