365 Days of Impacts

I've been in New Orleans this weekend visiting my bonus son Brad and his wife Valentina. They just bought their first single family home and we were helping do some work on it prior to them moving in. While we were here, the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints both played in playoff games for the Superbowl and lost. The difference here is the fans. I am blown away by how supportive the fans are to the saints, win or lose. These people are CRAZY for their football team. White, Black, Creole, Asian, you name it - even the dogs are Saints fans. This is something I have never experienced in my entire lifetime - growing up with the Detroit Lions, the Tigers and the Pistons - my first experience with being a fairweather fan. Back in my youth, none of the teams were that great, and they had fans, but not like the Saints. The Minnesota Vikins fans are the same. - I think of my cousin Pete - losing his mind on the other side of that Saints game last night. It was an awesome...

OK so I felt the need to write about the national championship today/tonight. Being from Alabama but living in Georgia - it is hard for me to choose sides. This is such a great matchup - I wish both teams could win. I know my Alabama family is rooting for the Crimson Tide. My cousin Harlow is a Georgia student as are a bunch of my neighbors, and pretty much most of my Atlanta friends are Georgia fans. One thing is for certain, this is a game for the ages. I love college football - way more than Pro - because they are fighting so hard whereas Pro I feel like they are paid too much to really give a crap. In college there is so much heart and skin in the game - to be at the top. Although the gamecocks have not made it to a national championship, I do love my gamecocks! May the best team win!