What could be worse than being a Chicago fan?

As the Major League playoffs enter the division championships minus the Cubs, and the Bears have given a lackluster start to the NFL season, the disappointment of having Chicago allegiances is all to real. This past Monday night, however, we got an inside look at an allegiance that may even be tougher to stomach. While driving back to Michigan from Albany we stopped in Rochester, NY. There we were able to spend some time with the Hunter family, Geoff and Giselle, Chris Gerber, and Geoff's college friend, Andrew. The Hunters generously hosted us all at their house for the evening, lined up tickets for the guys to go to the Monday night Buffalo-Dallas football game, and put on an excellent tailgate party. I got to experience the art of the tailgate party which was complete with Mrs. Hunter's delicious taco dip. The guys threw the football around and impressively pulled off a Brian long snap, a Geoff 40 yard punt, and an Andrew successful catch. Considering the number of people, the number of cars, and the fact that we had been tailgating for around three hours already, this is more of a feat than you realize. The atmosphere for the game was something to experience and it was great to visit with everyone. The guys went on to the game and the girls headed home to watch with the expert analysis of one, Tony Kornheiser.

The game as you may know was amazing. I'm glad that the guys were able to be there for such a unique night. As Tony so eloquently put it during his commentary (something like), "You don't need a full moon tonight, it is 80 degrees in Buffalo on October 8th. Any amount of money anyone spent to be here tonight, however much work you had to miss, this is worth it." Pretty special for the guys to be a part of that night, except of course if you were a serious Buffalo Bills fan which the Hunters happen to be. Though it looked like a lock for Buffalo, somehow it just didn't happen for them. As a Chicago fan I could say I feel your pain, but I'm not so sure I do. I don't think 100 years of being lovable losers is worse than the one disappointment we Cubs fans had in 2003. Well, The Bills have had a slew of 2003s, which may indeed be more gut wrenching. Experiencing this somewhat first hand, makes me almost say being a Buffalo fan could be worse than being a Chicago fan. It certainly makes it harder to medicate your pain with the tried and true Chicago remedy of "next year". (By the way "next year" looks pretty good for our Cubbies.) Thanks Hunters for a truly great evening and great stay in Rochester!