December!

December is my favorite month of the year, except lately, I've been wondering why exactly. I've tried weighing the pros and cons: Pros - December football *insert heart eyes emoji here*, Christmas, the possibility of snow and cold weather here, and that glorious month out of school; Cons - football is almost over, finals, and it rarely snows or gets below 60 here in December. So really I'm beginning to think I should pick a new favorite month. 

All that aside, December football really is my absolute favorite. I think this is where the true talent shows, the real contenders rise to an even better level, and we really see what teams are made of. 




Tony Romo, for example, plays his best football in December. This season in particular, I'm anxious to see what exactly that means for the Cowgirls..I mean Cowboys. I really must stop doing that. Dez Bryant seems to think that Dallas is destined for greatness this season. Who knows. We'll find out. 




While some players drastically improve in the month of December, others seem to struggle more. One that comes to mind is Peyton Manning. I'm not saying Peyton because I hope the Broncos struggle, or just because I don't like him. He really does tend to struggle more in the elements and in cold weather. 




I also have to say that in my opinion, "dome teams" (home stadium is covered) struggle more on the road in December/January. Which makes sense. When you can control the temperature and field conditions for practices and half of your games, it kind of shocks the system to have to go out and perform at that same level in below-freezing temps on a slippery, snowy field. 




With just 4 games left in the regular season, there are tons of good games left to be excited for. And the playoff race is still incredibly competitive. The wildcard spots are still up for grabs, and as far as I know, no one has absolutely, 100% clinched their division yet. See, who doesn't live for this point in the season?! 




I really have no idea what the main point of this post was supposed to be. I just know that I'm intentionally procrastinating because who wants to study for 5 finals? I mean the last time I was this stressed and had this many stacks of papers everywhere, I was filling out my March Madness bracket and that didn't end very well....... Hopefully finals have a better outcome. 




Anyway, go Pats!