Why I Hope the Cardinals Lose
I was having trouble articulating why I wanted the Cardinals to lost the Super Bowl so bad and then Jeff summed it up for me: “If the Arizona Cardinals were to win the Super Bowl on Sunday…then what becomes of the beloved Super Bowl? Some teams simply don’t belong as the last ones standing. The Cardinals are one. So are the Detroit Lions. The Los Angeles Clippers. The New York University men’s basketball team. Me playing Golden Tee. Some folks do the game more justice by continuing to lose. It keeps the universe in balance. Keeps the vocals in harmony.”
Let’s go Steelers. (Oh, and here’s to a Chicago Bears Super Bowl in 2010.)
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Funny, that’s just what Obama said this morning!
I’m about as asportual as they get, but I’m from Pittsburgh…plus, the Rooneys (owners of the Steelers) kind of rock, in an old school kind of way. And Mike Tomlin too. Lots of good stories there, lots of inspiration. Oops. I think I’m a fan.
As a funny friend recently said to me: The Cardinals in the Super Bowl is as surprising as hearing Keanu Reeves say ‘I’d like to thank the academy’
As a native (and fortunately for me, former) Arizonan, I take issue with this post. Come on, nothing has really come out of our state since McCain, don’t we deserve a little love?
With that said, I didn’t even know that they were playing until this morning.
ok, i don’t want to take this post too seriously, but come on, this is America! home of the underdog. what if we took “Jeff’s” quote you reference and replaced Arizona Cardinals with Barrack Obama and Super Bowl with Presidential Election? Puts the whole “universe in balance” comment in a whole different light, doesn’t it?
I’m not sayin’, i’m just sayin’.
I couldn’t disagree more, who wants to watch a boring defensive/run team win the superbowl again. Arizona is the most exciting team to make it to the superbowl since Warner did it with the Rams. Pittsburg won it a few years ago. Yeah, im sure that keeps the universe in balance. Lets make another boring team that has already won the superbowl several times win it again. Now we have balance. If the Cardinals would have won (which they almost did) it would have justified more franchises to lean towards actually having a passing game. Lets be honest, running in football is cool, good, and lots of fun. But, throwing the ball is what makes fans hold their breath. You obviously do not appreciate the finner things in life if you cannot reconize what the Cardinals bring to the NFL or to the game of football in general.
Man, the outpouring on this one.
So, in the end the Cardinals lost, but they put up quite a fight and the game was fantastic. (I actually feel a little bad about hating on them after seeing the performance.)
Sorry for any offense I’ve caused anyone.
@Michael: I’m not sure I’m ready to extrapolate my irrational desire for the cardinals to lose to being un-American.
@Mike: I am a Bears fan if that’s any indication on the kind of football I prefer (though the Bears offense may be transforming if Devin Hester turns into the kind receiver he might. With that said, I’m not sure I agree with your premise. As a football fan I would argue it’s just as fun to watch a running team strategically use the pass as a passing team strategically use the run (both are required, totally one dimensional teams don’t really go anywhere).
Good point Noah, i agree that from a strategy standpoint that 2 dimensional gamesis important, and of course there isn’t a team around that could make it anywhere without somewhat of a balance. But, my poitn is more precise tha this. My point is that passing games a far more interesting than runnning/defensive games. I love football for al that it hs to offer, i can certainly appreciate a run game. But, i will admit that run/defence games are just straight up boring until the end when a winner is to be decided. As soon as fans can get rid of their traditional run game sentiment they will realize that a ball in the air is a bit more exciting than a ball on the ground. Plus, when it works, it is far more affective, as we all witnessed the Cardinals prove this season.