I love the way autumn welcomes cool breezes, a harvest of foliage and sweater season. I love how people cook and dress different. I love how the air feels. Most importantly, I love what autumn is.

For a sport fans, this time of year also means a traffic jam of competition across the board. Major league Baseball is deep into the post season's champion series rounds. Baseball junkies have been blessed with a truly memorable October. The National Football League is six weeks through its schedule and team's true colors are starting to show. The biggest headlines thus far have included poor starts from 2011 playoff teams, RGIII's immediate success, the referee lockout & return, and of course Tim Tebow. College football is full steam ahead with every week carrying make or break pressure. Notre Dame has started the season undefeated and was ranked fifth in the BCS's first poll of year. The SEC still holds multiple top-5 teams, but there are a handful of worthy opponents across the country. In two weeks, just after the completion of the World Series, the National Basketball Association kicks of its campaign. The Lakers have made significant moves acquiring Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. Oklahoma City with its ever improving young core will be nipping at their heals all season out west. In the east, the Miami Heat will look to defend last year's title with another conference crown. With so much of the landscape changing in the east, I expect a very competitive playoff race. Often over looked is the beginning of European soccer. Sure it is a rapidly growing, undeniably niche sport still in the states, but for those who that have always appreciated it or have recently started to take the time to witness the beauty of professional soccer, it is an art. Oh yea, NASCAR is in its final stages of the cup chase. Although I don't follow racing, millions of people take it really, really season.

Being a sport fan this time of year is what you live for. Getting friends together on the couch Sunday to root on your team, cheering on your alma matr, and sweating out baseball's post season is what fans look forward to. I do too. But as I uphold my fan hood, I can't help but equally enjoy this time of year.
Autumn to me means cozy living, warm colors, and nature's transition. It all works so well together.

Happy fall sports fans.