CatGrad-UMGradStu said:
... My personal preference is anyplace that doesn't rain every day and the skies are always blue. Again, personal preference and to each their own.
I also love SEC football and all the tradition surrounding those schools and hate the PAC 10 and Mountain West sandlot air raid bullshit. (I did love watching Joe Douglass make all those unbelievable catches though!). Can't wait to see how the Mississippi schools do...
Happy that we never
had to live in a big metro area after graduating from San Jose State. Visited plenty when I had my "day job." About the only plus was that driving in heavy traffic is kinda like riding a bicycle: Once you learn, you don't forget, although it might take a day to re-adjust. For me, Seattle used to be one of those "nice place visit, wouldn't want to live here" spots. That hasn't changed. FWIW, coastal Washington is a
great place to visit, from the Straits to the Columbia River.
Turning to football (hope that's allowed? :lol: ): One of the things we like about college football is the variety. The NFL has gotten better in recent years, but for me, there's a drab "sameness" in what I see there. Obviously, the talent is off the charts, but that's not enough to hold my interest. And far too often, teams seem to be "playing not to lose." I know, the stakes are too high to take chances ... boorrring. That's why they need lots of gambling and "fantasy" leagues to pump up fan enthusiasm.
I have no problem with the "air raid," or any other scheme ... as long as it works. I will admit to a preference for scoring, but even SEC football has proven that you can play tough, hard-nosed football and still score points. As it happens, we too love the traditional feeling you get with SEC football. My wife has relatives in Montgomery, Alabama, and we spent two years in Tuscaloosa when I did a postdoc at UA. Somewhere in our photo files I have a "personal" shot of Bear up in his tower.