Fall is the best time of year. No not because of the cooler temperatures and the leaves on the ground, but because it is now football season.
The NFL season is great because after several weeks of virtually nothing on television as far as sports, suddenly you are drenched with plenty of games every weekend. A baseball game is great in person, but sitting and watching it on TV puts a man to sleep. At least the Beijing Olympics provided some sports action this year.
I love both the college and the pro games for several reasons. The excitement involved in the college game isn’t like anything else. Every Saturday, thousands of rabid fans fill up local stadiums in an effort to push the home team to victory. With the increase of network TV money, there are usually great games on every Thursday and Saturday night as well. While I don’t really like the BCS system that is in place in the college ranks, one benefit to the arrangement is that every regular season game really is big. A college team may get away with one loss during the year, but if they want a shot at the title, then they cannot afford to lose more than once.
The NFL is a different animal, but just as good in my opinion. Again the passion is amazing, especially in the great NFL cities like Dallas, Denver, Chicago, and Kansas City. What makes the NFL great for many fans is the expansion of fantasy football. Sure some guys go a little crazy, in that they spend all of their free time evaluating their players and proposing ridiculous trades to the other fantasy players in the league. But if you get in with the right set of guys and gals, then fantasy football makes all of the games much more interesting.
This year I had to re-evaluate my TV, as Cox continued to let me down me as far at their service and pricing. Fortunately, I had multiple options, as AT&T cable service is now in my area, as well as satellite television. After looking into my options, I found there are great satellite TV deals going on currently. So then it became the old DISH Network vs Direct TV debate Being the huge fan that I am, I just couldn’t pass up the NFL Sunday Ticket package that they offer. On top of that, they offer new college football premium packages, such as the Gameplan from ESPN. Overall, there is just more for your money when comparing DirecTV to Comcast. Plus, you just can’t beat the DIRECTV DVR.
My wife may not like that selection, but of course she will know where to find me, right in front of the TV this fall!