Yesterday was a very emotionally fragile day at our house.
And not because of the three year old that lives here, OR because of the pregnant woman.
Luckily, Ali and I were invited to attend AJ’s Princess Dance Birthday Party during the most tumultuous part of the day…Because no little girl needs to see her Daddy in that much pain.
(If you’re not from around here, Alabama very nearly lost to Arkansas – they were behind the entire game, once even QUITE behind, nearly to the point of despair. But they managed to just barely, with quite a bit of luck, pull out a win.)
Fortunately for Ali and I, the Princess Dance Party had the most amazing timing and lasted until the end of the game, so we were able to leave with confidence in our hearts that when we arrived home, the atmosphere would be one of joy (or at least relief), rather than the infernal den of gnashing teeth that it surely was while we were Princessing around.
But next week’s game isn’t going to be easier.
And so, I think our team needs some new motivation – a new edge to throw off the opponent.
Boise State got SmurfTurf, and went from being a nobody in football to a potentially (albeit controversially) BCS frontrunner.
But we can’t go red, because a) Eastern Washington already jumped on getting HellTurf, and b) it’s HORRIBLY disturbing and painful to look at.
So my suggestion to the University is to take our one trademark that is unique only to our team and absolutely COVER our field with it.
I recommend implementing HoundsTurf immediately.
It would most certainly have a disablingly dizzying effect on the other team.
But our team? They’d be completely immune to it.
After all, all Alabama fans and players have been repeatedly innoculated from the Dizzying Poison of Houndstooth Overexposure, thanks to Guys with bad taste in pants, Girls with Houndstooth Overzealousness, and Toddlers with Sadistically-Houndstoothy-Mommies:
It’s our secret weapon. Let’s use it.
I think your post gave me a migraine.
Oh I love this! Too funny.
You know what an Alabama fan I am, yes I too was sick yesterday. However, the effect of houndstooth on my Meniere's is very troublling. So, I wear a houndstooth hat and shoes, which I do not have to look at therefore keeps me from walking drunkly. It's like those materials you look at the they seem to be moving. Don't think I can handle the new field, but I love the idea.
Haha, love it! That would actually be pretty awesome! And WOW that red field??? How can people even see the players? That happens to be the only field I have ever seen a college football game played on, but it wasn't red back then, thank heaven! But houndstooth? Oh yeah, I'd pay to see that! :)
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit…
I completely agree!! too funny!!
ha ha! I can only imagine the comments that would come here in Auburn if this actually happened – LOL
I think HT would be a GREAT addition! I almost had my own little heart attack during that game, but I must say that I TOTALLY called that last game-changing interception. After it, I jumped off the couch, whooped and holler'd, nearly danced a jig right through the floor AND almost gave birth to our child right there in our den! I know things MUST have been nuts at your place, glad you, Ali, and Noah had other princess-y things to do so that you didn't have to witness such behaviors! Love the idea of making the Gators sea-sick with houndstooth…
I think HT would be a GREAT addition! I almost had my own little heart attack during that game, but I must say that I TOTALLY called that last game-changing interception. After it, I jumped off the couch, whooped and holler'd, nearly danced a jig right through the floor AND almost gave birth to our child right there in our den! I know things MUST have been nuts at your place, glad you, Ali, and Noah had other princess-y things to do so that you didn't have to witness such behaviors! Love the idea of making the Gators sea-sick with houndstooth…
I will never, ever, EVER get the whole sport obsession…to me it's (forgive me for this) just a game…
but I like the houndsturf!
I learn something new from your blog every day! :) Never knew of the link between Alabama and Houndstooth! Funny!!
And that red field….YEEEEEEEKS!
Ryan & I can't stand Boise State's field…the blue messes with your eyes too much, so I can't imagine what a houndsturf field would do!
I think you're wonderful, and normally I wish you and your family nothing but good things. . .But, oh how I wish your husband would have been in a really, really foul mood Saturday evening. maybe next year. : )