Friday, September 10, 2010

Violence brings us closer



Nothing is better than football season. It represents a set aside day or days (depending on how hardcore you are) of the week on Sunday, Saturday or Monday Night where friends make "plans" on a regular basis to enjoy sport. My wonderful wife has adopted the NFL ritual of Sundays being cleared for football and it may be the longest time that we sit on the couch together and enjoy TV without the dispute of what to watch or being torturing each other through disgruntled sys of boredom. She isn't a movie watcher, or a sports fan in general but she is a football fan. A football fan so much so in my heart of hearts I am convinced our family's recent purchase of a 55" LED Samsung purchase spear headed by my wife secretly was made with football in mind. This time a year in general is special because of football. So many people are fans of the fellowship more than the game. Women (it seems few these days) look forward to cooking and hosting others and their appetites despite quite possibly having zero interest or any knowledge of who's even playing the games. It's the perfect sport for everything. I'm convinced that if the Romans had pay per view or TV for that matter the collesium  would have been packed and the city would have stopped to enjoy our natural  human lust for combat in a Friday Night lights fashion. Today football has become an interactive sport with fantasy leagues online that allow you ample time to prepare and ample time to enjoy without nightly games like MLB NBA and NHL. Football's Sunday and Monday night staple games clear a reserved day of the week where with only 16 games in a season and a "win or go home" playoff you are guaranteed a teams best effort. The same goes for college football. And oh how I am so envious of my buddies who have direct affiliation and loyalties to their alma maters. If there is ONE single regret in my life it is not going off to a school. I went to UTA which is a part of the UT system so I am a Longhorn fan but it will never be the same as attending school in Austin, Lubbock, College Station or anywhere else for that matter. So much of our love for football is our loyalty at all levels from pee wee to pro to both our teams and human nature to root for combat. The Friday Nights or the pee wee Saturday mornings are all centered around an event that is the once a week contest where you look forward to either rooting for your team or enjoying a  guaranteed once a week get together that promises more camaraderie that any board game night would provide. So here's to football and seeing friends more often, here's to the all American spirit of competition and rivalry, and here's to the only event that still brings families and friends to gather around the television in our fast paced world of multitasking. Fellowship is alive in football.

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