Going to watch Super Bowl XLIX next week?
Thinking about joining the office pool? Maybe placing some money down on some squares? Have a not-so friendly bet lined up with your brother-in-law?
It seems the Super Bowl is less and less about the game and more and more about the advertisements, half-time show, and the betting. Vegas will let you bet on just about anything: who will win MVP, whether a certain player will score. Plus there are a few potential bets that they just won’t authorize: what will Katy Perry wear, will the Patriots coach smile.
Now at the risk that mine won’t be unique, I do have a few ideas that might make for some interesting odds:
1. Will the word “DeflateGate” be the subject of Viagara’s Super Bowl TV ad?
2. How many minutes in will we get sick of watching the same three ads on the Canadian TV feed?
3. How many minutes into the game before delusional Cowboys fans realize their team didn’t make it… again!
4. How much longer after that will your delusional brother-in-law who loves the Cowboys start telling you that Tony Romo is the best QB in the game?
5. How many more minutes still before you cut your brother-in-law off?
6. How many minutes late will your pizza delivery be?
7. Will Katy Perry take her much talked about swipe at Taylor Swift during her performance?
8. How long after the game will it be before a winning player shouts at a reporter ” Nobody believed in us… but us!”
9. How many minutes after the game will the Cowboys be installed as 3:1 favourites to win Super Bowl 50?
10. How many minutes after the game will I be telling people the Steelers are going to win SB50?
11. How many people will argue with me that it’s supposed to be Super Bowl L?
I don’t know the answers to 1-10, but I can assure I am right on 11… it’s officially Super Bowl 50 next year folks!