And they are very concerned about what will happen in 2013 when the 50 year-old nuclear super-carrier Enterprise is retired.

FORBES: Where are the Carriers?

Intriguing, but for now -- like deploying tractor beams from the starship Enterprise -- it's just so much super-science.

CNN: Don't count 'doomsday asteroid' out yet

Yet the Pats lagged the league average in profitability (in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, all divided by enterprise value) in both years it won the Super Bowl.

FORBES: Super Bowls Don't Equal Super-Sized Profits