OMG, OMG, OMG, it's the Super Bowl this weekend!!!!! Which means it's time for our Annual Super Bowl/Fantasy Football Awards Party!
I absolutely love everything football. I even watched the Pro Bowl last weekend. Well, bits of it. I was in and out of the house during the game a lot, so I only got to see a few plays now and again. But it was interesting this year. My feelings on the Pro Bowl have changed over the years:
* Originally I thought it was a fun game between the AFC and the NFC to help ease fans out of football season. You know, it used to take place the week after the Super Bowl. Your average person didn't really care, but football die-hards watched b/c we knew we were losing football for several months after that.
* Then, in 2010, they changed the weekend and the Pro Bowl was now played on the week between the end of the playoffs and the Super Bowl. I was furious! So the Super Bowl now ends the season?! Just like that?? One game and we're done?! The NFL commissioner made the decision based on "fan feedback" and said it was better for the fans. But now, anyone voted in who was playing in the Super Bowl wouldn't be playing in the Pro Bowl. And again, no easing out of the season...it just ends!
* This year marked another drastic change in the Pro Bowl. Instead of the NFC playing the AFC, they did a draft and created two brand new teams coached by Rice and Sanders. It actually made for a fun week as there was the Draft to watch, then speculation on how players would deal with/feel about playing against their teammates, then the actual game. Yes, the game was as fluffy as ever, but it was a lot of fun. I liked this change in format! But this is the first time I saw a real sense of fun in the players. And I realized, the Pro Bowl isn't for the fans. It's for the players. Who wouldn't want to be 20-something (or 30-something!) and get to go to Hawaii and play football for fun?!
Anyway, here we are on Super Bowl weekend and I'm so excited! We have maybe the biggest crowd yet coming - 15-16 people. Our old QB, Peyton Manning, is playing and everyone is rooting for him. We've got orange tables clothes, the Buck Em Bronco's drink, and more in store! I can't give away too much in case any partiers are reading this :) We're just working to make it the most fun Super Bowl party yet! I wish I could create a job where I just plan football parties b/c I LOVE DOING THIS!!!!
****** GO BRONCOS! ******
