I was born in Nebraska. For those not aware, this automatically means that I am a passionate Husker fan. The six years I lived out of state made me obsessively passionate. With that said, the last few weeks have been a little much to handle. As the title of this post might suggest, the games have been stressful to say that least. We've become the comeback kids. I am incredibly happy that we are winning our games; I just wish that we would win them in not-so-dramatic fashion. It is really hard and really frustrating to keep watching teams roll right over us for the first three quarters.
Today, after the first three quarters and then watching Michigan State run it back for a touchdown (or what I assumed was a touchdown - I turned the TV off before the player crossed the goal line) giving them a 17 point lead, I couldn't take it anymore. I had so much frustration built up that I was giving myself a migraine (I get them from all sorts of things and stress is definitely a migraine inducer for me) and I just needed a break. I didn't want to watch a heartbreaking loss after finally having a chance to take control of the B1G Legends division. I turned off the TV, vented to Matt, and then had an overwhelming desire to go running. I needed a way to fight the nervous energy and all I wanted to do was workout. So we changed clothes, went to the gym, and I started running.
In the meantime, I was trying to avoid the game until someone clapped. I caved and turned on the game to see the "controversial" pass interference penalty in the end zone. I noticed that we were only down by three with 17 seconds left and I got excited. I was running my heart out when the Huskers scored and I inadvertently threw my hands up in the air and screamed "TOUCHDOWN". And then I realized that I was at the gym and not at home so I clapped my hands over my mouth and looked around and the guy on the bike behind me smiled and gave me a thumbs up. I love this state.
I missed the amazing comeback and I feel a little embarrassed that I lost faith in the Huskers, but instead of channeling my nervous energy into something negative, I turned it into something good - a nice workout. And while it may sound ridiculous to a lot of people to be this passionate about something as seemingly insignificant in the grand scheme of things as a football team (I know most of my in-laws think I'm clinically insane for this reason), it is a huge deal here. It unites the entire state and makes you feel like you belong to something bigger. Besides that, when I love something I do it 400%. I don't know how not to.
Mostly I'm excited that I turned all of my negative feelings into something positive - a step toward getting healthier. The Husker win doesn't hurt either. Go Big Red!
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