super bowl thoughts

A few thoughts about the Stupor Bowl.

• Some shmigeggy is suing the NFL over the pass-interference non-call that probably changed the outcome of the NFC championship game. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's stupid. I understand the frustration of Saints fans. And of any football (or other sports for that matter) fans who don't like to see bad officiating have such an obvious and immediate effect on the outcome of a championship game. But that's the way the ball bounces. There's a system for officiating, and it's not perfect. Too frickin' bad. Unless there's evidence that there was purposeful chicanery, there's no chance of this lawsuit having any effect beyond being a nuisance.
  
• A ten-year old in Kentucky devoted his school science project to the question of whether Tom Brady cheated in 2015 (Hint: remember deflategate?). It's kind of a cool human interest story. The kid hates Tom Brady (who doesn't, these days?) and wants him to get caught. The problem is that, despite the reporting, the science project doesn't actually prove that Tom Brady cheated. At most he proved that under-inflated footballs can be thrown farther. From what I recall about deflategate, that was never in question. But he didn't prove that Tom Brady was throwing underinflated balls (I don't recall what the outcome of the investigation was, and I'm too lazy to look it up). And he certainly didn't prove that Tom Brady knew that any balls were underinflated. Did Brady cheat? I dunno. But the kid didn't prove it. In all fairness, he's ten years old, so it's not like you can expect his science project to be up to Technion standards. Still, enough with adults saying that he proved what he didn't. Oh, hell, I'm being a poopyhead. The kid's right. Burn Tom Brady!
  
• When the Pats were playing against Atlanta two years ago, and Philadelphia last year, I was rooting for them. They lost in the Superbowl to the Giants. Twice. I kind of liked the idea of Brady having lots of wins, and having his only losses be against the Giants. I cherished the image of a geriatric Brady in an old age home, cursing at his inability to beat Eli Manning in the big game. Now that the Eagles beat Brady last year, the magic is gone. Still, I'm rooting for Brady in father-in-law's memory.
  
• A guy I know at work roots for Brady. He says there's something beautiful about someone who's the best at his job being the best. I can't really argue with that.