One. Week. Away.
by Nico2.0 on Aug 23, 2008 3:08 AM CDT
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PrintSummers are usually painfully slow for me (and everyone else for that matter) regarding football. By the time summer rolls around, everything football related is long gone. No actual games have been played in about five months, signing day is long gone, the NFL Draft has taken place and spring practice is over a month old. So. We. Wait. And. We. Wait.
And.
We.
Wait.
Some.
More.
As our friend Jonathan Tu rightly observed in Yeah Alabama 2008:
Football is an unsatisfactory metaphor for life, yes, but for some people and in some places life is an unsatisfactory waiting period for football. The SEC is full of those people and places.
That's my favorite quote ever about the South's passion for college football (the fact that it appeared in our annual is a mega bonus!)
One week from now, I will be in Atlanta. It's 2:32 a.m. in Birmingham right now, but it'll be 3:32 a.m. a week from now in the ATL. I will likely still be awake. I will either be out having a good time with my friends, or if we've all called it a night already, I'm likely to be in my bed...staring at the ceiling...unable to sleep because of the anticipation and excitement of what tomorrow will bring. Another season of Alabama football. It's a time of year that allows us to re-capture that sense of excitement we had as children about getting presents on Christmas morning.
As the season unfolds, its 12 games are likely be somewhat akin those Christmas mornings we experienced as children. Some of the presents you get you will expect, there'll be some super exciting surprises and then there'll be a few disappointments of things you thought you'd get, but didn't.
None of us know how the season will pan out. We all have our ideas, our hopes and our fears about what will happen, but none of us have a crystal ball (though we all hope for a crystal football) so we must wait some more. At one week away though, we won't have to wait long. The sunrise next Saturday will bring Alabama football with it. No more YouTubes of yesteryear's glory, it'll be time for the real thing. We won't likely win all of our games this year, but the process is in motion for us to regain our place on top of the mountain. One. More. Week.
Roll Tide Brothers and Sisters!
ROLL TIDE!!
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Amen, and Amen
By God, Nico! I was already fired up for football anticipating next week. But, now I am worked into a frenzy! This is going to be the slowest week of the year!
BamaFrazier
Good Post
I wrote a similar one on my new family blog yesterday. Your post is much more spot-on, but it’s good to see minds thinking alike.
http://sandcandbabymake3.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/college-football-begins-the-olympics-will-end/
I am in tears and have chills
I am a grown man, but that vdeo does that to me every time.
Give me a pair of shoulder pads RIGHT NOW!
Wow!
Nico, my man, you are one eloquent Tider!
And watching that video (never seen it before, I was freaking out!), made me schvitch like a chazzer! If I don’t read ONE MORE THING regarding football this next week- your words will have been the magic to make it so.
"Surround yourself with people who can't live without football" - 1st tenet of 3 for Bear Bryant's 3 Rules of Coaching . . . . .
Rad-tickle!
That’s just bananas. I watched it 7 times yesterday morning. And 5 today. 12’s a good number, no?
ROLL TIDE!
"Surround yourself with people who can't live without football" - 1st tenet of 3 for Bear Bryant's 3 Rules of Coaching . . . . .
by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 24, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Heck yes!
The wait this summer has been agonizing…but its almost over! That video works every time.
This morning I was watching the College Gameday guys completely disregard our team thinking….good, low expectations are the easiest to overcome. Can’t WAIT until this time next week. Roll Tide
by Queen of the Universe on Aug 23, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions
Wow Nico that was a great post
I’ve been sooooooooo excited about football starting next week and your comparing of our excitement to Christmas mornings as a child really hit home. . . . . that’s exactly what it feels like, the anticipation is building for the BIG day!!!!! The video just added to my excitment……this will be a long week for us all!!! Oh and how nice is it that Alabama football starts on a 3 day weekend…..THAT just makes it that much sweeter!!!! lol
ONE MORE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROLL TIDE MY FRIENDS!!!!!
Roll Tide Roll!!!
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