Trying to like football on Superbowl Sunday in Packerland

We've survived Snowmeggedon; we will survive Superbowl Sunday in Wisconsin? I'd like to point out that I wrote a paper in college about why football simply shouldn't exist. That seems so subversive in Packer Country. I try now instead of having contempt for the male only institution of sanctioned violent pounding of others called sport, to surrender to the fact people just need something to root for-especially now. If you strip the ugly parts away, it's like Star Wars. Or Beowulff. Or an afternoon at the feet of Joseph Campbell. Redemption and hope for all in the warrior's journey. You can turn this hype around and discuss the beautiful metaphor that's tucked in there. Of course, rooting for the freedom of Egypt, for example, is the the real life battle. But in general, people have always needed a safe, fantasy tale to work out the difficulties of real life and make sense of themselves and the world. Football represents the basest way of doing just that.