HHammerhead's Blog

I am a big baseball fan, but I have to confess.  I love football too.  Many of my friends are Fantasy Football junkies.  I've tried, but I'm too connected to baseball to get into football that way.  I love football for the sake of the game itself.  I've had teams that I like more than others, and on any Sunday afternoon from September through January I find myself gravitating toward watching particular teams as they fight it out on the field. 
I guess perhaps my days as a fantasy baseball nut have rubbed off on my football viewing.  I still have a favorite baseball team, but when you're a fantasy player you find yourself rooting for players instead of a team.  For football, I don't have player interests to worry about, but there's a distinct pleasure to be had from appreciating the talent on the field, having a preference, but not having your hopes set on one team winning over another. 
I'm a huge sports fan, and maybe my heart can't take any more emotional investment in an NFL team.  College sports... that's a different story.  My alma mater is the University of Memphis.  I'm a Hampton Roads native, so that makes my Memphis allegiances even more interesting.  I've got brothers that graduated from Virginia Tech and Virginia, and I'm a local, so I'm keenly aware of ACC and Big East rivalries. Memphis is in the heart of SEC country, so I'm aware of SEC rivalries as well.  The Memphis Tigers are exceptionally competitive in Conference USA, so I'm into those match ups also.   Sports coverage in the Mid-South spilled over into the Big 12 region, so Missouri, OK, Texas and others hold interest for me too. 
College Fantasy Football would put me over the top.  I love the NFL, but a college rivalry will keep me glued to my seat! 
We're entering one of my favorite times of the year.  Baseball is heating up for the pennant races and preseason football is starting up.  September brings it to a peak.  Should I feel guilty about wanting to watch sports from Noon on Saturday until bedtime Sunday night?  It's a good thing there are no leaves to rake yet!