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How to Turn The Miami Hurricanes Bye Into The Best Saturday of the Season ... Or At Least Not A Horrible Saturday

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Miami’s bye weekend is here, and while Mario Cristobal says the Hurricanes have been hard at work every minute of every day we’ve all, of course, been in vacation mode. No need to argue with Florida fans, USF fans or whoever you’ve picked on these last couple of weeks.

Pure bliss.

Well, not so much, right?

Because as Miami fans it’s pretty much our Saturday routine this time of year to yell and scream while either going to the game or planting ourselves in front of a TV for several hours.

So today we offer you a few alternatives on how to spend your Fan Bye Saturday (FBS for short, since that doesn’t really stand for anything else important).

1. Spend your FBS doing absolutely nothing. This is obviously the most fun choice and was, in fact, chosen as the thing to do today by 66.6 percent of those I polled (all three of them, including my own vote for this particular choice).

2. Pretend it’s still Miami Hurricanes gameday. Now, this is a multi-step activity and somewhat complicated. And it’s not for everyone. Because prerequisite No. 1 is having five or more friends (acquaintances will also do) that do not follow football at all. That last part is very, very important. Prerequisite No. 2: You are a person who hosts or likes to host tailgates. Then the rest is easy. You no doubt already have past Miami victories on your DVR, so invite the poor unsuspecting non-football losers over to watch “the big game today.” Do the tailgate thing and it’s actually better than the real gameday because you already know Miami will win. So there’s good food and average to below average company, pretty much like a regular gameday.

3. Win the mental battle. This is your day and don’t you forget it. So pretend you are in a bad mood all day because there is no Miami game (for many of you there will be no need to pretend). This has several advantages. First, you are guaranteed to be catered to and people will generally not want to talk to you, which makes your day that much more enjoyable. You even can demand unreasonable things and people around you will do it without question. For example: (grumpy  voice) “I can’t believe there is no Miami game today, gaawwddddd!!!!!” followed quickly by “Man, would I love some Chick-fil-A.”

Now there are other options, sure, but none we would recommend. For instance some might consider going to the beach, a museum or, even worse, watching other games. That latter choice just is a big N-O because it makes you realize over and over again that your favorite team isn’t playing. It’s like watching your spouse going on a date with someone else. Although I guess if they go on a date with someone else there won’t be anyone around to bother you while you watch the games.

Enjoy the bye!

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