Reasons why ya gotta love college football ( 55 words Flash Friday)
Football fans frantically cheering,
pre-game bon-fire, tail gating frenzy, fannies freezing,
loud alumnae, snuggling, friends, rivals, stadium, history
scoreboard, jerseys, helmets, pads,
quarterbacks, full-backs, receivers,
coaches, referees,
hotdogs, spilled coffee, Gatorade, beer’s overflowing
half-time show, telecast, cheerleaders, short skirts,
touchdown, field goal, interception,
defence, offense,
50 yard line,
15 glorious weeks,
next weeks game,
Bowl dreams
For more in 55 words go to Mr. Know it All. Always great stories and great people.
Especially with the realignment of the Big Ten. Go Michigan State!
Great piece, and whets my appetite for the season to start.
September 2, 2010 at 4:46 pm
hoping for a gr8 season – it goes too quickly
September 2, 2010 at 5:22 pm
I approve of this. As an MSU senior, I concur
September 3, 2010 at 7:13 am
M, your words make me wish I did indeed love college football. Alas, it’s a world the merits of which continue to elude me. :p
September 2, 2010 at 4:54 pm
You can’t enjoy every sport – for some football is an acquired taste. I grew up on football
September 2, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I absolutely hate football. But in spite of myself, I genuinely enjoyed your 55!
September 2, 2010 at 4:56 pm
aww thanks Shay – ya either love it or you dont. It really is a whole culture. I don’t have time to watch like I did before kids
September 2, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I swear I read the entire piece and I didn’t see one mention of the moon….are you sure you wrote this? Fun 55, Moonie. Mine will be up shortly.
September 2, 2010 at 4:59 pm
that moon was hiding behind the bon-fire – liked yours a good story
September 2, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Ack! This in Monkey Man not Damsel without distress. That’s Mrs. MM’s blog. Forgot to sign her out and me in.
September 2, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Oh My MDW….
You are trying to Butter me Up?
This was MOST excellent!!
Thank you for this “get me in the Mood 55″
You ROCKED this one out!!!
Thanks for playing Moon, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
G
September 2, 2010 at 5:05 pm
you like football??? Oh yes – Go Blue
September 2, 2010 at 5:21 pm
nice…football int he cool autmn air…under the lights…love it! nice 55 moon!
my 55
September 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm
I love the football season – tho I hate the change in temp. Yep I’m a wimp
September 2, 2010 at 5:20 pm
that says it all!! great 55!!
September 2, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Woot…we were on the same wave length this week. I’m so excited its here. UH opens against USC in about 2 hours. Go Warriors!!! Well done my friend. Have a wonderful weekend
September 2, 2010 at 6:15 pm
hope they do well – have fun
September 2, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Football Rocks…our’s coming to an end now
Your 55′s wonderful Moon. Loads of love coming your way xxx
September 2, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Almost made me wish I was in the stands! Great 55!
September 2, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Thanks hope you have a gr8 weekend
September 2, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Loved it! Love football, it’s my game, my family’s game and season’s starting so we’re psyched!!!
September 2, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Yes, yes, yes!
September 2, 2010 at 8:10 pm
TouchDown
September 2, 2010 at 10:55 pm
this is REALLy right up gman’s alley!
gotta say i am not a fan of the game but i like the change in temps, lol. but i hope you have a fun football season.
September 2, 2010 at 8:40 pm
You captured the feel of a fall game perfectly. But, yeah, I’m not wild about football myself. Tailgate parties sound like fun. Can I go home after that? (Sorry, G-man).
September 2, 2010 at 9:06 pm
clever way to do this I like it. I’m posted and ready to be read just follow the link below.
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Thanks for reading and your comments.
September 3, 2010 at 12:17 am
You’ve captured the essence of sport there. Nice one.
September 3, 2010 at 12:38 am
Loved this! Sadly our local team I fear will not recognise the passion!
September 3, 2010 at 1:25 am
Woohooo!!! Full of enthusiasm and eagerness!!
A fun packed 55!!! Me loves!
September 3, 2010 at 1:51 am
I’m not a sports fan unless its NHL and even then I only watch to oogle the men.
Nice 55 though. Mine it up too.
September 3, 2010 at 2:36 am
ah leslie – you captured the emotion-loaden atmosphere so fantastic in your 55 – and i don’t even like football that much…
but maybe i should go and watch a match after reading this…
my 55 is here
September 3, 2010 at 3:25 am
You and every one of my fellow college mates all getting ready to head out for some tailgating tomorrow. Touchdown–hope your “bowl dreams” amount to reality
!
September 3, 2010 at 7:14 am
You pretty much cover all the major reasons for watching college football…but would have loved to have the band be more than a half-time show…since we rarely get to see them if we watch the game on tv because of the so-called half-time show….but just love the poem.
September 3, 2010 at 10:22 am
hope you get to some games – you live in the perfect place.
September 4, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Snuggling yes. The rest, not so much.
Football’s not my sport but I do appreciate the gravity of those who love it. My aunt is rabid about fb.
Nice 55.
September 3, 2010 at 11:28 am
You know, I always loved college football more than the pro games. I remember my first college game – Georgia vs Auburn, nearly fifty years ago. People dressed up back then…suits, penny loafers, big mum corsages. It was
great fun….and, of course, GA had to win, even though
I lived just over the Chattahoochee River, only about 30
miles from Auburn.
September 3, 2010 at 11:37 am
Yes…I am ready for some football!
September 3, 2010 at 11:37 am
Yes…I am ready for some football! and the cooler weather that should accompany it!
September 3, 2010 at 11:38 am
Excellent 55… I too love football..
Do stop by Someone Is Special
–Someone Is Special–
September 3, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I was kind of partial to the “fannies freezing”
September 3, 2010 at 4:06 pm
very good dear, although understanding American football is like double dutch to me heheh xx
September 3, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I feel the energy of the crowd in your words. Great 55.
September 3, 2010 at 5:11 pm
It really is that time, isn’t it! Excellent 55.
Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/friday-flash-55/
September 3, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Coffee spilled? That’s so sad! But the beer overflowing will help ease the pain of it!
Fun one, Moon!
xo
September 4, 2010 at 4:07 am
Ah, you obviously live in a cooler climate that I do! My college team played Thursday and it was probably 90 degrees at kickoff!
But I do remember those high school nights when it would actually get cold…and THAT made football even more interesting to cheer on.
Nice one!
September 4, 2010 at 8:16 am
So sad I’m not familiar with this kind of football but I get the picture from the poem. Nice one Moony.
Cheers.
September 4, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Oh Emmanuel I have missed you
September 4, 2010 at 4:12 pm