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DeYoung: Super Bowl halftime was wasted $1.2 million ■ Continued from Page 5A no way was halftime fun, amusing, inter esting or, most of all, worth $1.2 million. The NFL wasted money on this show. In case you missed it, (lucky you!), it fea tured “The Blues Brothers Bash” with Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi and John Good man and included songs from James Brown and ZZ Top. As my roommate put it, "This show would have been mildly acceptable 12 years ago, but not in 1997.” I didn’t know that ZZ Top still existed. And I had no desire to see Goodman doing pelvic thrusts on stage. The stage was sur rounded by half-dressed girls showing off their asses and rolling all over the ground. 1 know that traditionally more men watch football then women, but the organizers had to be aware that their audience would include women who would be offended by this show. I think I would have been better off watching "Beavis and Butthead’s Butt Bowl” during halftime. 4. The game itself — After all of the hype, the game was finally played. Just 22 guys on the field, playing with everything they had for the chance to be called “World Champions.” But it almost seemed to me the teams were playing a scripted game. Everything went the exact way people ex pected it to go. Brett Favre shined, Drew Bledsoe didn’t do so bad himself, (if you ig nore the three interceptions), Reggie White recorded three sacks, the offenses dominat ed, the Patriots showed some heart and the Packers took the title. Surprise, surprise. The best thing about the whole game — The Dallas Cowboys didn’t win. The worst thing about the game—The Packers went for the two-point conversion on their final touchdown, which covered their 14-point spread. This may have been a move to ensure the Patriots would need two touchdowns to tie, but it seems to be toobigofa coincidence that it happened so well. Bookies lost more than $25 million. Wonder who has that money now? With a little less than a year to go until Super Bowl XXXII, I think Fox, the NFL and advertisers have a lot to work on. It’s pretty sad when such a huge event has to be considered a learning experience. Andrea DeYoung is the assistant sports ed itor for the Emerald. Her views do not nec essarily represent those of the paper. Weight Management Workshop Nutrition Cooking Exercise k: Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. January 28-February 18 FREE FOR UO STUDENTS Call 346-4456 to register Call today to February 8 at the University of Oregon 1-800-KAP-TEST Bring a friend and Win a prize Interface with Dan Carlin 3-6pm Weekdays KUGN 590AM http://www.efri.org/~sing/cttb email: sing@efh.org AMERICAN PIE NETWORKS, INC. WORLD YOUTH DAY PARIS 07 DATE: AUGUST 17 to 26,1997 AGES 16 to 35 JL There are some people who change your life. There are some experiences that shape your future. In both instances God may be at work. In a few months thousands of young women and men from around the world will participate in a life-changing encounter in Paris. Pope ]ohn Paul II invites you to join them and to deepen your faith in Jesus Christ through this World Youth Day pilgrimage. Characterized by prayer, religious reflection and public witness, the pilgrimage to Paris will be a time of grace. COST: $2,300 Cost includes all air/ground transport Hotel accommodations and meals Sight seeing tours of Paris Day tour of Lisieux For more information contact Marcy Rahner Archdiocese of Portland 2838 E. Burnside Portland, OR 97214 TEL: (503) 233-8393 DEADLINE FOR $375.DD DEPOSIT IS FEDRUARV 14, 1997 ALL DAY TUESDAY s p A G H E T T I ALL YOU CAN EAT EVERY TUES! 11:30 am-10 pm $025 PIZZ/J ITALIAN KITCHEN 2673 Willamette • 484-0996 Be cool. Make a bifferetice. ChAnge the worlt*.
