2007 Football Season
And it has arrived. Brand spanking new regular football season. Shiny and bright, like the highly polished blue of NY’s helmets. I’m even more excited for this season a than I was for last year’s, and I’m attributing that to the months of anticipation coupled with 1st round playoff elimination, and my own lack of knowledge in anything football. The lack of football knowledge is returning this year, but at least I can say this is my second season of football love.
I was extra excited to leave for work today, knowing that once my good-morning-hellos were distributed and a nice cup of tea brewing, I’d be opening IE7 and instantly browsing ESPN.com for football news. The Colts played last night, how did they do against the Saints? My excitement mounts as I steer toward the NFL page on ESPN and land a face full of pictures, scoreboards, tickers and headlines. Oh my God! NFL Preview?!?! Should I read about the Secrets of the Game? I am a new, although returning, fan. Maybe I should get a little Secrets of the Game education. I have a feeling that books like Football Physics, Joe Theismann’s Football for Idiots, Simms to McConkey may not give me the thorough schooling that ESPN will (I am a girl lacking the testosterone necessary to be born with football knowledge cursing through my blood upon birth). I slowly run my cursor over all the articles, turning links red as I try to decide just which story I want to read first. The Colts 31-point second half? Brady resting his arm? Giants/Strahan/Cowboys? Should I just dive head first into the 2007 NFL line up with the Sports Guy’s Preview Part I, and immediately follow up with Part II? Yes.
I’m so excited, I printed off a binder full of stats and info on every player on the Giant’s 40-man active roster. I want to know everything about the Giants this year. I refuse to be a dumb girl watching the game and cheering when my boyfriend cheers. I want to names, weaknesses, strengths, plays, needs, roles and the whys of every player and game. Since the Mariner’s imploded (again) and the Yankees sucked the passion from my baseball bubble, I have nothing to fall back on except Big Blue. Thank God for Football.
I was extra excited to leave for work today, knowing that once my good-morning-hellos were distributed and a nice cup of tea brewing, I’d be opening IE7 and instantly browsing ESPN.com for football news. The Colts played last night, how did they do against the Saints? My excitement mounts as I steer toward the NFL page on ESPN and land a face full of pictures, scoreboards, tickers and headlines. Oh my God! NFL Preview?!?! Should I read about the Secrets of the Game? I am a new, although returning, fan. Maybe I should get a little Secrets of the Game education. I have a feeling that books like Football Physics, Joe Theismann’s Football for Idiots, Simms to McConkey may not give me the thorough schooling that ESPN will (I am a girl lacking the testosterone necessary to be born with football knowledge cursing through my blood upon birth). I slowly run my cursor over all the articles, turning links red as I try to decide just which story I want to read first. The Colts 31-point second half? Brady resting his arm? Giants/Strahan/Cowboys? Should I just dive head first into the 2007 NFL line up with the Sports Guy’s Preview Part I, and immediately follow up with Part II? Yes.
I’m so excited, I printed off a binder full of stats and info on every player on the Giant’s 40-man active roster. I want to know everything about the Giants this year. I refuse to be a dumb girl watching the game and cheering when my boyfriend cheers. I want to names, weaknesses, strengths, plays, needs, roles and the whys of every player and game. Since the Mariner’s imploded (again) and the Yankees sucked the passion from my baseball bubble, I have nothing to fall back on except Big Blue. Thank God for Football.
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TwoStripe on
Im at a crossroads here. Moving from CT to northern FL do I route for the Pats as always or give the Jags my support. Since they dont play each other Im gonna do both. Busy season coming up for me, hopefully one of them will at least make it to the playoffs. Sucks I dont get to see every Pats game on TV anymore on top of the fact the only TV I have to watch is a B/W from whenever they still had tubes.
Ringer on
Ya know what? Football is cool. And like years past, I tried getting pumped for it... but this year it just hasn't happened.
I watched the Colts game for like 10 mins, on and off. Yeah, Manning is the s**t, I know that. Who cares anymore? Actually, no. He's freakin' cool to watch. These people get paid INSANE amounts of money to play football. But this isn't why I'm not psyched -- I'm just not.
Maybe it hasn't set in yet.
Maybe it's because I always kind of liked the teams that are like 5 states away at least. Why couldn't I just like the Pats? Probably because I just wanted to be different. And part of me really liked Dan Marino (kind of like my obsession with Peyton Manning these days). I think I just like "football".
So let me get this straight. You never followed football until last year. You live in Seattle, and now your actively studying to become a die-hard Giants fan? Wow. Never heard that one before; and I really haven't. I'm been really into the word "impressive" lately.
Don't worry, after about 20 seasons you'll forget who's still playing anymore. You'll start not to give two s**ts and give yourself a couple of bad seasons and that Trapper-Keeper of yours will be just like your 8th grade yearbook. By the way, where the hell is my 8th grade yearbook? Exactly.
I watched the Colts game for like 10 mins, on and off. Yeah, Manning is the s**t, I know that. Who cares anymore? Actually, no. He's freakin' cool to watch. These people get paid INSANE amounts of money to play football. But this isn't why I'm not psyched -- I'm just not.
Maybe it hasn't set in yet.
Maybe it's because I always kind of liked the teams that are like 5 states away at least. Why couldn't I just like the Pats? Probably because I just wanted to be different. And part of me really liked Dan Marino (kind of like my obsession with Peyton Manning these days). I think I just like "football".
So let me get this straight. You never followed football until last year. You live in Seattle, and now your actively studying to become a die-hard Giants fan? Wow. Never heard that one before; and I really haven't. I'm been really into the word "impressive" lately.
Don't worry, after about 20 seasons you'll forget who's still playing anymore. You'll start not to give two s**ts and give yourself a couple of bad seasons and that Trapper-Keeper of yours will be just like your 8th grade yearbook. By the way, where the hell is my 8th grade yearbook? Exactly.
natanism on
Well the Cowboys are 2-0 playing the Bears on Sunday. We just picked up Tank Johnson, ahh this is going to be a good season. The connection between Romo and Owens is unreal!
