I ruminated on the idea of a football-specific blog for some time and now I put that idea into action. Welcome to my new blog dedicated to all things NFL and NCAA football, but more specifically my two favorite teams for over 20 years, the Indianapolis Colts and the Florida State Seminoles.
A few months ago, I had all but written off the 2011-12 NFL Season. I did not expect greedy players and even greedier owners to come to terms on a collective bargaining agreement. I thought the folks in Indy were wishful thinkers to be expecting the 2012 Superbowl to actually come to my hometown. I had written that off as well. Lo and behold, here we are in the middle of the NFL Preseason! Who woulda thunk it?
I think it is unfair to everyone that we'll have to digest subpar football for the first few weeks of September as teams work out the kinks they never had the preseason to work out. But a rehab-ing, rusty Peyton Manning is better than no Peyton Manning (or NFL Season) at all! I'm now letting myself get a little excited about the upcoming season of professional football. I'm especially looking forward to a date in February when the Colts come down to visit my second favorite franchise, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I'm hoping they can recapture the magic from the overtime classics in 2003 or 2007.
It's about time to see Manning shredding opposing defenses as Dwight Freeney prepares to rip through offensive lineman on the other side of the ball. Time for another year of AFC South dominance. LET'S GO COLTS! (Or as retail giant Old Navy would've said it, "Let Go Colts!")
There was never a summer letdown in my anticipation of football on the collegiate gridiron. All I've been hearing is that experts from east to west coasts expect this to be "the return" of Florida State football, with most of them in agreement that the Seminoles are a Top-10 powerhouse once again. To say that I'm chomping at the bit to get this NCAA football season started would be an understatement of the truth. Tonight, I join the Southwest Florida Seminole Club for a pub crawl in the Fort Myers' River District. By September 17th, I'll be running up and down Fort Myers Beach NAKED!!
I've had that date circled on my calendar since the schedule was released. I cannot wait to see Jimbo Fisher, EJ Manuel and Co. put the overhyped and overrated Sooners in their place! Though I respect Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, I'll never get over the fact that he was once on Steve Spurrier's staff at Florida. And after watching his program deified by ESPN, I am itching to see his world come crashing down right there on Bobby Bowden Field in Tallahassee, September 17th!
Yes, after tonight's pub crawl, I may have a pounding, liquor-induced headache, but I'll be enjoying Seminole fever as well...and the only prescription is MORE Warchant!!!
So there you have it...my first post on Colts-Noles! I am READY...for some football!!!
