Pigskin Withdrawal Syndrome? Suggested Remedy
Has the end of the NFL/NCAA football season gotten to you? Are you suffering from acute pigskin deficit syndrome? Are you disappointed by the cancellation of the NHL season?
Maybe this will do it for you...Check out "Pigskin pilgrimages". A "Budget Travel" recommendation, this will be a potentially good road-trip, especially once the spring thaw sets in....
Consider the triad of Green Bay(WI), Chicago(IL) and Canton(OH)...driveable from one to the other, and the spring thaw would potentially lend to some pretty darn good scenery too. Personally, having seen the Lambeau Field and Soldier Field up close and personal on the same trip, I can vouch that it is something interesting, an excellent beyond-the-facade look into the stadia...even if you are a casual NFL fan. And for good measure, throw in a visit to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO or to Pittsburgh to visit whatever it is they have out there to remember Three Rivers stadium by.
For my money, these are the stadiums/sites that I am interested in visiting/have visited
- Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI *
- Soldier Field, Chicago, IL *
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
- Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA *
- Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ *
- Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
- Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
- Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
- The Big House (Michigan Stadium) Ann Arbor, MI
- The Shoe (Ohio Stadium) Columbus, OH
- Autzen Stadium (The Duck Pond), Eugene, OR
- Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
If all this seems tad too much to do, you can always count the striations on your fingers till about mid August of this year, when the Black Coaches Association classic will kick-start the new NCAA football season....either way...easy peasy jappaneasy
2 comments:
I have my own list of stadia to visit. But then there isnt much motivation to visit peaks if you have already done your Mt.Everest, in my case, a RedSox game at Fenway. Nevertheless I have all the sports in Philly to cover live this yr and that includes a ballgame in June between the Phillies and RedSox.
So Ill work on my list while you do yours.
I kinda sorta agree on the Mt. Everest-esque statement..though I have not been lucky enough to get into a game at Lambeau Field, I sure could appreciate the feel of the place, and this was when it was undergoing renovation work as well. There is indeed something special about the bowl seating arrangement they have..
As for the ultimate thing in sports though, for me its owning a share of the Green Bay Packers.
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