A great deal of life is spent in the in-between moments. We all remember the weddings, birthdays, graduations, major world events, and other earth shattering occasions which mark our passage through life. But the fact is the vast majority of anyone’s time is spent in more mundane pursuits. Going to school, going to work. Doing the dishes, making the bed.
And playing the UMass Minutemen.
Because it’s the same with college football seasons. We remember the trips to Austin to knock off #1, and the big home wins against Tennessee. But you still gotta beat the UMass Minutemen. Five years from now we are unlikely to remember this game. In fact, if we do, it will be an indicator that something has gone terribly, horribly, and perhaps tragically wrong. No, the game plan for this Saturday is to tee it up at lunchtime in Sanford Stadium, and by 2:30 p.m. be resting and recuperating to get ready for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets the next week.
That is not to say this Saturday is unimportant. In fact, it is very important. It is a chance to prove that what happened last Saturday in Sanford was not a fluke. It is a chance for this football team to prove that it can take care of business when it’s back is not against the wall, and when its season is not on the line. Again, we all remember the people who showed up for the momentous days in our lives. But the ones who are really important both outside the chalk lines and inside it are the people who are there on even the boring days. Those are the true champions.
Because it is the in-between days that get you from where you are to where you dream to be. And what’s the drink to celebrate a college football game that hopefully gets us from where we are to where we dream of being?
A Bigger Dreams hazy IPA from Athens’ own Creature Comforts brewery. It’s a bright, full-flavored and citrusy IPA. Not necessarily for the faint of heart (or liver, as it’s a stout 6.8% alcohol), Bigger Dreams has a great aroma and smooth mouth feel, the kind of beer that you can have one of without feeling that you haven’t had a beer or three of without falling off the edge of the Earth.
It’s a nice, smooth groove. Let’s hope the ‘Dawgs can find a similar one on Saturday afternoon. Until later…
Go ‘Dawgs!!!
