Football Fun. It's mostly about timing.

What is it about football that makes us want to eat? I can't watch a football game without munchies. Last night during the Patriots/Raiders game we ate all kinds of wafery crackers and cheeses. Not exactly standard football munchies, but it was a school night. We had to attempt to keep the carbs to a minimum. I don't think we were successful, but we tried.

Tomorrow night during the Texas/Ohio State game we're grilling pizzas. That's always stressful. Angela hovers over the grill on the patio in the backyard and times the pizza crust (exactly six minutes on each side). After she flips it I have to be there immediatley with the toppings so those can start adhering to the crust. If I'm late with the cheese the crust gets too tough. It's a delicate operation. Did I say we would be doing this during the game? Oops. That's just crazy talk. We'll have to have the pizzas done before the 7:00 kickoff. But Nebraska kicks off at 6:00. Oh boy. Maybe we'll have to time out the crust so we're flipping and topping during a change of possession. So much to consider.

Sunday after church we're picking up an assortment of wings...smokey barbecue, sweet n spicey, and hot. Then it's NFL Sunday ticket time. Oh how I love that. When other satellite companies call to try to get us to switch we tell them we will, as soon as they steal NFL Sunday Ticket from Direct TV. They always hang up defeated. Anyway, Sunday Ticket is about timing too. As soon as the play is over during the Packers/Lions game we'll flip over and watch a play in the Cowboys/Chargers game. By the time that play is over the Packers and Lions will be ready again. If we find out from one of the enhanced channels that the Cardinals are entering the red zone we'll flip over and watch the Cardinals/Giants game. It only gets frustrating when all the games are in commercials. But we don't usually have to wait more than thirty seconds before one of the games comes back. Are we nuts? Yes! And it's a hoot.

The Colts play Sunday night. I'm nervous. Colts and Vikings in the Super Bowl....