Football, dude.

This weekend proved to be a very interesting and exciting one. Many fun events and interesting experiences occurred. This Saturday was highlighted by my first ever college football game as a student. It is true I had attended a few Virginia Tech football games in the past and new the protocol but this time was much different. Being a student added to the excitement and unity you feel with the crowd while cheering for our beloved Hokies. I was so excited to kick off my college football fandom with the playing of enter sandman and jumping up and down until the stadium shook.
The game was extremely exciting and Virginia Tech dominated the Thundering Herd of Marshall. Virginia Tech showed that they could bounce back from last week’s loss to Alabama and prove that they had a potent offense that was worth recognition. The Hokie’s offense was led by two freshman running backs, Ryan Williams and David Wilson. These two running backs showed tremendous talent and both of their 100 plus yard rushing games added a lot of excitement to the day. I was extremely happy to see that we have very good running backs to step in and replace Darren Evans and it made me even more excited for the season ahead.
Also, Tyrod Taylor had a very good game and seemingly answered my question from last week. Although he had a slow start T-mobile picked up the pace and showed how talented he truly was. Taylor showed that he was not afraid to scramble and also that he truly is a dual threat quarter back. One play that truly showed this to me was Tyrod’s 20 yard touchdown pass to Dyrell Roberts. Tyrod was rushed out of the pocket but managed to maintain his composure and threw a crazy pass off his back foot that sailed into the end zone and found Roberts waiting. Right after this play I turned to fellow fans and said “I think T-mobile is back. That was the best play I have ever seen him do.” Clearly you can tell that I am very excited and optimistic about Tyrod’s skills and the future season. Also this game showed that our receivers are much improved from last season and that helps Tyrod to show his dominance. This makes me even more pumped that I got tickets for next week’s game. Virginia Tech will have a showdown with Nebraska who might be our second toughest opponent of the season behind Alabama. Last year Virginia tech played Nebraska and was victorious of course and hopefully this year we can repeat that success. I am very interested to see how Ryan Williams and David Wilson will do against Nebraska’s defense. So far they have shown that they are good but if they repeat their success against Nebraska it will prove that they are great and hold their own against talented teams that play on the same level as Virginia Tech. Also winning this game would give us great confidence for we open up conference play against Miami the week following and we must do well in the conference if we are going to threepeat as ACC champions.
However, with all good comes some bad. My awesome seats on east stand had a perfect view of the field but they neglected to provide shade. After an incredible game and tremendous fun I returned to my dorm to find that I was sun burnt. I was not just sun burnt but I was taking sun burn to a whole new level. I was literally the color of a lobster and my whole neck and face ached. This was very disappointing because no one likes to look like a fool. Also the pain was terrible and of course I, being a intelligent college student, did not bring aloe or sun screen. This caused me to journey to Kroger which no one likes to do either.
Not only was this weekend the start of college football, for me at least, it was the start of the NFL season. This is something I am both excited for and somewhat depressed about. For me I have a love/hate relationship with the NFL. Every single year around this same time I become very optimistic that my Buffalo Bills will be successful and maybe even god forbid win the Super Bowl. Every year I, along with many other Bills fans, think “maybe this year will be different, maybe we will win it all” but every season continues to disappoint. The Bills go 7-9 and miss the play offs and continue to sadden me and make me wish for the glory days to come back.
So this Monday I will sit in front of my TV with a bag of chips and a soda and kneel down on my knees and pray to the Bills football gods. Oh please Bruce Smith, Jim Kelley, Thurman Thomas, and Andre Reed have mercy upon the sad Buffalo fans and just give us one measly championship to make us feel special. The Bills went to four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s and failed to win a single one. Sometimes I wonder if there was a reason it never happened for poor old Buffalo. Where the fans not proud enough? Was the team not talented enough? Where the upstate New York winters just too cold to have a trophy? I have not a clue, but I do know that every year until the Bills finally win it all I will forever feel empty inside as a football fan.
Ultimately, I love football with all my heart. I believe it is the greatest sport of all time and one of the best things to ever happen to planet earth. Football rules my day and dictates my mood. I would bear any weather or any conditions to watch football. I love the Hokies and I love the Bills they are like my family I always stand up for them and fight for their honor no matter how hard it is sometimes to be a Bill.