by Duke Savage (duke@machorhino.com)
I love football season. I enjoy most Saturday and Sunday afternoons and often evenings too lounging around the house watching football. However, there’s a few things about football season I despise. Here’s my Top 5 things I like about football season and the 5 things I don’t.
Things I like:
1. Rivalries – I love smack talk before a game. I love how this off-season SEC coaches have been trading barbs back and forth. I don’t think there’s any problem with trash talk and people need to just have fun with it. It doesn’t need to lead to parking lot stabbings or something stupid so just chill out people and enjoy the game.
2. Upsets – Watching Applachian State takedown Michigan or the Giants end the Patriots perfect season are awesome moments. I love watching the underdog takedown the favorite. Of course, unless my team is favored.
3. Going to the game – It’s great to go see your team play for a few hours with thousands of your closest friends. No sport as the atmosphere football does. From tailgating to the fight song, football has the best environment.
4. Fantasy Football – It’s great to form a league with your buddies, do the draft, wheel and deal plus it’s always interesting to see the names people come up with for their teams.
5. Bragging Rights – Nothing is better than your team beating your buddy’s team. Three hours can end up providing 365 days of enjoyment if your team crushes your friend’s. Who doesn’t like to taunt someone after a loss? Come on who’s with me!
Honorable Mentions: Mel Kiper, Chris Berman, Cheerleaders
Things I hate:
1. Terrell Owens – I loathe TO. I can’t stand to even see his face. When I see this idiot’s face I wanna punch it. He’s the most annoying person in sports right now and maybe in my life time. A self-obsessed crybaby, TO has worn out his welcome now in several places. He’s a good player I’ll give him that but he’s not worth it. His production on the field doesn’t equal the negativeshe brings to your team. Good luck Buffalo.
2. Listening to people who think they know football – I know everyone has been around people whether at the local pub or the office who think they know something about football. They don’t. If you don’t know much about the players or teams involved, just shutup you dope. Don’t insult me by chiming in with your unintelligent 2 cents. It’s only cute if a hot chick does it, otherwise you’re lame.
3. The BCS – It’s stupid a computer picks who’s gonna play for the National Championship. With supposed institutions of “higher learner” involved, you’d think they could come up with a better solution for crowning a champion in college football. No they’re just high.
4. Bowl Games – Cut the list. You need to be winners to go to a bowl, not eveners. Okay maybe eveners isn’t a word but teams with 6 wins and 6 losses shouldn’t go to a bowl. Bowls should be a reward for a winning season. Cut down these ridiculous games between mediocre teams.
5. The NCAA – stop it with trying to sanction programs for breaking your stupid rules. College football is what endears millions of alumni to their school and the cash cow for athletic programs. How many alums from doormat college programs have school pride in the fall? Nobody! Let these programs recruit how they want and the best man win!
Dishonorable mentions: Dallas Cowboys, Notre Dame and New England Patriots
