Everyone seems pretty amped for college football to start back up, and rightfully so — college football is a great time of the year in and of itself, but also because it indicates that the NFL is beginning, MLB playoffs are quickly approaching, NBA is near, and even some hockytowners are beginning to think about the NHL season starting up again.
I’m pretty excited to watch some Michigan and even Michigan State football games (and yes, I’m one of those odd Michiganders that enjoys both. I see it as Michigan being Santa Clause and MSU is my Easter Bunny. Santa Clause is bigger to me, so I’ll sway Michigan when they play heads up, but I think they’re both great by themselves. However, most UM/MSU fans see it as Heaven vs. Hell or the other way around).
With that being said, I think week one of college football is nothing but trouble. In all aspects of it. For starters, Michigan and MSU usually schedule someone they can cake-walk all over to get their feet wet. Obviously, that’s the way to go IF you actually beat them. We saw a couple years ago Michigan lost to a Division 1-AA, Appalachian State team the opening week in 2007. They win that game, big whoop. They lose, BIG WHOOP.
Last year, Michigan State tried something a little differently. They scheduled their opening game against a fairly good California team, but in California. The Spartans started a season many Spartans fans believed to be “the one” on the west coast, which is just asking for trouble. And as fate would have it, the Spartans lost, kicking off their special season with a big loss to an unranked California.
So you can schedule the team you should pummel, or you can schedule a pretty decent team, but honestly, to me, it’s nothing but trouble. Whatever, I’ll still probably approach it all the same — every week is a big game, no matter the opponent.
Then you have the idiot fans who live and die by the tailgate. Don’t get me wrong, I looooove the beer, I mean it revs my engine, but excessive drinking and stupidity does not go hand in hand. I’ve heard nothing but troubling opening weekend tailgate stories. Freshmen going nuts because it’s the first time they actually get to tailgate a football game and upperclassmen excited it’s back and taking it to the next level. I don’t really care if someone passes out and gets teabagged or drawn on, but it crosses a fine line when people are going to the hospital and/or getting in fights and causing problems. Maybe you should just do as your frat friends in the south do it: wear some pinkish plaid shorts, tuck in your button downs, wear a 3-bar hat if it’s your fancy, drink a cocktail and talk about Georgia football. Or you can wear jorts and talk about Tim Tebow’s balls. Okay, don’t do that, please. Just go get ripped and beat up someone you see doing that.
Welcome back, college football.
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