For anyone wondering how the pandemic might've affected our usual fall football schedule with the Houston Texans.... I don't think anyone could've guessed how strange this NFL season would become. As a season ticket holder, Jeff was given the option to forego his usual seats or to "opt in" and attend any games that might be open to fans. After much thought, he decided to let go of his seats for the year, but he soon regretted it when the season was underway. After decades of attending live NFL football games, it's just not the same for him to watch our home team on TV. In early October, the Texans announced that they were finally going to let fans attend a game in person. They released about 12,000 tickets for fans to purchase - less than 20% of the usual crowd. Jeff and Tom decided to attend the game to see Tom's team, the Minnesota Vikings, so they bought 4 tickets to the game. Jeff and Kevin joined Tom and his son Reid for the game, but the entire experience was so foreign. No tailgating was allowed, the occupied seats were widely dispersed and not in our usual preferred area, and all kinds of new rules in and around the stadium were now in place. They all made the most out of the game day experience, but it was hard for Jeff to be there without wondering if and when things ever return to some semblance of normalcy.
No matter how hard we all try, things just feel so WEIRD, like they'll never again be the same. Well, I take that back. We may not have our crowded stadiums or our beloved seats or even our fan favorite concessions, but we'll always have our "crazy and loud 3rd down guy" with a beer in hand, rooting on his home team without another care in the world. Go Texans!
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