I heard a story from a Cubs fan in New York. I don't know who or where. Feel free to remind me if you heard it. The guy in the Cubs hat was parading around Manhattan the day after the World Series win. He crossed paths with a man named Denzel Washington. As an actor, you tend to be a little weird when you're an intense dude in real life. Still, denzel.
The Cubs won their historic victory, and Denzel wished him well. When you get to 27 I said, but talk to me.
But here is the thing that he didn't know. The Cubs have one victory in the past century that means more to a Cubs fan than all of the Yankees have. It will never be known if it is a joy or not.
Georgia is always beaten by Alabama in college football. Everyone else does. We all watched the championship game. The Tide racked up national titles like coins in Mario Bros., after seven losses in a row.
It is likely that Alabama will win their 17th national championship in 20 years next year, and will be right back here. Not every receiver will be hurt next time.
When that happens, fans of the Alabama team will tell you that everything has been fixed. I think it is the life of supporting The Tide.
Losing access to joy is counterbalanced by the fact that fans know they will always be back. That is the trade-off for fans. You get a floor on your joy.
Georgia fans will not feel that way. The only title that makes up for the lack of others is one. The Big Bad Elephants won the national championship in 41 years, but they will have the one night to celebrate. They proved it can happen, and they will look back on last night in a way that Alabama can't.
Not every fan of every other school or team would trade places with the other team. That is what you sacrifice. Unless your team sinks back into the wilderness for a couple decades, there will never be another first time triumph.
Every day for the next year, the pick-six that iced the game will be replayed in Athens and across Georgia. There are plays in Alabama's memory bank, but none that will get you to that level of euphoria.
Alabama is the college football aristocracy. Depending on how you look at it, it costs them everything.
Is it possible to be Djoking?
It will get worse for Novak. He was able to play in the Australian Open after a circuit court restored his visa, but he is still at the mercy of the Immigration minister.
His cause probably isn't going to be helped by this.
It is hard to imagine why the Australian Open and the Australian government are working so hard to keep Novak Djokovic in the tournament. He has a chance to break the Grand Slam record for most wins at a single tournament, and that is a big story. The Aussie Open is a big deal no matter who is playing in it. The country will still pay a lot of attention, but it can't rely on international TV ratings to keep up with everyone else. The tourney is likely to draw better ratings than normal, even though it has had a bit of a kerfuffle.
What should be done is clear. Djoker has a record that can be a problem for the French Open.
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