tom brady is done for the season.
shawne merriman is done for the season.
alex smith is probably done for good.
vince young may or may not be done for good (literally).
the niners are terrible. the bengals are terrible (really, really terrible). the chargers looked alright, but the panthers looked better.
what's going on here? if you don't recognize these names, then i guess you don't really care... but guess who does care? that's right, i do. i care about men whom i will never meet. i care about men who are paid millions of dollars to play a game.
i love sports. i spend a considerable amount of time watching, reading about, listening to others talk about (sports talk radio is an obsession that i do not understand. i just love listening to people talk while i drive. i have become my dad), thinking about, talking about, and now, writing about sports.
i'm writing here without a script. without a direction, so forgive me while i search for the next thing to type(did i really just type that? i could just have easily thought to myself, without typing my thoughts as they come to me).
i will be at a wedding on saturday night. this means i will not be watching the buckeyes and trojans do their thing. this is tragic.
watching football on the west coast is way better than the east coast. wake up in the morning, eat some breakfast, and start watching football. it's awesome. watch a couple of games, run outside and play catch for an hour, and then get ready for the night game (which gets over before midnight, a novel concept).
my fantasy football team is terrible. carson palmer? braylon edwards? thanks guys. thanks for showing up last week.
i feel really sorry for alex smith. poor guy was drafted first by the niners, but in any other year he would have lasted until the second round. the niners talked themselves into the guy, and then had to give him a load of cash to try and learn how to play quarterback on the big stage. he didn't really get it. he has thrown 31 interceptions compared to only 19 touchdowns during his four years in the NFL. before breaking his shoulder last week, he had been relegated to the backup of a man named jt o'sullivan. that hurts. and now he's done. all those expectations, all those hopes, placed on a kid from utah... kids from utah are supposed to ride bikes and drink milk... not become superstar quarterbacks (is that prejudiced and a stereotype?)
i don't feel bad for vince young. i suppose i should. he's out of his damn mind. he is being booed by the fans at his home. that's like coming home from a long day at work and having your wife and kids mock your haircut, car, wardrobe and lack of ability to provide for the family. but vince young is a tool. i have never liked him (i guess the performance against USC for the national title has something to do with that).
do you understand what just happened in the last two paragraphs? i stated that i like and feel sorry for one 20-something athletic millionaire while at the same time mocking and holding disdain for another. why do i do this? why do any of us do this? why do i care about sports? why must i always make my opinion known? i respect and like people who share the same opinions and preferences as i, while lacking any regard for those who do not. i don't really understand what it is, and i'm not sure if i like it, but it's what i do, and apparently, i write about the fact that i do it. i feel like there is something that is supposed to be said here... some greater meaning or existential discovery to be made, i just can't quite put my finger on it...
i love football. i'm glad it's back.
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Too many why questions?
Therefore I add another: why did you not include the Fresno St. Bulldogs vs. the Wisconsin Badgers.
Well I know, because you don't care about Fresno State nor does most the football world.
C'mon give 'em some love.
They don't just play baseball in Fresno. Scary thing about that last sentence is that would have never ever been said apart from the glorious anomaly that was last year.
i feel zero compassion for vince young, which we've discussed. he's not a good quarterback...i've been preaching this since he was at texas. you're in the nfl now. time to prove yourself, and you can't. tough shit. take a hike. at least he got a chance though. i never feel like alex smith got a fair shot. i mean trent dilfer said he has what it takes to make it in the league. you can't ask for any more encouragement than that...it's trent dilfer. he's a winner.
(note the sarcasm)
I can't help but feel a little bit of ownership in your love or at least appreciation for the USC Trojans.
And how wonderful they are going to make your next week as you watch all those sad Buckeye fans pray they can defeat the vaunted Big 10 and still end up in the National Championship game with one loss.
I am going to the game...and wish you could go with me...remember those days. remember?
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