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Monday, September 12, 2005
Ah Fall!
Nothing says fall has arrived like the beginning of football season. Even though Texas weather is still too hot, football season still conjures up great memories at my alma mater - University of Illinois a few years ago. On game day, we would wake in the morning, sport our bright orange and blue gear, get the kegs fired up, and hang out on the front porch of the frat house for breakfast while the marching band paraded out front on their way to the stadium.
The whole day was dedicated to events surrounding the big game. Youth, unbounded energy, Saturday and no studying for at least the day,... Ah.. My niece just started as a freshman at U of Minnesota - another great Big Ten school. She should have some great Saturdays.
Signs of football are all around. I have passed by two SMU games already (they play about 1 mile away from my house), and the Longhorns and the Cowboys are off to great starts.
Dang - I even have the first leaves in my front yard. Time to gather them into a pile, grab a pigskin and dive into it as if I was diving into the end zone on top of 350-pound linemen to score the winning touchdown....
The whole day was dedicated to events surrounding the big game. Youth, unbounded energy, Saturday and no studying for at least the day,... Ah.. My niece just started as a freshman at U of Minnesota - another great Big Ten school. She should have some great Saturdays.
Signs of football are all around. I have passed by two SMU games already (they play about 1 mile away from my house), and the Longhorns and the Cowboys are off to great starts.
Dang - I even have the first leaves in my front yard. Time to gather them into a pile, grab a pigskin and dive into it as if I was diving into the end zone on top of 350-pound linemen to score the winning touchdown....
posted by Jeff permalink
3 Comments:
At September 15, 2005,
bpende said…
I'm not much of an American Football fan, but college ball is still fun to turn on and drift in and out of. I tend to root for the Sooners, as my wife grew in Oklahoma and I've been threatened that I will not be allowed to root for anyone else.
Just waiting for the Red River Game, that's just fun to watch because of the crowd.
At September 16, 2005,
Jeff said…
Brad,
The Red River Rivalry is a pretty big deal here in Dallas as you probably know. I never really got into it being a product of the Big 10 (Illinois) here. But it is a nice tradition and I should really try to get tickets this year as I've never gone. In fact, the more I think about, I think I WILL try to get tickets...
Illinois has sucked for awhile but the Big 10 is still a great conference.
At September 17, 2005,
Pat said…
LOL! I laughed when Jeff wrote "the Red River Rivalry is a big deal here in Dallas". I wouldn't know what the Red River Rivalry was if my life depended on it! I know there is a river somewhere around here call Red River - are you saying it maybe has a rivalry with what, the Mississippi River? Huh!
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