Are You Ready for some Football?

It is that time of year again. The time when yellow school buses create havoc on the once quiet morning commute. Children moan at the fact that they have to go back to school. Teachers wondering where their summer had gone. The warm, humid days are turning cooler and lovely. Yes, it is the beginning of fall. Yes, it is the beginning of football season.

If you ask Kelly, one of the many reasons that Bob married her was because she loves the game of football. "Besides my love of Guinness, I would have to say that my love for the game clinched the deal with Bob," states Kelly.

Kelly has been following the tabs of the local high school teams. "Chelsea has had a far better record in the last few years compared to when I was in High School," says Kelly, " It is very weird to read about the kids I used to babysit for. I changed their diapers. Boy, do I feel old." This year is no exception for the Bulldogs. They are supposed to have a solid team and start their season tonight at EMU with their first game against Novi. Kelly and Bob are hoping to take the girls to a game sometime this fall.

Kelly and Bob are looking forward to following their favorite college teams as well this season. Even though the Ostroski's live in Wolverine country, neither one of them have them as their #1 pick. "They would probably be my #3 to watch," states Kelly, "My #1? My boys, of course, FSU Seminoles." FSU starts out the year with a tough game against Miami on Labor Day evening. Kelly will be glued to the TV. Hopefully, she will not go into labor. Bob will be following his favorite team of scarlet and gray, the Buckeyes of Ohio State. Ohio State is ranked #1 in a lot of the polls and will have to beat some tough Big Ten teams as well as a tough Texas team.

For the past several years, Bob has been involved in a Fantasy Football league. He has won the league a couple of times. The last couple of years Kelly has taken an interest in how the league is set up, what the rules are, the picks, the trades, the matchups, etc. Kelly has been a diligent reader of the sports page trying to help Bob with this years draft. Kelly was getting into it so much that she decided she wanted to play along. So, Bob and Kelly had their own mini draft using the same guidelines as his other league. Each of them picked players for 3 different teams. Each week of the season, their teams will play each other. Bob was surprised and impressed with the various picks that Kelly chose. "She definitely threw me a couple of times,"stated Bob, "It will definitely be a fun football season to see how everything shakes out." Kelly is looking forward to seeing if her "homework" for their draft really will pay off. If she does fairly well, she might consider trying to create her own league and seeing if any friends would want to join along for some football fun. Of course, if she ends up stealing the league, you will definitely be hearing about it here folks.