Some people love the fall. They love the cooler weather, the changing seasons, the start of a new school year and the eclectic mix of leaf colors that inspire fawning poetry and deep thought in New England countrysides.
I am not one of these people.
Sure, I like wearing a hooded sweatshirt as much as the next guy, but I'd rather a bathing suit.
Summer is my jam. Great weather, UV rays pumping happy vitamins into your body like oxygen at a Vegas casino, outdoor bars, concerts, barbecues and a stress level that wanes between moderate and Jimmy Buffett. It's the balls.
And as depressed as I get when the calender moves past Labor Day -- I remain thankful for the late start this year -- I get perked back up jusssst a little for one thing: football. All football really, but more pertinently, the NFL, aka The Only Good Thing About Fall.
Here, play this as you read the rest:
With kickoff of the 2009 season pegged for tonight in Pittsburgh, I couldn't be more excited. With the NFL comes betting, couch-potato-ness, HD tvs, good food and drink, betting, fantasy sports, the Patriots, great Sundays, treat Monday nights, fodder for sports banter, and did I mention betting?
The NFL is THE greatest sports enterprise. I fully admit I like baseball better as a sport. But MLB has nothing on the NFL. The NFL, of THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE! as we should now refer to it, is set up to appease any American.
It's relatively simple. Six points for getting the ball over a line, three for kicking it between the yellow things, making it appealing to casual sports fans and women. It's fast-paced, making it watchable for the average impatient, action-starved American. It's super easy for fantasy purposes and really is the reason for fantasys ascension into everyday culture. It's the best sport to bet on (simple lines, over/unders, and unlike basketball or baseball, a tendency to follow actual trends).
All these are good reasons, but pale in comparison to the main one. The NFL is the best sport to watch on TV. I sometimes thing HD tuners were made for this sport. Crisp passes sailing downfield? Overhead shots of the QB calling audibles behind shifting linemen? D-linemen pancaking blockers and drilling the running back? It's the most crisp sport to watch.
I am not one of these people.
Sure, I like wearing a hooded sweatshirt as much as the next guy, but I'd rather a bathing suit.
Summer is my jam. Great weather, UV rays pumping happy vitamins into your body like oxygen at a Vegas casino, outdoor bars, concerts, barbecues and a stress level that wanes between moderate and Jimmy Buffett. It's the balls.
And as depressed as I get when the calender moves past Labor Day -- I remain thankful for the late start this year -- I get perked back up jusssst a little for one thing: football. All football really, but more pertinently, the NFL, aka The Only Good Thing About Fall.
Here, play this as you read the rest:
With kickoff of the 2009 season pegged for tonight in Pittsburgh, I couldn't be more excited. With the NFL comes betting, couch-potato-ness, HD tvs, good food and drink, betting, fantasy sports, the Patriots, great Sundays, treat Monday nights, fodder for sports banter, and did I mention betting?
The NFL is THE greatest sports enterprise. I fully admit I like baseball better as a sport. But MLB has nothing on the NFL. The NFL, of THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE! as we should now refer to it, is set up to appease any American.
It's relatively simple. Six points for getting the ball over a line, three for kicking it between the yellow things, making it appealing to casual sports fans and women. It's fast-paced, making it watchable for the average impatient, action-starved American. It's super easy for fantasy purposes and really is the reason for fantasys ascension into everyday culture. It's the best sport to bet on (simple lines, over/unders, and unlike basketball or baseball, a tendency to follow actual trends).
All these are good reasons, but pale in comparison to the main one. The NFL is the best sport to watch on TV. I sometimes thing HD tuners were made for this sport. Crisp passes sailing downfield? Overhead shots of the QB calling audibles behind shifting linemen? D-linemen pancaking blockers and drilling the running back? It's the most crisp sport to watch.
I love third-down stops, third-down conversions, sacks, pick-6s, hail mary's, fumbles, bone-jarring hits, TD celebrations, coaches pissed off, hot sideline reporters, gratuitous shots of cheerleaders from midget camera angles. Love it all.
On Sunday's I get up around 11, hit the store for drinks, the Sunday paper and chips and dip. At that point good luck getting me to do anything from when I get back to when the Sunday night game ends.
I legit get excited for national broadcasts. Sunday and Monday night tilts are games you know everyone is watching. You can talk to your boss, your dad, your friends, maybe even your girl/boy-friend the morning after knowing they probably tuned it for a bit. It's an event, always one of the highest if not THE highest rated show on TV for the week. Big-name announcers, silky graphics and millions of dollars in bets, pool picks and fantasy seasons riding on it. Truly, classically epic.
So with that my loyal readers, I leave you with one question....are you ready?
--Nick
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