Stupid Bowl followup

Normally I am a sports fan, and furthermore, sometimes an NFL fan, as well. I used to follow the Falcons (though it was painful most of the time), and now I follow the Bengals, who are definitely not the joke that they used to be.

If I lived in Seattle, I would be a Seahawks fan, but I only visited there for a year, 9 years ago. I don't like the Steelers, particularly. Er, at all. Call me an intellectual bigot, I just don't like teams whose fan base are mostly blue-collar drunken loudmouths. (Damn, have I just insulted every NFL fan? Probably.)

Let's see what was pathetic/wrong/stupid about this year's "game":

1. ABC did a mini biography about the head referee (the guy with the white hat--a completely mis-used metaphor). WTF? Like, who gives a sh*t?
2. The Sierra Mist commercial that tried to make fun of the TSA. It wasn't funny. It illustrated an abuse of power that simply doesn't seem very humorous, to me. There were other bad commercials, too. I conspicuously avoided watching them, if I could.
3. The pass interference penalty that eliminated the Seahawks' first touchdown. Truth of it is, the defender had no chance whatsoever to catch the ball; it was as light a push-off as I've ever seen. What? Is there no touching allowed, now?
4. The half time "show". It was so bad ... OMG! The Rolling Stones (not my favorite band) just mailed it in, in a ripped and dirty envelope. Technical difficulties, indeed!
5. The holding penalty that eliminated the Seahawks' second touchdown (well, what should have been their second one). Even John Madden couldn't see it. It's plain the defender wasn't held, at all. What? No blocking allowed, now?
6. Hasselbeck's "illegal" block. What? Is there no tackling allowed, now? Surely more than one official was on the field and could have corrected that stupid call. Surely.
7. OK, there was one good thing: that Hasselbeck "fumble" that was reviewed and changed. He's the QB, after all. It don't take much "contact" to convince him to fall down.

I know there were many more examples of how the game was marred in favor of Pittsburgh, but I didn't see every excruciating minute. Unless I actually care about the teams playing, I seriously doubt I'll tune in, next year. It's abundantly obvious to me that it's not my particular demographic they want to appeal to, anyway.

I heard Puppy Bowl II was good. Maybe I'll check it out, next time around. Puppies is cute!