For the first time in weeks, Georgia football fans are facing a Saturday with absolutely no idea what to do with themselves. Georgia fans have spent months arranging their lives around Bulldogs football. Now they're being forced to confront something far more frightening than an SEC opponent — free time.
The Bulldogs have a bye week, which means millions of Georgia fans suddenly have several hours of free time that would normally be spent screaming at televisions, second-guessing Mike Bobo's offensive play calls and explaining to anyone within earshot why Kirby Smart knows more about football than the rest of the SEC combined.
It's an unfamiliar situation, and frankly, some fans may not be prepared. Georgia's players aren't the only ones who need to heal; the fans likely need some time to process what happened in Sanford Stadium against Auburn.
But there's good news. Apparently, people across the country have been finding ways to enjoy Saturdays without Georgia football for years.
Here are a few activities Bulldogs fans might want to try before Georgia returns to action against Florida on Halloween.
Five real life things Georgia fans can do during the bye week
Actually spend time with our families. Reintroduce ourselves to their spouses and children. Learn everyone's names. Discover that the kids have apparently grown several inches since August. Make a decision on dinner without asking the spouse, "What do you want to eat?"
Visit The Home Depot without checking the score. For once, that project that's been sitting unfinished since Labor Day might actually get done. We can wander the aisles of our favorite home improvement store, and the only thing we'll need to glance at our phone for is to find where exactly those Spanish roof tiles are located.
Watch other SEC fans suffer. The best part of a Georgia bye week? Watching someone else's quarterback throw a fourth-quarter interception while you sit comfortably on the couch (looking at you, Arch Manning). The only thing that makes a Georgia fan sleep almost as well as a Bulldogs win is an SEC rival's loss.
Remember that Athens has restaurants outside of game day. Imagine going to downtown Athens without needing a parking strategy, a tailgate invitation, or a kickoff time. Fans can wander through downtown and pub crawl, or actually walk in and sit down in a restaurant without a 90-minute wait and a 10-minute window to eat.
Practice being a normal person on Saturday. This is the least likely of all the options, but believe it or not, there are fall activities that don't involve kickoffs, tailgates, or group drinking therapy. Go apple picking. Visit a pumpkin patch. Take a scenic drive. Just don't accidentally bark at a stranger (unless they're wearing some Gator-branded gear).
And if all else fails, Georgia fans can spend Saturday watching Florida game film, complaining about the officiating in games we have no stake in, or practicing their barking for next weekend. Nobody said we had to become normal people overnight.
Not that any of us want to.
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