Fooseballs seasons

Well it's that time of year once again, the end of July. Festivals, city days, carnivals, the circus, rodeo, state fairs and yes, pre season college football.  A lot like a carnival in the way of, "bring on the absurd predictions" - Aka, how can I sell a paper or generate traffic to my site while making crazy statements by predicting the future? (another way of saying, "where can I find an article to help me feel better about last years shitty season").  Similar to the "city day festival" by reliving the past including expired success or tradition, not limited to the time that ol' whats-his-name used to coach or play here or insert mayors name hither ________.  And finally the circus, rodeo and carnivals, ah yes, let us not forget the circus, rodeo and carnivals.

Year after year on various social networks, message-boards and local sports talk we hear and see posts and reposts on various links to the above mentioned instances, including opinions, commentary and the utter anticipation for the upcoming season.  Like children snooping out this years Christmas present the interweb is scoured and read, leaving no virtual-stone unturned, finding little morsels of information surely to become exaggerated and retold.  Did you hear about the new recruit? I see that player x is predicted to have an uber-thousand yard whatever this year! Becomes the vernacular of the day, regardless of the fact that "I really don't know what I am talking about" in the process.  Well at least you are talking, right?

Next comes the actual season itself.  Yes! The for real football season is here! The slate is wiped clean and we all have great expectations for what is to come.  But first, how was your summer? Where did you sit in the stadium for the u2 concert last spring? Gawd its hot for this time of year, you know the important small talk that makes the stadium so great.  Former frat dudes high fiving and bumping chests, singing the fight songs in unison, eating crummy ass food that is bad for you, watching the pregame drills, listening to the band butcher another pop song, the pagentry is too much to bear.  It is finally all here and we are ready, so let it begin!  Just don't talk about it mid-season if it all goes bad, unless you think the coach should be fired or the backup quarterback should start instead because that's what fans do, make it sound Like they can do a better job than the institution.  So bring it on College football - the circus, carnival and rodeo that you are, get here soon, because the internet and local talk radio will explode without you.