"Sometimes, it can be freeing for something with no direct impact on your life to carry so much meaning. It takes me back to a more carefree time when the outcome of The Game meant everything to me."
This is a really interesting way to look at it. I've found my own interest and enthusiasm around watching sports games dwindle hard these last couple of years. But I think there's still something really special around experiences like this because they're very communal and there's a heritage aspect to it. No update on The Game™️ from Chasing Answers so I hope it went well!
This makes me think that the real Game, the biggest Game, is the game of deciding what matters to us in any given moment, participating in the game fully, but never forgetting its a game.
Randy, an amazing story tracing back to your childhood. Your reflections are beautiful. I loved this:
“As the years have passed, college football has become a less significant part of my life. I don’t even watch all of Michigan’s games anymore. They have been replaced with gymnastics meets and dance recitals. And sometimes, with simply a nice day at the park with my daughter on a beautiful Saturday in October.”
I grew up an Oregon State fan and the Civil War was our big game. But not as big as yours as you point out.
"Sometimes, it can be freeing for something with no direct impact on your life to carry so much meaning. It takes me back to a more carefree time when the outcome of The Game meant everything to me."
This is a really interesting way to look at it. I've found my own interest and enthusiasm around watching sports games dwindle hard these last couple of years. But I think there's still something really special around experiences like this because they're very communal and there's a heritage aspect to it. No update on The Game™️ from Chasing Answers so I hope it went well!
This makes me think that the real Game, the biggest Game, is the game of deciding what matters to us in any given moment, participating in the game fully, but never forgetting its a game.
Randy, an amazing story tracing back to your childhood. Your reflections are beautiful. I loved this:
“As the years have passed, college football has become a less significant part of my life. I don’t even watch all of Michigan’s games anymore. They have been replaced with gymnastics meets and dance recitals. And sometimes, with simply a nice day at the park with my daughter on a beautiful Saturday in October.”
I grew up an Oregon State fan and the Civil War was our big game. But not as big as yours as you point out.
Just over an hour to kickoff.