Shhhhhh.... Can You Hear It?

Shhhhhhhhh…. Can you hear it?

Off in the distance. I hear the hum of a group of brass instruments and the beat of a cluster of drums… at first disheveled, but then the chaotic sounds suddenly come together in rhythm to the tune of a familiar fight song.

Shhhhhhhh…. Can you hear it?

The pitter-patter. The click-clack. Click-clack. Click-clack… as 85 young men in the most pristine physical condition that they will ever reach in their lives walk from the locker room to the flat, hot field to start their first of many “two-a-days”… a phrase that ALL players dread.

Shhhhhhhh… Can you hear it?

A whistle. And the loud scream of a 40 year old man in shorts and a team colored T-shirt yelling at the top of his lungs… “stay down”… “get your head across”… “make the read”… “catch the (expletive) ball”.

Shhhhhhh…. Can you hear it?

The quiet buzz and the hidden dreams of 10,000 men all of which have convinced themselves that this is “their year”… this is “their time”... Every team has 0 wins and 0 losses, so every young man can dream about hoisting up a trophy of some kind. Conference titles, rivalry trophies, even a BCS championship are dreams that are shared by all.

As the NFL Lockout presses on… as the NBA lockout is just beginning. As Tiger Woods continues to struggle and the PGA tour searches for a face of the game. There is one sport that remains consistent. There is one sport whose training camps will always start on time. There is one sport that will always be exciting. There is one sport that as unfailing as the earth turns… it will produce a kickoff in the first week of September. College Football is near.

Shhhhhhh…. Can you hear it??? Ladies and Gentlemen… kickoff is only 42 days away.