Big TV, bigger failure
The Vikings loss was a team effort, not just Favre's fault
Samantha Lefebvre
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: Sports
After coming back to school from break, it suddenly hit me that the TV screen in my apartment is only 19 inches big, or small rather. As an ecstatic Vikings fan, this television just wouldn't do for Sunday night's game. So before I even went to buy my books I was on a mission to find a friend with a bigger tv than mine to watch the Vikings-Saints game.
I soon found out that this task wouldn't be very hard, as most people's laptop screens are bigger than my TV. Taking the 30-minute trek to Cloquet in snowy and rainy conditions may have been a bit unnecessary but I wasn't going to complain; I had a big television, close friends and good hospitality. What more could I ask for? Well, the Super Bowl would have been nice.
I am the type of sports spectator that is always staying optimistic and hoping for the very best outcome for my team. I only let myself have a bad attitude when the game is officially over and my team loses. This was the case on Sunday. After every fumble and every turnover by the Vikings I still stayed true to my team despite the crude comments around me by a few upset, and still whining, Packer fans.
A competitive and evenly matched game kept me especially optimistic. After every touchdown that resulted in tying up the score I found myself saying,"Well it's like the score is 0-0, it's a fresh, new start." This mentality lasted until the end of the fourth quarter.
I'm sure every Minnesotan will never forget the last 19 seconds of the fourth quarter when it was third and 15, with the Vikings looking to get into field goal position for the win. This experience, for me, was even more dramatic when a fuse blew in the house and the TV went out just before the play started. Never before have I seen so many people running around frantically trying to fix the problem. After all that hustle and confusion, and with 20 people huddling around a 10-inch screen, we only had disappointment to take away from it. An interception. Really? Overtime should not have been an option.
Holding my breath for the whole duration of the overtime, I kept thinking, "We can still pull this off." Even when Garrett Hartley went out for the field goal, I had hopes that the ball would be blocked or there would be a bad snap, or maybe he would just trip and miss the ball completely. But once I saw the ball go precisely in the middle of the uprights, disappointment and anger sunk in.
I've heard many people say that it is Favre's fault that they lost, but I don't think that many 40-year-old quarterbacks who took a beating like Favre did would go back out there. Let's face it, if Favre never went back out we most likely would have lost anyway with Tarvaris Jackson in. In the end, it is a team sport and Peterson, Harvin, Barrian, Shaincoe, and even the beloved Jared Allen, are equally to blame for the loss.
Although it is hard to find a bright side to this upset, we will still be able to watch ten of our players in the Pro Bowl this Sunday.
I soon found out that this task wouldn't be very hard, as most people's laptop screens are bigger than my TV. Taking the 30-minute trek to Cloquet in snowy and rainy conditions may have been a bit unnecessary but I wasn't going to complain; I had a big television, close friends and good hospitality. What more could I ask for? Well, the Super Bowl would have been nice.
I am the type of sports spectator that is always staying optimistic and hoping for the very best outcome for my team. I only let myself have a bad attitude when the game is officially over and my team loses. This was the case on Sunday. After every fumble and every turnover by the Vikings I still stayed true to my team despite the crude comments around me by a few upset, and still whining, Packer fans.
A competitive and evenly matched game kept me especially optimistic. After every touchdown that resulted in tying up the score I found myself saying,"Well it's like the score is 0-0, it's a fresh, new start." This mentality lasted until the end of the fourth quarter.
I'm sure every Minnesotan will never forget the last 19 seconds of the fourth quarter when it was third and 15, with the Vikings looking to get into field goal position for the win. This experience, for me, was even more dramatic when a fuse blew in the house and the TV went out just before the play started. Never before have I seen so many people running around frantically trying to fix the problem. After all that hustle and confusion, and with 20 people huddling around a 10-inch screen, we only had disappointment to take away from it. An interception. Really? Overtime should not have been an option.
Holding my breath for the whole duration of the overtime, I kept thinking, "We can still pull this off." Even when Garrett Hartley went out for the field goal, I had hopes that the ball would be blocked or there would be a bad snap, or maybe he would just trip and miss the ball completely. But once I saw the ball go precisely in the middle of the uprights, disappointment and anger sunk in.
I've heard many people say that it is Favre's fault that they lost, but I don't think that many 40-year-old quarterbacks who took a beating like Favre did would go back out there. Let's face it, if Favre never went back out we most likely would have lost anyway with Tarvaris Jackson in. In the end, it is a team sport and Peterson, Harvin, Barrian, Shaincoe, and even the beloved Jared Allen, are equally to blame for the loss.
Although it is hard to find a bright side to this upset, we will still be able to watch ten of our players in the Pro Bowl this Sunday.
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