For those who know me, you understand that I am a diehard NFL fan. We’re not talking about a “just-watch-the-big-game” kind of fan. I don’t watch the Super Bowl for the commercials and I didn’t know about Janet Jackson’s “malfunction” until the next day. Halftime and commercials are for accomplishing all the things a true fan would never do during the game—like talk, or breathe very much.
So, you might ask, knowing the kind of fan I am, why have I not mentioned the Super Bowl until now? Well, if the truth must be told, the unthinkable has happened. I have lost interest.
What could make me lose interest in the game I love?
1. A defense that makes a sieve look stingy
2. Seven running backs on injured reserve
3. The leading rusher for the last few games of the season was selling cell-phones through mid-season
4. Losing a 3 game division lead with 3 games to go
5. Phyllis Rivers
6. Firing a Hall of Fame coach
7. Hiring a 16-year old coach
Actually, now that confession has been made, conviction is setting in. It’s not that I have lost interest—I am bitter… a deeply bitter Denver Broncos fan. I think the only cure to my bitterness is to lay it out in the open and expose it to its cause. Therefore, for the sake of ridding my heart of the bitter root that has crept in, I must watch the game. And the Pro Bowl. And the combine. And the draft (both days). Maybe I’ll be better by the time preseason rolls around.
Go Cards (and take the Steelers with you)!
So, you might ask, knowing the kind of fan I am, why have I not mentioned the Super Bowl until now? Well, if the truth must be told, the unthinkable has happened. I have lost interest.
What could make me lose interest in the game I love?
1. A defense that makes a sieve look stingy
2. Seven running backs on injured reserve
3. The leading rusher for the last few games of the season was selling cell-phones through mid-season
4. Losing a 3 game division lead with 3 games to go
5. Phyllis Rivers
6. Firing a Hall of Fame coach
7. Hiring a 16-year old coach
Actually, now that confession has been made, conviction is setting in. It’s not that I have lost interest—I am bitter… a deeply bitter Denver Broncos fan. I think the only cure to my bitterness is to lay it out in the open and expose it to its cause. Therefore, for the sake of ridding my heart of the bitter root that has crept in, I must watch the game. And the Pro Bowl. And the combine. And the draft (both days). Maybe I’ll be better by the time preseason rolls around.
Go Cards (and take the Steelers with you)!
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