If he followed soccer, or even rugby, it would be a lot easier than it is keeping up with American football here. Even if he could watch the local news (in French or German or Italian…heck we even get Al Arabiya with our cable package) to catch the scores, they don’t really cover it. As a result, it is hard to remember when to update your team,* let alone who to pick up this week because your QB is on a bye and your backup is injured.
He has been reduced to frantically checking ESPN for scores over breakfast. I am reminding him to update his team. Me? Yes, me. If I am reminding you to update your team, you really are screwed. Ladies, you know who you are, you really benefitted from my forgetfulness last year. You are welcome. Gentleman, if you want him to miss a reminder, please write a request on a 100 CHF note for me.
To top it all off, his team, the long-suffering Detroit Lions**, are actually doing well.*** So are the Detroit Tigers! We leave and everything gets better. Maybe it will work for Detroit’s economy too.
*There is no way that you are going to be around to do this at the last minute. If someone is questionable and it is going to be a last minute decision, they are sitting on the bench. Period.
**He would like me to note that Jeff Backus (we won’t mention his nickname for Mr. Backus) is terrible, the bane of his existence. When Mr. Backus is no longer with the Lions, he will be much happier. He has felt this way since he Mr. Backus was drafted. Trust me on this.
** *He did not mind missing Michigan State’s loss to ND. For that matter, neither did I.
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