"SportsNation" Hosts Take Show to the Super Bowl

"SportsNation" Hosts Take Show to the Super Bowl
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We head to New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII and catch up with "SportsNation" hosts Marcellus Wiley and Clarissa Thompson moments after a wild live show! Still bearing the battle scars of a powder bombing, Marcellus tells us the craziest thing he's ever done on their ESPN show, and Clarissa shares her pick to win the Big Game! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).
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Mickey Novak here for Young Hollywood at the Super Bowl.
Come on stage.
We're about to talk to the hosts of Sports Nation, Carissa Thompson and Marcellus Wiley. Here with Marcellus Wiley and Carissa Thompson. I thought I'd introduce the lady first.
Oh, I thought you should too as well.
Well, obviously me in costume right now. Oh, I'm still caught up in what I'm wearing right now. You just did a live show. You've got the crowd behind you. I mean, it's I'm sure it's fun doing this, like being out here and you know, seeing your fans and getting powdered bombed.
Oh, man, we do it for the fans and it's great to have the energy when they come out, but you know, sometimes you make a fool of yourself. But Marcellus is always on the receiving end of all the stunts and he's a good sport about it. But yeah, this show is all about interacting with fans and obviously there's still a lot of them behind us and that's why we like being out here for Super Bowl Week.
In your off time, what are you most likely to be doing?
Hanging out with Marcellus and honestly watching games at various venues.
Yeah, we do that. Yes. Things like that.
But honestly, just essentially doing this but with televisions and bar stools.
Exactly. And when I'm not so dusty and powdered.
She loves me.
Establish for anybody that didn't watch the show. What exactly are you covered in?
Oh, well I'm covered in um there were footballs being thrown with powder. The whole concept was Marcellus played on the defensive side of the ball so we don't think that defenders can catch the ball. I don't know why they think that. So we took powdered sugar footballs and were throwing them at him and Sean Merriman. The whole, I mean, the whole conceit of the show was to incorporate entertainment with sports, have fun, interact and show athletes in a different light.
Exactly.
What is the craziest thing you've ever had to do on the show? Oh, keep it clean.
Yeah, I was like on the show, oh good they have footage of that. On the show. Yes. We won't we're not talking tonight New Orleans at 10:00. This is ranking up there pretty high. Uh one of the funnest moments was when we went to the Air Force Academy and I went against one of the generals in a pull-up contest. And he was 50, 55 years old and I had to quit because I couldn't even do half as many as he did. So stuff like that is always fun.
Here's something you might not know about Marcellus, he plays tennis.
I play tennis.
He also plays basketball.
Basketball.
Pilates. I'm Marcellus Wiley's PR person. Look at this.
Tell us more, tell us more.
Anything else you want to know about Marcellus? Pilates. This is the best basketball player on crew on set right here. She's a beast.
So what will you get up to here during the Super Bowl to have fun? What are you sort of looking forward to?
All the parties. But we like our job so we try to behave.
Yeah, I mean, we already have a party when we come to work and do this show, then after that. Um I usually find a place where they provide hydration and um and then after that situation, uh I just go around and
Of course, it means water.
Yeah, yeah, water, of course. And then I just have fun. Margarita machines, I mean, on the street. This is the place where you can drink. I don't even know what I don't even been on that street yet. But tell me where. I haven't even been on Bourbon Street, no. I don't even know what I'm talking about.
I love her. I just stay in my hotel room. Look at the face.
Well, you and I can go after it if you'd like. There's a lot of movies. Can you take me with you guys?
You'd like to come home?
Yeah, yeah. I want to. Oh, you guys are going to party, it's cool. See you later. I'm going to ask you to choose sides. So who's going to win on Sunday?
Oh. This is where this is where we disagree.
Oh, really?
Yes. I'm taking the Ravens. And he has. And he wants the 49ers.
I want the 49ers. I think the 49ers are talented, they're going to go out there, not only win, but I think they're going to win big. It's going to be a good game to some, but to me 49ers are going to run away with this.
on that one. Oh, Now I got a party to go hydrate.
I'm just going to stay in my room watching a movie while they're out in the street partying.
So we're going for Margaritas.
Yeah, see. I got about a hydration. I don't know what that is.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Marcellus Wiley
Host of SportsNation, interviewed about the show
- Clarissa Thompson
Host of SportsNation, interviewed about the show
- Nikki Novak
Young Hollywood host interviewing SportsNation hosts
- Sean Merriman
Mentioned as also being powder bombed on the show
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