Or are the ‘announcers’ at both the college bowl level and NFL becoming more biased to openly cheering for one team rather than being non-partisan as announcers?
In watching the Peach Bowl yesterday, it was not obvious if you just listened to it that Texas was even IN the game, much less leading by 14 points. And at the end of the 4th quarter, one announcer said words to the effect that Arizona was ‘one stop from advancing’. When Texas scored, there was dead air for 20-30 seconds like they were stunned Texas tied the game, and won it in the second overtime.
In the NFL, I’ve noticed that Chris Collinsworth ‘likes’ to get in digs against certain teams. I’ve gotten to the point that I purposely turn the volume down and just ‘watch’ the game anymore (if I watch a game at all). And other are just as bad, or worse…
In other news, I hope everyone enjoyed their hangovers from NYE…LOL
Being a born and raised Southerner, I had the ‘traditional’ New Years Day meal. All believed to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year; the black-eyed peas symbolize coins, the greens represent money, and ham signifies good fortune in life. Of course you can’t have those without cornbread which signifies abundance of food…
What is your New Years traditional food?
I’d noticed it back in the 90’s. Maybe it’s worse now? (I don’t know, I stopped watching quite some time ago.)
Thanks for explaining what the components of that traditional meal represent. I’ve read of the meal but no explanation of them. I hope they come true for you.
My non traditional New Year Day supper last night – KFC three piece combo. three pieces of Chicken – Cole Slaw – Bisquit – drink. I took my own two tortillas and a slice of cheese from the house for constructing chicken wraps, and saved the two smaller pieces for my lunch today. The only traditional part was original recipe chicken – does that count ? :^)
Have a great day – the news from around the U.S. is lit up ! Sporky times indeed.
Blackeyed peas, grilled ham steak, fried taters and corn dodgers (better known as hush puppys for non John Wayne fans)
Black-eyed peas & rice, collard greens, B&M Brown Bread; all from cans in the SHTF cache. And coffee with powdered heavy cream & honey.
My grandmother-in-law made ham with kraut, cornbread, black-eyed peas, baked beans, and mashed potatoes yesterday.
Black eyed peas , from dried peas , made with leftover Christmas ham bone , simmered very low and slow . Took the hambone out at the end and shredded the meat back into the peas . Served with cornbread. Looking forward to eating some more later today . Blasting my way into 2025 , tooting my own horn ! (much to my wife’s displeasure)
We always had hog jowl instead of ham, and it grossed me out. Now, we have ham or a pork roast (this year it was roast).
Hoppin’ John. All else varies.
Minus the rice you could have pulled that plate off our kitchen table. Ham, black eyed peas, cabbage, cornbread. Very satisfying and very filling; ate at 3pm and didn’t eat anything else the rest of the day.
Don’t have one.
Ag- It’s worse now…
All- Thanks, and yes, ‘most’ folks at least get the Hoppin’ John but other things change. Ed- That’s interesting…
We always have corned beef and cabbage and Guinness, just like on St Patrick”s Day.
Kelly- Interesting…
Started it maybe 30 years ago. I had a craving for corned beef one year, and we’ve had every year, I think.
Not a fan of beans, though I do love rice and cornbread.
Pork roast, sauerkraut, mashed or roasted potatoes.
Pennsylvania Dutch tradition.
Sounds good, aside from the sauered kraut.
Stretch- That works.
Tylenol……
I don’t have a New Years traditional meal but went cowboy yesterday. Cowboy; an appitite riding a horse. A neighbor hosted Banner and I was invited along with him. She made a nice quiche.
Wife asked who burned the cornbread? 😌
Not traditional, just good:
Our New Year’s Day dinner was a thick rib steak medium-rare accompanied by sautéed king mushrooms, a salad, rolls, and homemade lemon bars for dessert. Red wine for me, tea for my better half.
New Year’s Eve was three kinds of sashimi, sushi rice, and edamame. Tea, of course.
There are many, many things that drive me nuts about California, but the availability of good food isn’t one of them.
What an excellent meal!
$HOUSEMATE made his usual black-eyed peas (this time with chorizo, which he claims overpowered the stinkbeans) but I was far too ill to deal with such a thing and was spared it – so far. I did at least start the year right as my first solid food of the year was a few pieces of delicious pickled herring. I might have had the whole jar (well, contents thereof) had I been in proper health.