usually at this time of the year most americans are planning massive gatherings to watch the largest sports presentation of the year. this year however, has not been the case. unless you happen to be a fan of the giants or patriots, most fans have a certain apathy towards this game. regardless of whether the patriots cheated en route to their perfect eighteen and zero record, or whether you feel that the giants are not really the best representative of the nfc, it’s just how this season played out (it’s an especially low point for me as i happen to be a dallas cowboys fan, but we got beat so i can’t really say much). this Super Bowl lacks drama as most of the world expects (and given this season, rightly so) that the patriots will continue their stampede towards immortality as the second undefeated champions and establish themselves as a dynasty in the nfl annals (again as a cowboys fan it kills me to write these words). early in the playoff season i was afforded the chance to purchase Super Bowl XLII tickets which i immediately did (at the time my cowboys were looking as the nfc favorites although they had lost the season finale to the redskins, i was not worried, we had clinched home field and had already beaten the packers, redskins, giants (twice!), and i was not fearful of the bucs nor the seahawks. . .),as i make my preparations to head to arizona next week i have recently come under fire by many of my friends and family members who wish i would not attend the game and thus they think that i should sell my tickets. while this matchup does not really stroke my heart as a football fan, i wish to attend for a multitude of reasons. chief among these reasons is the very simple fact that how many opportunities does one have to attend a historical event such as this one (the last undefeated season was way back in1972), then my next point is of course how many chances does one get to go watch a Super Bowl live? while i detest the patriots and i loathe the giants (especially eli manning and michael strahan. . .) i think this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and i for one will not pass this up . . .
