I'm sitting in my living room watching the 49ers vs. Vikings game on this beautiful Sunday morning and i've already spent 3.5 hours dedicated to the NFL today and another 8-10 hours with the college games yesterday. I'm exhausted! (mentally that is, physically I can still jog/walk a mile in about 13 minutes)
The reason for these marathon sessions? My man's dad (hereafter to be referred to as "The Fan") is in town and this guy is is a football savant. He knows both college and NFL players like personal friends and can match them to their team in about 2.2 seconds. He might not be able to make it through the combine but he does have the stamina to devote upwards of 15 hours each weekend to watching football. And he's not alone. According to an Adweek/Harris poll in September 2011, 64% of Americans are watching NFL football on any given weekend (73% men & 55% women). The Fan probably falls in the 7% of NFL watchers who spend between 11 and 15 hours watching the game; plus he's in the Northeast region, which is home to the most football-watchers in our great nation. And this isn't even counting the college games he's taking in.
Now The Fan is a quiet guy (and an account). He's not ostentaious with his Steeler pride, he doesn't heckle the opposing team's fans, he's friendly to the person he sits next to at the stadium. Shit, I don't even think he swears! But he's a force to be reckoned with and I hope that one day I can have his football recall. In the meantime, I need to guzzle a cup of coffee and splash some cold water on my face just so I can keep up.
