# WOOHOO! It's Pro Bowl Day!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059 "2008-02-10T19:26:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/1 "2008-02-10T19:26:38Z")
Yes! The NFL season comes to a close with its star-studded event, the Pro Bowl! Can you feel the excitement? Are you all atingle with anticiaption for this annual classic? Will the NFC back up the suprise win in that “big game” with a victory over the 3-point favorite AFC? Many of the biggest stars decided not to attend, but still, this should be another one for the ages – right up there with other classic Pro Bowls, like… …errr… Ahhh, crap. Ok, you win. I can’t pull this off with a straight face. Here’s your ten bucks. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/2 "2008-02-10T19:34:22Z")
Pitchers & Catchers report next week and thankfully the \*\*Giants \*\* did an incredible job bridging the horrible time period known as the “Off-Season”. I think I watch a Pro Bowl game back in the 1980s maybe even as recently as 1992. Jim ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/3 "2008-02-10T21:29:26Z")
I usually watch it, or at least turn it on while I’m reading a book or something. Not that it’s ever really entertaining, but hell, it’s the last football game until August. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/4 "2008-02-10T21:54:11Z")
I watch it…last dose of the year…hurry up preseason! ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/5 "2008-02-10T21:56:52Z")
The scary thing is that newspapers carry a “line” for the Pro Bowl. This implies that somebody, somewhere, is betting on the game. If that doesn’t qualify one for automatic induction into Gamblers Anonymous, I don’t know what would. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/6 "2008-02-10T21:58:44Z")
They kicked away from Cribbs on the first kickoff. Apparently the pro bowl team figured out what normal NFL teams didn’t, despite repeatedly being given the lesson… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/7 "2008-02-10T22:00:08Z")
I watch it if only to mourn the passing of another football season. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/8 "2008-02-10T23:36:43Z")
Current Yahoo! Sports NFL page: > [@](#): > > **AFC SUPREMACY** > AP - The Bengals’ T.J. Houshmandzadeh has two touchdown receptions and the AFC leads the Pro Bowl. > NFC 28, AFC 27 (9:49 3rd) Ummm… ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/9 "2008-02-11T03:16:00Z")
Damn! Was that today? Why didn’t Fox bother to promote the Pro Bowl during last week’s Super Bowl? I really, really wanted to watch. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/10 "2008-02-11T03:23:36Z")
It is still better than hockey. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/11 "2008-02-11T05:57:13Z")
[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig] The scary thing is that newspapers carry a “line” for the Pro Bowl. This implies that somebody, somewhere, is betting on the game. If that doesn’t qualify one for automatic induction into Gamblers Anonymous, I don’t know what would. [/QUOTE] Betting on the NIT? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/12 "2008-02-11T14:58:08Z")
Well, gosh, who won? Please don’t keep me in suspense! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/13 "2008-02-11T16:56:54Z")
I have never watched a Pro Bowl. Never. I think I have seen every Baseball Allstar game in at least the last 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/14 "2008-02-12T21:06:50Z")
I sat front row behind the AFC bench. It was an amazing experience. The players where only a few yards away. The best part: hearing the players and coaches joke with each other on the sidelines. The worst part: sunburn on the left side of my face. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/15 "2008-02-12T21:11:04Z")
I used to try to watch back in the day because I found it vaguely entertaining. However, on Saturday, I ran across a show on the NFL network that made my jaw drop. It was televised coverage of the NFC’s _practice session_! And in between, there were some fascinating moments like spending three minutes watching some guy I’d never heard of sign autographs. This was live television. I sort of lost interest. I’d completely forgotten about it until I saw this thread title. So who _did_ win (because I refuse to exert the effort to go look it up myself)? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/16 "2008-02-12T22:38:35Z")
You know you’re a football fanatic when you find yourself anticipating Combines and NFL Draft Weekend. But I’ve never been able to watch a Pro Bowl game. It’s like a weird converse of scab season football: instead of no-name non-pros in real teams, you’ve got real stars playing in ad-hoc totally fake “teams”. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/17 "2008-02-12T22:44:44Z")
Of the four major professional North American team sports, the NFL probably has the lamest all-star game. However, I sometimes wonder if its timing has a lot to do with it. Does anybody think there’d be greater interest in the Pro Bowl if it was played around mid-season like the other all-star games? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/18 "2008-02-13T00:16:30Z")
[QUOTE=NDP] Of the four major professional North American team sports, the NFL probably has the lamest all-star game. However, I sometimes wonder if its timing has a lot to do with it. Does anybody think there’d be greater interest in the Pro Bowl if it was played around mid-season like the other all-star games? [/QUOTE] There would be more interest, but the risk of injury is so much higher in football, that it will never happen. Jim ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/19 "2008-02-13T00:59:51Z")
It was the Superbowl everybody wanted: Cowboys vs Patriots. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059/20 "2008-02-13T01:05:04Z")
[QUOTE=Ellis Dee] It was the Superbowl everybody wanted: Cowboys vs Patriots. [/QUOTE] Except Romo sucked again and Brady was a no-show. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-its-pro-bowl-day/437059.md?page=2)