Intramural Flag Football

    It is currently week 4 here at Ohio Northern University. My life is still about the same, classes, homework and watching football. Although this year we are doing something we did not get the chance to do last year. We have decided to try flag football this year, it happens so soon in the year that last year I was not friends with the people I am now. I was excited because I love football, but it is starting to give me intramural basketball vibes from last season.

    Our season started and we all were super excited. Leading up to our first game we would consistently get people out every day to run some routes and just toss the ball which made me even more excited. Our season got underway and immediately we had to play the champions from last year. The talk of our team that whole week was that we were going to get demolished, including me saying the same things. the other team pulls up and they do not look crazy good. The game gets started and we are actually competing with them, there is this moment where we realize that we can win. We end up holding them off long enough to get our first win in our first game. We leave in high spirits eager to get back out there. Game 2 we feel like we are one of the best teams in the league. We end up playing a team full of law students, like 25-year-old dudes. It was a close game but in end we fell short, this one left a sour taste in our mouths, we then look towards the next game. Game 3 we played on Monday where we had to play a team that was undefeated. Once again, at one point it felt competitive but ultimately came up short. Then we learned we had to play that law team again. We lost again, at this point we are kind of frustrated, we have played really good teams. Honestly, I am ready for a cupcake team. I have had fun as this has given me an opportunity to play the game I love without actually putting hard work in.

    Now to tie into what I said about basketball. I am having fun for sure but I am already at the point where I am kind of ready to be done. It is fun for a little but my body is actually starting to hurt, I guess I am just getting older :(. I am hoping to just finish out strong as I decided not to play basketball this year so I will get my break in the winter.