In the beginning, there was an advertisement. But soon, it
was a night of sport history. What a thrilling, exciting game. February 5,
2017. Super Bowl LI. Commercial.
Everything
started off like usual – everything was very American: a big TV screen, chicken
nuggets, chips, chips, chips and beer and chips. Only the bowl of green salad
revealed that it was our first Super Bowl here in the US. A group of LLMs gathered
to follow the biggest event in the US and to eat chips. Only as a side note,
why does everyone have the same idea and bring chips? Something, you should
consider for your LLM… Nothing uncommon happened. The American anthem.
Advertisement. Advertisement. Coin flip by President George H.W. Bush. Commercial.
Kickoff. Advertisement. First drive. Advertisement. The Falcons basically
overrunning the Patriots. Advertisement. Touchdown Falcons. Advertisement. Half-time
show with Lady Gaga – without the expected political statement. Advertisement.
Again, the Falcons dominating, while the Patriots even missed an extra point. Advertisement.
But suddenly, it was more than just advertisement. Suddenly, it became a real
football game – exciting, thrilling, insane, unbelievable. The Patriots came
back with a 28-3 second half deficit to defeat the Falcons in the first
overtime ever in the history of Super Bowl. Even we non-Americans were
thrilled, standing, screaming, hoping, arguing and cheering. Some were hoping
for the Falcons, some for the Pats. What a game. What a feeling to have the
privilege of watching this great sport at a reasonable time (and not in the
middle of the night). What a privilege to follow this event with a group of
people coming from four continents.
In
the beginning, there was only advertisement – for cars, beer, mobile and again cars.
In the end it was an advertisement for American Football, uniting America for a
moment, and uniting some LLMs in a night of sport history.
