More agonizing countdown than waiting for this season to start?
Only thing that comes close would be the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when Santa dropped off a Nintendo 64. I think I played Mario and Shadows of the Empire longer than what most Physicians would consider healthy for a young child.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU
something very similar to this went down that morning.
what about everyone else? other countdowns seemed to drag by?
August 16th, 2009 at 12:29 PM ^
Shadows of the Empire = quality game. My first N64 game was NFL Quarterback Club '98. I used to run for 75-yard touchdowns every time I ran a toss play with Barry Sanders. I miss my childhood
August 16th, 2009 at 12:47 PM ^
NFL Blitz was terrible. It seems that among myself and all of my friends, I was the only one with integrity, as I never pancaked all of my opponents receivers at the snap.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:45 PM ^
Wow I thought everyone liked Blitz. Me and my friends still play it once in awhile. Being able to tackle your opponents after the play is over is awesome.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:07 PM ^
That game was sweet! One of my all-time favorites.
August 16th, 2009 at 4:04 PM ^
That seems like the same argument that a lot of people have against Guitar Hero: "It's not REALLY a guitar". I think the game was fun in its own right, but not if you want REAL football.
August 16th, 2009 at 10:34 PM ^
On that note, one of the most entertaining things on the planet is telling other guitarists that you believe Guitar Hero is much more difficult than playing an actual guitar.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:31 PM ^
I've been sitting on this video for a little while now but since you brought it up:
August 16th, 2009 at 12:40 PM ^
I made myself watch the entire thing. You win pontoon.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:59 PM ^
That was ridiculously awesome. Thank you for sharing!
August 16th, 2009 at 2:22 PM ^
i loved the vid couldnt stop watching it
August 16th, 2009 at 12:32 PM ^
There has never been one worse than this and probably never will again.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:43 PM ^
50 years from now the next generation of U of M fans will be talking about how, "the Rodriguez regime has gotten stale", and they'll bring in an outside coach to freshen things up.
The next generation will experience something similar to this, all the while complaining that the new guy "isn't a Michigan Man".
Almost like they did 50 years ago.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:59 PM ^
at Michigan then that will be insane. Joe Pa's record will be obliterated if that's the case.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:04 PM ^
But the scenario still works if an assistant of RR takes over down the road after many other of his assistants are successful head coaches elsewhere and we save the best for us.
As long as it's 'in the RR family'
And yes I know this is extremely homerish, but like the post indicated, these are dark days, and we still need light from somewhere until the season hits and banishes the fears for good.
August 16th, 2009 at 12:51 PM ^
Something that is horrible is waiting to get the results back on your girlfriends pregnancy test.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:41 PM ^
I would have to say that period between getting pulled over and having the officer run your info. I used to get pulled over in Livonia for nothing, the worst case being on October 30th when I was checked for curfew pulling into my sub. (devil's night). I was 21 at the time.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:35 PM ^
Waiting for your first official day as a M student (move-in day). Actually, since that countdown and the football countdown are only a few days apart, they both suck equally.
August 16th, 2009 at 1:42 PM ^
.....for those of you that are married (or even those who aren't), counting down the days until your wife (girlfriend, et al) gives birth. Watching what women go through in pregancy (the aches, pains, getting up every two hours to pee, the needles, shots, blood tests, etc.) puts any countdown waiting for sports to begin to shame, and surely in perspective.
I should mention here that my wife broke a rib when coughing, COUGHING, during her second pregnancy. I had to help her stand up and sit down for 3 months because she couldn't use momentum in standing.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:39 PM ^
And I'd add the Interval of No Sex, otherwise known as "Hey, I feel like I'm 16 again!" when she gets too fat to bang, and the six or so weeks after birth before you can resume normal sexual activity (which consists of being turned down again and again for NO FUCKING reason). And correct me if I'm wrong, but the "Hornies" never attack a man so vigorously until you CAN'T do it, do they?
But to the OP's question: I usually waint until about this time to get anxious. As I get older, I stop wishing for summer to go by so fast for football to start. Another period that I get anxious for is the two to three weeks before NLOID.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:20 PM ^
I'm currently counting down both the days until I leave this awful country (Iraq) and the start of football season. It's pretty slow.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:35 PM ^
and come home soon.
August 16th, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^
My brother is in the same boat. Luckily, he comes home in Nov. just in time for osu. Good luck and thank you.
August 16th, 2009 at 4:13 PM ^
What area are you in? Army or Marine?
August 16th, 2009 at 6:01 PM ^
Spent two Thanksgivings, Christmases, and New Years over Baghdad. Hang in there and be safe.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:40 PM ^
Definitely the final countdown.
/someonewasgoingtosayitwhynotme
August 16th, 2009 at 2:41 PM ^
I was the same. I knew my mom got me the N64 but all I could do was wait. I found my controller when snooping around the house and I opened it and played with it but with no system. It would be like me going and sitting in the big house today with no one in the stands and no game going on. Yup that's me..
P.s I loved shadows,Madden 64(no real teams!) and wave race. Mario as well.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:51 PM ^
Harry Potter lol.
August 16th, 2009 at 3:31 PM ^
Waiting for the results of the paternity test.
(BOOM POVICH'D!!)
August 16th, 2009 at 5:52 PM ^
Waiting for Evil Dead II to come out.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 AM ^
Just getting points back because people are douchebags and neg as much as possible you if you don't agree with them.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 AM ^
People have tried this method before, and it normally backfires miserably.
Everytime you post it bumps that thread back to the top of the list (Assuming you use "Recent Posts") and you're just going to get negged harder.
Advice: Avoid dropping Nazi or Hitler references in threads, no matter your intention it can get ugly in a hurry.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 AM ^
You are sitting at -5 on each of those witty, insightful comments; you made seven of them. That's a total of 35 points down the shitter. Had you made your poetic comment but once you would have received a loss of only five shillings. Take care, monsieur, and consider the intelligence of your statements before complaining woefully and endlessly about the injustice of the internet. How do you think I got to 1500 farthings? Surely it was not through exploitation of the points system. No, I reached this mountaintop through my crisp execution of fart jokes, embedded pictures of buttcheeks, and eloquent, yet altogether childish, wordplay.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 AM ^
You my friend are an idiot
August 16th, 2009 at 10:33 PM ^
Waiting for football season has been hard, and this doesn't compare to being in Iraq, but here's a personal one, in a nutshell. My countdown to get the hell out of AZ:
In January hooked up with my next door (attached duplex) neighbor, then decided to "date," though we never went on an actual date, partly because I wrote her off as not smart enough from the get-go and partly because I was emotionally unavailable and drinking myself into a stupor a few times a week 'cause my dad was dying of cancer. Decided to end it after a few months because it wasn't fair to her and wasn't working. Then we messed around and hung out a lot (and actually did "datey" things), and suddenly I actually wanted to date her. We did the push-pull thing for a while, and she didn't want to give it another shot. The messing around stopped about 3 months ago, and I was not a happy camper.
This would have been fine except for a number of factors:
1) she's super hot and flirty and has tons of guys trying to date her; she's been on a dating spree lately
2) I can see and hear when she has someone over
3) I haven't been trying to date anyone cause I'm doing a postdoc and have been planning to leave in late August
4) Finding a job has been hard because of the economy and because I've limited myself geographically since I promised my mom I'd move closer to home.
5) Not used to rejection, and lack of control in my romantic and professional life.
6) After losing my dad, I lost a consistent source of affection, trust, stability, and reassurance. All I've gotten from my mom is pressure to move back and take whatever crappy job I could find. I was looking for affection and reassurance from the neighbor, and wasn't getting it.
7) Few friends left in AZ
If she wasn't hot, wasn't right next door, or I could date someone else, this wouldn't be a big deal, but was a nightmare for a while.
Long story short, doing better now (but living situation still a pain), job prospects looking better, focused inwards and got stronger and more spiritual (I Ching was key), realized she's not right for me (but still can't help but be attracted to her), and will be moving in late September. Can't wait.
Sorry to get all emo on y'all...thanks for indulging.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 AM ^
How about waiting for the final season of LOST. The football season will be finished by time that starts.
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:23 PM ^
...but I know my Star Wars brethren couldn't stand the wait for The Phantom Menace.
EDIT: Some folks have a hair trigger on the down arrow, so let me add that I'm not saying it sucked-- just that Jar Jar and the poor dialogue brought it down a bit.