I am like so many of you counting down the days to college football season. The funny thing is that last summer we were talking about how 2007 might be the most interesting season we've ever seen in college football (it was) and the truth is that this year might be even better (it will be).
So I offer advice to those of you checking your watch three times a day and putting red Xs on days of the calendar. In fact, Dr. Football is here with advice for everyone.
Dear Dr. Football: My wife thinks there is something wrong with me because I keep waking up in a cold sweat screaming Omar Hunter's name. I can't eat. I can't sleep. I watch replays on Sunday morning and pace in my living room even though I know the final score. I tailgated at my son's First Communion. Help me. Gator4Life.
Dear Gator4Life: You are suffering from what we call Post-Traumatic Offseason Disorder. Relax. Enjoy the summer. The pool is warm, the springs are cold, the beach is beautiful. Spend time with your family and let them know that from September through early January you will be a different person. This is time to re-charge, not to waste energy fretting over what can't happen for more than two months.
Dear Dr. Football: I'm still ticked off that the BCS commissioners voted against a Plus-One system. A playoff makes so much sense. It drives me crazy that they can't see what is so obvious to all of us fans. GridironCzar.
Dear GridironCzar: Get over it and tell your friends to get over it. It's not going to happen. I've come to that realization and to be honest I can live with it. I'm tired of screaming from the rooftops and banging my head against a wall. The truth is that the presidents of the schools don't want it and it's not close. They like the regular season the way it is. And I think we all should accept that and enjoy what is basically a 14-week double elimination playoff (with the asterisk that if you lose twice in triple overtime you can still win it all).
It's easy to point to every other sport and say they have playoffs so why can't football? But think about this — isn't football the most popular college sport by a longshot? Why change? Just enjoy knowing that a September game between
Maybe the presidents are right about this — a playoff would hurt the regular season. And I know they are right about this — what you and I think doesn't matter. So let it go.
Dear Dr. Football: Am I hoping for advice on how to get a young secondary ready for a brutal schedule so that your team won't have to outscore everybody in the flipping country? No, I'm demanding advice on how to get a young secondary ready for a brutal schedule so that your team won't have to outscore everybody in the flipping country. YouKnowWho.
Dr. YouKnowWho: I've always liked 62 Stack Monster.
Dear Dr. Football: OK, I'm hoping you can help me because I rarely go to anyone for advice. But I used to be a real successful coach, best ever at a certain school. Named the stadium. They have my name and jersey up on the wall. Left for a variety of reasons. Went to a bad situation in the NFL. Went back to a college school. But I can't seem to find the magic. Anonymous.
Dear Anonymous: You've lost your mojo, man, plain and simple. They will suck it out of you at places like, oh,
Dear Dr. Football: There are a couple of rules changes I'd like to see for this year. I'd like to see the clock stop on first downs only if they come on odd-numbered plays east of the
Dear BasementDweller: No, no, no. no! Leave the game alone. Every year it seems like they want to tweak the rules. Why change the best game there is? It's stupid really to make any changes to rules that are good enough to fill stadiums week after week. Stop it. Leave the game alone. The next thing you know it's going to count as a point if your team is the first off the field at halftime. This isn't Dancing with The Stars or Big Break or Password Plus. It's college football.
Let it be.
1 comment:
Joaq,
This posting was great! I love the guy who tailgated at his son's Baptism. What a classic!
Thanks,
Victor
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