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- This is the Modern Dad Guide to Super Bowl Week.
Hey, I might have overdone that a little bit.
Let's go back to my house and I'll tell you
about everything I think you need to know for the big game.
Thing one: How to watch the game.
February 5th, 6:30pm eastern time.
If you don't have cable, if you've cut the cord or
if you've just never bothered, it's actually pretty easy
to watch the game still.
Thing number one, get an antenna.
I've got one back here above me.
That one's actually super cool, it's wireless.
We'll talk about that later, but for the most part
you can get an over-the-air, high definition antenna
for about $15 and then you're watching TV for free.
So it kind of depends on the antenna you get,
how far it can receive transmission.
Take a look at that as you're buying them.
I've been using indoor antennas for a little while now.
The key really is what direction they're facing.
There are actually websites that can help you with this.
They will tell you which direction is the best
to point an antenna.
Really the best thing to do is have
an outdoor antenna, something on your roof.
Something on your chimney. If you have a mast you can stick
it on, but otherwise just get it up as high as you can
in your window of your house, like I've done here.
Thing two: Here's how to stream the game.
So if you don't want to do an over-the-air antenna
and you don't have a cable subscription,
you can still watch the game.
Fox will be streaming it on Fox Sports Go,
which is it's live service.
It's available pretty much on every piece
of hardware out there.
Xbox, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, PlayStation.
It's everywhere.
Now you might well need a cable subscription
to watch anything live on it, but all you really need
is to know somebody who has one
and gee, who doesn't?
One final option if you're a Verizon subscriber
for your phone, you have access to the NFL mobile app
and then there's also the NFL game day app as well.
So lots of ways you can watch the game,
even if you don't have an antenna or a cable subscription.
Thing three: Please make sure it sounds good.
Let's talk sound for a minute.
If you're not going to change out your TV
and I'm probably not going to change
out mine, sound is one area where
you can get some great improvements
without a whole lot of money.
But let's start at the high end.
If you do have some cash to kill, Sonos Playbar and a Sub.
The Sub is huge, the Playbar is big,
but both sound incredible
and for $1400 they should.
This is not cheap, but Sonos is still
my favorite wireless music system.
Great all over the house.
If I have that kind of money to spend
that's what I would get, but I don't.
So what I've done is, I'm going to turn
to the Wire Cutter solution.
Always a great resource for this sort of thing.
For a couple hundred bucks, a VIZIO sound bar, sub,
and a couple of rear speakers,
so you do get that rear sound coming at you,
which makes a huge difference.
All things being equal if I had to choose between a new TV
and new sound system, I would go
for speakers, every day of the week.
For me, it's that important.
And you can really get something half-way decent
without breaking the bank, so a couple hundred bucks
I'm going to get a new sound bar and some speakers.
Thing four: Amazon Echo is your friend when
it comes to watching football.
I highly recommend picking up an Amazon Echo Dot before
the game, so you can have any questions answered during
the game without having to get up
or take your eyes off the game at all.
Those questions might include things like,
"Alexa, is Tom Brady a cheater?"
Alexa, when was the last time
the Patriots were caught cheating?
Alexa, is Tom Brady dreamy?
Alexa, order me a pizza.
Alexa, what's the Vegas line on the Super Bowl?
Alexa, how many times have
the Patriots been caught cheating?
- [Alexa] Sounds like you're asking about
the AFC Title game. The New England Patriots beat
the Pittsburgh Steelers 36 to 17, advancing
them to the Superbowl. - Boo
- Thing five: Chicken wings.
Don't ever buy chicken wings again.
You can make your own.
I know you've seen the just hundreds
and hundreds of recipes that go flying by on Facebook.
Try one. It's surprisingly easy.
Really, the gist is this, take chicken wings.
Put a little oil, salt, and pepper on them.
Shove them in the oven for close to
an hour between like 350 and 400 degrees, up to you.
Make sure they're cooked.
After that you just toss them around
in some melted butter and whatever spices you want
and it's so good, so much cheaper.
And it's actually a little bit better for you
than anything fried that you're going to buy.
Trust me, totally worth it.
Good luck to your team in the big game.
And now while I go have a cold one, you be sure
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Um.
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Eh.
Ugh.
Eh, eh.
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