STATE YOUR CASE: Prefer to watch a televised sporting event from your couch or at a sports bar?
THE SPORTS BAR
BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM
sports editor
A true sports fan embraces the game day environment, which is easier to simulate at sports bar or restaurant than from your couch.
Think about it: At a sports bar, you’ve got basically everything your home offers and then some.
It’s essentially tailgating without the stadium prices or pitfalls: big screen televisions, all the food fixings and the fandom that comes with large groups of people.
When you’re at home on the couch, you miss out on the energy and unity that emerges amongst strangers as they share the joy of victory and agony of defeat. You’re able to proudly wear your teams colors for the world to see, rather than just your cat and the roommates you don’t even like.
I don’t know about you, but the channel I want isn’t a part of my TV package that I’m paying an arm and a leg for half the time. At a sports bar, you’re all but guaranteed to find the one you’re looking for.
Occasionally a party at home might hit the spot, but it takes more effort to throw that together than to drive to the sports bar.
– curtislundstrom@gmail.com
Twitter: @CurtisLundstrom
THE COUCH
by danielle manley
staff writer
Going to a live game is one of the most exciting experiences one can have, but unfortunately, those moments are rare. Normally we settle for watching a game at either a sports bar or at home.
Watching the game the good old-fashioned way at home on the couch is preferable.
The first reason you should favor your comfy old couch is because it’s cheaper. Even if you’re not extremely hungry, you’re inclined to order wings and a beer when you’re out.
The second reason to be a homebody during the game caters to my specific needs and interests – and probably to the rest of the female population at USU.
If I have a good-looking hunk of a man sitting next to me on that couch, I could probably care less about what game is on, let alone where we’re at. But I would much rather be on the couch.
But all superficial interests aside, why wouldn’t you want to spend a few hours watching your favorite team in the comfort of your own home? It’s always a good time when a big group of your friends come over to hoot and holler at the TV.
– daniellekmanley@gmail.com
Twitter: @daniellekmanley