City and campus police are not making special preparations for their enforcement on Super Bowl Sunday, despite the large Colts and Bears fan base in Bloomington. \n"We are treating it as a regular patrol day," said Detective Sgt. Jeff Canada of the Bloomington Police Department.\nCapt. Jerry Minger of the IU Police Department said campus police probably won't devote more resources than usual on Super Bowl Sunday.\n"If IU were directly involved, then that would be the highest indication to have some sort of action," Minger said. "We look at the weather, too. If the weather were warm, the students would probably go outside to celebrate, but the probability of that happening in this weather is low." \nMinger doesn't even suspect that students will jump in Showalter Fountain. After all, he said, there is no water in the fountain, so if students do consider jumping in, "they better be prepared for some pretty hard stuff."\nNo matter who wins the Super Bowl, IUPD does not anticipate the general population of the University doing anything except having group activity localized in rooms, Minger said.\nAt Nick's English Hut, Sunday Manager Peter Curran said Super Bowl Sunday is its slowest day of the year.\nAnother Nick's manager, Kevin Burkett, said it is probably because people like to entertain with friends and lounge around the house because of all-day events. \n "It is cheaper and more relaxing. That would be my guess," Burkett said. \nCurran said more staff will be working Sunday in case the city's Colts and Bears fans fill the bar. \nBen Kelner, manager at Kilroy's Sports Bar, said the business does expect more people this year.\n"We're doing the same thing -- nothing much to change except to accept more people," he said.\nAlmost two weeks ago, when the Bears and Colts won their respective conference championships to become this year's Super Bowl teams, Kelner said there was so much going on at Sports, he didn't know where to begin.\n"We put all the tables and chairs out, and we ran down to the other Kilroy's and grabbed tables and chairs from there," Kelner said. "It's going to be huge. It's going to be something you never forget if you come here."\nThe bar has never used security for a Super Bowl, but it will have some security this year, Kelner said.\n"All the college students, most are from the Chicago area," he said. "Oh wow, my neighbors are Bears fans, so it will be crazy. Bears and Colts fans, oh man"
Police: No extra plans for Super Bowl
Bars plan extra security
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