Throw your own ‘who’s got it better than us’ Super Bowl party

Bay Area Sports Guy January 28, 2013

In the aftermath of the San Francisco 49ers’ NFC Championship victory, while I tried to formulate some kind of recap of the crazy game we’d just seen, I started getting peppered with one question: would we be hosting a Super Bowl party?

My first instinct: no. God no. We had some people over the year before, but that was just another Giants/Patriots Super Bowl. I’m old enough to remember watching the 49ers play in Super Bowls, but I’m not old enough to have hosted a party when the 49ers were involved. What if the game goes horribly, and I have to be civil and social and mingle and say, “Oh, we need more salsa, let me get that,” while all I want to do is sulk and ponder where it all went wrong? Then I’m the bad guy, and my friends get uncomfortable and leave either in the middle of the fourth quarter or the second the game clock hits 0:00.

I have a friend who’s a Titans fan, and my sister and I drove to his apartment in Davis to watch them play the Rams in Super Bowl 34. It was also my friend’s birthday two days earlier, which happened to be the same night his girlfriend broke up with him. Then the Titans suffered the most heartbreaking Super Bowl loss of all time (other than the Scott Norwood game). We had brought a bottle of champagne for after the game and had planned to stay the night at my his place, but after the game everyone cleared out in about 15 seconds. I left the unpopped champagne on my friend’s counter and we drove back to Santa Cruz that evening.

So I kind of wanted to avoid a similar scene (without the birthday or the breakup). But my wife informed me that we would be hosting a Super Bowl party unless we went to New Orleans. She even set up a Facebook event page for it and everything. A couple people asked us politely if we’d be hosting some sort of get-together, and a friend on Twitter said, “No, you aren’t going to New Orleans because you’re going to host a kickass Super Bowl party.” Or something like that.

After I wrote a post that definitely wasn’t fueled in part by #rallymimosas, I figured I’d try to apply for a Super Bowl credential. I figured I had nothing to lose, even though there was no way the “No Fun League” was going to allow a maternal basement-dweller to come within a half mile of the Superdome (unless I paid for tickets to watch Tuesday’s Media Day circus).

The next afternoon, I got a matter-of-fact email from the NFL’s events division about how I could access my credential information. Wait, what? I’d still have to shell out enough for one/third of a Kia to attend the game itself, but all the media stuff during the week was fair game. And that’s how a last-minute trip to New Orleans is born. I’m on a flight to Denver right now, and in about six hours I’ll see the circus firsthand.

So I guess the point is I won’t be hosting a Super Bowl party, and for the few who hoped we’d share our couches and television, I apologize. But the good news is we’re going to help two lucky people throw their own “kickass Super Bowl party.”

You see, the key to hosting a great party is simple. You need food. Preferably good food, not some “gameday bucket” nonsense. But with the 49ers in the game, everyone’s going to be transfixed on the television more than any Super Bowl party any of you can remember. Who wants to cook? Who wants to deal with going to some crowded grocery store? Nobody.

On Friday, we’ll be giving away two 20-person pizza parties from Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria for Super Bowl Sunday.

That’s right, enough pizza and salad for you and 19 friends, family or even strangers. As Randy Moss would say, “Boom.”

We’ll have a contest-related post each day, and on Friday I’ll randomly select two winners from the comments on each post from Monday through Thursday Then those winners will be shouting, “Who’s got it better than us? Nobody!”

Speaking of that …

Question #1: What’s your go-to move when celebrating a great play?

Explanation: We all have one, whether your team is the 49ers or the USF Dons. For some, it’s the classic fist-pump. For others, it’s high-fiving whoever is near. Some people yell, “YEEEEAAAAHHHH” loud enough so the neighbors can hear (one of the coolest parts about watching important games on a block with a bunch of apartments: hearing the entire block celebrate a great play). Maybe you slam the armrest next to you with delight, stand up and stomp around while yelling “YEEEEAAAAHHHH” while pumping your fist, followed by some high fives that hurt a little.

(That last one may or may not be something I’ve been known to do.)

So let us know the way you celebrate a TD, HR, goal, etc. It could mean the difference between pushing a cart through a grocery store on Saturday or sitting back and waiting for a bunch of great (Not to mention free!) food from Amici’s…

About the Author

Otherwise known as Steve Berman (no, not the guy from the Eminem skits), BASG started Bay Area Sports Guy in January of 2008 with the help of his then-girlfriend (now wife). Since then he's covered college football for CSN Bay Area, gained media access to the Giants, Warriors and 49ers, and built Bay Area Sports Guy into the No. 1 independent Bay Area sports blog. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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dubs49ersgiants

Fist pump like Air Jordan used to do in his playing days.

B.A. Rich

Stand up, one hard hand clap, double fist pump and a loud 'yeaahhh!!'

Patrick

It depends on the situation. If I'm home alone, my go-to celebration is to jump off the couch, yell, maybe a Jeterian fist pump. If I'm at a party (like for the NFC CG), that celebration above is for good runs, sacks, long passes, etc. But for a td, I'll do the above and run around high fiving everyone at the party.

Dwang

Fist pump and high fives all around

Mike

Merton Hanks chicken dance.

Sam

I throw my two year old up in the air and catch him every time the Niners score! Then we share a slice of Amici's. Great way to start the year!

godorgo

I jump up and down on the couch screaming (and scaring the kids and neighbors) and then jumping off the couch and high-fiving everyone around me!

StVuman

The basic raise two hands in the air and yell "YEAH!". Then give everyone in the area a high five. But if its a big play, like a TD to tie the game or take the lead in the 4th quarter, I'll end up giving a giant hug and maybe even tackling the closest Niners fan.

Matt Redmond

When the Forty Niners score. I usually like to Kaepernick every strangers biceps around the Cosco I watch the game at while. Hey, the foods cheap and the TV's are big.

The Sports Leader

I am for the YES!!!!! shout out. Sort of what you would expect Marv Albert to do at Madison Square Garden. "Starks for two . . . . . . . . YES!"

Meagan Bacon

Yeah, high fives that sting are the way to go. You know the ones - the slap sound is sharp enough to make your ears ring a tiny bit.

Tod

Because the games have been close (the GB game was close until later in the game), I haven't been too demonstrative. At the end of the ATL game when the clock finally ran out, I think I kind of did the Ryan Theriot primal scream. Also, as far as SB parties go, it's a much different proposition if the 49ers are in it. Last year, I wanted to have one but we were remodeling. I had hoped to have one this year, but now I'm going to watch it alone. If I knew any hardcore 49ers fans, I would invite them over, but I live in Austin.

catbird

Slap the ground, jump in the air letting out a prolonged "yesssss" then attempt a high five with those near me but miss because I am too excited, go back for the awkward and less enthusiastic (an satisfying) "re-five", focusing on making solid contact, then saying f it and start hugging and picking up everyone.

Bay Area Duck Guy

I'm more of a lean back in my chair and yell kind of guy. I'm usually on the edge of my seat, so the rock back works well. However, in the Super Bowl, I may become a jump up and run through the whole house kind of celebrator. Only time will tell.

Dave

We have a tradition when the game (WS SB whatever) is down to it's last play, we circle the coffeetable and dance and chant for our team!! Amazingly it's worked for both Giants world series win and every Superbowl the Niners have won...my kids and guests thing I am nuts but it's worked every time!! GO NINERS!!

Joe S.

I can't exactly explain what I do, its just a natural reaction. I suppose I yell YES a lot.

Amy

The moment I anticipate a play, I start running in place non-stop like a maniac on Redbull in front and to the left of the TV. You'll hear a few spurts of my slow motion "Yeeaaa Ooooooohhh Yeeeeeeeee SSssss Oh Oh Oh Go GO GOOOOOOO GOOOOOOO YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" I'm screaming at the top of my lungs so the entire world can hear me through the screen. The dog runs up to me frantically wagging his tail and gives me his right paw so we can fist/paw bump. BUT the more I scream and make gorilla noises, the more he thinks I'm just ridiculous so he lets out a big sigh, gives me the stank eye and runs out of the room. Yes, we go through this every time...I usually end up high-fiving everyone in the room and crack up about how "moody" the dog is. :-)

Fitz's Future Unemployment Check

Depends on the play. Nice catch or tackle, usually a fist pump and a 'yeah!'. TD or something huge, usually jumping up and yelling.

SixPat

Fist Pumping followed with a bunch of F-Yea. F-Yea

Bob Gnarley

I guess Im no different than anyone else in that I scream an obnoxiously loud "Yeah!" (Eric Davis voice) and if its anything for the win I don't fist pump but ill usually stand up and run around the couch yelling with my fist up or with a #1

Alice

I always slap myself on the thigh and then I clap my hands. Unless I'm fueled with enough alcohol to not care, I always say "Oww!" cuz I always slap myself too hard out of excitement.

Bryan D

Just a basic punch in the air and a big YES! Sometimes with an added "Go, Go, Go" if it's a long run (NFL) or long ball (MLB).

ARMYSEAN

Im stationed in Afghanistan so all the boys watch at the chow hall where the only TV is and they only air certain games. But when its my team playing and going for the endzone i usually am biting my nails and till they reach it, jump out of my chair and rub it in everyones face, yelling some foul words, and flipping off all the bronco fans. (in the army you have sports fans from all over and take advantage of the rare moments your team is kicking their teams ass!) In the end we all have a good laugh and continue mission!

Kenny

These past few months I've been doing a Marco Scutaro/Shawshank Redemption move.

SGL

I scream and try to hug people and then just settle for high fives that hurt

Ruthless Sports Guy

Get up off the couch, scream yeah, high five everyone within high fiving distance as hard as possible. Simple and satisfying

Eric

I usually jump off the couch and hop up and down in place, yelling "yes!!!" over and over. The dog runs for cover, and the kids get excited cause I am losing it. I turned foot tapping into and art form/workout during the Giants World Series run. My gal said "You ahve been tapping your foot at 100mph for like an hour..." Warming up for the leap off the couch.