Monday, January 30

Are You Ready for Some Football?

Super Bowl Sunday's coming up this weekend. Do my Kiwi/Aussie sisters at TFC watch the Super Bowl?

About three years go, I realized something was missing in my life and I started watching sports again. I'm a NY fan: Mets for baseball, Knicks for basketball, and for football, I'm a Jets fan all the way. The Jets have given me a lot of pleasure - and no small amount of frustration! - these past few years. And of course, since they're out of it, I'm torn about who to root for this weekend, the NY Giants or the New England Patriots? Here's the thing: I'm also torn between two neighbors. One neighbor, Mr. Nice Guy, loves the Patriots. Mr. Nice Guy deserves to win, right? But the other neighbor, Mr. Anger-Management Issues, loves the Giants. Do I really want to be around if he loses? It is a dilemma.

How about you? Who are you rooting for in this year's Super Bowl?

While you're thinking about that, here are the titles of some fabulous football-themed YA novels I've read and loved:

CRACKBACK, by John Coy

GYM CANDY, by Carl Deuker

KNIGHTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY, Tim Tharp

THE DAIRY QUEEN TRILOGY, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

So, have you made up your mind yet? I'm still not sure. I like Tom Brady, the Patriots' QB, a lot better since I saw him guest star on Entourage. But I always feel sorry for the Giants' QB, Eli Manning, even though the Giants are the Jets same-city/same-stadium rivals, because Eli always looks to me like he's scared someone will try to steal his lunch money.

Hopefully, by Sunday at kickoff time, I'll make a decision.

Be well. Don't forget to write.

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I must admit that I really am not a football fan. I love baseball (Chicago White Sox) and hockey (Chicago Blackhawks), but I have never understood football even though I bartended on Sunday afternoons for a few years and was forced to be around it. That probably made me like it less. Except for gambling on it. That was kind of fun :) But I hope Mr. Nice Guy's team wins because Mr. Anger Management needs to learn to deal with his disappointment.

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I've been eyeing "Gym Candy" for a while now since I have it in my Media Center. I'm going to have to pick it up sometime soon! I recently bought Mike Lupica's newest "The Underdogs" and have heard great things from students, so there's another football book for you!

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I don't watch the Super Bowl and know nothing about it. I'm not sure if they show it here in Australia - well they might on Fox Sports.... I'll check it out!

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