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Incredible, amazing time at Super Bowl XLII. Certainly the most unforgettable sports experience I\'ve ever been to. What a production inside and outside the building by the NFL and what a game by the Patriots and Giants.
Hard to believe the Giants won, but what can you do? When you\'re such a great team over so many years as the Patriots have been, at some point you\'re going to take big losses along with big wins. Eventually you have to, else you would just be winning championships every single year and obviously nobody does that. Congratulations Giants fans.
It could be a lot worse. I could be a Seahawks fan, a Browns fan, a Redskins fan, a Chargers fan, a Dolphins fan, etc. What would I have then? Meaninglessness mostly. Maybe a sense of backwards satisfaction from watching some team I don\'t care about win the Super Bowl, but nothing real. Nothing tangible, nothing substantial, nothing mine. No trips to the Mountain Top of sports. A life less lived.
I lost a tough game tonight, but my lot in life as a Patriots fan is awesome. I lived through a season that others would kill to live through, and I just witnessed as spectacular a Super Bowl as there has ever been. Life is good. I\'m fine right now, though to be fair the hard part is going to be enduring the ceaseless coverage going forward, that might piss me off eventually. I\'m going to need a week off from ESPN.
It\'s been an amazing, unforgettable time here in Phoenix. I encourage everyone reading this thread to do this once in their life. Well, maybe not everyone. First, look in the mirror, and ask yourself, in all serious honesty, "Am I a football fan? Does it really matter to me?" If you look yourself in the eye and answer yes, then you have to do it. You have to get to a Super Bowl. And know this: The more you think about it, the more you\'ll talk yourself out of it. You might decide to wait until your team is in before commiting, that\'s understandable. But don\'t over think it. Just put your fist on the table, call your most key buddy in the world, and get it done. You won\'t be sorry.
Goodnight everyone! Thanks for a great season and a great thread.
Love,
Wolfman