Well, it’s that time again.
Time to sit and watch hours upon hours of football. Grab the chips and salsa. Grab the cooler. Grab the wings.
And sadly, in these days, time to grab your smartphone, click on your social media app, and give everyone a play by play of how your team is doing. If things are going your way, you rub it in everyone’s newsfeed. If your team is doing terrible, you’re mysteriously silent. If your team catches up, it’s the greatest comeback in the history of anything.
Football + Social media tends to make harmless, normal, loving people into obnoxious jerks.
We all seem to think our team is the best. And the other team is the worst.
We all become experts on all things football.
And we all become like Weird Al in his “Sports Song” (by the way, I don’t condone the use of the word “sucks” but the rest of the video is hilarious). Watch the video below, and then continue reading:
Each year, I make a formal proclamation at the beginning of the football season on my Facebook page.
See, I am what’s known as an Alabama fan. And I’m a recovering fan-a-holic.
The past few years, I’ve made this statement on my page:
“Football season is here. I love watching college and the pros. As I have done for the past few years I am vowing not to make any Crimson Tide comments throughout the year. While many college football comments are harmless – often times people get carried away on social media and end up insulting others with their comments. So until the last snap of the year – Roll Tide! Go SEC!!”
Being Changed from the Inside Out 