Sunday Bowls

Superbowl vs. Puppybowl
It’s a tough call. Both shows highlight definite athletic prowess. They both have definite starts and lowlifes; commercials are both ingrained into the contests, and fans cheer on their favorite players, too. I was conflicted this year and found myself channel surfing between the two athletic contests.
Players
• Puppybowl: a whole cast of silly, adorable puppies slobbering over each other, pouncing about playfully, and dragging around a variety of dog appropriate toys. Aussie Shepherds (my favorite being all fur) to bouncy little beagles who just won’t stop hopping to and fro. But like all athletes there are some problem pups. You got the bullies out there who won’t let anyone else near the water bowl to paw and flip the water through the air.
• Superbowl: highly athletic adult males chasing each other around the field, vying for passion of a cow skin oblong ball. They bounce and jump through the air trying to outdo each other for the chance to run the ball around the field. Quarterbacks flinging the ball to other players on their team to linebackers, bent on destroying the quarterback make up some of the species on the field
The Venue
• Puppybowl: in an inside stadium on artificial grass. The emblem of the Puppybowl is emblazoned on the middle of the playing field. The pups cavort inside the walls of the arena so the game stays within appropriate parameters; and, no puppy can make a break for it. Ample seating for fans can be found in living rooms across the country.
• Superbowl: in an outside stadium on real grass. The emblem of the Superbowl is emblazoned on the middle of the field. Like the puppies, the players are also surrounded by fans, and parameters of play are marked so that players know how far they can run to score.
Officials
• Puppybowl: is overseen by humans. Every so often play is stopped so that a white and black stripped person can climb into the enclosure to either settle too rambunctious pups or to clean up accidental puppy messes.
• Superbowl: again, overseen by humans. Play is stopped occasionally so a white and blad clad official can step into the action to settle over hyper players or to determine the position of the ball so play can resume.
Commercials
• Puppybowl: the walls of the stadium are laden with sponsors of the game; and when a mess is cleaned up the “official” showcases the cleaning supplies.
• Superbowl: almost bigger than the game itself. Commercials air every few minutes, allowing viewers to channel surf over to puppy bowl.