America Bowl Postgame Wrap-Up

Thanks to everyone who read America Bowl, talked about it, linked to it, wrote about it, illustrated it (see awesome drawings above, with their own links), questioned my sanity, only partly questioned my sanity, used it as a business metaphor, and made valuable suggestions (yeah, I know the Van Buren decision was controversial). To make it easier to read the whole thing in order, from one to 44, you can begin here at Game 1: George Washington vs. Super Bowl I.  The bottom of each game recap now has a convenient link to the next number. Also, you can click here for the Complete America Bowl Scorecard with all the results and links to all the individual write-ups. 

  What can we conclude about America from America Bowl?  Besides the obvious fact that we love football and like Presidents? The breakdown by quarter shows a clear trend:

	1	2	3	4	final
Presidents	8	4	6	2	20
Super Bowls	3	7	5	9	24

The Presidents dominated early, crushing in the first quarter and still leading at halftime. The Super Bowls surged late to win it. Why? Theories abound. The guess here is that the NFL has tweaked its rules to make its games more competitive and higher scoring. The league can do what it wants. The Presidents have to answer to everybody. It's tougher for them to get it done. Ain't that America -- we wouldn't have it any other way.

 What's next?  Hey, football season is over, but have a happy Presidents' Day! We can't say we'll do this again next year.  But here's something to think about: Vice Presidents versus Bud Bowls.