In other football news, this is the first year I decided to try my hand at fantasy football. I had to see what all the fuss was about. I have friends who have tried it before and abandoned it. One of them said that it takes away from the enjoyment of the game. . you become obsessed with a handful of players and start to pay less and less attention to who wins and loses, as long as you are putting up enough fantasy points. I knew all this, but I had to give it a shot. So I joined a fantasy league on NFL.com that was for beginners. It had a pretty good mix of men and women. It seemed like a pretty non-threatening league that would be right for me. My goal: just don’t come in dead last.
So how has it been? Unbelievable. I have had so much fun this season and learned so much about all the top players in the league (even the ones on teams I never used to follow). Everyone comes to me to find out who’s injured, who’s starting, and who’s playing who. I’m up on all the last minute football news. The best part is that not only have I reached my goal of not being dead last. . .last week I made the playoffs! This week I won my playoff game. .and now I’m in the Championship game . .the Superbowl game for the league! It should be tough. I am up against a formidable opponent. Granted there is nothing on the line. . .I didn’t play for money, but how great would it be to win it all? Wish me luck!