US Sports Fans: Is the Superbowl the Worst Major Sports Event?

[Dr. Cheese]

I like NFL football, and I love the playoffs, but IMO, the Superbowl too often is overhyped and the game itself is disappointing. I often think other annual sporting events are more exciting. My favorite is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Final Four is almost always good. The funny thing is that I am not a huge basketball fan, but I just love the atmosphere of the NCAA tournament. I also love the NBA finals, and the World Series too. I think they all are less hyped and more satisfying than the Superbowl year in and year out.

[Spoiled Grape]

Yes.

[steve21]

I freaking hate the World Series.

Ruins TV for a solid 2 weeks. And always sucks.

[Atoz]

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

I like NFL football, and I love the playoffs, but IMO, the Superbowl too often is overhyped and the game itself is disappointing. I often think other annual sporting events are more exciting. My favorite is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Final Four is almost always good. The funny thing is that I am not a huge basketball fan, but I just love the atmosphere of the NCAA tournament. I also love the NBA finals, and the World Series too. I think they all are less hyped and more satisfying than the Superbowl year in and year out.

+1 on the NCAA tournament. Incredibly exciting. I had the good fortune to attend the Final Four a few years back. Great stuff. Ironically, I can't stand the NBA Finals.

IMHO, the Super Bowl should go back to one week between the Championships and the game so we don't have to sit through an extra week of fabricated stories.

[Oxblood]

I wouldn't say so. I love the hype, and it's much deserved and expected.

The game usually is awesome, the commercials are usually awesome, and the food is usually awesome.

[Marcus]

Heavyweight boxing matches always seem to disappoint me.

[Rattman]

Well .. I wouldn't know since I think the last time I watched the Super Bowl was about 1967 or '68. But alot of people I know are really enthusiastic about that annual event and will plan an entire day's events around a single TV show.. go figure!! .. ..

[Valerus]

I don't care.

[jkritchey]

I'm not sure if it's worse than the NCAA pretend championship football game, but it's right up there. Not for the game itself (although it does tend to be dreary), but for the build up. The only possible way to not be disappointed in the game is to ignore everything until the ball is actually kicked at 6:35 (or whatever ) EST on game day. Even then, the 4 hour game time is a real kick in the groin.

I have increasingly lost interest in all of the big 3 US sports because of the way they are presented on TV. I blame ESPN for everything....

[Philbiker]

Super bowl is cool, but way overhyped.

The NCAA Basketball tournament is pretty much the best sporting event there is IMO, particularly if you are rooting for one of the schools as a student or alum. Of course, I may be a little biased since I was an attending student at George Mason University for March 2006.

[MJ5150]

Not the worst, but I tire quickly of the buildup to the game. I'll tell you what though, when it is your team playing in the SB, there is nothing boring/bad/overhyped/lame/etc about it.

I agree that they need to play the game one week after the CG's, not two. I thought the lady in the wedding dress that proposed to Tom Brady made a mockery of "media day", and made the NFL look bad.

-Mike

[fenderhutz]

Like everything with high paying commercial sponsers, the ramp up the event so much and get everyone excited by the time the game happens it just another football game. The players don't sprout wings or anything.

I could watch football back a few years ago and kinda liked it.

In the Super Bowl there is no rivalry, these teams have no idea that they would playing each other at the start of the season. I would think the division game would be the crowning glory of the team. Fighting all season to be the top of the AFC or the NFC, to face a team for a championship that there is no rivalry is lame.

I hate pro sports in general now, but NASCAR and Football top my list of dislike.

[Brad Barker]

Originally Posted by Philbiker

Super bowl is cool, but way overhyped.

The NCAA Basketball tournament is pretty much the best sporting event there is IMO, particularly if you are rooting for one of the schools as a student or alum. Of course, I may be a little biased since I was an attending student at George Mason University for March 2006.

that's funny: i was an attending student of UF in march/april 2006 and march/april 2007.

[ElectrAcoustic]

Why do they call it football anyway? They only use their feet on the ball a few times per game.. IMO it should be called throw, run, catch, annihilate, destroy ball..

[NickyBass]

Sports usually leave me wanting. I'm not a big fan of any, really. I do enjoy going to a ball game every couple years, but I just can't watch it on TV.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by fenderhutz

I would think the division game would be the crowning glory of the team.

I usually find the CCG's to be better football than the SB every year.

-Mike

[Eric Perry]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Not the worst, but I tire quickly of the buildup to the game. I'll tell you what though, when it is your team playing in the SB, there is nothing boring/bad/overhyped/lame/etc about it.

Agreed!

[Phalex]

Meh. I'm not the biggest sports fan in the world by any means. The Super Bowl is the one football game I am sure to watch in it's entirety. I'm in it mainly for the party aspect of the annual Super Bowl party, but I'll park my fat tuckus on the couch and make a day of it. I'm pretty much the same way with Basket Ball. I'll watch some playoff games and the championship but it's mostly about who I'm with and where I'm at. I do like Boxing however my wife does not, so I don't get to watch as much of that as I used to.

[SnoMan]

The best game I've seen in years was the Packers vs Jags. That battle in the blizzard was really something to watch.

Pro football seems to keep turning into a nicer, cleaner game every year. I want rough and tumble football. The only game I want to see in a dome with pristine conditions would be the super bowl.

The game is definately overhyped and I don't care for either of the teams in there this year. However, I'm still gonna go out and have one hell of a time with some of my buddies this coming sunday. No doubt.

[Philbiker]

Originally Posted by SnoMan

The best game I've seen in years was the Packers vs Jags. That battle in the blizzard was really something to watch.

Are you sure you saw the game?