Jeans, Sweatshirts, Orange Leaves, and Football!!!

Look, I realize it's been the better part of 9 months since I last posted on "Notes From The Pressbox". Of this, I need no reminder, but I do apologize. Since taking over Jim Killian's duties during the morning hours here at WGCY, my attention to sports has been severely altered. I'll definitely try to update a little more frequently in the future.
With that said, I'm back and ready to talk a little pigskin. My Cubs have been out of the National League playoff picture since, oh...Opening Day. Just a terrible season overall. And so, football became my focus about two months ago. That and hot weather have made me look forward to the fall this summer more than I can ever remember. Perhaps it's the success enjoyed by the GCMS Falcons and head coach Mike Allen last year when they came within one "w" of playing for the state championship. What a fun time that was. One I'm sure Falcon fans won't forget anytime soon. The good news is, this year's Falcons are going to once again be a player in the HOIC. Sure, there's no doubt they'll miss the senior leadership and spectacular play of graduates Stephan Birt and Michael Romshek. Those two young men left a pretty large footprint on the field on North Sangamon the past few years. Inevitably though, Coach Allen will find himself in the same position as he has in year's past, looking for kids from other classes to fill those roles. I have no doubt he will.
I'm also pumped about the Chicago Bears. Not that I believe they'll be playing in Dallas for the Lombardi Trophy in February. Just excited because they're back. That's it. The NFL season is an absolute blast. It truly has supplanted baseball as "America's Game". One game a week. Not 5 or 6 like baseball. EVERY game means something. Only in Major League Baseball can you have a rotten first month and still recover to make the postseason. Not the case in the NFL. It gives a guy something to look forward to every week. I usually am not a big fan of Sunday's. I've always found them a little boring. And you know what's next.....Monday. Blah. But it's different in September, October, November, and December. The NFL changes that mindset for me.
Time in the garage with friends talking Fantasy Football, all while enjoying a few cocktails while a cool breeze rolls in from the south. I get excited just thinking about it. So anyways, just a few random thoughts about the transition from summer to fall, baseball to football. I can only guess the rest of you pigskin fans feel the same way. Excited about the return of football? Let me know your favorite part in the comment section below. Good to be back. Go Falcons!!! Go Bears!!!