gomezcat

I have a friend (possibly a couple) coming over next Sunday. She used to watch Football back in the Marcus Allen era, which is when a lot of us got into Football. Anyway, firstly, does anyone know a good site for brushing up on the rules? I never know where to start when people ask. I end up meandering off into explanations about different types of D and so on.
Secondly, we wanted to do "authentic" Superbowl food. We are thinking of hot dogs and nachos and we'll try to find some Sam Adams or similar. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. BTW, she wants the Bears to win which I can live with.

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NoCal Patriot

Go to A bookstore and buy "An Idiots Guide to Football", It explains with diagrams all of the basics of Football.It's a great "Coffee Table" Book.

gomezcat

That might well work. I could get it for her as a present, as it might encourage her (and her husband) to follow Football next year.

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Willie55

I would serve nachos and chicken wings instead of the hot dogs.

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sdaniels7114

Whatever you do, don't start a lengthy recitation of the rules when you're introducing Football to someone. Football, more than any other sport, is overloaded with complex rules that n00bs don't need to be aware of at first. Just remember, its WAR. The teams take turns trying to conquer each other until the clock reaches zero. Whoever conquers the most wins, unless the Colts are involved of course

DarrylS

Neither follow the game, wow, that will be tough.. have them come early tivo a game and explain some of the basics, but it is tough to figure out the NFL in one day. Maybe you can give them a primer of the sublteties of a two gap defense or the Tampa Two defense .. sometimes when I watch a game with friends and family, some don't know squat about football, and I find it extremely distracting. I like to share, but football time is selfish time.

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satz

idiots guide to foot ball is great.

As far as food goes we get the pillsbury dough and mini hot dogs and make mini pigs in a blanket.bbq pulled chicken as sometimes people are hungrier[ very simple roated chicken from a stop /shop pulled apart using fork and cooked in a pan with tangy bbq sauce with a hint of cumin,chilli powers ] with buns,chips-dips and chicken wings with a very spicy sauce.

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Mike the Brit

Here are a couple of sites:

http://football.about.com/cs/footbal...ootball101.htm, http://www.finheaven.com/football101/ (yes -- yikes!!! -- the Fins. But it's pretty good, I think. Perhaps print out the glossary and leave it on the table as a beer coaster ...)

Food-wise, you can't go wrong with home-made burgers and some tasty relish (Jamie Oliver has a good recipe in one of his books), nachos and guacamole. But who wants to eat that much at 2 in the morning?

So who is covering the Superbowl in old Blighty? Is it on ITV? I remember them having Gabby Logan, Martin Johnson and Dhani Jones who were all fine. The killer is the "international" commentary team ...

Cheers, Mike

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PatsMyBoyz!

The "Chicago Hot Dog":
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...6_8208,00.html
"Football Party Recipies"
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_p..._40575,00.html
Depending on the crowd,I also pick up some large grinders (subs,heroes,whatever term used in your area),and slice them into 2-3 inch long sandwiches (depends on thickness) and serve those up when it gets late.

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