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10:30 A.M: Wake up “early” to watch all the pre-game shows.
11:00 A.M: I garner enough energy to stop staring at the TV and start making eggs.
11:04 A.M: Matt Cassel has been ruled out of Week One. I nearly set my pan of eggs on fire. What would I do? Cassel is my starting fantasy quarterback.
11:32 A.M: Last minute fantasy preparations begin. I examine my backup quarterback (Jason Campbell) and break into a nervous sweat. Mark Sanchez is picked up as my emergency starter, and things are not looking good for team Alex.
11:45 A.M: What’s that? Mike Bell is starting for an injured Pierre Thomas? I, alongside thousands of others, insert him into my lineup with high hopes.
12:15 ...
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