By Dave Faries Mark Andresen Psychologists say football brings out our basest instincts, brutal and animalistic. Historians equate the sport with ancient Rome's gladiatorial contests.
Anthropologists find ritualistic behavior.
Ah, to hell with them. If you want to discover the true meaning of football in American culture, you must examine the food we eat during Super Bowl parties. Well, when it comes to football we tend to resort to bag foods, sloppy foods, foods with cheese melted all over them, or a combination of all three. I want nachos, hot dogs, meatballs, and all those guy foods. On this manliest of days our favorites include chili, pizza, wings, and big bags of chips.