Wincing the Night Away: Preparing to Watch the Vikings Rematch with the Saints

I wasn’t nearly so worried about Thursday night’s game. I’m not sure I can wait the 15 years to drown any Vikings/Saints sorrows with a Coke Blak.

It didn’t quite fit into this piece, but if you had seen only Bernard Berrian’s highlight’s from the NFC Championship game you would have thought the Vikings had won. He had his best game of the season easily, finally hitting a rhythm with Brett Favre. Berrian is healthy and has had a couple more weeks to work with Favre, so I’m hoping we can see a repeat performance of him bolting up the sidelines. And, I’m not sure, but aren’t the Saints corners a little beat up? If they are, then I like the match up.

I’m afraid it would be a burden on our marriage that I don’t share your love of baseball, despite having two World Series Homer Hankies. But other than that, you had me at 50th anniversary jersey…

Clearly I’m going to have to spend a little quality time with iTunes putting together a battle mix. Actually, I’m thinking about soundtracking the season—a different song for each week. Although the preseason debate of will Favre sign or not absolutely has to be “Should I Stay, Or Should I Go” by The Clash.

I can’t tell you just how much I loved seeing Romo get tossed around like a rag doll last season during the playoffs. All the build up to that game was about how much momentum the Cowboys had, you’d think that actually playing the Vikings in the Dome was a mere formality because all the analysts seemed to think the Cowboys had it in the bag. But they didn’t. They lost big time. And I laughed my butt off. Although I have never liked the Cowboys (“America’s Team”? I didn’t vote for them, thank you very much.), now that I have an ex in Texas, seeing the Cowboys lose makes me just that much more gleeful.

Nice to know there is another one of us out there. I feel a little like Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh only my little rain cloud is purple. Much as I hope for the best with the Vikings, I’m afraid to go giddy with optimism for fear of what will happen next.

Coke Blak came out…maybe four years ago? It was short lived.

I’m so excited about the game, I think I’m going to have to run on a wheel like a hamster. Damn, I love football.

I was too little to remember Rondo, too bad, sounds good.

Wasn’t that drink Surge also really short-lived too? I think they were trying to horn in on Mountain Dew’s turf. Didn’t work.

Maybe we can bring it back? Worked for Justin Timberlake and sexy.

Oh, that would be fantastic! There is nothing I would like better than for the Vikings to go back to the Super Dome and exorcise the demons from that NFC Championship game.

have that song in my head Ted. Dang you!

“Blame it on the Rain” was a good break up song. It has mix-tape written all over it.

Blame it on the rain that was fallin’, fallin’
Blame it on the stars that did shine that night
Whatever you do, don’t put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain, yeah, yeah

To the person unacquainted with me, my love of football doesn’t seem to make sense because I’m such a girly-girl. I read Jane Austen books, paint my nails, don’t like camping…so guys feel the need to quiz me to see if I’m faking my deep love for the Vikings. Happens all the time.

Them: “You like football?”
Me: “Love it!”
Them: “Yeah, I just love it when someone gets a home run.”
Me: “Seriously? You’re going to quiz me? Fine. I remember exactly where I was when Tommy Kramer’s leg was broken, or how you could tell it was a good game when Scott Studwell was wiping blood on his uniform, or that my favorite player Jesse Solomon went to Texas in that ill-fated Herschel Walker trade, or that the Vikings sent Randy Moss to go train with Cris Carter right after they drafted him.”

Here’s to chicks who love football!

I know that it is probably silly to suggest, but sometimes it really feels like the sports media get together and decide on what story lines they are going to push in the next season. And right now they are having a bromance orgy with Aaron Rodgers. I get it, the guy is talented and dishy. I could lose myself in those blue eyes, but last year he never got enough time to throw the ball because the Packers didn’t invest in his line. Sure, he’s good and he’s got people to throw to, but I’m not ready for the coronation just yet. If they had actually won their division or managed to beat the Vikings when they played in Lambeau I might be more impressed, but they didn’t.

… there was a lot of preseason hype about the Packers last year too. And in many respects, they were a good team. It isn’t totally misplaced. But, a good preseason last year made them trendy picks last year too.

The question is about their O-line again.

It all comes down to head-to-head. Both teams are good, will win most of their games. If we sweep the Packers again, that will shut everyone up.

Thanks so much! I like a good game with a good opponent and the Saints are definitely a good opponent. I was living in San Diego when the Chargers decided to go with Philip Rivers over Drew Brees. I couldn’t believe that one, Brees has a great completion rating because he knows how to throw to where a receiver is looking. And, he’s got a cannon for an arm. Passion I’ve got, beignets I don’t. Hook a girl up some time :)

I’ll try not to wince, but no promises. Every time Favre takes one of those hits that pop ever vertebra in his back I cringe. But who knows, maybe the guys on the line will pull it together. I know that Adrian Peterson had said they were all working on their blocking skills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsRK3DNoa_Q

… takes me back to college, listening to Johnny Horton. Not that I was a huge fan, but I remember I had a friend who had some tapes we’d listen too.

No Packers fans. No Cowboys fans.

Last year after the Vikings lost to the Saints he stood looking back at the Saints players celebrating on the field in the confetti. I don’t know if he was punishing himself or simply using it as motivation, but he certainly seems to be running like he has something to prove. However, that might have more to do with him wanting to reverse the dip in his ypc and his fumbles.

I’m seriously hoping for a win on Thursday night. Always feels better starting the season with a win.

The Second part of her name didn’t tip you off that she was missing the Y chromosome?

I like to maintain an air of mystery. That’s why the fine folks who run DN are still letting me use the name Skol Girl.

I came up with Skol Girl as a screen name because some of the other Vikings-ish sounding names that I liked were already taken. But, I’ve come to embrace it.

geaux saints. Notice not in caps. LOL

I’m gonna have to confess something, I have envy for the Who-Dat song. The Vikings don’t have anything quite like it. Makes me feel a teeny bit dirty, but damn, it is a good chant.