Overheard during the BCS Championship Game

Having spent the entire season dating a man who absolutely loves LSU made it kind of difficult to ignore them tonight. I thought about calling him up to catch the game, but that would have been a really bad idea.

So dad and I watched it together instead. Which is almost as fun, except my dad doesn't yell at the tv. I think I prefer it that way.

With 9:04 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, the Tigers were running roughshod all over their opponents. There were 20 points between them and the Buckeyes. We laughed at Ohio State's misfortune:

GPG: 30 unanswered points. They're not coming back from that.

Dad: Ohio State needs a miracle.

GPG: They need more than a miracle. They need each one of the LSU players to get electrocuted by a freak lightning storm. Then maybe they can come back to win.

That made my dad chuckle. With 1:50 left in the entire game, we decided even a freak storm wouldn't be able to help them. The Buckeyes went on to score one last time, but no one cared.

I'm still tempted to call Monsieur and celebrate the title win...if there was ever going to be an opportunity, it would be right now. When I know he's ecstatic. Then maybe it wouldn't feel so hollow.

No one else I know is so deeply emotionally invested in college football. But the celebration wouldn't last. There's really nothing that's going to fill that void.

L'sigh.