I’ve embarked on a journey full of tables and chairs. Somehow a Journalism degree an English Degree and an unhealthy obsession with football has bought me to this point. SEO be damned here, I don’t even understand what the key word would be here. New series though, occasional dispatches from the sports desk of Eric, Rick, Jensen. We dive in now?
I can’t wait for football the five things I am most excited about.
- Utah running shit in the Big 12. The defense is just so loaded with mega studs it’s hard not to be high on the team. Pair that with the return of Cameron Rising and the addition with star wide out Dorian Singer, not to mention the return of all conference tight end Brant Kuithe it’s hard not to get excited about this Utah season. Counter point: Every game is the biggest game of the season, the margin for error is practically nothing and anything less than a playoff berth will be viewed as a catastrophic failure. Just absolute nightmare watching scenario. We’re essentially playing playoff OT, if they score one goal on you it’s pretty much over. Hold on.
- Josh Allen. The genuine disrespect and disregard for Allen as a passer this off season has been somewhat appalling. He’s still a top five NFL passer, losing one wide out is not going to kill him. He’s good enough to raise the talent level around him and enough of an athlete to carry the team and offense on his own if he has to. This is it, this is the year the mentals match up with the physicals, I have one bet this preseason on an award. That bet is that Josh Allen will be the MVP.
- Cats are kinda cool, more on that later.
- The SEC. Maybe I’m just a shill. I still bleed Red. I still am a Utah man until I die. I see the way the winds are shifting though, the sport is moving to the SEC. To fully understand college football and now to fully appreciate its entertainment value you have to be locked into the SEC it sounds. I contractually cannot like or care about the Texas Longhorns, it’s an ad deal let’s not get into it here, but here are some SEC teams that I’ll be tracking this year: Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas AM, Auburn and Ole Miss.
- The Broncos, maybe I just hate myself, maybe I was just born this way, but man I am all in on Bo Nix! LET’S BO BABY! Kids gonna be a stud, I think this could be a frisky team. Don’t be shocked if you look up in late December and the Denver Broncos are quietly hanging around at 8 wins hoping to go 2-1 down the stretch to nab a playoff berth. This is it, this is the year the offense is watchable.
A Few Non-Sports Notes From The Sports Desk, Regarding Cats
Cats are kinda cool little guys. IF, IF, IF you find the right one. Some of them are terrorists who can’t be trusted and deserve nothing but eternal heartache. But some of them are cuddly and nice and make you feel good when the outside world is making you feel bad.
Ultimately, all dogs are good, and some cats are like dogs. I like those kind of cats.
I am looking forward to fall. You start looking forward to wearing sweatshirts. I feel like fall is my favorite season by far, I hate winter but I love fall I can’t really explain it from the sports desk. Something about snow ruins the cold. I’m looking forward to what comes next, which is crisp air, smokey leaves and a warm sunset-like haze that hangs over the day from 10 am until the sun disappears.
Here comes the autumn, and here comes the blog. A return to the sports desk.