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Super Bowl Sunday brings fun nay FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST DAY TAKES STAGE IN HOUSTON BY JAMES HARLEY “Ijustreally hate the Patriots. The only team I hate more than the Patriots is the [Dallas] Cowboys.” -B r ia n Smith Super Bowl Sunday is that one day of the year that gives everyone the excuse to sit down, watch TV, eat lots of junk food and watch a game o f football. This year the Super Bowl, which will be hosted in Houston, Texas, features the Atlanta Falcons taking on the New England Patriots. The Falcons are playing in their first Super Bowl since 1999, while the Patriots are making their third appearance in ju st the last five years. Early odds had the Patriots as favorites to w in, b u t th at didn’ t stop C lackam as stud ent Brian Sm ith from rooting against them . “ I’m all for the Falcons,’’ Sm ith said. “ I just really hate the Patriots. The only team I hate more than the Patriots is the [Dallas] Cowboys.” Keoni M cH one, th e track and cross country coach at CCC, didn’t have much of a take on who he was rooting for because h is favorite team , th e San Francisco 49ers, have Struggled as of late. However he still has plans to watch it. “ We usually go over to some good friends of ours, where the kids can be occupied w hile we watch the gam e,” McHone said. Even th ough fo otb all is a big part of the Super Bowl, eating junk food, h an gin g out w ith frien ds, partying, w atching entertaining ads and viewing the halftim e show are also Super Bowl traditions that have attracted many people to join the Sunday festivities. McHone said that for game day his wife sometimes makes “ pickle wraps,” which has “ cream chèese and d ill pickles wrapped in deli iheat.” « When asked what Smith does for his Super Bowl Sunday, he said, “ I usually just hang out with a couple o f friends, drink a few beers and eat junk food.” “ M y friend som etim es m akes hot wings,” Smith said, “ but other than that, all we eat is junk food. ” Clackamas student Ryan Watkins takes his game day a step further. “ I usually just get drunk with my friends and just have a, good tim e/’ W atkins said. He added th at his wife makes pretty good ham and cheese sliders for the Super Bowl, that he likes w atching the game for football and the commercials and he never really watches the halftim e show. So w hether it ’ s a b ig bow l o f Cheetos, chips and dip, hot wings, pickle wraps; or ham and cheese sliders; go grab a seat on a sofa and flip to Fox (channel 12 in the Portland area.) on Feb. 5 a t 3 30 p .m . to watch what should be an in trigu in g m atch u p , and som e good commercials to go with it in between.
