Basketball, Mr. Fuji, and Some Other Big Event

Yeah yeah. I know it's the Super Bowl. So what? You've heard everything that there is to say about it already. Just like any other year, the Super Bowl has been sufficiently (if not overly) hyped. There's no real point in saying too much more about it. Especially when I have an idea like this.

So, back in the day I used to watch pro wrestling. It was pretty cool and all, watching ridiculous characters like the Ultimate Warrior and Yokozuna go at it. One thing that you could always count on was the involvement of a wrestler's manager at a key point in the match. The manager would come up to distract the referee while the wrestler would bring out a pipe or chair and knock his opponent senseless.

That got me thinking, why hasn't a coach pulled that stunt in basketball yet. Sure, this wouldn't work in the NBA, but in a lower level it definitely could. After a bad call, a fast break would start up. As this happens, the coach begins to chew out the closest referee. While the majority of the players follow the play, there is always one or two left behind. Because the other two refs are also following the break, this creates the perfect opportunity for a well placed elbow to send a message. Because the two refs are following the play and the third is being yelled at, nobody is left to see the intentional foul. Think about it



Yeah. I know that's pretty ridiculous and it has no chance of ever happening, but everyone needs something to laugh at and I thought that would be pretty funny. As for the Super Bowl, I'm going with the Steelers. No real reasoning here for a couple of reasons. One, I don't like either team. Two, I'm never really excited about the Super Bowl. And three, I've avoided most of the hype so I haven't heard much about how they match up. I'm just going in blind and hoping that I'm still interested by the third quarter, when they start replaying commercials and a third of America is asleep.