This year’s Super Bowl will have a different look to it. No, I’m not talking about the “everything’s bigger in Texas” sized screen at Cowboys Stadium; I’m talking about cheerleaders. The Steelers and Packers are two of only six NFL teams with no cheerleaders, and they will meet in the Super Bowl.
This will be the first Super Bowl in a very long time that’ll be cheerleader-less. The NFL has decided not to import cheerleader in for the big game, and I think this is a great decision.
The Packers and Steelers are two of the most historic and classy teams in the NFL. These teams have been around for decades, and all this time, they’ve never had cheerleaders. Now that they’re about to meet on football’s grandest stage, why should they be forced to change?
The NFL, it seems, is getting further and further away from the game of football itself. From tweets to touchdown dances, The NFL is becoming less about football, and more about the stuff in between. Because of this, as a real football fan, I find the idea of a pom-pom free Super Bowl pretty refreshing. As much as cheerleaders are nice to look at, they add to an already sizable list of distractions during the game. (I mean really, what’s the use of having an 80 yard video screen, anyways?)
Lately, it seems as though the Super Bowl is more of an event than an actual game. My mom usually tunes in right as the second quarter is ending so that she can watch the halftime show, and the Super Bowl commercials are usually talked about just as much as the game itself. Taking the cheerleaders off the field might be a small thing, but it’s still a step in the right direction when it comes to making the NFL’s championship game an actual game again.
The Super Bowl is possibly the greatest sporting event to attend in North America. There is nothing quite like it, and millions of people would give almost anything to be there. If the presence of cheerleaders will really make or break your decision, then honestly, you don’t deserve to be in attendance.
No comments:
Post a Comment