I’ve never been a huge football fan. (Although i distinctly remember being 5 years old and crying when the giants lost some random game. so maybe i’ve always had it in me.) but thanks to living with Jesse for the better part of this football season, i’ve come to embrace the new york giants all over again.
so, lazy sunday afternoon/evening, i spent about 6 hours today watching football (oh lord), and while i’ve never felt confident enough to really meaningfully enter into any conversation about football, i feel that the time i put in on sunday allows me to at least make a few comments on the giants and the sport in general. here goes:
-football players are big and tough and they WON’T LET YOU FORGET IT: players get into another’s face, pushing someone when they were already down, chest bumping, cursing, MANLY endzone dancing…ay ay ay, all that testosterone is a little more than i can take. (though, by the end, it did make me want to tackle something/someone.)
-brandon jacobs is a BEAST. every time he would make a run, i was just stunned at how fast he could move. he is HUGE. i don’t care how big and tough these other guys are, having brandon jacobs run through you has really really got to hurt.
-playing football in an outdoor stadium in green bay, wisconsin is one of the most retarded things i can think of. the apparent absurdity of this could certainly be explained by my first point. and yea yea, talk all you want about the legends of lambeau field and the frozen tundra and vince lombardi and testaments to strength and athleticism and blah blah blah, but people: built a fucking roof!! no one WANTS to play in single digit/negative number temperatures. well, maybe the packers do, cause they’re kind of used to it, but it sure as hell didn’t help them on sunday. aaaaand the giants go to the SUPER BOWL!! woo hooooo!
-i started getting into the giants around the middle of the season. i attribute their newfound success to my newfound fandom. you’re welcome, new york.
