{"id":5861,"date":"2016-02-07T02:56:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T07:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2016-02-07T02:56:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T07:56:24","slug":"super-bowl-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=5861","title":{"rendered":"super bowl 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the things I love about the Super Bowl is that more than most things, \u201ceveryone\u2019s watching.\u201d Let\u2019s attempt to put this in perspective\u2026<\/p>\n

In the last presidential election, approximately 12.6 million people voted.<\/p>\n

In last year\u2019s Super Bowl, approximately 114.4 million<\/strong> of us tuned in.<\/p>\n

Granted, not everyone\u2019s old enough to vote, and one doesn\u2019t have to be registered or an American citizen to watch the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

But as said, \u201ceveryone\u2019s watching.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is also true is that we\u2019re not all rooting the same amount for the same team\u2026<\/p>\n

Some people are lifelong Denver Broncos fans; others are diehard Carolina Panther fans (since they first began play in 1995).<\/em> Some are motivated to cheer on Denver QB Peyton Manning, in hopes of one more Super Bowl win before the future Hall of Famer seemingly soon retires; others are intrigued by the talent and charisma of Carolina QB Cam Newton. Still more cheer on specific others; i.e. my youngest has great enthusiasm for Denver\u2019s defensive specialist Aqib Talib (I think he likes saying his name),<\/em> and many where I\u2019m from are cheering on hometown hero Luke Kuechly. Still more, no less, are tuning in for commercials only \u2014 and several others are only in the room while the game is being played, paying minimal-at-most attention, enjoying this day as one of the world\u2019s premiere social events.<\/p>\n

In other words, we watch for different reasons\u2026 possess varied passions\u2026 feel it differently\u2026 express it differently\u2026 and are motivated differently. We are, by all accounts, a bit of a divided people group.<\/p>\n

As a divided people group, we will eat chips, watch commercials, and remember forever some of the game\u2019s great moments\u2026<\/p>\n

We will enjoy the halftime show, and hope for no wardrobe malfunctions\u2026<\/p>\n

We will see if Peyton\u2019s still \u201cgot it\u201d and if Cam can keep it going\u2026<\/p>\n

Yet what I appreciate most about this division, is that while as a collective whole we root for different teams and players \u2014 different people and parties \u2014 is that there is very little \u201ctake that,\u201d \u201cyou idiot,\u201d or any demonizing of the other team.<\/p>\n

We play the game, accept the results, congratulate the winners, and act like mature adults.<\/p>\n

I think that\u2019s it for me\u2026<\/p>\n

In much of the division on this planet, there is too much demonizing\u2026 too many cave to believing they have been somehow blessed with the omniscient ability to cast another team, player, people, or party as all evil\u2026 all bad\u2026 all arrogant\u2026 all racist\u2026 all sexist\u2026 all dishonest\u2026 all narcissistic\u2026 all ignorant\u2026 all idiotic\u2026 or all yada yada something. Too many see themselves as all-knowing to do such casting. Too many demonize due to division. Too many more justify following along.<\/p>\n

One of the things I love about the Super Bowl, is that we are better at dealing with the division\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026 and that we eat a lot of chips.<\/p>\n

Respectfully\u2026
\nAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the things I love about the Super Bowl is that more than most things, \u201ceveryone\u2019s watching.\u201d Let\u2019s attempt to put this in perspective\u2026 In the last presidential election, approximately 12.6 million people voted. In last year\u2019s Super Bowl, approximately 114.4 million of us tuned in. Granted, not everyone\u2019s old enough to vote, and … <\/p>\n

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