Football Diet

I don't watch a lot of pro football. In fact, I think I only saw one game all this past regular season. When the NFL playoffs begin, though, I'll tune in and pay attention. And apparently this year the "regional favorite" Seattle Seahawks are pretty good. Today they won their first playoff game since 1984. So I'll jump on the Seahawks bandwagon, I guess.

However, if they're facing the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, I'll have to jump back off that bandwagon because I've had a policy for the past ten years or so to root for the team with the University of Idaho alumnus. That's my alma mater, and this year former Vandal Jake Scott is part of the offensive line that makes Peyton Manning look so good.

So I've been watching the playoffs this weekend and last. Like I said, that's about it. I haven't spent my weekends this past fall staring at the TV. But to my daughter, watching any amount of football is just too much. She was frustrated with me this afternoon when I sat down to watch the Seahawks beat up on the Redskins.

She marched into the family room and stood, hands on hips, between me and the TV and announced, "Daddy! You need to go on a football diet!"

UPDATE: Colts lost today, so I'm back on the Seahawks bandwagon. I predict a Seattle vs. Pittsburgh Super Bowl. Go Seahawks!