I Know it's Ridiculous...But Still

If you know me you know I am a huge 49ers fan. Chances are I am the biggest 49ers fan you know. I count January 29, 1995 as one of the best days of my life. The day Steve Young threw six touchdowns and the 49ers won Superbowl XXIX.  I was spoiled as a 49ers fan, the team went to the playoffs every season, and then one Monday night this happened.



I remember exactly where I was sitting in the lobby of May Hall. I couldn't cry, I was beyond that. I simply fell to my knees and then on my face. And while there were some decent Jeff Garcia seasons the team had been pretty terrible for the last 10 years. Then last season Coach Harbaugh took over and now the 49ers are headed to the NFC Championship game for the second year in a row.

I've never been more nervous than I am about the game on Sunday. I have never wanted it to be game time more than I do right now for Saturday's game. I have been reading about the game like crazy, especially articles about why the 49ers won't win so as not to get overly confident. And guess what I won't be watching the game live on Sunday at noon.

Why? Because I am terribly superstitious. With the dawn of 2013 our church schedule changed from 9-12 to the new time of 12:30-3:30. Kickoff is at twelve. My plan was to go to the earlier ward and then hurry home for the game. Last night my EQ president texted to see fi I would teach the lesson. I thought, "Oh no." And didn't respond. Many of you are wondering why I don't just TiVo it and watch it later. Any big time sports fan will tell you it's just not the same. Please take the time to read this article by my man Chuck Klosterman . He explains it perfectly. Pay careful attention to the section titled "Irrational". Chuck gets it.

 The EQ president texted again and I started to panic. If I didn't teach was I jinxing the 49ers. Now I recognize that a rational person knows that they have no impact on the performance of the team they root for but when it comes to my team I am not rational. My niece turns 9 on Saturday so we having a family party for her Sunday evening. That means I won't get to see the game until at the earliest Sunday night. The universe doesn't like you sending your wife to church alone letting a 9 year old niece down to watch a game.

I googled the phrase "Sacrifice Brings Blessings" and it turns out that this might be primarily an LDS doctrine as the first three links were all church related. That is why I will be teaching EQ on Sunday. I figured if I stay home and watch and the 49ers lose I'll be partly to blame. If they win I will watch the game that night. It won't be the same, but really what choice do I have. I can't risk upsetting the Universe.

GO NINERS!