My Angel, the Fooball Fan

[dlgood]

I never do the My (Insert Character Here) things. Maybe I could. I'm often not motivated enough.

But, what with the College Football season just having started, and having given some thought to this... and having recently read good "My Faith" and "My Mayor Wilkins" I've decided to be all proactive...

My Angel, the Fooball Fan

• Had a leather football helmet in his apartment.


• Would have given it to Giles, if it wouldn't have provoked the whole Football & it's Body Armor vs. rugby players are so much manlier argument.


• Sides with Football.


• Is a University of Notre Dame Fan. A huge fan.


• But not because they're nicknamed the Fighting Irish. They weren't even called that when he started following the sport. It's because, if you moved around a lot in the 1920s, Notre Dame and Army were pretty much the only teams you could get on the radio.


• And he's tired of the stereotype.


• And because of Knute Rockne.


• Remembers when George Halas was an outfielder for the Yankees.


• Judges all subsequent coaches against them.


• Became an NFL fan when the Bears signed Red Grange


• Thinks Jim Brown was no Bronko Nagurski. And Paul Hornung earned that Heisman.


• Wanted Unitas' Colts to beat Namath's Jets.


• Thinks Otto Graham was better than the both of them.


• Wants to know where all these 'Diva Receivas' came from. Don Hutson wasn't a diva.


• But he likes Chad Johnson, because the riverdance was priceless.


• Is glad to know that some things, like making fun of kickers, never change.


• But doesn't mock punters. Punting is a skill.


• Preferred the NFL to the AFL. Liked the AAFC even better.


• Wishes he knew someone else who remembers. Is kind of glad he doesn't.


• Still prefers College Football.


• Almost said "Let's win one for the Gipper" instead of "I want to fight a dragon"


• Wonders if he's ever going to get another chance to say that. He's been saving it.


• Thinks modern football has too many penalties.


• Gets angry when the penalties he does not believe in are not called on Notre Dame's opponents.


• Can't stand Instant Replay. Doesn't understand the BCS. Or QB rating.


• Thought Fantasy Football was for losers and dorks. Until Gunn signed up for the W&H Executive Fantasy Football League.


• Pouted through the entire draft, because nobody ever asked him if he wanted to play.


• Gets in fights with Gunn all week leading up the the USC-Notre Dame game, and all week afterward.


• Stopped watching football when he went back into gutter exile in the late 1970s. Didn't pick up again until Sunnydale.


• Consequently, missed Joe Montana's entire career.


• Learning that that he missed out on Joe Montana's entire career only made him more depressed.


• Saw the highlights of that Colorado game. That wasn't a clip.


• Upon his return to society, decided that ESPN was among the greatest developments ever.


• Hates ESPN... yet cannot turn away.


• Doesn't think the Super Bowl Shuffle is funny, or cool. He should have been there...


• Never cared much for Cosell.


• Loved Curt Gowdy, Dandy Don Meredith and Keith Jackson.


• Is not saving Chris Berman.


• Is trying to recapture missing Montana Magic vicariously through Tom Brady


• Thinks today's Cheerleading Outfits are disgraceful


• Stares at them anyway


• Fantasized about Buffy in a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader costume. Cordy & Darla too. Faith's more of a Raiderette.


• Sometimes dreams of sitting next to Regis Philbin at the Fiesta Bowl.


• Is never going to tell that to anyone. Except Regis.

Possibly subject for future adds/cuts/edits.

Comments

[mistress-mab.livejournal.com]

These are quite fabulous. Well, the references I got, and I actually got quite a few of them. I have to show them to my girls.

And just for Angel (even though he thinks it's indecent), here's a bit of Cordy's ass (points to icon).

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! Knute Rockne. I love the Fantasy Football league at W&H, and DUDE. Your Angel, The Football Fan missed Joe Montana? OUCH. That's like him witnessing Manilow being shot or something.

*loves that you mentioned The Only Real Cheerleaders, the DCCs*

(And Faith's not a Laker Girl? Hmmm.)

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Angel missed the Chicken Soup comeback in the Cotton Bowl. This crushes him.

1) I hate to break it to you, but the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders aren't even in the Top Ten in terms of Cheerleader Hotness and Uniform Skimpiness anymore.

1A) But it's still the first thing Angel thinks about when he thinks of Hot & Skimpy Cheerleaders

2) This is football, first and foremost - so football teams.
2A) Angel missed out on the Paula Abdul era heydey of the Laker Girls. He thinks first of the Knick City Dancers.
2B) Angel doesn't really think of Faith as a cheerleader type, except ironically.
2C) Angel missed out on the Heydey of the Laker Girls
nd Faith wouldn't wear yellow & purple. She'd wear silver and black.

[southernbangel.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHA! This is *fantastic*. I do believe your Angel, the Football Fan is mightly close to my Angel, the Football Fan.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

And Angel the Football Fan will remind you that Notre Dame's John Huarte totally deserved that Heisman over Joe Namath, and he's glad the Alabama fans have mostly given it up.

[ladystarlightsj.livejournal.com]

My burning question is...but what does Angel think of the CFL? hee.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Angel doesn't think of the CFL. When reminded, mostly he thinks:

a) good for Doug Flutie
b) so there's a Rough Riders and Roughriders?
c) how's that rouge point work again?

[yseultdb.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Yes, Angel is most definitely a football fan. IMHO he's supporting the wrong college football team. He needs to get over this whole Irish Catholic thing.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

People need to stop telling him it's the Irish Catholic Thing. They weren;t even called that back then. And really, he's got nothing against Michigan. He liked Fielding Yost, and those helmets are cool.

Also, he appreciates that the uniforms never change because it makes it much easier on him.

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

A Notre Dame fan? Notre Dame fans don't brood. Now a rabid Iowa State fan maybe. If a fan's team hasn't won a conference championship since 1912, that's someone who broods! Angel is probably still bitter Nile Kinnick went to Iowa instead of Iowa State!

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Angel canonically a Notre Dame fan. Note in S3 Angel specifically talking about how he had to make more money because of how much it would cost for Connor to go their. And only a Notre Dame fan would make his kid go to South Bend.

[anonymous_sibyl]

Almost said "Let's win one for the Gipper" instead of "I want to fight a dragon"
Ah, yes. It is insane how clearly I can picture this.

Faith's more of a Raiderette.
Totally.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

OTOH, Angel cannot picture Fred in a cheerleader outfit. He used to wonder if she was in the marching band -- but know he knows that Fred used to go to the High School games so she could sneak off and get high under the bleachers.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*bwahahahaha*

You're too funny, Dave.

[ann1962]

Future adds only please. No cuts.

These are fabulous!

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Addition: Angel never cared much for Howard Cosell...

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

# Pouted through the entire draft, because nobody ever asked him if he wanted to play.

Poor Angel.

This is priceless and I'm not a football fan.

[midnightsjane.livejournal.com]

had a leather football helmet
Heee, now I'm visualizing Angel wearing it...and having no clue how dorky he looks. He probably wouldn't care, though.
I know very little about football, but I love that Angel is a fan. He's definitely more a football type than a soccer type.
Loved this, Dave.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Yeah. He'll pay attention during the major moments. But he's not a soccer guy. At all.

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

But not because they're nicknamed the Fighting Irish. They weren't even called that when he started following the sport. It's because, if you moved around a lot in the 1920s, Notre Dame and Army were pretty much the only teams you could get on the radio. That's just wonderful.

The Regis and Raiderette bits me giggle, but the above kinda made me sniffly for him. Can't explain it. This was perfect.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Oh, Angel has since totally bought into all of the Notre Dame mystique and pageantry. But he was pretty much in on the ground floor.

And also, yes, Angel loves Regis. Shh. Don't tell anyone.

[kalbear.livejournal.com]

This was totally awesome.

[kalbear.livejournal.com]

Also?

Is not saving Chris Berman.

I really did laugh out loud at this one. Berman clearly is a helldemon anyway. Or at least his writers are.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Angel is waiting for that moment when someone on set (interviewee or co-host) finally just snaps and beats 'the Swam' senseless. a la the infamous Jim Everett beatdown of Jim Rhome. (Which he learned about from Gunn...)

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

LMFAO.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[starlet2367.livejournal.com]

LOL! Fantasized about Buffy in a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader costume. Cordy & Darla too. Faith's more of a Raiderette. This is so true!

[lostakasha.livejournal.com]

Loved Curt Gowdy, Dandy Don Meredith and Keith Jackson.

You *have* to tell me what Angel thought of Roosevelt Grier.

Is trying to recapture missing Montana Magic vicariously through Tom Brady Damn f*cking skippy!

I think your Angel and mine are one and the same.

Now when are you hitting My Angel On Ice? Because you know he thinks Bobby Orr is still the greatest defenseman in the history of the sport, and that the world fell to ruin with the addition of the first expansion team. Huh...maybe I oughtta take hockey...

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Angel loves Rosey Grier. He used to have an autographed copy of "Needlepoint for Men".

Sure Angel thinks Bobby Orr is the greatest defenseman ever -- everybody does. But he finds it tragic how the attention lavished on Bobby Orr overshadows just how great Doug Harvey was.

Actually, Angel was okay with the first expansion. More teams = more hockey. (And strangely, the scene in Life of the Party indicate he's a fan of the expansion Flyers) However, when he came back out of the gutter, the NHL had 26! teams leaving him very confused.

[(Anonymous)]

this is so funny. Cosell's voice always made my skin creep

[makd.livejournal.com]

Great fun! thank you. (here on a rec from yhlee). Mind if I rec?

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Oh, please do.

[pepperlandgirl4.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha. I don't know you, but I love you anyway. Except for the part where Angel is trying to recapture Montana Magic through Tom Brady....

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Also - Angel missed almost the entirety of Elway's career, and thus would have minimal appreciation of his talent or accomplishments. This is very sad, because Elway's game was great. Of course, were he watching football at the time, Angel probably would have been more of a cleveland fan...

[carlyinrome.livejournal.com]

Hee! Angel's such an old fogie. And such a dork.

And you are, too, Dave. And I love both of you. <3

[ladyhelix.livejournal.com]

Thank you Dave - I'm STILL Laughing!

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

[maquisleader.livejournal.com]

LMAO! Being a huge NFL fan, I did get most of the references. Plus, I think you're right about why he'd be a Notre Dame fan, I don't see him pulling for anybody's Army. Missing Montana, owch! There's always NFL Films.

I can so see him fantasizing about Buffy in one of those stupid Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader outfits. While hating the Cowboys. lol

*thumbs up*

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

While hating the Cowboys. lol

It's a funny thing. While I don't think he likes the Cowboys, I also don't know if I project him as really hating them all that much either. I don't know who I think his favorite teams would be or how much they change. (Whereas, Gunn is a Raiders fan and I think Faith was a Cowboys/Raiders type fan as a teen but now loves the Patriots...)

Angel's a much bigger College fan, IMO. Especially as College was a much bigger deal than the NFL in the 1920--1960 era when his fanness would have been formed.

And oh yeah, Angel loves NFL Films and ESPN Classic stuff.

[leni-ba.livejournal.com]

I love you, Dave. This was absolutely wonderful, and even though football and I are... total strangers, even IF this were the football I'm familiar with - i.e. soccer -(unless it is?) I really enjoyed this one.

Loved!

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked. My attempt to tackle that more ordinary side of character.

It's American football. I don't know enough about International Football (soccer) to write it. I suspect that Angel would be a fan of the biggest stars in any sport (i.e. Pele) but probably doesn't care much for soccer otherwise.

[laisserais]

Faith's more of a Raiderette. this is the only part i think i understood. and agree with. she is SO a raiderette.

this was hysterical, except for the parts where i had no idea what you're talking about. ;)