How Do Students Feel About Super Bowl LVI?

10 | THE BI-WORD How Do Students Feel About Super Bowl LIV?

By Jamie Kaiser

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For the 56th Super Bowl; both new and old Super Bowl traditions were celebrated on the second Sunday of February. As the season came to an end, fans remembered the epic playoff battles and amazing regular season plays. With that being said, there can only be two teams to compete in the Super Bowl. This year the match-up was between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. Junior Sorcha Lewis provided her opinion on whom she wanted to win this year’s Super Bowl. “I hoped for the Bengals in this one because they played tough all year and have come out with wins in a couple of close games. I am also a growing fan of Joe Burrow. I thought he and the Bengals had a chance this year.”

The Super Bowl is an event of its own, almost a holiday given its immense popularity in the United States. Millions of Americans each year tune in to watch the most viewed football game of the year, although for many different reasons. Some watch to enjoy the intense football game while others tune in to watch the halftime show and the fun commercials. Some even just use the Super Bowl as an event to spend time with friends and family. Students of Bishop Ireton were interviewed about what they do on Super Bowl Sunday and whether it involves: traditions, parties, family, commercials, friends, or if they even watch it. Senior Joseph Johnson watches the Super Bowl because of his immense interest in football. “The SuperBowl is the biggest game of the year. It’s a match-up between the top teams in the NFL so this makes the game very intense and fun to watch,” he says. Other students, however, tune into the Super Bowl to watch its commercials, which tend to be funnier due to the millions of viewers this game attracts. Lewis’s favorite commercials in the Super Bowl are consistently the Doritos commercials. “I can always count on Doritos to make a cool and funny commercial,” she says. “They have yet to fail me.” “I am not a big fan of the Super Bowl commercials,” Johnson said. “Although it is cool to see how creative companies get each year.”

The halftime show of the Super Bowl is also a huge attraction; some may even argue that it is bigger than the game itself. Each year, the halftime show includes a lineup of musicians who are usually the brightest and most popular stars in pop culture. This year, the halftime show featured Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige. “My favorite part of the halftime show was 50 Cent’s song ‘In Da Club’” Johnson says. “The halftime show, in general, was a great homage to hip-hop and rap legends.” The Los Angeles Rams became the Super Bowl Fiftysix Champions defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. “I was upset about the results of the game,” Johnson said. “I was rooting for the Bengals because they were the underdog.” In the hard-fought battle, both teams were able to gain a once and a lifetime experience that can change people’s lives, not only for themselves but also for the people who watched and enjoyed the Super Bowl experience.