Beer
Super Bowl Sunday festivities tend to start early in the afternoon, and the game doesn't end until 6:15 PM and change (and doesn't finish until 4 or 5 hours after that), you need to set a marathon pace. For this reason, it's best to choose a light beer. I like the American light beers for Super Bowl for a couple reasons:
1) They usually don't have a particularly strong flavour which is great for washing down hot wings and chili.
2) They're cheaper than imports, and I'm a student. Busch light, is pretty cheap and made the top 10 for Consumer Reports light beer suggestions.
3) The American beers have all the cool commercials that you'll be seeing during the Super Bowl.
Food
I'm not a huge fan of the breaded chicken wings, which is good because wings are way easier to make without breading. Buffalo wings are a pretty good Super Bowl staple and they're not hard to make at all. Heat some oil, dump in some wings and cook them until they're goldenish and crispy. Heat up some butter in a pan, add some Frank's Red Hot and some vinegar and toss the wings in the sauce. Traditionally served with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing but no one eats that rabbit food. If I wanted to chew on a roll of dental floss I'd choose a bubble gum flavour.
Chili - I've never made this before, since my old man prefers to keep his recipe a secret. However, Stagg's makes a great canned chili that you can pick up at most grocery stores and your friends won't know the difference.
Pizza - The busiest day of the year for pizza delivery companies, but it's way easier than making your own.
Avoiding the Pre-Game
This might be a bit late, since the pre-game analysis started a week and a half ago, but do not watch the stupid pre-game show. Play some poker, re-watch a cable TV classic, or play some video games (pre-playing the game on Madden is a corny choice). Spike TV has a "When Animals Attack" marathon going on that afternoon, so...
I hate the Patriots. F U Ryan "Mrs. Tom Brady" Eastriver.
