Packers Triumph in Superbowl XLV

Despite my Minnesota origins, I have a strong dislike for the Vikings. My Packer-supporting friends "converted" me to a Packer fan this year. As they saw it, I was already halfway there. I have to admit, it was a good year to support the Pack.

Trinity Packers fans celebrate the victory

The Green Bay Packers fans reigned victorious in the XLV Super Bowl on Feb. 6, winning 31-25 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, leaving Packers fans in a state of euphoria and Steelers fans downcast. 


The game began at 5:30 CT, with Christina Aguilera singing the national anthem, and accidentally singing the line "what so proudly we watched, at the twilight’s last gleaming" twice during the song. Though the Packers were ahead the entire game, the closest the Steelers came was 28-25. This caused many Packers fans feeling nervous for the outcome, as the Steelers have been known to pull ahead near the end of a game.

"I thought the game was going to be close before the game [started]. It looked like the Packers were going to win with ease, but then with those key defensive injuries, the Steelers made it a close game," junior Eric Anderson said. Anderson is from Green Bay and has avidly kept up with the Packers this season. In addition to the victory, many Packers fans alike were pleased to see Aaron Rodgers win the Most Valuable Player award.

Over 40 students watched the game from first floor Trinity Hall at a campus party hosted by Resident Assistant Ethan Carlson and the residents on his floor. The event had the essentials that would make any Super Bowl party a success: a flat screen TV, food, and even classic party games like Baggo Bag Toss.

Other Trinity students were not as interested in the game. Senior Josh Harrison has never watched a Super Bowl in his life, and chose to keep that tradition by leaving a Super Bowl party before the game started.

The Black Eyed Peas performed at the halftime show, with two unexpected appearances from the musical artists Slash and Usher. Judging by the Trinity Hall party goers, the show was a disappointment possibly due to the auto tuning that is usually applied to the recorded music, but was lacking during the live performance.

Viewers that watched the Super Bowl solely for the commercials may have been dissatisfied as well. Many commercials were repeated, specifically commercials about Verizon adopting the iPhone.

Symphonic Band Director Stephen Posegate was surprised at the amount of violence the commercials contained. Anderson said while the commercials displayed an interesting portrait of what is going on in our world, they weren’t particularly entertaining to watch.

Following the game, Packers fans rejoiced around campus tooting blow horns and cheering loudly making it known that the Packers fan population on campus was large and electrified.