I was asked this question by someone at work today: Are you excited about the Super Bowl?

And my honest response: No. 

Why?

• I've having a hard time getting excited for a game we all saw about a month ago. 
• I'm having a hard time re-living the Boston vs New York angle for the one millionth time.
• I'm not nearly as excited about a team on the verge of perfection as I thought I would be.
• No one is left on my fantasy team.

The last one was clearly a joke.  My fantasy team was far from the playoffs.

But this is the first Super Bowl I can remember since Baltimore played the Giants that I haven't been able to find a rooting interest.  And even though the teams I was rooting for often lost, it was still fun and I was still excited for the game.

This year, it's easy to root against the Patriots.  And that's why I do it, it's easy.  But for me, it's hard to root for the Giants, a team who ruined two potentially great playoff match-ups.  If it weren't for New York, we'd know who the real best team in the NFC was: Dallas or Green Bay.  And if it weren't for the Giants, we'd also get Brett Favre vs the undefeated Patriots.

So what will I be watching the Super Bowl for this year?:

• Tom Petty's singing of "Freefalling"
• The Commercials
• To see if Tom Brady will get attacked by one of his many "man-crushes" (not to mention any names of course, Dale Blasingame)