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Why We Will Watch Super Bowl 50

Forget about your problems, and enjoy the game.

Kaleb C. Springer
Feb 02, 2016
Robert Morris University
Why We Will Watch Super Bowl 50

On Sunday, millions of people nationwide will tune in to CBS to watch the Carolina Panthers and Cam Newton battle Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. The game provides more for Americans than just a competition for the title of "World Champions" and more creative advertising than you'll see any other night of the year.The game provides a temporary escape from reality that can only be garnered through the greatest form of entertainment: sports.

When the whistle blows and the cameras flash for the kickoff of the Super's Bowl golden game, nobody will care about the exam that they have on Tuesday. Or a paper that needs to be written by Thursday, or even the group presentation that's set to be on display in class Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. Because it's the SUPER BOWL.

This game happens once a year and once a year only, and the event becomes even less common when you're a fan of one of the teams competing. You'll care even less about that exam if YOUR BRONCOS ARE PLAYING IN THE SUPER BOWL.The Super Bowl, football, and sports in general don't possess any super power, they don't stop time, and they certainly aren't predictable enough to make anyone happy with outcomes all the time. But the one thing that can be said about sports is that they make life easier.

Is the Super Bowl, or the NFL Playoffs, going to help solve the global climate control problem? No. Will it bring together the Sunnis and Shiites to slow down Middle Eastern violence? Nope. Is it going to help me earn better grades that act as a catalyst for a good job and prosperous career? Nah, probably not.

But what it does do is make one forget about the stressful parts of their life, even if just for a couple hours. The lure of the Super Bowl isn't always the teams involved, the commercials, or the halftime show artist. It's the escape from reality. The Super Bowl will never solve any legitimate problems, but it sure as hell makes dealing with those problems a little bit easier, and for that, we should all be thankful.


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