Tailgating. A primary part in the football experience. Fun. Exciting. A fans version of a pregame warm up. It warms a person up before a big game. The excitement that one experiences at a tailgate party stays with them as they enter the game. Tailgating is why I think the crowd is often more "into" the first half of the game. After a dull half-time performance, where a crowd sits and watches people dance, the second-half crowd is not as excited, usually. There are circumstances where the crowd is still pumped up, but from this blogger's experience, the fans in the latter half of the game are no comparison to the first half fans.
Think about it. Before the game, if you tailgate, you're surrounded by partiers, music, dancing, drinking and pick up games of parking lot football, not to mention, the booing of the fans of visiting teams as they approach the stadium. It's a party! It's really cool to see everyone all hyper before the game.
After halftime, fans were just sitting in their seats for 15 minutes, of course they aren't going to be all hyper like they were during the first half!
The players feed off of the crowd's excitement.
Therefore, tailgating is a vital part of the football experience! :)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Perfect Fall Weather!
Here in Houston, it's not often that we have to bring out the jackets in Early October. This weather is great.
A cold front came in yesterday afternoon, while I was walking on campus. All of a sudden, it started pouring down rain and the wind picked up. It was so cool! I love when you can feel the cold front as it comes in!
Right now, the temperature is in the upper 60s!! How awsome is that?!
Too bad Monday we are back to 80. Wednesday's high is 90, according to abc13.com. It's supposed to rain all week though, so I guess that's cool.
Anyway, fellow Houstonians, enjoy this little taste of cool weather. Hopefully this fall/winter will actually feel like fall/winter. Not like last year when we all wore shorts the day after Christmas! Who's up for another snow day in Houston?! Last year was super fun! It will be hard for us to forget that day! It wasn't much snow, but for us, it was still super cool! lol. But dude, I so wish it would snow as much as it did when I went to D.C. for Spring Break of 8th grade year. That was crazzzzy!!!!! It was like a blizzard. BTW, the pic is from the snow! I named him Snowy! lol
Ahh memories.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
What I Love About Football
Why do I love football so much? I thrive during football season! After the Superbowl, something inside me dies a little. I love baseball and all, but there's just something about football that gets my juices flowing.
Maybe it's the thought of a bunch of guys duking it out, all with the same goal, to win. They have to put it all out there on the line. It's truely a survival of the fittest, out there on the field.
The University of Notre Dame vs. Washington game on Saturday....geez! This Irish team drives me crazy every weekend! It's always a nailbitter. But hey, it wouldn't be as much fun if ND blew them out! All I know is that if I keep watching them, which I plan to do, and the games keep going like this, I'm going to have high blood pressure!
The Texans.....what can I say about my Texans? These guys are so unpredictable! Supposed to win vs the Jets. Got the loss. Projected to lose to the Titans. Got the W! Jacksonville was supposed to be an easy win. Not so much. Lost that one. Then todays game agains the Raiders....we killed them! HOW did that happen? They aren't playing like a great team. They deffinently have things to work on if they want to get to, and be a real competitor, in the playoffs. But for now, I'm loving being a Texans fan! I really do think this is our year for a playoff birth.
As for UH, I don't have much to say about them, for I am not particularly a follower, but since they are a Houston team, I would like to offer my congratulations on a great win over the Red Raiders. I know they lost yesterday, but last weeks game was still cool.
A&M....well, I haven't actually payed much attention to them this season. I am checking to see if they win or lose, but I haven't actually watched a game yet.
Anyway, what is it that makes me love football so much? Maybe its how spontaneous it all is. Maybe its that people hit each other, hard. Maybe it's that I love competition. I love all of these aspects about it. I love that all of the guys who step onto the field, if they intend to keep stepping on the field, put their all into the game. They all want to win. We should put that mind frame into our own personal, non-sports lives. Give it your all, so you can walk away victorious.
Maybe it's the thought of a bunch of guys duking it out, all with the same goal, to win. They have to put it all out there on the line. It's truely a survival of the fittest, out there on the field.
The University of Notre Dame vs. Washington game on Saturday....geez! This Irish team drives me crazy every weekend! It's always a nailbitter. But hey, it wouldn't be as much fun if ND blew them out! All I know is that if I keep watching them, which I plan to do, and the games keep going like this, I'm going to have high blood pressure!
The Texans.....what can I say about my Texans? These guys are so unpredictable! Supposed to win vs the Jets. Got the loss. Projected to lose to the Titans. Got the W! Jacksonville was supposed to be an easy win. Not so much. Lost that one. Then todays game agains the Raiders....we killed them! HOW did that happen? They aren't playing like a great team. They deffinently have things to work on if they want to get to, and be a real competitor, in the playoffs. But for now, I'm loving being a Texans fan! I really do think this is our year for a playoff birth.
As for UH, I don't have much to say about them, for I am not particularly a follower, but since they are a Houston team, I would like to offer my congratulations on a great win over the Red Raiders. I know they lost yesterday, but last weeks game was still cool.
A&M....well, I haven't actually payed much attention to them this season. I am checking to see if they win or lose, but I haven't actually watched a game yet.
Anyway, what is it that makes me love football so much? Maybe its how spontaneous it all is. Maybe its that people hit each other, hard. Maybe it's that I love competition. I love all of these aspects about it. I love that all of the guys who step onto the field, if they intend to keep stepping on the field, put their all into the game. They all want to win. We should put that mind frame into our own personal, non-sports lives. Give it your all, so you can walk away victorious.
My problem with quarterbacks
We all know that any football team needs a quarterback. That's pretty much a given. It would be hard for one to argue that point. Sure, we could always just run, but think of all of the problems that brings. One, the deffense always knows what the offense would do. There's nobody to pass, so of course, it's going to be a running play.
So, we need quarterbacks. But really, what do quarterbacks do? Sure they do account for many of our touchdowns and the game may not be as interesting without long TD passes, but it really irks me that all they do is throw.
Am I the only one that thinks that the quarterback should be able to take a hit? There are so many times when instead of making an attempt to run the ball, to maybe gain 2 or 3 yards, I see a QB throw it away. Why? I know I'm still somewhat of a football novice, but this really doesn't make much since to me. I understand that we need our quarterbacks and we don't want them to get hurt, but this is rediculous. It's gotten to the point where it seems like they are afraid to take a hit. Anyone who's a Houston Texans fan, early in the franchise, rememebers how shaken up David Carr was. Why? I mean, sure he was a bit gun shy because he wanted to get the ball away before the sack. I get that. I fully support throwing the ball away, rather than loosing a few yards on the sack. But much of the time, at least whenever I watch, it seems like the quarterback is available to run a fews yards. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just hate seeing the quarterback deep in the pocket, searching for an open man, nicely blocked by his O-line, and then after a while a deffensive player gets loose, so he is forced to throw it away.
Sometimes, you will see a quarterback go for a few yards. Other times, and from my p.o.v. most of the time, the QB will throw it away.
I've never played football. I've never felt the pain of taking a hit, but I really want this explained to me. Why don't QBs go for it more? Or maybe it does happen a lot and I just don't see it. That could very well be the case. I would just really like some input on this, because everytime I watch a game, whether it be high school, college, or professional, I see this pattern.
Haha. Wow, just as I am finishing that last paragraph up, Texans punter Matt Turk, gets hit. The commentators started talking about how Turk is a big guy and can take a hit, and that he might just be acting, trying to draw the penalty. haha! So can Turk take a hit? haha! I just thought that was great timing, since it is so greatly associated with what this post is about!
So, we need quarterbacks. But really, what do quarterbacks do? Sure they do account for many of our touchdowns and the game may not be as interesting without long TD passes, but it really irks me that all they do is throw.
Am I the only one that thinks that the quarterback should be able to take a hit? There are so many times when instead of making an attempt to run the ball, to maybe gain 2 or 3 yards, I see a QB throw it away. Why? I know I'm still somewhat of a football novice, but this really doesn't make much since to me. I understand that we need our quarterbacks and we don't want them to get hurt, but this is rediculous. It's gotten to the point where it seems like they are afraid to take a hit. Anyone who's a Houston Texans fan, early in the franchise, rememebers how shaken up David Carr was. Why? I mean, sure he was a bit gun shy because he wanted to get the ball away before the sack. I get that. I fully support throwing the ball away, rather than loosing a few yards on the sack. But much of the time, at least whenever I watch, it seems like the quarterback is available to run a fews yards. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just hate seeing the quarterback deep in the pocket, searching for an open man, nicely blocked by his O-line, and then after a while a deffensive player gets loose, so he is forced to throw it away.
Sometimes, you will see a quarterback go for a few yards. Other times, and from my p.o.v. most of the time, the QB will throw it away.
I've never played football. I've never felt the pain of taking a hit, but I really want this explained to me. Why don't QBs go for it more? Or maybe it does happen a lot and I just don't see it. That could very well be the case. I would just really like some input on this, because everytime I watch a game, whether it be high school, college, or professional, I see this pattern.
Haha. Wow, just as I am finishing that last paragraph up, Texans punter Matt Turk, gets hit. The commentators started talking about how Turk is a big guy and can take a hit, and that he might just be acting, trying to draw the penalty. haha! So can Turk take a hit? haha! I just thought that was great timing, since it is so greatly associated with what this post is about!
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