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Joe Greene
Super snooze: Skip Super Bowl Sunday
Super snooze: Skip Super Bowl Sunday

The viewing audience for Super Bowl XLV is expected to be around 100 million people. You, however, do not have to be part of the crowd. Think back. How many times has the game been compelling? And we mean truly compelling, not just some hyped-up media faux notion of compelling. Not often. It's usually a letdown. Either the game isn't what was expected, or the commercials are disappointing, or the guacamole is bad. Or all three. It's generally a waste of a perfectly good Sunday. So why set yourself up for disappointment? Why not just skip the game this year? If you need some reasons not to watch, here are five (or V, for those infatuated with that whole Roman numeral thing):...