“The Best of”…Part II

Ladies and Gentlemen –

This week it’s time to examine some of the timeless traditions in college football and to explore the pageantry and passion of the various college football fan bases.

I have included some “Do’s” and “Don’ts” as well for those readers who may be knew to the excitement and emotional rollercoaster that we call, college football.

I present “The Best of The CFB Wizard Part II..

Enjoy…


GREAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRADITIONS

College football is as much about pageantry and fan involvement as it is about the game. We here at The CFB Wizard will take a look at some of college football’s great traditions:

KENTUCKY:
Inebriated Wildcat fans show up at the stadium ten minutes before the game begins under the misconception that their prowess in basketball transcends to football.

CONNECTICUT: Just moments prior to each contest, it is traditional for specially selected UConn players to participate in the fabled “coin toss”

TEXAS A&M: In a tradition called “yell practice,” the student populace is re-taught how to spell the word “defense” in an exhaustive two-hour pregame ritual

IOWA: Fans all wear black or yellow sweatpants.

MICHIGAN STATE: Entire student body comes down onto the field after every game and runs in circles until they collapse from dizziness.

PRINCETON: On the morning before every game, hordes of Tiger fans gather together and close their eyes tightly and imagine what it must be like to have a “real” football team.

STANFORD: Cardinal fans are too smart to believe they can affect the outcome of the game, so they do not do anything.

MICHIGAN: A new tradition this year, students, players, and fans will surely be pumped seeing former coach Bo Schembechler’s skull mounted above the home team’s sideline

NOTRE DAME: As they leave the locker room, players reverently touch a sign reading “Act Like A Smug Arrogant Bastard Despite Playing For A Drastically Overrated Team That Isn’t Even in the top Twenty”.

OPPONENTS OF CLEMSON:
Each night before visiting teams face Clemson, they perform the traditional custom of urinating all over Howard Rock

THE “HOW TO” OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL

This Season, for those of you who are new to the College Football Experience and for those fans that perhaps aren’t quite sure how to approach college football’s hollowed traditions. I have prepared a “How To” for College Football Fans to further enhance your College Football experience in 2016.

DRESSING FOR THE GAME

The Right Way….
The area of the country your team is located will have a direct impact on how one will dress for the upcoming game. Much of this is culturally driven, but certainly there are other factors such as climate, traditions and geographical location.

One has the option of wearing a variety of team gear, and if traveling as a family unit it is advised that all participants should be in your favorite game day wear, to include infants and or pets.

The Wrong Way…
I was going to use this opportunity to address appropriate game day clothing, but as we all know nearly everyone north of the Ohio River dresses like Nanok of the North on college football game days and the boys aren’t distinguishable from the girls; which is sad and disgusting.

When it comes to painting ones face or body it is vitally import that your celebration of your team blends appropriately with your apparel. It is also important, even as students that you understand not only “how to spell” the name of your university or mascot, but that someone in the group is in charge to place people in the appropriate locations.

Below is an example of how “Not” to do it.

ABUURN

GETTING TO THE STADIUM

The Right Way….
Decorating your vehicle with window flags and car magnets of your favorite college football team will announce your loyalties to passer bys and identify you as a supporter of your college team once you arrive on campus.

The Wrong Way….
Rainbow colored flags and other “diversity memorabilia”, to include “Make Peace NOT War” bumper stickers on your vehicle will send the wrong message even if you are from Los Angeles. Additionally, as a safety tip: This type of arrival to a college football game could result in an ass kicking in the following areas: Nebraska, Texas (anywhere), Clemson or anywhere in the Southeastern Conference.

ARRIVING AT THE STADIUM (PARKING)

The Right Way….
Once you are on campus, it is acceptable and permissible to play your teams fight song as loud as you can stand it and or honk the horn at other fans of equal standing in their love and devotion of the institution for which you support.

The Wrong Way….
Playing Celine Dion and or the theme from Titanic however is unacceptable, even if you are a “cultured” Southern California fan. If you fall into this category please refer to “Safety Tip on Getting to the Stadium”

ON CAMPUS EXPERIENCE

The Right Way….
Vendors of all sorts should be available selling t-shirts to top hats of the home team’s logo and school colors. A variety of food and drink should be available along with musical entertainment provided by the college marching band and the appearance of the team’s cheerleaders, when applicable. This always gets the crowd motivated.

Also, this is an excellent time to catch with old friends and acquaintances and discuss the upcoming game and a good time should be had by all.

Case in Point
The University of Texas

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The Wrong Way….
If your college campus on game day resembles a party at Elton John’s house you may want to consider switching your affiliations.

Case in Point….
The University of Southern California Trojans

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TAILGATING

The Right Way….

Tailgating is an art form that may take years to perfect. Case in point, it is not uncommon for LSU Tiger Fans to begin tailgating the Monday or Tuesday before the game on Saturday night. Tents and flags and grills of all shapes and sizes abound, with smoke bellowing for miles with the smell of the contents of the smoking beasts enough to make a vegetarian change their minds.

There is never a shortage of fine food and drink for Tiger fans or fans of opposing teams that happen to pass by. One will frequently hear “Hey Fightn’ Tigers” and other LSU Favorites from loud speakers. Beer, wine and Bourbon are severed abundantly.

Another way to tailgate you might want to consider is when there is a navigable body of water close by your team’s stadium. As an example; The Tennessee Volunteer fans boast of the “Vol Navy” with the Tennessee River flowing by Neyland Stadium. This consist of a large number of intoxicated Tennessee fans in a variety of cut off jeans, overalls and other assorted Tennessee specific game day wear riding in Inner tubes and old bathtubs floating in a procession down the Tennessee river to “dock” near the stadium.


The Wrong Way…

Anything requiring the use of a microwave, other than popcorn or Velveeta is simply unacceptable. Also, it’s important to understand the philosophy behind tailgating in general. That being said an animal of some type needs to be sacrificed to provide an acceptable tailgating experience. Be it beef, fowl, pork or reptile or any combination thereof must be cooked. Not only is this ancient art of cooking meat outdoors delectable, but this also prevents our hallowed traditions from being trampled on by vegans, vegetarians and Muslims.

TRADITIONAL PRE-GAME KICK OFF CHANTS

The Right Way…
Prior to kickoff the home crowd, as well as visitors will stand on their feet and as the ball is struck by the kicker to send the ball down the field the following is either performed or yelled by the home crowd.

Marshall: Forty Thousand Thundering Herd fans will shout in unison “We Are Marshall!” as the ball is kicked down the field.

Florida: Ninety five Thousand Gator fans will perform the famous “Gator Chomp” as kickoff ensues.

Arkansas: Ninety Thousand Razorback Fans adorned in “Hog Wear” will shout before kickoff “Whoooooooo…” and then as the ball is struck they will yell “Pigs!” and then quickly there after as the ball is sailing down the field “Sooieeeeeee”.

The Wrong Way…

Duke: As the ball is kicked down the field….

Nearly half a dozen Blue Devil fans will shout “O Hell here we go again!”

Washington State:
Prior to kickoff, almost two dozen fans of the Mighty Cougars will cover their heads with paper bags and wish silently that they were Washington Huskies Fans.

Indiana: At the opening kickoff nearly a hundred Hoosier fans will shout…

“What the Hell is a Hoosier?”

FIGHT SONGS

The Right Way….
There are too many outstanding college fight songs to mention here.

The great traditional fight songs we know by heart and they stir the emotions of the crowd and raise Goosebumps and bring a tear to the eye of many alumni and fan.

The Eyes of Texas..

Yea Alabama….

Hey Fightn’ Tigers….

The Aggie War Hymn…

The Wrong Way….
Simply put, if the fight song in question is either to confusing or doesn’t have any references to victory or storming down the field or in some cases is rather depressing or encourages dangerous behavior, then it is less than effective in encouraging the fans.

Case in point…..
The University of Tennessee marching band used to play “Down the Field” which has references to loyalty to the football team, cheering and fighting for the Volunteers of Tennessee.

Then for reasons I cannot comprehend, the University of Tennessee began playing “Rocky Top” like a broken Jukebox with one record. The song has nothing to do with football or the University of Tennessee but does talk about such intriguing topics as:

“Ain’t no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top, Ain’t no telephone bills, Once I had a girl on Rocky Top, half bear, the other half cat, wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop. I still dream about that”

EDITORS NOTE: If you get excited about a “fight song” that brags about the fact you don’t have electricity or telephones and the best looking women in your area are mutants, then perhaps you need another “fight song”.

Another noted example in this section comes from Texas A& I and their fight song “Jalisco”. For your reading pleasure is the first stanza:

“Ay, Jalisco, Jalisco
Jalisco tu tienes
Tu novia
Que es Guadalajara
Muchacha bonita
La peria mas rara
De todo Jalisco
Es mi Guadalajara”

EDITORS NOTE: If your fight song isn’t in English, then you shouldn’t be allowed to play football. Enough said….

EARLHAM COLLEGE

Among the student body, the chant sometimes sung publicly is

Fight, Fight, Inner Light!
Kill, Quakers, Kill!
Knock ’em Down, Beat ’em Senseless!
Do It ’til We Reach Consensus!

Also:

Fight, Fight, Inner Light!
Kill, Quakers, Kill!
Beat ’em, Beat ’em, Knock ’em Senseless!
Tell Me, Do We Have Consensus?

A popular cheer that was emoted by the Earlham College Fightin’ Quakers football cheerleaders (circa 1979), when the opposing team had possession of the ball, was:

Fight exuberantly!
Fight exuberantly!
Compel them to relinquish the ball!

EDITORS NOTE: If you have to use proper English it doesn’t count as a fight song, sorry.

MAINE

The Maine Black Bears have a unique way of celebrating their universities accomplishments through their classic fight song called..

“The Maine Stein Song”

“Fill the steins to dear old Maine!
Shout till the rafters ring!
Stand and drink the toast once again!
Let every loyal Maine Man sing,
Drink to all the happy hours,
Drink to all the carless days!
Drink to Maine, our Alma Mater
The college of our hearts always!”

EDITORS NOTE: No references to storming down the field or turning your opponents into Bear poop…

But it is nice to know that they endorse underage inebriation…..

MINNESOTA

Our favorite Golden Rodents have brought us a timeless fight song…..

“Minnesota Rouser”

“Minnesota, hats off to thee,
To thy colors true we shall be,
Firm and strong, united we are,
RAH! RAH! RAH! RAH! RAH!
Rah for the U of M!”

EDITORS NOTE: Don’t feel bad my dear readers…

This didn’t make any damn sense to me either…

ORAL ROBERTS

At this wonderful institution of learning (and I suppose miraculous healing)
They don’t have “fight songs”; they have “spirit songs”.

Here is just a taste of the awe inspiring Oral Roberts Spirit Song.

“Oh, O-R-U,
Oh, O-R-U,
Oh, O-R-University!
Holy Spirit Blesses,
Seeking out the best,
Of the human trinity,
Ordained by Holy Destiny”

EDITORS NOTE: There is a good lesson here my friends….
If God really cared about what went on in college athletics….
Then Oral Roberts would lose every damn game.

AKRON

What in the Hell is a “Zip” anyway?

Does a student dress up in a costume that looks like a punctuation mark?

If you think their “Zippy” mascot is confusing then review their fight song…
“Akron Blue and Gold”

“So, we stand up, cheer and shout,
For the Akron Blue and Gold.
Zzzip! Zip go the Zi- – ips!
Zzzip! Zip go the Zi — ips!
Akron True Gold and blue,
All for you and the Zi- – ips too!”

EDITORS NOTE: I have thoroughly reviewed the Akron Fight Song..
And I have determined that if you actually sing this song in “low-tones” it sounds like you’re repeatedly breaking wind..

HOLY CROSS

You wanted disturbing? I will give you disturbing.

“Maime Reilly”

“Oh, Maime, Maime, Maime Reilly!
Slide Kelly, Slide,
Casey’s at Bat,
Oh Maime Reilly, where’d you get that hat?
Down in Old Kentucky,
Go Cross, Go,
Oh, Maime, Maime, Maime Reilly!”

EDITORS NOTE: Ok, listen closely sports fans….

That really didn’t make any damn sense.

ST. OLAF

“Um Ya Ya”

We come from St. Olaf, we sure are the real stuff.
Our team is the cream of the colleges great.
We fight fast and furious, our team is injurious.
Tonight Carleton College will sure meet its fate.

Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya, Um Ya Ya
Um Ya Ya Ya

EDITORS NOTE: I am not really sure what they are trying to convey with this song, but I do know it has an awful lot of “Ya’s” in it…

MASCOTS

The Right Way….

There are a number of Great College Mascots…
You know who there are…..
Their very presence sends the crowd into frenzy.
College football fans will line up for hours to have a picture taken with their mascot.

There is…..

UGA the English Bulldog from the University of Georgia

BEVO the Texas Longhorn from the University of Texas

Mike the Tiger from Louisiana State University

Wynonna Judd running out onto the football field with the University of Colorado

The Wrong Way…
There are too many to mention here, but suffice to say if the mascot in question doesn’t represent the university nickname then often times it is confusing to the fans and thus becomes more of a distraction than a motivational tool.

Noted examples to this section…

Indiana University: Since know one knows what the hell a Hoosier actually is this becomes a constant point of friction with fans asking themselves “What are we?”

University of Oregon: The Ducks used to have a mascot that resembled Disney’s Donald Duck dressed in the green and white of Oregon and he was quite the fan favorite.

Since the university administration sold their soul’s to NIKE for sponsorships they have opted to allow NIKE to design their mascot uniform which changes from year to year, much like their university football teams uniforms.

Currently the Oregon Duck mascot looks more like the offspring of Mister Peanut and a Mutant Ninja Turtle than a Duck.

Congratulations…

Purdue University:
Despite the fact Purdue Pete scares small children and frightens the elderly with his large and cumbersome bulbous head and a face that looks like the lead character in “Mask”, it is nice to know that he has returned to the dating scene.

Purdue President France A. C—rdova shares a dance with university mascot Purdue Pete during the Feb. 28 Purdue Alumni Association's Boilermaker Ball. The ball, held at Union Station in Indianapolis, drew more than 500 alumni and friends for the dinner and an evening of dancing and camaraderie. The event will be held each year on the last Friday in February. Next year's ball is set for Feb. 27.

Purdue President France A. C—rdova shares a dance with university mascot Purdue Pete during the Feb. 28 Purdue Alumni Association’s Boilermaker Ball. The ball, held at Union Station in Indianapolis, drew more than 500 alumni and friends for the dinner and an evening of dancing and camaraderie. The event will be held each year on the last Friday in February. Next year’s ball is set for Feb. 27.

WHEN VIEWING THE GAME AT HOME

The Right Way….
You are encouraged to decorate your house (inside as well as outside) with various adornments to include university flags etc. One should be wearing university colors and logos, this goes for significant others in the household and children as well.

The following is also encouraged on game day at your home or residence:

It’s important to establish “healthy boundaries” for you and your guests on College Football Game Days. This will further enhance the experience for you as well as your guests and provide a warm and comfortable environment to enjoy the festivities.

Opposing fans visiting your household should be treated as honored guests and be allowed to partake of food and drink at their hearts desire, until such time as they begin trash talking about the level of competency of your team and then it’s permissible to tell them to “Grab their #hit and get the hell out of your house” even if it is your local pastor.

If you’re next door neighbor, with whom you have a wonderful relationship with, is a fan or supporter of your arch rival. Then it is permissible on college football game day to give any member of that particular family the preverbal middle finger while exchanging pleasantries when retrieving the morning paper.

The verbal exchange may go something like this:

Tim: Nice day isn’t it Joe?

Joe: Up yours Timmy! I hope your family contracts Ebola!

EDITORS NOTE: This exchange is permissible on College Football Game day as long as he is a fan of your arch rival, even if the neighbor in question is your local pastor.

It is also permissible to scream at the television set knowing full well that no one on the other end can hear you or grasp your jesters. Please inform your guests that you are aware of this fact and please remind them if they mention this fact more than once in an effort to elicit humor, then you are obligated to tell them to “Grab their #hit and get the hell out of your house” even if it is your local pastor.

The only person allowed to touch or operate the remote control is the one or possibly two adult collegiate football fans living in the household. Permission may be grated on a game by game basis to adult friends, neighbor etc. but only with permission.

If your dear friend’s wife who couldn’t spell football if you spotted her the “O’s” and the “L”’s” attempts to commandeer the remote control because she is either bored or “wants to see what’s on CNN”, it is permissible, without consulting her significant other, to break her arm, especially if it’s fourth and goal from the one yard line.

Additionally, the household should resemble a tailgate party on steroids
(Please see Tailgating section above for further amplification)

EDITORS NOTES: It is important to note if you live or plan to move to Morgantown West Virginia that following a “Win” by the Mighty Mountaineers of West Virginia it is excepted that you and your family will take a piece of furniture from your house, preferably a couch and light it on fire in the front yard.

It is my understanding that if you and your family choose “not” to take part in this Mountaineer ritual in Morgantown the West Virginia faithful will perform the ritual for you using whatever possessions of yours they deem appropriate.

The Wrong Way…
Having a variety of games for children on college game day at one’s house is encouraged; it prevents them from distracting you and your guests from the college football game. However, providing alcohol to children is forbidden and illegal unless you live in the following states or territories:

West Virginia – Minnesota – South Dakota – Pennsylvania – Arkansas – Oklahoma – Tennessee and Puerto Rico

Additionally, not having snacks while preparing your tailgating experience and during the game itself will identify you as an amateur college football fan. Do not let your personal income be a deterrent to a positive college football game day experience. If one can only afford a bag of Cheeto’s and a twelve pack of beer, then that should be shared and no one will think any worse of you. In fact, I have on good authority that is considered “Thanksgiving” for most Illinois Fighting Pumpkins and Indiana Hoosier fans.

I hope this will enhance your College Football experience in 2016

FLAG GIRLS & MAJORETTES

The Right Way….
Let me explain this in a way I hope you will all understand.

Simply Put: If you are a male living in the United States of America and you are between the ages of six and ninety years of age and you don’t find the Golden Girls from LSU or the University of Alabama Crimsonettes attractive then you are gay.

Mystery solved no need to thank me.

The Wrong Way….
If your Flag Girls and or Majorettes are larger than the offensive or defensive lineman on your football team, then you have the wrong people in the wrong positions.

Noted Examples to the above:

Maine Bears, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame and the entire Ivy League

CHEERLEADERS

The Right Way….
They should be enthusiastic, attractive and have traditional uniforms and most importantly know and understand the cheers by heart.

Example: Alabama, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Texas, Penn State, Washington

The Wrong Way….
This illustrated example is the opposite of the above description in regards to understanding “How to Cheer”

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COLLEGE MARCHING BANDS

The Right Way….
Few College Marching Bands are as proud as TBDBITL….
That acronym stands for The Ohio State University’s Marching Band

“The Best Damn Band in the Land”

They certainly live up to the hype and you would be hard pressed to find a better college marching band anywhere in the country.

Certainly there are other great college marching bands, too many to mention in this short space. But it is important to remember the premier college marching bands are precise in their movements, sound magnificent, have the ability to play a variety of classics and modern favorites and wear traditional uniforms with their school colors.

It is also worth mentioning the members of the college marching bands spend more time practicing for a performance that the actual athletic teams do on a normal basis.

So it is important to honor those young people and cheer for them as well.

The Wrong Way….
If your college marching band resembles the Salvation Army Homeless Band like Stanford’s or uniforms that looked they were designed by a group of Meth Heads such as the Oregon Duck band, then perhaps you should skip the opening ceremonies as well as the half time festivities.

EMAIL QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Q: Dear Sir,

Your penchant for the lexicological grandiloquence is paradoxical to the entertaining but never elevates to the level one would describe as humorous.

Dr. R. L. Deland PhD– Cambridge, Massachusetts

A: I have no idea what the hell you just said.

Q: Dear Mister CFB Wizard –

You write so many hurtful things about people and teams.

Why?

You should remember this quote and use it as your guide as you write your column.

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.” – Will Rogers.

Anna Williams –Rodriguez – Pasadena, California

A: That’s a good quote Anna, but I like this one;

“He who laughs last thinks slowest”.

Carl –The Lauderdale County Dump.

Q: Dear Sir

I am most distressed, as are my colleagues, at your apparent lack of sensitivity and understanding concerning the complexities of governing student athletes and the respective institutions they represent.

As a Professor in Government in one of the most prestigious universities in the world, I feel compelled to extend the hand of knowledge and assist you in your quest for answers.

You must first understand that the NCAA, as well as the NAACP, is concerned first and foremost with education and understanding.

Without a dream you cannot achieve….

Dr. Willis – Boston, Massachusetts

A: What’ you talkn’ bout Willis?

Q: Dear Wizard

Is it true that you are up for some kind of award this year for sports writing?

Is it the coveted Collard Greens Award given out each year by the Agricultural Extension Office in Beautiful Demopolis Alabama?

Barbara – Comanche, Texas

A: Thank you for asking Barbara and for plugging the fine folks at the Agricultural Extension Office in Beautiful Demopolis Alabama, I will need all the help I can get this year to be considered for their prestigious award.

However…..

I am also up for another little known award in sports writing this year as well….

Due in large part to our current economy owing astronomical amounts of money to the Chinese I am currently eligible for the coveted Beijing Laughing Monkey Award in Sports Writing.

Which is nice….

Q: Hey CFB Wizard

I got a question for you.

Is there a difference between a Georgia Tech cheerleader and a pig?

Stan – Athens, Georgia

A: Yes there is Stan:

Midnight blue eye shadow, lip gloss, and black and gold painted toe nails

Q: Now listen here smart ass!

Not everybody that is a Tennessee fan lives in a trailer park has sex with their cousins or sisters, drinks generic beer and watches wrestling on a television with rabbit ears!

For your information, I don’t watch wrestling anymore and the folks at the County say that we should have cable in the area sometime next year.

Cooter Bob– Frontier Trailer Park, Hicksville, Tennessee

A: Thanks for clearing that up for me CB

Q: Hey Man!

Do you think Lou Holtz will take another head Coaching Job?

I’m just wondering

Little Jimmie – Aiken, South Carolina

A: I have on good authority that Lou will be coaching next year in Orlando.

He has agreed “in principle” to take over the head Coaching Job at the Sunny Dale Retirement Community next season. He has quite a rebuilding job in front of him too.

The Starting quarterback couldn’t remember the plays due to Alzheimers and the entire offensive line broke their hips in an unfortunate incident involving applesauce. But he has promised to turn the program around.

Q: Dear Mr. CFB Wizard

Why all the hostility towards California?

I gather that you are from the southern part of the country, but we are all the same.

Can’t you see that one part of the country is no better than the other?

Petunia Daisy Chrysanthemum – Vista, California

A: With a name like that I pray that your parents are running a Florist shop.

But you are wrong there Petunia, we are not all the same. It’s attitudes like that says “everybody’s a winner” which they are not.

But let me spell out some differences between my beloved South and your California so that you may have a deeper understand of the differences between our cultures.

California – Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre
The South – Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams

California – Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Grateful Dead
The South – The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd

California – Tofu
The South – Fried Chicken

California – Zinfandel wine
The South – Muscadine wine

California – Roller Blades
The South – Horse Racing and NASCAR

California – Herbal tea
The South – Bourbon

California – Get in touch with your inner child
The South – Get your ass whipped

I hope this helped……

CFB WIZARD COMMENTARY

Some time ago on an ESPN College Football Game Day telecast they had a brief segment that caught my attention.

It’s the story of Patrick Yarber

He’s in his fifties

He lives alone

He has a myriad of health issues

He is disabled

And

He is going blind…

But it’s his dream to attend a home game at each of the Division I Football locations

He has been doing this trek around the country to the different college venues for a long time now

He has almost reached his goal

If you haven’t seen the segment, I encourage you to do so, it’s inspiring and uplifting

But Patrick said something in the interview that struck a cord in me

He said….

“Some people might think its crazy, but I love college football and even though I can’t see all of the game, I can feel the excitement of the crowd and hear the marching bands”

Then he said this….

“If I didn’t do something that I enjoy before I completely lose my sight, I would just set around my apartment and feel sorry for myself”

That’s when it more or less occurred to me….

How many of us don’t take the time to enjoy those things and people around us?

(I am talking more to myself than you readers here, in case you were wondering)

Without gushing about any of my recent pity parties here, I want to simply say this….

Enjoy today

Enjoy those little things that make you happy

Don’t take this day for granted

Love your neighbor, even if they still haven’t given your Weed Eater back when they borrowed it last March

Forgive each other, even if the Weed Eater is broken when you finally get it back

Love your family and friends

One more thing….

If I haven’t thanked you all this year for taking the time to read this little column week after week, I would like to do so now.

Thank You All, I greatly appreciate it….

NEXT WEEK….
We have yet another segment of “The Best of….The CFB Wizard” next week…

So stay tuned….

Kickoff is right around the corner

RTR
THE CFB WIZARD

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