Growing up church of Christ…
Means never seeing a complete Super Bowl. I have never watched a complete Superbowl. Just basically the coin toss and a few plays. Then off to PM services at church. Afterwards I might see part of the halftime show, then the 2nd half of the game. I never could figure out why the NFL plans Superbowls on a night when many people are out at church. They could set it at 2PM and more people might be able to watch it. Then again, probably more people are home on Sunday nights than any other.
Then again I never could figure out why the Superbowl is so popular. Unless it is your home team, the game is somewhat less exciting. People tell me that I’m supposed to like the Superbowl and that I’m supposed to watch it. Yet I’m not as excited about it as I should be.
Come to think of it, I never have been a sports person. My parents would have relished me going into little league when I was but a wee child, but I preferred non-athletic stuff. Given their interest in collegiate and pro sporting events, they must have been disappointed, but they’d never admit it. Given the choice between brains and brawn, I’d take brains any day.
But I digress. Years ago when I was in college they’d give away $100 to a random student at the basketball games. I’d rarely go to the game. But since there was always a chance that I could win, I would listen to the game on the radio, then head down to McQuiddy gymnasium at halftime for the scheduled big money giveaway. If the student wasn’t there the money would rollover to the next game. It got up pretty high one time. Maybe $1000. Then Lipscomb got smart and started picking random times to give away the money (not at halftime). I never won any either way.