The History Nerd's Guide to the Super Bowl

early Notre Dame gameToday is the Super Bowl.  And I was feeling pretty jazzed about the whole thing, because 1. Beyonce and 2. someone promised me some chili.  Then Boyfriend turned to me and asked if I knew about how Teddy Roosevelt saved football.  And lo, I discovered an incident in American history I had never previously heard of before!  This isn't super surprising, since my American history prowess tends to end around the time the car was invented, but still - I'm u...