Come Feb. 1, I’ll have to make a impossible decision. That day, I’ll have to make a choice between two teams that I cannot possibly cheer for. For during Super Bowl XLIII, two teams I cannot show allegiance to will meet up for the NFL’s Lombardi trophy. The result is a man torn.

How can any Seahawks fan willingly root for either team? You might as well call it the Stupor Bowl this year.

On one hand, you have the Arizona Cardinals, a team that truly proves any bum can play in a Super Bowl. This is the same team that went 2-5 down the playoff stretch. This is the same team that gave up 47 points to New England on Dec. 21. This is the same team that made the playoffs strictly because someone from the NFC West had to technically play in the postseason.

No self-respecting Seattle fan can cheer for Larry Fitzgerald (a true Seahawk killer) or Kurt Warner, who for a time held the reigns of the only other team (The St. Louis Rams) to challenge the ‘Hawks for NFC West supremacy in the early stages of the new millennium.

So the Cardinals are out. I will not clap for them.

On the other hand, you have the Steelers. Their fans are everywhere, waving those annoying yellow towels. How I hate those Terrible Towels.

I won’t go so far as to say the Steelers stole Super Bowl XL from the Seahawks in 2006. But they certainly shoplifted it if nothing else, getting a few breaks from the officiating crew. Needless to say, I won’t be whipping any yellow towels above my head that Sunday.

I can’t remember the time I watched a game, even one that I had no rooting interest in, and hoping there was some possible way both teams could lose. Super Bowl XLIII will be the first time.

I have my doubts it will happen, despite what Donavon McNabb might think. But I refuse to take sides and will hold out hope until the whistle sounds.

Who will you be rooting for in the Super Bowl? Send your thoughts to sports reporter Joel Willits at jwillits@bellevuereporter.com.