Monday’s BCS National Championship was my favorite day of the year. For those of you college football freaks like myself, this game is as big (if not bigger) than the Super Bowl where Janet Jackson’s clothes got ripped off.
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My #2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide boys met face-to-face with the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Miami, Florida. It was supposed to be a match-up of monumental proportions. Not only were we #1 and #2, but we are classic rivals from years past – each with multiple national titles under our belt. We also love tradition. We both go psychotic when we enter a football stadium. And, God forbid, we both think that there is no better team other than our own – and frankly, we’ll cram that fact down your throat until you begin to believe it, too.
One thing about football fans (and sports fans, in general) is that we all have our little superstitions about what has to go down while watching a game. For me, I have to wear my gray Bama hoodie (with my hood actually ON). I have to have both shakers in my right hand, and I have to be standing about 2 inches in front of my television screaming bloody murder. At certain points during the evening, you might even find me doing some awful version of the Running Man and shaking my shaker in the face of whoever is on the field that I do not approve of. (IT WORKS.) One of these days, my neighbors are going to call the cops. I just know it.
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In addition to all of this absurdity, I also have to be eating and drinking the same thing. There has to be Guinness involved. (When I was 20 and drinking Zima with a Jolly Rancher, Bama went 3-11. Unacceptable. The beer had to change. Hallelujah for that.) I also have to have some sort of braised pork dish (or ribs – preferably served with a loaf of Wonderbread, just like they do at Dreamland BBQ in Tuscaloosa). And finally, there absolutely must be black eyed peas included in some form. Black eyed peas are my newest addition to the mix. I realized they really do bring you good luck when I ate an entire can last week while watching the Sugar Bowl. Guess what?! Florida lost. OMG. Greatest. Moment. Ever.
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Bama ended up bringing home BCS National Title trophy #15 in an easy 42-14 win. So, it appears my superstitions worked! I’d love to hear what crazy things you do and eat while watching your favorite sporting event! Please send me a comment. I can’t be the only whacko around here.
Rock on SEC! And, by all means, ROLL TIDE ROLL.
