Comments on: Putting the Sunday in the Super Bowl

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:50:44 +0000

But those who feign naivete and pretend that they don’t even know the event is happening are just self-righteous jerks.

Funny – I didn’t see this until Alison referenced it. Was this in reference to my comment #16, Hunter? If so, you could call me “hopelessly uninformed about professional sports” (by choice). Or “out of touch with what is [apparently] important American Culture”. Sure, guilty as charged – not having a t.v. helps with that. But “self-righteous jerk” is a bit much for not realizing the Super Bowl was this Sunday until you read about it on T&S.

By: Tod Robbins

Tod Robbins — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:39:03 +0000

Craig,

You’re writing for Times & Seasons? Awesome. I heard Andrew’s wife is pregnant. Congrats!

By: Craig H.

Craig H. — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:32:07 +0000

Alison, pro sports certainly have all kinds of trouble, which have little to do with Sunday play. College sports aren’t so pristine either. I suppose the more money that’s involved the greater the potential for problems. But there are some great people too at any level.

By: Alison Moore Smith

Alison Moore Smith — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:57:40 +0000

Craig, great post and good comments. Interesting.

Hunter #19

But those who feign naivete and pretend that they don’t even know the event is happening are just self-righteous jerks.

Or maybe they just really don’t care about professional football. I knew the SB was coming up because it’s alway sometime after the college bowl games. But I didn’t know which Sunday it was until I read this post. OK, I still don’t but I assume it’s tomorrow (er…today). I have no idea who’s playing in it. And I can tell you that none of my kids knows it’s tomorrow (er…today).

It’s not because I hate sports and it’s not because I think you’re evil if you watch sports on Sunday. (I love BYU football and have been attending games since Sheide was the quarterback. And I’ll probably watch some of the Olympics on Sunday if I’m interested.) Fortunately my husband and I are pretty much in sync with that and neither of us pay attention to pro sports. It’s possible.

OTOH, I’m pretty sure I’m a self-righteous jerk. But it’s not because I don’t usually watch sports on Sunday. There are just so many other reasons.

By: Lupita

Lupita — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:42:13 +0000

I enjoyed this post but not enough to watch the game tomorrow. I love sports but not the NFL (although I am interested in the controversial anti-abortion commercial that will be aired). Will have to read more about the Jesus as perfect athlete. To world peace!

By: Scott B.

Scott B. — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:17:10 +0000

Craig,
I don’t care what you say. I know for a fact that Satan himself was behind the recent change to having the Superbowl on the first Sunday in February, thereby destroying a good 2/3 of the pre-game munching that is standard Superbowl behavior. Nothing you say will change my mind on this.

By: T-NC

T-NC — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:19:17 +0000

But the SAINTS are playing !!!
I’ll be watching the game. My parents didn’t have too many rules about Sundays while I was growing up and yet we always felt we were honoring the Sabbath. We even went to church on vacations – nothing like Sacrament Mtg and then back to Disneyworld :). No shopping or movies, but we occasionally eat out b/c it was/is a treat for my mom – a guaranteed day for her not to have to cook. We do hold season tickets for Duke b-ball, though, and whichever branch of the family has 9a-12p church that year gets the Sunday games so no one skips church for it ! The main thing is always that we keep it a family day. Just about the only day we have together.

By: Berry Wueste

Berry Wueste — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:55:19 +0000

Ahhh The Colts defense has been playing without three main starters for a long time. Powers didn’t play against the jets so he could get better. Brocks ultimately a starter just not at DE because Mathis and Freeney are so good. The Saints on the other hand have a bad defense and Manning will kill them up. Brees will fumble the ball at least once and turn it over. Take a look at his record, he lost 6/10 fumbles for the season. The saints defense will lose it for them. With the exception The Colts defense has gotten better each game. The saints arent very good closers, the Colts are the best at playing 60 mins. Colts by at least 2 tds.

By: Craig H.

Craig H. — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:34:44 +0000

Thanks Gaila, certainly much of the talk is of general impressions, mixed with specific anecdotes that may or may not fit the general trends. I’m sure there are others like you too.

By: Gaila

Gaila — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:38:47 +0000

I really enjoyed this, Craig H. Not often at my age I learn more that actually gives me a new perspective on daily living. I don’t think, however, that descriptions of “how it is/was” in the sixties or various countries, etc., can be relied upon as indicative of others in the same setting. My family in all my growing-up years in Utah County which included the sixties, observed a strict Sunday “rest.” No TV, no play clothes (Sunday best only), a simple evening “meal” of bread and honey in milk, no skipping of church for any reason. My father died on a Saturday afternoon. He’d been in the hospital for three weeks. None of us missed church to be with him (but we did of course spend the day/night other than that with him), and all of us flocked to church the morning after he died. It gave me great comfort knowing we were all together and we were behaving as he taught by example. Now you may ask, would we have skipped church had we thought the doorstep of his departure was imminent? I like to think it wasn’t an issue because we earned it.