The Boys Are Back In Town

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I went to Summer camp this morning, in Foxborough MA, with about 10,000 other New England Patriots fan(atic)s.  

It was very hot, and free, and absolutely wonderful to see football back for another season. 

And Tom Brady was already in his teammates' faces to push harder. He even chewed out a ball boy for getting in his way.  

A WBZ-TV reporter interviewed me on camera about my expectations for the team during TB12's four-game regular season suspension. 

"3-1" I replied.  No hesitation.

It's on... 

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Knowing When

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After the Primary debates ceased to be fun anymore and I suspended my political campaign, I've been getting more and more excited about the upcoming NFL season.

Outside of rooting for my fellow Penn State alum Christian Hackenberg to get drafted by a decent team tonight, I care as much about the NFL Draft as I do about fantasy football. Which is zero.

With the almost-certainty of Jimmy Garoppolo playing quarterback for the New England Patriots while Tom Brady serves his four game regular season suspension, I can't wait for the new season to start.

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NFL training camps will open in about ninety days, just after the Republican convention in Cleveland. TB12 will only have played his first couple of regular season games and we will have a good idea of whether or not this will be the "Fuck You" season that Patriots fans had hoped for last year, one that ends with another Super Bowl victory.

And not long after Brady returns from his suspension, we will finally know whether the next President of the United States will be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. 

As it was for me during the late 1960s, I am once again blessed to live in interesting times.

Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction

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I generally ignore the two-week promotional buildup to the Super Bowl when the Patriots aren't involved, in the same way I avoid pre-game shows for any sport. But I did happen to catch an interview earlier this week with Sean McManus, Chairman of CBS Sports (the network that's carrying the game). He was asked what his biggest concern was about the live broadcast, the one thing that kept him awake at night. A power failure? A terrorist attack? 

No. 

"A wardrobe malfunction."