Football is My Safe Haven
I recently asked myself why I care so much about high school football. The question is being answered, daily.
Things are in turmoil, in our nation. The economy is broken, the old tried and true methods of raising young ones are frowned upon or just singled out as plain old abuse. The world stage has lost respect for us and we continue to be lied to and, unfortunately, believe the lies. Things are truly going to hell in a hand-basket and I don't believe, for a moment, that I am being melodramatic, here. So, I need a safe haven. I need a place where I can go, mentally and emotionally, and forget about all the crap, that is reality, at this moment. High School football is that bastion for me.
It's not just high school football, either. It's the game of American Football, that I so dearly love. But, to immerse myself into football, at what is supposed to be its purest level (the high school level), is what I ultimately prefer. The young men growing and maturing... the parents having a sense of pride in what their young man is accomplishing... school pride... District bragging rights... State Championships... honor, respect and duty to one's teammates... all of this stuff is what I love about High School Football. All of this stuff pays huge dividends later on in life and high school football helps forge great men. That's why I love it.
I sat for two hours, last night, being lied to and given mis-information. I heard verbal jabs and accusations go both directions and found that many of the claims were either embellished or just plain lies. It made me want to go grab one of my helmets from my game room, put it on, buckle the chin strap tight, and absolutely knock the snot out the folks that were feeding me propoganda. That's when I realized that I needed to do something very simple and easy... change the channel. I wound up watching football.
Things are in turmoil, in our nation. The economy is broken, the old tried and true methods of raising young ones are frowned upon or just singled out as plain old abuse. The world stage has lost respect for us and we continue to be lied to and, unfortunately, believe the lies. Things are truly going to hell in a hand-basket and I don't believe, for a moment, that I am being melodramatic, here. So, I need a safe haven. I need a place where I can go, mentally and emotionally, and forget about all the crap, that is reality, at this moment. High School football is that bastion for me.
It's not just high school football, either. It's the game of American Football, that I so dearly love. But, to immerse myself into football, at what is supposed to be its purest level (the high school level), is what I ultimately prefer. The young men growing and maturing... the parents having a sense of pride in what their young man is accomplishing... school pride... District bragging rights... State Championships... honor, respect and duty to one's teammates... all of this stuff is what I love about High School Football. All of this stuff pays huge dividends later on in life and high school football helps forge great men. That's why I love it.
I sat for two hours, last night, being lied to and given mis-information. I heard verbal jabs and accusations go both directions and found that many of the claims were either embellished or just plain lies. It made me want to go grab one of my helmets from my game room, put it on, buckle the chin strap tight, and absolutely knock the snot out the folks that were feeding me propoganda. That's when I realized that I needed to do something very simple and easy... change the channel. I wound up watching football.
7 Comments
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Comment by Mama Dinka on October 9, 2008 at 3:44pm - Great commentary, W!
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Comment by KattTx on October 9, 2008 at 5:23pm - I didn't even bother to watch it!!! There is no winning choice this election - so I am writing in KINKY!!!
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Comment by McRebel83 on October 10, 2008 at 12:45pm -
I sat for two hours, last night, being lied to and given mis-information. I heard verbal jabs and accusations go both directions and found that many of the claims were either embellished or just plain lies. It made me want to go grab one of my helmets from my game room, put it on, buckle the chin strap tight, and absolutely knock the snot out the folks that were feeding me propoganda. That's when I realized that I needed to do something very simple and easy... change the channel. I wound up watching football.
ohhh! You were watching the debates, I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO BUY A CAR:)
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Comment by 80spanthergrad on October 11, 2008 at 8:20am - Watching sports is my escape from the real world too. I don't go out to bars, go drinking after work at happy hour, etc. I lose myself for a few hours in sports. The old lady accepts that as being a good thing, and to be honest she encourages it. She realizes men need that kind of time. I try to get involved with things that go on outside my classroom, and as you can imagine PHS has alot of those opportunities just like any other high school. I have been fortunate to have good friends that the old lady honestly doesn't mind me to be around, and most of them are coaches. Summer cookouts are interesting over here with all the stories being thrown around. A bunch of ex jocks sitting around and BS'ing is a whole lot like a bunch of fishermen, except every now and then someone will pull out a highlight film!
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Comment by warlok on October 13, 2008 at 10:43am - I am blessed with a wife that understands, as well. We went to Glendale, Saturday night, for the Cowboys/Cardinals game. It was truly a first class deal, all the way. We were so fortunate to be able to get away and do that as it really relieved a lot of stress and made for some fantastic fun and fellowship. Even when the drunken blonde, that we had never seen before, in our lives, made herself at home at our table and later puked on it. roflmao!
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Comment by 80spanthergrad on October 13, 2008 at 10:58am
- Warlok, did you do the right thing and take pics to post on here??? Of the girl puking, of course!
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Comment by warlok on October 13, 2008 at 11:24am
- No visual evidence. lol
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