While I am the furthest thing from a cheese head, watching the nearly perfect Wisconsin team fall to the New York Giants last weekend was a sad sight. Though NFL isn’t my top pro sport to watch, I think I, along with most of the country, was assuming that the Packers would be making a play for the super bowl championship 2 years in a row.
Instead this Sunday we have 3 teams from the east coast: The Giants, the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots along with the San Francisco 49ers fighting to play in the 46th Super Bowl on February 5th, 2012.
Though the Super Bowl is mostly known as a man’s event, (much like the Oscars’ are known to be favored more by women) there are still a lot of great things that go along with the Super bowl that girls who aren’t even fans of the participating teams can appreciate. There are many ladies on this campus whose eyes are glued to TVs in apartments, dorms or at Firehaus on Sundays and Mondays. For the rest of us, here are some reasons to get excited for the Super Bowl!
1. The Game Day Food
Put all of those hours you spent on Pinterest over break to good use by trying out some delicious dips and appetizers. Here is one simple recipe I’ve tried out that is sure to please everyone.
http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/12/crescent-pepperoni-roll-ups.html
Browse your food board (we all have one) and find some sweet and salty treats to take along to a party or to just enjoy with your roomies!
2. The Commercials
To me, these are the reason I watch the Super Bowl. In Super Bowls past, there have been the funny, the sad and the expensive – Chrysler spent between 11-12 million dollars last year for a two-minute spot! Rate the commercials yourself and then see how your list compares to the ones online Monday morning.
3. The Players.
There is a possibility Tom Brady will be playing in this year’s Super Bowl. That means we can all watch him on TV. ‘Nuff said?
4. The Puppy Bowl
If you aren’t a fan of football, there is always this event that can be just as entertaining and stressful: The Puppy Bowl. Animals Planet will be hosting it’s 8th consecutive Puppy Bowl featuring all of our favorite puppies, kittens and chickens, so if you don’t like ravens but you are still a animal lover, this bowl is definitely a great alternative!
5. Halftime Show
These halftime shows can be awesome or they can be painful – 2011’s featuring the Black Eyed Peas is an example of the latter. This year we have Madonna’s Super Bowl debut. If watching a 50-year old with the body of a 20-year old gyrate on stage doesn’t excite you, it’s rumored that she is working with Cirque de Soleil for the show, so it still should turn out pretty awesome.
So if you are a football fan, enjoy the 1st downs, the field goals, the kickoffs and the flags (for the other team of course). If you are not, you now know ways to still celebrate Super Bowl Sunday!