The color of defeat
There was a sea of orange and brown downtown in the parking lots surrounding the stadium. The air was cold, but the mood was good, everyone was ready for a good matchup. No one, however was ready for the game that gave us the seventh disappointing loss of the season. Some could even argue that we did not even show up to play on our own field.
The game almost…made me consider becoming a fan of another football team. (ok maybe not). But I was angry. I was mad because of all of the fans that come week after week, remaining excited about the season, got nothing. All of the hype for the 2008 season was officially over. The magic and luck that we’d seen in recent weeks, fizzled.
strategic marketing
As I watched UFC 90, I realized how far the sport has come. A few years ago it was a business on the borderline of failure. The sport was labeled to be too brutal and unorganized. We now have bars packed with mixed martial art fans ready and excited to see every UFC Pay-Per-View release. These fans have migrated from boxing and wrestling to support the growth of these talented fighters based on the precision marketing strategies of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
It wasn’t a dream
On center stage, Monday night football got to see the Cleveland Browns beat an undefeated New York Giants team.
Like many Browns fans we get prepared and hope for the best. We hope that there won’t be a repeat performance of the pre-season Browns/Giants matchup. We hope that if we lose, we only lose by a little. We hope that we don’t fumble on the 2 yard line to give up the win.
We did nothing of the sort. We did trick plays. We threw bombs (and caught them). We PLAYED DEFENSE. For Browns fans, this was the best we have seen the team in years. To have this sort of performance when we really needed it feels great. Actually staying up to watch the post game show felt great. Driving into work to listen to the recap all over again…FEELS GREAT.
Go Browns!!!
