Super Sunday delivered one of the most memorable finishes in Super Bowl history when Ben Roethlisberger threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes for the go-ahead score. After such a climactic finish, NFL fans will spend the next seven months wallowing in a depression sure to accompany the long offseason that lies ahead.
The University Center has cooked something up to help with those NFL blues.’ On Wednesday, the UC will host an EA Sports Madden NFL ’09 tournament that is free for all UH students who would like to participate.
‘The tournament will be held in the UC Chili’s Too on the ground floor at 6 p.m.’ Students may sign up when they show up to the event or go to the game room at anytime leading up to the tournament,’ said Scott Godley, director of events and traditional programming for the UC.
‘ Godley said he picked Madden NFL ’09 because of its far-reaching fan base.
‘The game has somewhat of a cult following. It has a legacy,’ Godley said.
The game will be played on the Xbox 360 console to avoid any excuses from gamers claiming ‘the game does not run well’ Godley said. The tournament will begin with only one console, but depending on turnout, the UC will rent another if needed.
UH teamed up with the Association of College Union International (ACUI) to bring the tournament on campus, and it will mark the first time ‘Madden Nation’ will get a chance to showcase their skills at UH.
‘I wouldn’t miss it, count me in,’ electrical engineering freshman Jason Adlakha said.
Students can pick up a flier at the Moody Towers, the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center and the UC.
At the tournament’s conclusion, the top two competitors will win an all-expense-paid trip to Corpus Christi to compete in a regional competition on Feb. 28.
At the regional tournament, UH students will play against students from Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M, and what better game to have bragging rights to then Madden.
‘Any chance I have to beat somebody from a rival Texas school is an opportunity I take seriously,’ architecture sophomore Ricky Salinas said.
