I can’t explain it.
Maybe it’s the strain of dealing with my wife’s illness. Maybe it was a tough semester last spring at Florida State. Maybe it’s the phase of the moon, or climate change. Whatever the cause, I know I’ve snapped. I’ve gone off the deep end. I’ve suddenly developed a passion for, dare I say it, American football!
After eschewing sports for decades, I’m suddenly, inexplicably obsessed with football. College football.
The really strange thing is, I know next to nothing about football! I’ve had to buy The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Football, to figure the game out.
Maybe it’s not so strange after all. After decades with Bobby Bowden at the helm, Florida State football now has a new leader: Jimbo Fisher. There’s an expectancy in the air perhaps not felt since that experienced back in 1976 when Bowden took over FSU’s then less than inspiring team.
What a wonderful time to get excited about football.
Go Noles!
