What better way to get back on the blogwagon than a post to celebrate the Steelers victory in Superbowl XLIII!!!
No matter how long I live here, it remains incongruous to watch football games in the middle of summer, and for me usually on Monday afternoons. Possibly less so when I watch the Superbowl because they usually play in warmer climes. It is also not just the weather (gorgeous) but we also did not get to watch all the slick ads. Instead we got endless highlights from: European soccer, motocross, X-games, USA basketball and some very clever ESPN ads that were entertaining the first two dozen times. They did show us The Boss at half-time and the post-game festivities though.
Never mind – what an uneven and improbable game! I certainly thought we had lost it after the long Fitzgerald touchdown, but then out comes the offense marching up the field in a drive capped by a perfect throw and catch. Absolutely wild. The Cardinals played extremely well and my hat would have been off to them if they had pulled it out in the end.
We will get to savor the victory for awhile and then before you know it, winter will be here and that means time for training camp (this is the Southern Hemisphere after all…). Not to worry though, as the Rugby Super 14 starts in a week or two to fill the gap. Now that I understand it better, I really enjoying watching the games. Much more fluid than American football, lots of manly terminology (rucks, mauls, scrums), and a lot fewer commercials. The local team is the Waikato Chiefs and perhaps we will get to a match this year. If you thought USA sports teams traveled a long way, the Super 14 has teams from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Fun Trivia:
In football, you score a touchdown by trying to get the ball to break the plane of the goal line.
In rugby, you score a try by touching the ball down on the ground behind the try line.
Is it any wonder the telephone plugs are also not the same?
Hey! Welcome back!