GO! RUTGERS! GO! (I mean Texas!)
I feel dirty.
I did something I said I wouldn't do.
I cheered for another football team. I cheered for Rutgers.
Last night, I sat in front of the TV slowly biting my nails, twisting my hair; tapping my foot impatiently . . . I was also designing the sports page. See, my page was dependent on this game -- the art and stories -- 90 percent of it hung in the balance until the last seconds.
But let's start at the beginning.
This week I've designed the sports cover, and my interests in the Rutgers vs. Louisville game got peaked. In the BCS standings No. 3 Louisville is ranked above my beloved No.5 Texas Longhorns.
See where I come from football is king. You may have heard the sayings "live and die by the Friday night Lights" and "football is second only to God." Then there are movies like Varsity Blues and Friday Night Lights. It's not something Hollywood made up; it is life in Texas in some form or another.
It's not just high school football, but college too.
In Austin, my hometown, the burnt orange of the Texas Longhorns is in every aspect of city life. It doesn't matter if you went to the school or not because during a home game the city is a sea of orange. In high school my Friday nights were defined by the lights and in college -- I didn't miss a home in five years. So you see, I'm a bit of a fan. As we say in Austin, I bleed orange.
When I moved to New Jersey, I felt like I left behind the lights. I realized people didn't have a football addiction the way we do in Texas. It was a shocker and a little heart breaking.
Last night as I sat there, yelling at the TV for Rutgers defense to get their act together in the first half, it shocked my co-workers. So did my fists pumping in the air as Rutgers scored touchdowns and fingers crossed as they kicked field goals.
As the clock ran down with a score of 25-25, I felt like I was back home. Sure, it wan't orange and white I was routing for -- but for a moment the "Friday night lights" adrenalin ran through New Jersey.
Ok, Thursday night lights. But what's one day among friends?
On Tivo: Arrested Development
I did something I said I wouldn't do.
I cheered for another football team. I cheered for Rutgers.
Last night, I sat in front of the TV slowly biting my nails, twisting my hair; tapping my foot impatiently . . . I was also designing the sports page. See, my page was dependent on this game -- the art and stories -- 90 percent of it hung in the balance until the last seconds.
But let's start at the beginning.
This week I've designed the sports cover, and my interests in the Rutgers vs. Louisville game got peaked. In the BCS standings No. 3 Louisville is ranked above my beloved No.5 Texas Longhorns.
See where I come from football is king. You may have heard the sayings "live and die by the Friday night Lights" and "football is second only to God." Then there are movies like Varsity Blues and Friday Night Lights. It's not something Hollywood made up; it is life in Texas in some form or another.
It's not just high school football, but college too.
In Austin, my hometown, the burnt orange of the Texas Longhorns is in every aspect of city life. It doesn't matter if you went to the school or not because during a home game the city is a sea of orange. In high school my Friday nights were defined by the lights and in college -- I didn't miss a home in five years. So you see, I'm a bit of a fan. As we say in Austin, I bleed orange.
When I moved to New Jersey, I felt like I left behind the lights. I realized people didn't have a football addiction the way we do in Texas. It was a shocker and a little heart breaking.
Last night as I sat there, yelling at the TV for Rutgers defense to get their act together in the first half, it shocked my co-workers. So did my fists pumping in the air as Rutgers scored touchdowns and fingers crossed as they kicked field goals.
As the clock ran down with a score of 25-25, I felt like I was back home. Sure, it wan't orange and white I was routing for -- but for a moment the "Friday night lights" adrenalin ran through New Jersey.
Ok, Thursday night lights. But what's one day among friends?
On Tivo: Arrested Development
posted by Lucy Quintanilla at 1:17 AM
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