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Is there a bigger one-week slice of U.S. zeitgeist than the Super Bowl? We don't think so.
So as you prepare for your Super Bowl (or Super Bowl ads) party, be sure to check out the list of what's "in" and what's "out" in New Orleans this week. That way, you can be sure to impress fellow partygoers, not to mention the usual battery of people you impress with the Hot 'n' Not List: co-workers, drinking pals and the occasional hot date. (Hint: Unless you are an actual Patriots fan -- as opposed to a bandwagoneer who picked them up for this game only -- you are free to waffle between liking Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady, all the way up through the fourth quarter! We offer a starting point below.)
What's Hot 'n' Not at Super Bowl XXXVI
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Category
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Hot
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Not
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Brady or Bledsoe
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Bledsoe
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Brady
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Game-day music entertainment
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Rock melange
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Boy bands
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Conventional wisdom -- offense
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Throw, throw, throw
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Give Dilfer the keys
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Conventional wisdom -- defense
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Wholesale revamp in offseason
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Set records
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Patriots fans' ideology
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I'm just glad we're here
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Hey, we can win this thing!
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Gambling storyline
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The over-under
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The spread
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Coaching card to play
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Seek perfection
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We get no respect
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Anthem singer we’d like to see
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Alicia Keys
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Mariah Carey
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Rising star
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Troy Brown
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Trung Canidate
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Hurricane
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Tailgate cocktail
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College football champs
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Style to emulate
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Martz's arrogance
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Belichick's charisma
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Party
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Anything by EA
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Anything involving the NBA Hornets
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Endorser
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Tom Brady
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Jerome Bettis
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TV-ad theme
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Patriotism
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"Innovative" companies
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Choke artists
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Steelers
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Vikings
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Fashion statement
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Mardi Gras beads
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Retro logos
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Off-field concern
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Security
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Gentlemen's clubs
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High expectations
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Faulk's yardage total
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Use of instant replay
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Best episode ever
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Rams offense
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Ravens defense
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Conventional wisdom -- Kurt Warner
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Best QB ever
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A nice one-year story
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Conventional wisdom -- Drew Bledsoe
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Plays with heart
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Heading to Texans
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Conventional wisdom -- Kordell Stewart
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Nah, overrated
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Did we misjudge?
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Count the camera shots on ...
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Pats QB not in game
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Kurt Warner's wife
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Fan fave from Patriots' Super Bowl past
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Tony Eason
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Terry Glenn
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Haircut style
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Mrs. Warner’s SB XXXIV flat-top
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Cornrows
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"Where are they now file?" destiny
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Adam Vinatieri
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David Patten
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You’ll be sick of players with ...
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Camcorders
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Their kids
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Locker room policy
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"Can I see your ID?"
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All-access
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Dan Shanoff is a regular contributor to Page 2. Agree or disagree with what's hot? Want to send in your prediction of what will be "in" in 2002? Send Page 2 your comments.
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| ALSO SEE:
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