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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.