Things that Make Me Want to Play in Traffic

Considering my first high school basketball game I had to cover was two private schools, and both were blowouts, I really don't feel like trying to piece together something on here (two games, and I barely managed 500 words. It was that bad).

So, instead, in recognition of hard work in times of adversity and suckage, I present wassup471's un-official Things that make me want to play in traffic list!

Dodging motorcycles

- My teams being unable to sign free agents. Here's looking at you, Atlanta Braves.

- Predicting Texas Tech to win their bowl game by 14...on a bus full of people I've just met.

- Spanish IV. Gag.

Playing chicken with soccer moms in mini-vans

- Telling my friends in a bowl pick 'em group that Utah was going to win....and then checking my picks to see I put Alabama with 2 points. FAIL.

- Blasting Ohio State for a third year in a row. They earned it, but then they went out and earned a bit of respect from your's truly by taking Texas to the wire.

- Any song on a top-ten list on the radio. Overplayed. And then again.

- Private school athletics (having to cover them). The quality, I've seen around home while on Christmas break anyways, is nowhere near that of public school sports.

- Arguing with stubborn fans. 'Nough said.

Rush hour traffic, and your name is Frogger

- Friends who feel the need to prove their sports knowledge by throwing out mundane stats.

- Bandwagon fans.

- The phrase "new bowl game"

- The phrase "Brett Favre"

- Girls (and guys, for that matter) who support a team, without knowing what sport we're talking about.

- John Smoltz possibly leaving Atlanta. Really, Braves? You can't even sign our legends, now?

Bull-rushing a semi

- The Yankees payroll. It'd take a few semis to haul that much cash.

- Being a Detroit or Seattle fan last year. I can't begin to imagine.

- Stereotypical cheerleaders arguing cheerleading is a sport (keyword: stereotypical)....look, if you're dumb, pretty, and know it, oh and don't know what you're talking about, just shut-up, okay? People like you for looking good and that's it.

- People claiming to know who'll win Florida-Oklahoma based on what conference they came from. Last I checked, the conference isn't playing the game.

- College football's postseason format. But you already knew that.

- The phrase "Pacman Jones"

- The phrase "FOX sports presents..."

Hey, I feel better already!