When do you know its hawkeye football time!

[BergHawk7]

Like when does the reality set in that the wait is finally over and the season has arrived? Is it spring camp, spring game/practice. B1G media days, players report to camp in Aug., iowa media days, the friday before, hearing dolph and eddy on the radio for that first time, or actual kickoff? Or anything else?

For me its when I turn to 1040 on the radio and hear that music and dolphs voice somthing like "the wait is finally over, and the season is here."

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

When the nights start to get real cool. You know football is not far.

 

[CPHAWK82]

When the nights start to get real cool. You know football is not far.

Me too, as soon as I get that first chill from the air I immediately think football. Had that feeling last Sunday morning.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Me too... Me too

 

[atxhawk]

When the nights start to get real cool. You know football is not far.

That's November for me.


The night before the first game is when it hits me. I'm like a little kid on Christmas Eve.

 

[OatesStache]

After the first "Fire Kurt" thread...usually after we punt inside our own 40 for the first time.

 

[steveey]

When the season tickets arrive in the mail

 

[83Hawk]

When the season tickets arrive in the mail

Ditto.

 

[ICHawk24]

Big Ten media days kicks off the season for me. Practice usually starts a couple days later, then suddenly its the opening kickoff.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

08-08-2012 11:00 AMOatesStache
After the first "Fire Kurt" thread...usually after we punt inside our own 40 for the first time.

So you have no clue the seasons started until a message board tells you?

 

[pin2win]

when cy fans start posting over here about a stupid new billboard they put up

 

[MissouriHerk]

Yep, that brief, momentary chill. It's there and then its gone, but you feel it, and I swear you can smell it to. Smells different than spring air at the same temperature. Then I have to force myself not to just start drinking, because the game isn't for like, usually a couple more weeks. It's all I can do until I hear the Boom.

 

[ISUhawk]

I think it won't kick in until I am blackout hammered in the bleachers at Wrigley Aug 31. I will then realize it is football season and I will take a nap to prepare.

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

When I attend the league bowling meeting two weeks before the league season starts.

 

[clicheusername3]

When threads like this start popping up.

 

[1977Hawkeye]

When the nights start to get real cool. You know football is not far.

Or in my case, since I live in Tampa, FL - when you start watching hurricane reports.

 

[CPHAWK82]

Me too... Me too

As soon as I get that first chill from the air I immediately think football. Had that feeling last Sunday morning.

Fixed it 4 ya.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Thanks CP.

 

[vonwilhelm]

When my tickets arrive in the mail and the Clown fans start whining!

 

[David79]

Usually just look at the schedule and it tells you the date and time.