How much do you enjoy the Super Bowl?

Well it’s finally that time again. The time when every American with a pulse crowds around the television set. No, I’m not talking about the finale of American Idol. I’m talking about the Super Bowl. Aka: The most watched sporting event in the USA. It’s Super Bowl week, so let the hype begin. Every sports talking head in the country has some angle they are pushing. There is a “new”, “breaking” story every 15 minutes. Basically the whole lead up to the event is way, way overhyped. But that leads to a question - how much do you enjoy the Super Bowl?

Is watching the Super Bowl something you truly enjoy? Or do you watch it because everyone else is watching it? To determine just how much you enjoy the Super Bowl, I listed 3 related activities below. List in order which you would most prefer to do. Here are my answers:

* Watch the Lingerie Bowl.

* Watch the Super Bowl (game only, no commercials)

* Watch the commercials from the Super Bowl

The proper way to make sure you are honest with yourself as you answer this question is to imagine the following. You are sitting at home with nothing going on. Someone hands you 3 DVDs with the following titles:
* 2008 Super Bowl Game
* 2008 Lingerie Bowl
* Commercials from the 2008 Super Bowl
Which would you watch first if given the choice?

For me it’s a no brainer. The Lingerie Bowl probably gets watched 2 or 3 times before anything else. Then I probably slip through the commercials to see what was funny. And only then would I put in the game…and I’d still probably fast forward through a lot of the slow parts.

Not sure what this says about me, because I am a huge sports fan. But the Super Bowl just doesn’t live up to the ungodly hype it receives. I think unless you have a dog in the fight (Pats fan or Giants fan), it’s just not that interesting.

Now test yourself. Which would you watch first? Is the Super Bowl most important to you?