Can it ever be the same again?
What would possess a teenage/college student to wake up before noon on a fall morning? Homework? Work? Girlfriend? No, my friends, College Gameday is what called me out of bed all of those autumn mornings. The smell of gravy biscuits in the kitchen, the theme music, the fans waving their flags and screaming their lungs out. Much of the useless information that is floating around in my skull is from college gamedays. I couldn't wait for that hour. It was the perfect way to start a full day of football watching. And then, finally, the roadshow would come to Austin for the matchup with #3 Nebraska. It was a thrill seeing my flag on the screen, the chants of "TEXAS FIGHT", singing the Eyes, and Corso putting on the BEVO head. Gameday helped fuel my passion for college football.
The past few years though, I have felt my love for Gameday waning. Last weekend I almost fast forwarded through the entire show, and it was the most important weekend since 1993. Why do I feel this way? What's wrong with me? I still love the show, but it's just not the same. I don't HAVE to watch it anymore, and that makes me sad. I think it started when they made the show an hour and a half, and now 2 hours. They don't talk about the game they are at that much, the fans aren't as rabid as they used to be, there is a fake football field on set, and the Corso bit is becoming tiresome. If they come to the Texas/OU game, I don't even know if I'll show up. Can you believe it? It's just not all that fun to stand there for 3 1/2 hours and listen to feel good stories and watch commercials. Can they save the show? Will it ever be the same?
I guess its the end of an era, much like believing in Santa Claus and collecting baseball cards, all good things must come to an end.
What would possess a teenage/college student to wake up before noon on a fall morning? Homework? Work? Girlfriend? No, my friends, College Gameday is what called me out of bed all of those autumn mornings. The smell of gravy biscuits in the kitchen, the theme music, the fans waving their flags and screaming their lungs out. Much of the useless information that is floating around in my skull is from college gamedays. I couldn't wait for that hour. It was the perfect way to start a full day of football watching. And then, finally, the roadshow would come to Austin for the matchup with #3 Nebraska. It was a thrill seeing my flag on the screen, the chants of "TEXAS FIGHT", singing the Eyes, and Corso putting on the BEVO head. Gameday helped fuel my passion for college football.
The past few years though, I have felt my love for Gameday waning. Last weekend I almost fast forwarded through the entire show, and it was the most important weekend since 1993. Why do I feel this way? What's wrong with me? I still love the show, but it's just not the same. I don't HAVE to watch it anymore, and that makes me sad. I think it started when they made the show an hour and a half, and now 2 hours. They don't talk about the game they are at that much, the fans aren't as rabid as they used to be, there is a fake football field on set, and the Corso bit is becoming tiresome. If they come to the Texas/OU game, I don't even know if I'll show up. Can you believe it? It's just not all that fun to stand there for 3 1/2 hours and listen to feel good stories and watch commercials. Can they save the show? Will it ever be the same?
I guess its the end of an era, much like believing in Santa Claus and collecting baseball cards, all good things must come to an end.
posted by Matt at 8:28 PM
2 Comments:
I'm right there with you. The only reason I watch now is to see the latest P1 humor in the crowd. Corso is a complete beat-down to watch for more than 10 minutes. I'll continue to keep it on in the background... just for the familiar noises.
It seems as though I'm not the only "Aaron" to leave comments on your blog. Hence forth, I will refer to myself as Aaron E. to avoid any further confusion. Just kidding.
Ern
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