Taking Uber rides in the college town where the Vikings QB played college football turned into quite a journey
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sometimes I get an idea for a story that I cannot get out of my head. Once the thought crawls inside my noggin, there is nothing I can do to shake it. If I don’t at least give it a shot, I’ll be haunted by the regret that I could have produced some stellar journalism and let something stand in the way.
What made me think of such a silly plot for an article was a trip to Cincinnati in 2021. I went a few days early because I was working on my book about Pro Football Focus, , which is located in Cincinnati. I usually don’t rent cars on trips that only last a few days so I took Uber rides everywhere. No less than seven Uber rides resulted in long discussions with the driver about Joe Burrow.
My first ride did not bear any football fruit. The gentleman, call him Abe, was in his 20s and had a Michigan hat on. Perfect, right? Well, he was talking on the phone. Alright, I should have known that I wasn’t going to hit on every ride. Try and try again. Next up a middle age driver Chen. She was quiet at first.Floodgates opened. She talked about the strange weather this week, when it was supposed to rain heavily in the evening and then turned the conversation to her post-drive plans. Pizza was on her mind. Little Caesars, to be exact. I told her that we don’t have as many Little Caesars restaurants in Minnesota and none were by my house. She was aghast.
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