Spring Break
Director of residence life takes Houston by storm
Jared Smith
Issue date: 2/6/04 Section: Sports
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Director of Residence Life Rob Foreman flew down to Houston from Raleigh a few days before the game.
"I'm a Panthers fan so as soon as they made it I was ready. My brother works with Footlocker and was down there, so I stayed with him," said Foreman.
According to Foreman the Superbowl is not just an event that takes place on one day, it is a festivity that goes on for the span of a week headed by the game and the NFL experience activities.
"What an experience. It's nothing like anything I've seen in my life," said Foreman. "The NFL experience was a huge facility where you could see Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb passing out chunky soup, and of course you could pass, punt and tackle the dummies," said Foreman.
Other activities at the Superbowl included media events and dozens of celebrity parties where the average person could go and meet the stars of today.
"It was really neat to go down and stand there and watch Steve Young, Michael Irvin and Chris Berman do Sportscenter. I also went to the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets game on Saturday," said Foreman. "I was in the fourth row and across from us was Adam Sandler, P. Diddy, Star Jones, Jeff Gordon, Serena Williams and Yanni. In front of us were Michael Strahan of the Giants, and Derrick Brooks of the Buccaneers."
Despite being a part of Superbowl week, Foreman, who was told that he could purchase a ticket to the game for the face value of $500 once the game started, found that the lowest priced ticket available was $2,000. Because of the misinformation, Foreman was forced to watch the game from his hotel room.
Even though Foreman was unable to view the game from inside the dome, he still cherishes the experience he had in Houston.
"It was something that I would probably go back again and do, because next year the game will be held in Jacksonville," said Foreman. Even if you're not at the game, just to be a part of the largest sporting event of the year is great. Everyone is there to have fun and go to parties, it's almost like the football game is a secondary thing."