Red Alert: College Football Starts Today
August 28, 2008 10:05 AM | 0 Comments
I glanced at the Sports section of the newspaper on our kitchen table this morning and the main feature was a preview of NCAA College Football. EEEEKKKK! It's here, and it's not going anywhere soon.
What are the ramifications or as I call them, the famications (impact on family): Football games (which are daylong affairs from door-to-stadium), football on TV, football game play-by-plays delivered by sports commentators on the car radio during weekend recreational outings, frequent checks on the Internet for football results, fantasy football team updates, and even football-related traffic congestion en route to my church (which is near the University of Washington Huskies stadium). Yes, football is in the air.
What is it about football that weighs so heavily from a sports widow perspective? I was just discussing this with Pam and Rochelle, who are hosts of a local Seattle radio show called Chat With Women, KKNW 1150 AM. They are going to interview me in September and wanted some background on Sports Widow. Here are some of my thoughts:
Fall is already a challenging transition period, especially for those of us who have school-aged kids and are navigating the return to school and the challenges the new schedule presents. The weather is changing, getting colder, forcing us all indoors. Escaping football somehow seems harder. It feels more claustrophobic.
Football is a marathon for sports widows - 17 weeks, so the absence of your fan is palpable.
Football is ubiquitous - there's professional NFL football, college football, high school football, football practices, AND fantasy football*.
Are you a sports widow, a football widow? I'd love to hear your reflections on this.
The Sports Widow(aka Nan Hall)
*Speaking of fantasy football...check out Women Against Fantasy Football.
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