This week is going to be an important week in my family’s life. Sarah and I will know whether or not we have a job. Also, we will know the state to which we will be moving. More on that later though. You should know by the end of this week what job we will have. But for now, the really important stuff…football. (Completely facetious comment for those of you wondering)
Football filled my weekend. High School, College, and Pro. I caught a high school game Friday night with my dad. Although the Auburn University game I attended was a lot of fun and watching Pro football on Sunday afternoon is one of my favorite things to do, I was highly entertained by the game on Friday night. Actually, not so much the game but the people surrounding me. People are sometimes much more fun to watch than the actual game.
At a high school game you have several different types of people in the stands.
The Coach: This guy has never played football in his life but knows what play should have been called and has an opinion on every play the “real” coaches on the sideline called. Oh yeah, he never agrees with the play unless of course it was a touchdown and then he is happy.
The Referee: This guy tries to predict the penalty before the men in stripes get a chance to. Sometimes he gets it right but even if he’s wrong he says the “real” refs didn’t see his call.
The Commentator: This guy is usually with a very pretty girl that could not care less as to what is going on down on the field. However, he tells her play by play what happened and asks her if she saw what just happened over and over again. He is oblivious that she doesn’t really want to be there.
The Diva: This girl dresses up for the game and I don’t mean that she wears a jersey and face paint. She is in the shiny blouse and high heels with faux fur somewhere on her attire. She is there to see and be seen. She always cheers and is usually the loudest but she has no idea as to the reason for her cheers.
The Has Been: This is the guy that actually played football and may or may not have been good. Regardless of how good or bad the team is on the field, his team was better, faster, stronger, hit harder, and scored more points. He and his team get better with each year he gets older.
The Walkers: This group of people can be male, female or mixed company. They never sit down during the game. They pace back and forth the entire game and always find people to wave to on the top row. They never know anyone at eye-level, it is always someone much higher up so they can give a really big wave.
The Superfan: This guy/girl does dress in a jersey, wear face paint, and has shakers and noisemakers in his/her hands. Sometimes the jersey is replaced by body paint. This person lives by the motto, “It’s not whether you win or lose…who am I kidding? We’ve gotta win!”
The Rageful Mom: This woman is very vocal. She is a former athlete of some sort. She wears tight fitting clothes and yells at the other team. Sometimes she yells at her own team’s coaches if her son doesn’t get to play. She is very aware as to what happens on the field.
The Clueless: This person enjoys life. They don't know what is going on in the game and really don't care. Actually, they don't understand why people would want to smash into each other for no better reason than the pursuit of a ball. But, it is the only thing happening on Friday night and they just finished the novel they were reading, so why not go to a game?
So, I was thinking, “What if all these people sat together?” How much fun would that be? I decided to make up a football game scenario and put all the different characters together in a dialogue. This post is too long already so I will post the dialogue in a couple days. Check back later this week for the story but in the mean time, which character are you? I am most definitely the "Has Been."
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