Do you guys still get nervous on Fridays?

[HLin NC]

I look forward to it each week, even to JV's on Thursday. But to say nervous or butterflies, not really. I might be especially happy that I have a good match-up or dread having a certain sideline that is more taxing than another.

There are some times in the middle of the season that I begin to feel a little like a rock musician on the road- "its Wednesday I must be in Asheville".

I do try to take a moment to hear the band drum cadence or look for the sun setting behind the trees or mountains before the game.

[JugglingReferee]

I've always said that a bad day with football is better than a good day at work.

(Works with golf, and other things too. )

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I've always said that a bad day with football is better than a good day at work.

(Works with golf, and other things too. )

Reminds me of the old joke about how sex is like pizza.

[InsideTheStripe]

Nervous is the wrong word. Excited (to the point of goosebumps when talking about it) more accurately describes my feelings.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

Nervous is the wrong word. Excited (to the point of goosebumps when talking about it) more accurately describes my feelings.

"Nervous" to me means you are worried, concerned or scared what is going to happen in the game. I have not been that in so long I cannot remember when I was last nervous to work a game. That is what experience does, it calms you are makes you realize that some things you do not have to worry about because you have done this 1000 times before.

Peace

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

"Nervous" to me means you are worried, concerned or scared what is going to happen in the game. I have not been that in so long I cannot remember when I was last nervous to work a game. That is what experience does, it calms you are makes you realize that some things you do not have to worry about because you have done this 1000 times before.

Peace

Funny that you say 1000.

I did a double header of youth games today and one guy in the crowd did everything he could to centre himself out. He then yelled out "[if I] had ever done this before."

So I did a quick count between downs: it's possible that I'm up near 1,000 football games in my career.

[footballref]

I did use nervous in my OP. As several of you have stated it is more an excited and pumped. Can't wait to get there and get going.