The Super Bowl

Well, I can officially say that the past super bowl (sorry Pats) was without question, the most satisfying super bowl result for me personally ever.

When I woke up on Monday morning, I can honestly say that I have never been happier about the result of a super bowl that seeing the Pats lose.

You see, the Dolphins have never won a super bowl since I've been a fan. (Actually, I was going to write "in my lifetime", but the Dolphins won both of their superbowls in my first 2 years alive on earth.)

So with the Patriots having an opportunity to not only match, but actually exceed the Dolphins perfection, let's just say that I wasn't too happy about it. Oh yeah, and did I mention that the Pats have a "Michigan man" at QB. Enough.

But what a game it was, and what a great ending. The catch by Tyree (my brother reminded me he's a Syracuse alum) the "sluggo" to Plexiglass (Sparty!) and of course, the sack by Jay Alford, a proud moment for Nittany Lions across the country! Actually, the ending, the final second to be exact, further summed up exactly why I loathe the Pats and Belicheat.

What the hell was up with him running across the field with 1 second left. Did he not realize the game wasn't over?

Sorry Bill, but you have to stand on the sideline, let the Giants take possession, and let Eli go to a knee, and THEN you walk across the field and offer your bullshit handshake and smirk.

What a jackass. He showed no class, and no sportsmanship. Hey everyone, Bill Belicheat is bigger than the super bowl itself: he doesn't have to wait until the clock expires- he can just run off the field with 1 second left, and ignore the clock.

But seeing him squirm was great. I actually spoke about this with another friend, Giant's fan Mike Lagg. I asked him where this ranked in terms of all time championships of what his teams (Devils (3), Giants (3), Yankees(4)) had won. I reminded him that he's enjoyed 10 championships since high school, and wondered how this one ranked.

Of course, I also told him that I'm sittin proudly at ZERO:

Canucks
Penn State
Dolphins

Must be nice to have 10 and debate which one is the best.

But hey, that's the point of this blog: sports agony.

At times like this, I am reminded of my favorite German word: schadenfreude
It pretty summed up exactly how I felt on Monday morning.

Finally, here's a Reebok commercial that was to air IF the Pats had won. Thank god this only lives in youtube lore, and not real life: