Posts Tagged Football
Three Generations of Thomas Football Fans
Today, I am taking my uncle and grandfather to their first Baltimore Ravens game. I spent most of yesterday preparing for their overnight stay by tidying up the house. I had to make sure the house was up to snuff given that it has been their first visit. Last night, I took them to dinner at Nick’s Fish House.
The weather should be good, and our seats are in the west end-zone. We will be heading off to a tailgate in short order, and I know this will be a good time.
I am personally looking forward to seeing my grandfather there. He went to–and was a season ticket holder for–many Baltimore Colts football games. He was also the person who took me to what was my first (and at the time) only football game when I was a little Jason. Consequently, this event has a bit of emotional significance for me.
Here’s hoping for a good football game and a Ravens win!
Run Through
Ahhh, the return of football. College kids are playing on Saturdays, and the big boys are playing on Sundays. Fall is definitely in the air.
That said, while having some off Comcast difficulties while working around the house on Saturday afternoon, I missed Maryland beating Cal at College Park. (GO TERPS!) Even better, though, was that I missed the highlight from that game.
WOW. The cornerback hit the receiver so hard, he threw up. It was a clean and legal hit, and the receiver never saw it coming.
Weekend End
A quiet weekend on all fronts, and I am not complaining about that at all. Given the week that was at the office, this weekend was blissfully quiet.
- Friday night, I joined some coworkers (and friends) at Mick O'Shea's for some Happy Hour Guinness (Guinni). Friday turned out to be a bit more busier than normal, so it was a welcome respite.
- Yesterday, I puttered around the house, taking care of a couple of things in advance of going to last night's Ravens preseason game. The only thing on my agenda yesterday was to get a haircut in the afternoon, and that was an easy mission to accomplish. Yesterday was, for the most part, a fairly lazy day for me.
- Speaking of the game last night, I am still amazed by how early folks start tailgating--even during preaseason. My afternoon haircut yesterday was before 2:00 PM, and I was chuckling at some of the early tailgaters that had already set out their spreads.
- My lone comment from last night's game (as I am keeping it to just one): How about passing the ball a bit more than the Ravens did in the 1st half?
- Today was spent finishing up my laundry, tidying around the inside of the house, and getting some small tasks done around the house. I also spent part of the day making a random list of things to get--a sort of macro-personal to-do list.
Any other productivity today was blunted by the wonders of a MythBusters marathon on Discovery. Thankfully, the DVR has helped with any hindrance today.
18-1: Imperfection at the End
Super Bowl XLII turned out to be one of the more exciting football games in a long time. My prediction to my friends turned out to be true: the Giants ruined the Patriots perfect season, winning 17-14. I just had a feeling that the outcome of this game would be similar to that of Super Bowl III.
As I have said to others, there was a sadistic side of me that wanted to see this upset happen. I truly wanted to see the air of superiority and invincibility surrounding the Patriots dispelled. Part of this was my desire to see someone upset the undefeated cart. Another part of this was the infatuation most of the major sports media outlets had with the Patriots, and I actually saw one of the blathering talking heads on ESPN admit this last night. The Patriots play in an incredibly weak conference division, and everyone was taken with the way they dismantled incredibly overmatched opponents. While that takes nothing away from their accomplishment this season, you saw how this team was vulnerable in their games against the Colts, Eagles, Ravens, and Giants.
The bigger reason I wanted to see the Patriots lose was to deflate those transplant Patriot fans--people who went to school in or around Boston who have taken the Patriots and other area sports team as their own. These transplants are part of the obnoxious New England fan I have railed about in the past. I have nothing against lifelong Pats fans--I know too many of them. To the transplants, suck it!
This loss hurt, but I am pretty certain the Patriots will reload in the off-season. (Sorry, R.O.B., but your Pats will be alright.)
On Kitchenware and Football
After spending the afternoon making some chili for tomorrow's Super Bowl gathering, I have realized that the incredibly cheap set of knives I purchased from IKEA some time ago have outlived their usefulness. I need to really invest in some decent knives. I also need a much bigger stockpot, as I strategically borrowed my friends' that was not being used. The one I own was woefully inadequate for the amount of chili I am cooking.
By the way, I really do not care about either teams playing tomorrow. I have a sadistic desire to see the Patriots lose tomorrow, partly to shut the pieholes of already obnoxious New Englanders. All we really need is for two of their four major sports teams to win championships. Red Sox fans would be even more obnoxious when their hordes descend upon Baltimore during baseball season. So, go Giants.
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