So, I've never been a football fan. Never a sports fan of any sort, really. I was sitting there watching the championship game when the Cardinals won over the Eagles. It was so wonderful to see the joy in my husband's eyes as he realized that HIS team, the Cardinals, were going to the Super Bowl!
At that moment, I decided that I wanted to watch the Super Bowl with him and cheer on the Cardinals at his side. It was a very interesting game. At the beginning, I was scared. The Cardinals gave the ball to the Steelers right away from the coin flip. I couldn't fathom why they would do that. I let it go, granted, I'm not well versed in football. There must have been some strategy behind it. Maybe?
The Steelers score their first touchdown and my heart sinks. There were tons of flags called in this game on both sides. At first it was mostly because number 69 of the Cardinals kept holding people. I don't really understand why it's not okay to hold them, but apparently it's been a rule for a while. So, understandably, I started getting mad at number 69. He got 3 flags! I was like, "Dude! Come On!"
Finally, the Cardinals started pulling it together and were actually ahead for a while. We thought they might win. I think the Steelers were worried that they might win too because all of a sudden there was a lot of unsportsman like conduct going down on the part of the Steelers.
I tell you what, I don't see how anyone could want to support a team that starts acting so childish and violent just because they aren't in the lead. It was really sickening to me. It's a shame that there are a bunch of little kids out there that hold these players up on a pedestal and look to them on how they should behave. Now there are a bunch of kids thinking to themselves that it is okay to get mad and throw a fit when you're losing.
The Steelers have lost a potential fan. The Steelers may have won the Super Bowl, but they did NOT win my respect!
I will always cheer for a team that plays with integrity and respect. The Cardinals are a great team. They played hard, and even though they lost, they just got a brand new fan.
I look forward to next year and hope to see them go back to the Super Bowl.
