Sporting!

For someone who doesn't consider himself a huge fan of sports, I'm finding lots to keep me occupied and distracted during this Wintertime. With the darts, the NFL, and now the Australian Open tennis, one could even be mistaken for thinking I've discovered a love of competitive sports viewing over the course of this January.
I watched the Patriots - Broncos game last night, which was quite an experience. It started out as an interesting defensive battle and ended up being a farcical ice ballet that probably should have been abandoned and replayed on a different day. You couldn't see the pitch, none of them could keep on their feet, and with the New England uniform being all white, it was like Denver were playing a team of ghosts. You had to wonder whether it was actually safe for them to carry on playing, and the 4th quarter couldn't even be classed as football, really. It was more like watching primary school children sent out onto an ice rink to play a game they hadn't had explained to them. Surely common sense should have prevailed and they should have called a halt until the weather improved and the pitch could have been cleared of snow? But maybe I'm just saying that because I didn't like the outcome.
I have to say that I am not enamoured with the thought of watching the Super Bowl this year. It's a bit of a boring return to the same old teams dominating again, and I don't really want either of them to win. Mind you, I said I was going to avoid it last year, and ended up thoroughly enjoying it. But the difference this year is - I don't want either team to win. Plus, I'm 42 now, and I can't handle the overnight viewing as well as I used to. So maybe I'll just get a good nights sleep on Feb 8th and read the result in the morning...

RC 26-1-26