Is anyone not talking football?

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) -  

An estimated 173 million people will reportedly tune into the watch Super Bowl 46.  But with all of this football talk, are there any people who are actually not interested in the game?

Sunday's internet poll question asked viewers if they would be attending or hosting a Super Bowl party.  Surprisingly enough, out of more than 1,000 respondents, 70 percent said “no.”  So, 22News is on the hunt for that unsung minority.

When 22News asked Ralph Petlock of Chicopee if he cared about the Super Bowl, his answer was quick and easy.  “Of course I do,” said Petlock. 

Douglas Ford who is not a fan but plans to watch the game said, “I still have an interest in it.”  

Kristina Palicki will be working well past kickoff time, but although she’s not a football fan, she’ll be joining dozens of them at a friend’s party.  “People go crazy over it, I'll go hang out with friends, family but I don't pay attention to the game, I'm more there for the food,” said Palicki. 

It’s a lackluster interest Jen Bouchard was bewildered by, “what, what are they going to be doing? [They] must be bugging.”

It's safe to say there are lots of mixed emotions when it comes to the Super Bowl, but you wouldn't tell by walking into Olympia Sports at the Eastfield Mall; where it didn't take long for Patriot's jerseys to sell out.

“I care a little bit but not as much as the next person.  If the Patriots lose I'm not going to cry about it or anything,” said Jared Sundberg, who works at the store and sold the last jersey in stock, Saturday night.  

After an extensive search it turns out the cheese doesn't stand alone and there is a minority who could care less about which team will take home the championship.