I find it interesting that the majority (8/10) of the SBs have been very close in the past 18 years or so, often within one score. Before, the 1999 Super Bowl, only one other Super Bowl was decided by less than one score.
In the 80s and 90s they were typically blowouts. I think the it is rigged. This Super Bowl will be too. Brady will probably “drive” in the last couple minutes getting key 3rd down conversions with ticky tacky penalty calls. Boring.
Interesting, may have to look into this after I re-read all my old college textbooks. /sarcasm
As I see, the NFL is a BUSINESS who profits on the ENTERTAINMENT value it produces for its audience. So, to entertain their audience they must present a product which captures and then holds the attention of their intended audience year after year. BTW, they have to periodically retool as generations move through the audience spectrum.
The NFL does best by attaching the audience’s pride to the entertainment itself; i.e. creating some sense of belonging/attachment between the audience and the cities/teams/players. Reality is, this is all done to fool the audience away from their money by both selling them team merchandise, game tix and the audience’s attention to third party advert companies. Consider how teams move from one city to another, is this not done to maximize profit without regard for the abandoned fan? Fortunately for the NFL, there are many joiner “fans” who just want to feel like winners and will religiously follow a “winning” team/player to which they have no real connection to merely share in the winner’s experience and gain some self validation.
Now, I like to see competition in any form. The more physical and difficult it is, the more I appreciate it and enjoy it. Yet, I will not compromise my love of country and respect for those who sacrificed their lives for my country just for the sake of being entertained. To me, no form of entertainment is worth ignoring this personal believe. I am old fashioned that way.
The NFL is dead to me.
Regards