Country music and the Super Bowl go hand in hand. Last night, Darius Rucker played the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis. Tomorrow night, Carrie Underwood and Steve Tyler's Pepsi Super Bowl Jam performance airs on CMT Crossroads. And sure to tune in right before kickoff, when Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert sing "America the Beautiful."
And plenty of country stars have their opinions about the game itself:
- Chris Young isn't a big follower of either the Giants or the Patriots, but if push comes to shove, he's going with the G-Men. He says, "I just think when the Giants' front four is healthy like that, they can drop everybody else back into coverage."
- Lady Antebellum are pulling for the Giants. Actually, they're pulling for quarterback Eli Manning. Charles Kelley says, "He's come to a couple of shows, and so we are Giants fans on that night."
- Dierks Bentley couldn't care less about who wins -- he's just hoping for a good game. He says, "I just want to see a game that isn't over by halftime. I want to see something that goes to the fourth quarter, maybe deeper."
- Luke Bryan says spending time with his boys take precedence over football these days, but they'll still be getting together with friends to watch the game.
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