By Tim Marcin
Elm Sports Editor
Let’s be honest here people: we’ve all been waiting for this. Sure, baseball is great. Yeah, the Olympics are nice. Soccer, well, it’s soccer. Everything has come to this, the first official weekend on the NFL. Here is a quick guide to everything you need to make it through week one without blowing the return of professional football.
- First and foremost, a decent television set. Don’t ruin perfectly good football by watching it on your roommate’s 16-inch TV that he dug out of his parents basement. If you do not have a suitable TV make friends with someone who does–quickly.
- Get food. Preferably things high in fat and low in nutritional value. Stick to the basics with week one. Don’t get all crazy and bring a vegetable platter to the party. Some suggestions: Chips, wings (and lots of ranch dressing), pizza, hamburgers, cheesesteaks, anything with the word meat in it, and of course anything involving bacon. When in doubt, think if you could buy it in an actual stadium. If the answer is no, you’re probably heading in the wrong direction.
- Your favorite jersey is a must. Week one is no time to break out the fresh new gear. Go with old reliable because who knows what kind of luck a new shirt will bring.
- Make sure you have a comfortable seat. Get there early and stake out a recliner or prime couch spot. Comfort is everything when you find yourself in a Sunday afternoon marathon of football watching. And remember people, call “fives.”
- Remember your laptop. If you have read this far into a week one survival guide, you probably have a fantasy team. That means you should be checking how your squad is doing as you watch the games on TV. It makes things way more interesting, especially when it is a matchup of two bad teams.
- And lastly, bring friends. I’ve implied it this whole time but watching football with a group is the way to go. Whether you are in a common room, house, bar or wherever, watching the game with more fans means more excitement–as if we all weren’t excited enough already.