Okay, so I have been surfing the web researching the belief that our world will cease to exist on December 21, 2012. If you haven't heard about this, it is pretty crazy. About as crazy as Y2k mania and Haley's comet talk...They are even making a movie about it starring Amanda Peet and John Cusack. It looks pretty good, and while there are many different theories regarding the end of the world on this date, the most famous theory is based upon the quasi-fact that the Mayan calendar will end on that exact day and many "prophets" have foreseen the end of the Earth when the calendar ends (some believe that the calendar is actually a trillion years from ending, just depends on who you talk to). Like I said, crazy. So, since our world is going to end in nearly 3 years, it got me thinking about what sporting events that I MUST see before I die (within the next three years). I compiled a list, feel free to make one of your own.
1. 2010 World Cup. Two words: South Africa. Forget the fact that it is one of the most AIDS-plagued nations in the entire world. As long as you don't share needles or have unprotected sex with an infected citizen, you should be fine. Feel free to share needles with uninfected citizens. The world's biggest sporting event shines its light on the forgotten continent. It is a chance for Africans to show the world that they love their sport and they know how to have fun. This would be an amazing trip. Soccer, Safari, Soccer, Beach, Soccer, Party. Sounds great to me. Downside: Cost. The whole trip would probably cost more than an American soccer player makes in a year. Here's to watching from home. If I have my say, I will park my ass in front of the couch and watch EVERY game like I did in 2006.
2. Alabama in the 2010 National Championship. Julio will be an experienced junior getting ready to be drafted in the Top 3 of the draft as an early-entry. Plus, Bama has had back-to-back #1 recruiting classes. All of those guys will have experience and they will be gunning the unseat the Gators as the SEC's championship contender. I mean they nearly made it all the way this year. Come on, Coach Saban, we only have 3 more years to get back and go out on Top.
3. Sitting courtside next to Jack Nicholson at a Lakers Playoff game. It doesn't even have to be a Game 7. I just want to experience my favorite team in the entire world in the atmosphere of the NBA playoffs. It would be a tremendous opportunity. Heck, you could even blindfold me for the entire game, and I would still have an AMAZING story to tell. I MUST go to Staples Center at least before I am gone.
4. Manchester United v. anyone in Old Trafford. The singing. The scoring. The overcast day. When I travel across the pond, I will make a stop at Old Trafford a priority. While most of my fellow Americans hate soccer, I do not. Now is the perfect time, too, with Rooney and Ronaldo on the team.
5. Honorable Mention: Duke basketball at Cameron, USC at Notre Dame football, and Yankees at Red Sox. If only I was as rich as Mark Cuban, I would go to all of these and I would make sure to disgrace Kenyon Martin under my breath rather than to his momma.
Does anyone else have a list?
