The whole being a student thing kinda gets in the way of being a sports fan sometimes. Like any true sports fan I have a bad habit of getting distracted by games when I should be doing homework or studying for exams. There always seems to be some sort of heart wrenching drama on ESPN and I don't want to be "the guy throwing pistachios at his buddy's mouth in the airport." If you watch enough ESPN, you know what I am talking about.
Last Sunday I decided that while I love the Olympics, and USA-Canada = one of the most compelling moments of the Games, I'm paying UT a ton of money to get an education. And with 3 tests and a paper coming up in the few days after the game, I should probably spend my time more wisely than watching a hockey game.
So I recorded it on my DVR determined to not watch the game until the end of the week, after I had fulfilled my duties as a student. My roommates told me I was crazy and that there was no way I could make it through a week without someone spoiling the score for me. I told them this was Texas (not exactly hockey country) and that I felt pretty confident I could make it a week without hearing a hockey score, even if it was a bigger game than usual. I had to switch my homepage from ESPN.com, couldn't watch any ESPN or TV that had any kind of news, and had to divert my eyes away from the front pages of newspaper stands. But the hardest part was not catching a glimpse of the score on someone's computer screen while sitting in class. Being a sport management major, everyone in my classes has ESPN.com as their homepage and many surf its pages while in class.
I managed to make it through the week without having the score spoiled. I finally found out it was a great game, but a lose for Team USA in the end.
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