In a commercial for ABC’s Last Man Standing, I heard one of the most profound quotes of the year.
“College is important. Without college, there would be no college football,” said Tim Allen.
I’ve changed my official major at Idaho State University so many times that I’ve actually started telling people I’m majoring in college football. Thing is, I’m not even really sure why I like it. Almost every year, I end the season straight depressed. Like tonight.
I started this post with the intention of saying that the second thing to do to have a more amazing day is to watch college football. Then I took a break from blogging to watch the Stanford/Oklahoma State Fiesta Bowl. Then Stanford lost. Now, I kind of think my life would be a lot less stressful/depressing if I was like my mother and sister and just didn’t care about the game.
I’ve blogged before (link here) about why I’m stupid enough to care about sporting events. Here’s a synopsis if you don’t feel like reading it because it’s kind of a long one–in every sporting event, your team has a 50 percent chance of winning. That is a lot better odds than we have for most things; in all reality, 50 percent means we are always favorites to win.
Alright…I still don’t feel good about the whole Stanford losing situation, but, let’s be honest, I’m not going to stop watching college football. Seriously, I’m still a Colts fan after they self-destructed this year. I don’t really have anything new or profound to say tonight – y’all are going to have to get use to that if I’m going to be at this every day this year – but, take my word for it, college football makes life a little more bearable. Because, even though there’s a 50 percent chance of complete depression, the other 50 percent is pretty dang good.
