We're spending a quiet New Year's afternoon watching football, specifically the Rose Bowl where USC is up on Penn State 31-7 in the first half. Austin is complaining that the game isn't more competitive, but I think it is perfect. I love domination in sports. My favorite golf tournaments are the ones where Tiger Woods gets ahead by 10 strokes and everyone else looks like an amateur next to him. I loved watching the Patriots last year attempt an undefeated season and belligerently try to rack up the points on their opponents. Who's my favorite basketball player? Michael Jordan of course. What was my favorite Olympic event this summer? Anything with Michael Phelps (except, of course the 100 fly and 400 free relay which were waaaaay too close for my taste).
What could be more fun than to watch the truly elite perform at their absolute best, and wreck the competition in the process? There is no suspense, and no anxiety about who is going to win. It's like getting to experience the glory of the win throughout the whole game without suffering the agony of indecision and suspense and all that. Plus, if you like to multi-task while watching sports, it is VERY easy to follow the game satisfactorily. And, if you get tired, you can go to bed whenever you want because there will be no plot change. You know who is going to win and can just check the internet the next day to see how bad the spoils were, though it does bring a certain satisfaction to see the carnage to the very end.
Underdogs are overrated.
