He's a great fan. Heck, I once drove 120 miles past Vail to listen to a weak radio broadcast of a Gerry Faust team lose a game. And I cut a vacation short to come back and listen (not watch) the Irish lose a 3-0 game. But they were defending national champs. I'm sure these world travelers have many such stories.
And a new rivalry may emerge. Hope so, I have a free place to stay in ABQ.
however, I would like to suggest that to watch ND battle the mighty Lobos when he could be enjoying the charms of one of the world's great cities--a trove of cultural treasure--is a misallocation of time. I suppose it isn't so bad if the game is broadcast late at night over there, but still.
I will boycott the game for several reasons: (1) I do not want to see the image of traitor scumbag Bob Davie on TV or even from a distance, e.g., satellite imagery; (2) I do not want to reward the people who scheduled the game. UNM is not a worthy opponent, and the fact that we are playing them dishonors our football legacy.
On one hand I feel the same as you in that I absolutely do not want to see that asshole in ND Stadium with his Crest whitening teeth smiling all over my television. On the other hand, if the game goes like it’s supposed to and ND plays like they should, I want to see that face when the Irish are kicking the shit out of him by 6 TD’s I want to see that pain and frustration. I’d imagine it would look like it did when he couldn’t conquer the hot dog machine.
On snot rockets
He will shout, "[inaudible]!"
that shitstorm of a game deserves one glance at his iphone to check the halftime score isn't worse than 28-7, and then he should resume chasing Italian tail.
At least we got one name out of it.
and still enjoy Italy. Maybe.
The game will start at 8:30-ish local time in Italy. There’s not a lot of culture to take in at that hour. But, some of my best times abroad have been finding a local watering hole to watch my favorite team, or a sporting event I’m interested in, play at odd hours. I’ve met some great people and had some experiences that I will never forget in bars I can’t remember the names of with people I’ll never see again.
P.S., as a younger man, I found out (and took full advantage of) that there are a good number of foreign women who secretly find loud, drunk, and obnoxious American men to be extremely desirable. Watching a sporting event in a bar only hastens to deliver the message to any local young lady that you are most certainly a loud, obnoxious American who can really bring it with a little loudmouth soup.
Watch ND Football. Against a shit opponent.
Nahhh. There are more worthwhile ventures.
the moonlight. Wander into a cafe. Have a long leisurely dinner at an incredible local restaurant without worrying about ND vs. some body bag opponent while on a rare trip to one of the world's great cities.
Go buy an MDX (insured by USA@ of course) and a road bike and get back to us
Maybe he will have days or more to explore. He wants to watch ND.
Wisdom is wisdom.
Thanks - I will pass on to the son in Rome this fall.