Here are some figures from the College Football Bowl Season Challenge I recently completed, plus some NFL games for good measure. I am not proud of this achievement.
First Bowl Game – December 18
Final Bowl Game – January 10
Total Bowl Games – 35
BONUS COLLEGE GAMES:
FCS Playoffs (formerly Division II) – 3 (2 SF, 1 Championship)
There was some overlap of games that I had to watch at home by switching channels back and forth, and on January 1 we went to a sports bar to take advantage of multiple screens. In addition to quality games with awesome players, trick plays and fantastic finishes, I also endured shitty games by shitty teams, blue and red football fields, and passed out at the end of blowout games several times. It wasn't a perfect feat, it was a drunken feat.
NFL GAMES:
Final 3 weekends of regular season (48 games total, no I didn’t watch them all) includes 1 Thursday game, 2 Monday night games, 1 Saturday/Christmas game and an odd Tuesday night game, the first one since 1946. Obviously it was impossible to watch all the NFL games simultaneously but the NFL Red Zone Channel has made it easier to keep up with what is going on.
NFL Playoffs – Wildcard weekend, 4 games
If my calculations are correct that is 90 games in 24 days. In other words: a fucking insane amount of football in a short time period. The NFL schedule inflates the total number, but I was able to take in about 50 of these games, an average of 2 per day, not too shabby.
THE BOOZE (estimated, shared amongst fiends):
Beer, Woodruff IPA – 1 keg
Vodka, bargain brands – 2 half gallons
Bourbon, Maker’s Mark, Johnny Drum & TJD – 3 fifths
Gin, Brokers – 1 fifth
Wine, various grapes – probably around ½ a case
Plus various bar tabs throughout downtown and the Cumberland strip
I will not attempt this next year, or ever again for that matter.
First Bowl Game – December 18
Final Bowl Game – January 10
Total Bowl Games – 35
BONUS COLLEGE GAMES:
FCS Playoffs (formerly Division II) – 3 (2 SF, 1 Championship)
There was some overlap of games that I had to watch at home by switching channels back and forth, and on January 1 we went to a sports bar to take advantage of multiple screens. In addition to quality games with awesome players, trick plays and fantastic finishes, I also endured shitty games by shitty teams, blue and red football fields, and passed out at the end of blowout games several times. It wasn't a perfect feat, it was a drunken feat.
NFL GAMES:
Final 3 weekends of regular season (48 games total, no I didn’t watch them all) includes 1 Thursday game, 2 Monday night games, 1 Saturday/Christmas game and an odd Tuesday night game, the first one since 1946. Obviously it was impossible to watch all the NFL games simultaneously but the NFL Red Zone Channel has made it easier to keep up with what is going on.
NFL Playoffs – Wildcard weekend, 4 games
If my calculations are correct that is 90 games in 24 days. In other words: a fucking insane amount of football in a short time period. The NFL schedule inflates the total number, but I was able to take in about 50 of these games, an average of 2 per day, not too shabby.
THE BOOZE (estimated, shared amongst fiends):
Beer, Woodruff IPA – 1 keg
Vodka, bargain brands – 2 half gallons
Bourbon, Maker’s Mark, Johnny Drum & TJD – 3 fifths
Gin, Brokers – 1 fifth
Wine, various grapes – probably around ½ a case
Plus various bar tabs throughout downtown and the Cumberland strip
I will not attempt this next year, or ever again for that matter.
You need to add more gin and the blended whiskey. Plus the Dos Equis, both bottled and those big ass sumbitches.
ReplyDeleteThis, of course, pales when compared to the 10 day NHL Orgy known as "The Winter Olympics".
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HL - Shut your pie hole! Don't try to hijack my glorious football achievement by claiming a game played by grown men on ice with broomsticks as superior. That's BS and you know it. This is all because the 2010 POY was snatched from your grasp in the final hour, isn't it.
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