Studying Smitten Supporters at the ‘Seahawks Super Bowl Trophy Day’
Topics: Football, Sports, Fandom, Mainstream Trends, Excitement, Distractions, Celebration, Disconnect, Merchandise, Consumerism, Emotional Invesment, ROI
I realized that… the Super Bowl just truly doesn’t make sense to me. This realization came from watching this play out over the weeks, as my local team kept winning. The first big win, I didn’t even know about until the last minute, when I made a bunch of money busking outside the stadium after the game (after they’d won). Then I tried to busk after they won the next game, the pre-Super Bowl game. They won that, but the tips weren’t so big cause it was a Sunday night. Then, recently, we just won the Super Bowl, but it leaves me thinking, “Okay… and?” And then what, you know? What? Are you just “happy” after? I don’t get it. I truly don’t get it. I realized this now. I’m so confused by the Super Bowl… what? Your local team won? And then you’re just happy after? Like. It’s over so fast, and then you’re left with what? Happy feelings? I don’t get it. Actually, I think it’d have a bigger impact on the losers cause they’d feel sadness… a missed opportunity? Right? Idk. So I want to understand this better, and I think this event may help. The local football stadium is hosting a free “trophy ceremony” for the team, and so I want to stop by and see what’s going on. I think everyone will be really happy, but what else? I just don’t get it. What do people get out of being so excited about this?
Why Attend: I just don’t understand how so many people get this excited about a game that lasts a few hours and then leaves you with… what? Something to talk about and smile about? For how long? For what amount of excitement? It wasn’t even that close of a game. So I don’t to go and be like a buzz-kill. I love happiness and high-energy. But, I’m just wondering, like, what is all of this? How do people like the Super Bowl this much? What do you get in return? IDK, someone lately told me… “You know who wins every game? The beer companies”. And I think that makes about the most sense of anything I’ve heard related to sports. So, idk. I just wanna go see what’s going on since it’s right here, free to attend, and just so peculiarly curious to me. Let’s go join the hype over a trophy hahaha. woo hoo!
