Underinflated Super Bowl

The Super Bowl kicks off Sunday as American football seeks to put a scandal-plagued season behind it.  In the early days of football it was a sport where your kids had respect for the players.  They were role models that didn't do drugs.  They didn't beat their girlfriends or wives. They didn't kill people or abuse animals.  There were always problems, but it does seem like there are more problems these days.  The term sportsmanship is hardly ever used anymore.

Some novice football fans will be tuning in mostly for the much-anticipated halftime show, which this year features pop princess Katy Perry and rocker Lenny Kravitz.  Who is really going to watch the halftime show besides those novice fans? Katy Perry appeals to teenage girls, not exactly the NFL Audience.  I'd like to check her footballs and see if they are the correct air pressure.  Her left one looks a little deflated.  The way this season has gone for the NFL I wouldn't be surprised if she takes the stage with a black eye and a nipple hanging out.  I can only imagine this being one of the worst and least watched halftime shows in history.

Parents take the family out to dinner and a movie.  Show the kids that the concept of 'cheating’ is not acceptable to most of us.  We will probably never know how many times over the years on cold days the Patriots used illegal (underinflated) footballs during the games to gain an advantage on the field.  Especially in close games where the slightest advantage could be the difference between a win and a loss.

For the life of me, I can't understand why they ruin the commercials by staging a football game around them. With all the bright lights and flashy gimmicks that are stuffed into each commercial these mini-movies can be much more entertaining than the game or the sad excuse for the halftime show that is also a terrible idea.