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Goodbye, sniff, football
Only 208 days until football season.
(That would be Aug. 30, when Texas A&M plays Arkansas State. Your football season may begin a few days earlier or later.)
Or, in other words, the boy — just shy of 10 months now — will be a year and almost 5 months old when football returns to his life.
I didn’t know who to root for: the joyless, robotic Patriots, just so I could see something historic? Or the NFC East rival Giants with their 14-year-old expressionless QB and annoying defensive swagger, just so I could see Bill Belichick act like a sourpuss for a good reason?
Sourpuss? That’s the best word I can use … in this blog. After the game when one reporter interviewed Belichick outside the locker room, I actually felt bad for the reporter. What did he do to deserve that task?
I guess I decided to just root for a good game (which I got), but in the end I was a bit happy when the Giants took that 17-14 lead.
I remember when the Patriots were the good guys. When they were the scrappy underdogs. Coach Belichick has done his job too well, infusing a whole team with his crabapple persona. Heck, Belichick has perhaps even surpassed Jerry Jones as the most unlikable non-player in the NFL.
Of course, the Giants’ victory proves they are for real and a very real threat to whomp the Cowboys next year in one, two or three games.
I’ll take that chance.
Because football season’s over. And right now, it’s next season. Right now, the Cowboys have just as good a chance as anyone to win the Super Bowl.
Or, at least, a playoff game.
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