The 'F' in Football

Football, Vikings specifically.  We have a 4-4 record so far, with 8 more games to go in the regular season.  I feel empty!  I generally NEVER miss a Vikings game and follow the team daily.  Let me give you a recap of my watching history this season:

• Week One: Viking @ Packers - a Monday night game, we go to B-dubs to watch, an interesting night to say the least.  We end up losing and because I'm at the bar I don't pay as much attention as I normally would.
• Week Two: Vikings vs. Colts - I don't have a clue what I did for this game, but I know we lost and that sucked.
• Week Three: Vikings vs. Panthers - I went to this game.  I drank WAY too much.. so I remember almost none of it.  This was the game we benched TJack; we won bringing our record up to 1-2.
• Week Four: Vikings @ Titans - I watched this game at home.  This was the game I first found serious hatred in my body for our coach, Chilly.  I wasn't the happiest person after our coach decided to punt with less than 2 minutes left in the game.
• Week Five: Vikings @ Saints - The second of our Monday night games this year... we won.  I had a class that night so I missed the first half of the game and barely watched the rest when I got home.  We returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown and we had Chester Taylor throw a TD pass; all was okay in the world that night.
• Week Six: Vikings vs. Lions - I went to this game.  We tailgated before hand.. I had been having a rough week and I didn't get good sleep the night before, so drinking hit me right away.  In all honesty, I don't remember much of this game either; I do know I had fun!  This was the game where the entire crowd started chanting "FIRE CHILLY"... and he laughed it off.
• Week Seven: Vikings @ Bears - I was in Missouri for this game and at first I fought with the idea of spending the day away from a TV, I gave in as I wasn't impressed with the team and figured missing a game wasn't the end of the world.  I had people texting me all day updating me with scores and whatnot.  I went into a cave and came out to find out we lost.  I'm glad I didn't watch.
• Week Eight: Vikings Bye Week
• Week Nine: Vikings vs. Texans - This was yesterday.  I was golfing.  I went into the weekend and woke up Sunday morning knowing I had no interest in watching the game.  I actually planned to NOT watch the game.  We won bringing us up to 4-4.

Which brings us to today; Monday, November 3rd, 2008, and I've missed more football than I've watched... back to my emptiness.  Sounds silly, but I'm not a fair-weather fan and I never have been.  I have never given up on a team, especially this early in the season.  I was on board with TJack and thought he was going to do something good for us; I still have faith in him.  It's hard to support a team and disagree with the coaching.  While I'm not hopeful for a Super Bowl appearance, I am going to become a loyal fan again, starting Sunday when we play the Packers (who dominated us back in Week One).  I have a couple rough weekends coming up and it may not allow me to watch, but I'm going to do my best!

SKOL VIKINGS!