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  • Traffic is non-existent on football Saturdays.
  • The crowds are lighter pretty much everywhere that doesn't have a TV (or is the actual stadium).
  • You’re never in a sweat-inducing panic to make it to kick-off.
  • Your weekend (or entire life) isn’t ruined if a certain team loses.
  • You drink and eat less.
  • Does Blue Bell still make red velvet ice cream?
  • Does Blue Bunny still make red velvet ice cream?
  • Why did they stop selling Blue Bell Ice Cream?
  • What is bluebells best selling ice cream?
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Ahhh, it’s that time of year again–back-to-school bargains, premature pumpkin spice galore, and the return of the good ol’ gridiron. Are people still calling it that? I wouldn’t know because (GASP), I don’t like or care about football. Dang, it feels scary to permanently etch those words on the Internet.

‘Tis true, dear reader, I was born and raised in the South (Mobile, Alabama to be exact) and I am not a football fan, at all, ever. After I went to college in North Carolina, I moved to Los Angeles. Whenever I told people where I was from, they would almost always respond with, “Auburn or Alabama?” And I’d have to utter those chilling words, “Neither…I don’t watch football.” Those words became even more sinister to the listener when I moved back to the South. Who is this witch and what happened to her in California? While it’s true that football is a beloved pastime across the country, college football specifically is practically a religion in the South. So every time I admit my true nature, it feels like straight-up blasphemy.

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Part of me understands why people love football, or sports in general. There is a collective sense of being a part of something bigger than yourself when you’re a diehard fan of a team. If you have good childhood memories associated with cheering for a certain college your entire upbringing, of course, it makes sense to stay fiercely loyal to that team. My parents didn’t really watch football. My dad went to law school at University of Alabama and my mom went to undergrad at Auburn so if anything, we were a house both divided and apathetic.

The only reason I feel comfortable admitting this in a public forum dedicated to all things Southern, is I know good and well I am not alone. When we made a So True, Y’all sketch about a woman trying to pretend she knew about football in her office but ultimately confessing to never watching the games, the comment section blew up with kindred spirits.

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So when fall comes around, and everyone’s collective obsession returns, how do you survive? While you might feel like an outcast loner pariah with no prospect of a social life from August to late November, there are some definite perks to not being a football fan in the South.

Traffic is non-existent on football Saturdays.

Got a bunch of errands to run on the weekend because you work full-time during the week? Since a lot of businesses are closed on Sundays and you need at least one day per weekend to watch approximately 11 hours of television in soft pants, football Saturday is the perfect time to hit the (literally) open road. Go ahead, knock out that Home Depot/Target/insert-preferred-American-big-box-store-here trip. Change lanes with abandon, my friends. Honestly, are the traffic lights even fully functioning this time of year on Saturdays in the Southeast?

The crowds are lighter pretty much everywhere that doesn't have a TV (or is the actual stadium).

If you’ve got something to return, you probably won’t have much of a line to deal with at customer service on game day. Do be aware though, the employee behind the counter might be quietly seething about having to work and not watch the game. Not everyone is as blissful as we are to be in Macy’s on a Saturday afternoon in October. If your kid has always wanted to play laser tag or paintball (I don’t have kids yet but this sounds like something they’d want to do) and you couldn’t stomach the lines you’d have to wait in to make this a reality for them, go during the game! Pass your lack of caring about the pigskin onto the next generation (or maybe don’t, it’s not always an easy life to live in this region).

(Jeremy Henderson)

You’re never in a sweat-inducing panic to make it to kick-off.

That anxiety football fans have about getting to wherever they are watching the game by kick-off? I don’t have that. Forget about running late for work or your grandmother’s funeral—that stress is nothing compared to the deep-seated fear football fans experience when they think they might not make it to the treasured opening moments of their favorite team’s current game. And if this rush includes trying to get seated in a crowded stadium full of intoxicated college kids covered in face paint? Forget it. There is enough scary stuff in this world to unnecessarily spike my cortisol levels, like Alan Jackson doing a farewell tour and Chick-fil-a no longer offering a large milkshake option.

Your weekend (or entire life) isn’t ruined if a certain team loses.

Not being emotionally invested in a team or a game is truly freeing for one’s mental health. If Alabama loses, I can still have a good day! If Auburn loses, I can still have a good day! Not caring is self-care, you see? Now when it comes to showing faux sympathy to someone whose team has lost, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. When you don’t care about a particular sport or team, it can be challenging to empathize with this type of loss. A simple “I’m sorry, that stinks,” should suffice, along with a quiet prayer of gratitude that you are never going to lose sleep over the defeat experienced by a team you are not on. What a relief, am I right?!

You drink and eat less.

One good way to reduce your risk of hangovers in the fall is to not succumb to consuming alcohol, whether it’s beer, White Claw or the Ole Miss Rebel Special (that is a cocktail I just made up), before, during and after the big game. I can’t promise you universal approval by your peers if you dislike football but I can guarantee way fewer headaches. The same goes for trying to stick to a healthy eating plan. It all goes out the window when the game day spread includes buffalo wings, French Onion dip, pigs-in-a-blanket, cheeseburger sliders…okay, on second thought maybe I should pop in on a game day celebration every now and then.

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