Football Sunday. Living in Georgia, football Sunday is a tradition and it's not just a hobby, it is a way of life. Some would go as far to say as it's a religion, if it's a religion, I definitely used to be the antichrist of it. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't care for football, but this is the first major separation I will discuss of the North to the South:
1) Southerners love them some football
In the North, football is an ok sport, but it's much less popular. Yes, there are some teams you can follow...The Patriots and Boston College, but it's much less eventful and fun than in the South. For instance, if you want to watch the Patriots in New England, you watch them on tv if the local sports bar is even showing the game. The other option is treking all the way to Gillette Stadium. For all rugged outdoorsy people, this is an adventure for you. Not only do you get to watch football, but you can also test your survival skills through whatever awful weather, mother nature New England is pelting you with. In the same game, you could get freezing temperatures, rain, sleet, hail, snow, all of which are wonderful when you are sitting inside next to a fireplace, not outside on some bleachers freezing your soaked tuchus off. Now onto Boston College....who really likes Boston College? I mean, unless you go or went there. If BC is your alma mater and you are a BC football fan, have you ever thought that you paid or are paying to be a football fan? $40,000 a year to be a football fan? A little steep for my taste. That's kind of the same idea as being in a sorority or fraternity and paying for lifelong friendship, but I'll save that for another blog entry.
Given the previous information, can you blame me for not being a football fan in New England? However, now that I live in the South...it is growing on me. Football here is not just a game, but a social event. You don't just throw on your favorite football team jersey and watch the game on the couch, you make plans for a social outting! When football is changed into a social event it takes on a whole new level of excitement. For example, the other night, it was BorderBash in Augusta, GA. It was a whole night devoted to showing your UGA or USC spirit with beer, food, and live music. I will admit, I had a blast, and the social aspect of football makes me want to upgrade from being a football atheist, to a football zealot.
