football season that is. I always thought that I liked watching football, and that I could safely categorize myself as one of those girls who understood the game and enjoyed watching it. But then I married Mark. And suddenly, my eyes were opened.
There is an ongoing debate in the Anderson household that inevitably comes every year around the beginning of September:
My Opinion: (which is obviously the accurate one, right?)
Once football season starts, that is all we watch. 2, 3, 4 games a day, NFL teams, College teams, teams we have never heard of, teams we couldn't care less about. And thanks to blessed ESPN, we can even watch up to three games at a time! Like I said, I like football, but seriously? All day every day. It IS possible to have too much of a good thing.
Mark's Opinion: He feels seriously deprived of his football-viewing experience. He thinks that an adequate week should include not only Sunday and Monday night football, but Friday and Saturday (and sometimes Thursday) college games, AND daily sportscenter recaps, just in case we miss something crucial. For this reason (because we may miss out on a game or two....okay so I may forbid him from watching a game or two), he doesn't think we come even close to watching the amount of games that should be watched, and thus the bleak realities of living with a girl are settling in.
My Opinion: (which is obviously the accurate one, right?)
Once football season starts, that is all we watch. 2, 3, 4 games a day, NFL teams, College teams, teams we have never heard of, teams we couldn't care less about. And thanks to blessed ESPN, we can even watch up to three games at a time! Like I said, I like football, but seriously? All day every day. It IS possible to have too much of a good thing.
Mark's Opinion: He feels seriously deprived of his football-viewing experience. He thinks that an adequate week should include not only Sunday and Monday night football, but Friday and Saturday (and sometimes Thursday) college games, AND daily sportscenter recaps, just in case we miss something crucial. For this reason (because we may miss out on a game or two....okay so I may forbid him from watching a game or two), he doesn't think we come even close to watching the amount of games that should be watched, and thus the bleak realities of living with a girl are settling in.
In short, I feel like we watch waaay too much football, and mark feels like we don't watch nearly enough.
Still, I feel justified in my opinion. If it sounds like I am over-exaggerating, quiz me. Want to talk about the Oregon State- USC upset? No problem. How BYU is ranked in the top ten for the first time since 1996? Old news. Brett Favre's record-breaking 6 touchdown passes last week against the Cardinals? I'm telling you....I know it all. And I don't say that to brag I promise, I wish I didn't know what I know. But that's the inevitable consequence of being married to a football addict.
Still, I feel justified in my opinion. If it sounds like I am over-exaggerating, quiz me. Want to talk about the Oregon State- USC upset? No problem. How BYU is ranked in the top ten for the first time since 1996? Old news. Brett Favre's record-breaking 6 touchdown passes last week against the Cardinals? I'm telling you....I know it all. And I don't say that to brag I promise, I wish I didn't know what I know. But that's the inevitable consequence of being married to a football addict.
*As a sidenote, Mark wanted it to be known that he does NOT watch football on Sunday, which, to be fair, is mostly true :)
In other sports news:
We went and saw the new rugby movie Forever Strong. We both liked it, and would recommend it. It definitely took Mark back to the glory days, and reliving his 2 year rugby experience with BYU has made him reconsider his decision to go into retirement.
We went and saw the new rugby movie Forever Strong. We both liked it, and would recommend it. It definitely took Mark back to the glory days, and reliving his 2 year rugby experience with BYU has made him reconsider his decision to go into retirement.
