For sports fans, the end of the Superbowl usually marks the beginning of what I like to call the worst 3 weeks of the year, as far as sports go. This is the time in which absolutely NOTHING interesting occurs. Not until March, when NCAA BBall gets hot, NFL free agency begins, and baseball draws near does the world of sports again come alive.
Fortunately, this year's 3 weeks of sports depression is shortened by the Winter Olympics, which I am really looking forward to. I can't believe it starts this Friday.
Well, let's quickly rehash that predictably mediocre game last night. The Steelers won, handily. But it could've been much uglier if Ben Roethlisberger (check that site out, it's cool) didn't try to throw the game away. In interviews, he admitted that he has never been that nervous in his two years of professional football. The Seahawks were pathetic, choking just like I knew they would.
Anyway, my fantasy baseball league should be created some time tomorrow. Although the season is a little less than two months off, I look forward to the message board smack beginning anew.
My good friend Nich(o'las) got engaged tonight. Pretty wild. He's coming down to DC in a few weeks to get hazed by me and my roommate. I was trying to think if there has ever been a better reason to celebrate in the last few years. It should be a good time.
It's true, this does seem to be the time of the sports lull. However, in regard to college basketball, now is the time for the real meat of conference play. There don't appear to be as many unshakable teams as there have been in the past -- even your GW boys are playing (and winning) some very heated contests. This is the time when some teams really hit their stride, others begin to unravel, and when everyone's March predictions start to actually carry a little weight.
Though the conference wars that will be waged over the next three weeks are not organized into a single, viewable package (such as the Olympics are) and our view of them is fairly strictly limited to our particular geographic region (assuming we're both lacking ESPN Full Court and ESPN-U), these are some exciting and monumentally important games.
Posted by: Travis | Tuesday, February 07, 2006 at 08:46 AM