I really don’t know much about football.  At all.  Even though my sons play.  Sure, I know the basics like the definition of a touchdown or fumble.  But the finer points are lost on me, because really I don’t care. 

I do make sure that we have a huge buffet of snacks to eat (which means no having to cook dinner and just grazing on delicious foods all night) and I try to cheer when appropriate.

I read this cheat sheet at MomLogic today that was written by a former NFL player.  A sort of what you need to know before you go to that Superbowl  party.  He gives the basic information about the two teams, the goals of both the offense and defense, but by far my favorite part of the post is:

here are a few things we don’t want to hear:

• No team wins a game based on the color of their uniforms.
• We don’t care how nice the athletes butts look in their game pants.
• We don’t care how cute any of the players are on the field or on the sideline.
• We don’t care how pretty some girl is in the stands.
• We don’t care what you think about Giselle, Jessica Simpson or any other player’s significant other.

 

The rest of the list is over at the website.  Very funny. How many of you admit to doing these?  I am guilty.  He also states the rule that during the Superbowl all conversation must be limited to football.  I guess discussing the mortgage crisis or giving thoughts on HFCS should be left for another time.