Well it's been two full days since the Super Bowl and as it always does, time puts things in perspective. What seemed like the most important event of the year just 48 hours ago has faded into memories of a good game, and I am left trying to understand what the big deal was all about.

Why did my mother, who hasn't watched a game all season, make an early dinner so we'd be done in time for her to watch the game? Why did over half the country park themselves in front of their televisions to watch two teams they didn't really give a hoot about?

At first I thought it was the caliber of play that attracted such a large audience, but then I realized that you can see good running, passing, and kicking on almost any Sunday from September to January. No, what makes the Super Bowl special is the attention the media gives and the once-in-a-lifetime moments that television allows you to be a part of.

When else could you see over 100,000 people prove that they aren't color blind by lifting the correctly colored boards upon instruction. I don't know if I could ever for-give myself, if I'd missed that half-time kaleidosuper scope.

But even more of a Super Bowl tradition than the half-time spectacles are the pre-and post-game shows. I think that these moments are really what the Super Bowl is all about. These are the part of the marathon broadcast that make sure all the sponsors get a chance to show their advertisements at least 10 times each.

The pre-game show gave NBC the chance to give its audience an in-depth look at every aspect of the players' lives. I think I know Joe Theisman better than I know my own sister, thanks to features like this:

This is Len Berman here with Joe Theisman's third cousin twice removed. Selma Jones, Selma is a housewife with three children who works on the PTA and bowls every other Thursday. Just another example of the Theisman family's athletic process.

While the pre-game schlock gets us prepped to watch the game, the post-game interviews give us the chance to share the sorrow and the joy with our newfound intimate acquaintances. I know I would not have enjoyed John Riggins' running nearly as much if I hadn't heard him mumble his three syllables after the game.

But perhaps the most moving part of my evening was finding out what a compassionate guy our president really is. He cares enough to share in the Redskins' jubilation, yet he's sensitive enough to comfort the Dolphins in-the despair. And how considerate of him to share his thoughts with the respective coaches when the entire nation is looking on, rather than wait and speak with them in private.

Yes, now I think I finally figured our what the Super Bowl is all about--it's the half time shows and the interviews before and after the game. This is Len Berman, here after the game with Selma Jones. Selma aren't you proud....Wait Selma there's a rall from Washington for you...