Lost Lettermen
Super Sunday is still six days away and already the “Har-Bowl” has consumed the national conversation for a week.
It’s the biggest sporting event in America, one that has transcended sports to average 100 million viewers every year. Even though college football is arguably the country’s second most popular sport, the BCS title game averages a pedestrian 25 million viewers. That’s approximately what “Sunday Night Football” averaged for NFL regular season games this past fall.
The NCAA men’s basketball title game only draws about 20 million viewers per year despite all the excitement around March Madness. Even worse, the number of viewers has dropped precipitously over the decades from a high of 35 million viewers for the 1979 “Magic vs....
Super Sunday is still six days away and already the “Har-Bowl” has consumed the national conversation for a week. It’s the biggest sporting event in America, one that has transcended sports to average 100 million viewers... more »
SANTA CLARA -- Boil out the flimsiest, fuzziest story lines and this Super Bowl is supremely easy to summarize in less than 25 words. The 49ers are a little better at the best things the Ravens do and a lot better at the things... more »
Jim Harbaugh vs. Bill Belichick is the more significant story. That’s the Super Bowl we should all want to see. Jim vs. Bill would be bigger than last weekend’s Peyton vs. Ray clash. In fact, I find Jim vs. Bill more... more »
It has become a cliché to point out that pointing out that Super Bowl hype has gotten out of control has become a cliché. That much is crystal clear. The ancillary events that surround the Super Bowl offer something for... more »
Even in victory, God bless him, Joe Flacco—new N.F.L. record-holder for most road playoff wins by a quarterback—is still Joe Flacco, big-armed oaf. After the Baltimore Ravens’ victory in the A.F.C Championship Game on... more »
Email
Print
Share