From my perspective, I hardly ever talk about football here in this blog. I think about football quite often (love the game), but show restraint in not talking about it incessantly here. This is on a music magazine's website, after all. I feel like I successfully avoid the subject for that sake.
From an unbiased angle, though, I probably bring up the subject quite often. Oh well.
Today is the day I get in the car and, Lord willing, make the trip to Dallas to see the 10-1 Dallas Cowboys showdown with the 10-1 Green Bay Packers. It's a Thursday night game, so it should be a real festive atmosphere. I am looking forward to it. I see that the Packers really have a good team this year. Their defense is pretty darn strong. I hope the Cowboys offense can torch them for 56 points. It'd be great to see the Cowboys defense really stick it to the Packers. I'd like to see the great Brett Favre get sacked several times and throw a few picks. Whoever wins this game looks to be the one that'll claim home field advantage throughout the playoffs this year.
As a Cowboys fan, it's real exciting to have the team playing well this year. It's nice to have your team be talked about so much. While over-confidence can be bad, of course, after suffering through severall 5-11 seasons not too long ago, it feels good to be winning again.
One thing about this season for the Cowboys: It has some of those "ingredients" that a championship season has. They say that -- to make a run for a championship season -- you've got to have a good team, play well, avoid injuries, and the ball has to bounce your way a few times. In other words, you have to get lucky. For the Cowboys (and specifically Tony Romo, who had the ball "bounce the wrong way" one dramatic time in the playoffs last year), the ball has bounced right back up into his hands on several plays this year. These bounces of an oblong ball can be quite random. Fortunately, after a few bad snaps or a batted ball, it's bounced right into his hands and he's been able to scramble around and make a first down out of an obviously "broken" play. His play reminds a lot of people of his nemesis tonight -- Brett Favre. He's a competitive player and a "gunslinger" that'll toss the ball in there to make a play. One defensive player this year was asked about Brett Favre, and this guy (obviously young in age) said he "looked like an older Tony Romo." That ironic statement is a huge compliment for Romo.
Tonight there'll be a few people I know in the crowd: Tooth & Nail's Brandon Ebel will be there. Greg and Marie Bobick (my nephew and neice-in-law) will be there. I didn't realize this at first when I picked this game from the schedule to attend (my printer is gracious enough to take us to a game each year) that it would be such a pivotal game and that it would be broadcast only on the NFL Network.
I should bring a big sign that says: "Marry Me, Bradley Hathaway," but I won't. Last year I went to a sports bar to see a Thursday Night game. It was a thriller between the Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys. I advise the same for any football fans tonight. It can be a pleasant and fun experience. I found out that the NFL Network is also broadcasting the game on the internet. Here's a link for that.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at November 29, 2007 11:12 AM