And I predicted it!
It was a great game, with lots to chew on -- the huge lead by Baltimore, the power failure, the surge by San Francisco, that fantastic throw of Joe Flacco to Anquan Boldin on third and 1, and (I believe) the mistake of 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to have his rookie quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempt to get into the end zone in under two minutes with his passing skills, not his running ability.
If the Steelers aren't in the big game, all you can ask for is a "good game," engaging, exciting, well played. This Super Bowl is certainly among the best five of all time.
But all good things must end, and 2013 awaits, with lots of maneuvering by the Pittsburgh Steelers necessary if they are going to challenge the Ravens for AFC North supremacy and a chance to get that #7 Super Bowl ring, on the frozen tundra of Meadowlands Field in the swamps of Jersey next February. There are no games lost between February and September, but what happens behind the scenes will go a long way to determine what kind of team the Steelers will field in 2013.
Let me end the football season with a quote from one of my favorite NFL blogs, "Tuesday Morning Quarterback," by Gregg Easterbrook.
The stadium lights are turned off, the film rooms have gone dark and the cheerleaders have put their miniskirts away in very small drawers. TMQ folds its tent and steals off into the desert till next season, though will resurface briefly around draft time.
As usual, I recommend you employ the offseason to engage in spiritual growth. Take long walks. Perform volunteer work. Exercise more and eat less. Drink less soda, more tea: green tea is soothing, oolong tea may lower blood pressure. Attend worship services of any faith, bearing in mind Pascal's wager. Study philosophy and secular ethics: We spend too much time on economics and science, not enough on ethics. Read a book a month. Seriously, you can't get through a book a month? And real books: history, literary novels. Appreciate the grandeur of nature. Meditate, express gratitude, serve others. Tell the people around you that you love them. Who knows if you will get another chance?
Do these things and you will feel justified in racing back to the remote, the swimsuit calendars and the microbrews when the football artificial universe resumes in the autumn.
Amen!
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