Man on the Edge: What Are Your Super Bowl Party Goals?

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Just two more days until the big game!  Super Bowl Sunday is coming, and with it comes all the fun and festivities of those Super Bowl parties.  But not everyone at the party is in it to win it, so we want to know why you’re going.

The folks at BuzzFeed did a little breakdown of the overall social groupings at the average Super Bowl party.  Totally unscientific, but still.  On the one hand, you have the social butterflies: the people who show up just to hang out with the crowd.  They may enjoy the game, but it’s more about social interaction.

On the other hand, there are the people for whom the game is what the whole thing is about.  They may talk to you and eat something, but don’t block the TV or else!

And on yet another hand, there are the chow hounds: the people who make Super Bowl Sunday the second biggest day of the year for food.  Only Thanksgiving is bigger.

And if you need more proof that the game is just the backdrop for some parties, listen to this: the best estimates are that Americans will drink nearly 326 million gallons of beer on Sunday, enough to fill 2,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.  In states where marijuana is legal, they’re working overtime to roll enough joints to supply hundreds of thousands of fans with a little puff-puff.  And 64 percent of people who use their cell phones during the game say they’re checking Facebook or texting people about stuff that has nothing to do with the game.

Throw in the fact that the Panthers aren’t playing, and your guests could have alternative agendas during the party.  So Rance hit the streets to ask you guys about your Super Bowl party goals: to watch, to eat, or to socialize?