Essential Duties to Experience While Enduring Football's Looming Offseason

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Oh, how frustrating the spring is for us football fans.

Smack dab in between the NFL Combine and the upcoming NFL Draft, and still six months from the first game of the year, we live in a world that seems to be a less than enticing one, compared to those Sundays in December.

Now, we do have some escape options with the events like the NBA Finals, Golf majors, and of course, March Madness.

In fact, I have sat in front of the television today with my TiVo, and seen every breaking minute of opening day. It’s a pretty remarkable spectacle.

But, this isn’t another work of writing attempting to showcase one’s love and devotion to the “Big Dance.” So, I won’t get into that much detail.

In the sports world, Football is—and always will be—king. The college and pro games both trump basketball and baseball with flying colors. And don’t let me begin talking about hockey. Sorry, hockey faithful.

The NFL has become the most dominant major sport in the US, and to me, it comes to no surprise.

And that makes it much harder for fans to wade through this tumultuous 8-month off-season.

Sure, the combine and draft provide us with a few weeks of legitimate football excitement, but the media coverage only lasts a few weeks.

You can’t take for granted the coverage about a fired coach, a criminal offense by a player, or Jay Cutler’s rare, intriguing off-season tale. I beg you not to, because that’s all you get!

I am a sports fanatic, but my passions were born with watching football, and will live on because of football.

I yearn for college football highlights at this time of year—and when I see them—I feel that excitement and passion run through me like Adrian Peterson running through opposing linebackers.

I stay in touch with my favorite team’s forums (WeAreSC, USC Football, Vikings Talks, etc) to get the latest coverage on my teams.

But none of these off-season activities compare to the joy of watching Joe McKnight weave his way to a 40-yard touchdown run.

Watching the World Baseball Classic doesn’t soothe the pain I have for the lack of football. Sorry, but watching the Netherlands upset the Dominican Republic doesn’t get my body churning like a game between the Patriots and Colts.

While we don’t have the option to watch any NFL or College Football game for a few months now—except for the occasional replays on NFL Network—there are only a few legitimate alternatives that we, as sports fans, should engulf our minds with.

Watch and Embrace March Madness, with Every Ounce of Your Being.

Today begins one of the most thrilling and exciting events in sports. Chaos rings through our ears from the opening tip to the conclusion of “One Shining Moment.”

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