Tucker’s Power Rankings: Months of the Year: 1 Through 6

By Tucker Harlin

It’s amazing some of the tangents live radio can produce.

One minute, you’re yelling about how a certain coach in the Sun Belt is buttocks. The next, you’re in a deep discussion about whether or not a certain dish qualifies as a category of food.

I spared my listeners and cohost from a tangent about the best and worst months of the year Wednesday on The Blitz as we turned the page from July to August.

But you, my dear reader, will not be spared from my tangent.

This list is entirely subjective, and remember, it’s written by a relatively young sports enthusiast who has spent most of his life in school.

1. MARCH

Other than losing an hour of sleep, there’s nothing to dislike about March.

From a sports angle, there may not be a better week on the calendar than that of the opening round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

As for the other great aspects of March, the weather is getting nicer, you’re probably going to wind up at a beach somewhere, and there’s a holiday thats whole purpose is to give people an excuse to get plastered.

2. OCTOBER

October is when football season becomes intriguing.

In addition to all of the heated conference matchups, the weather for these games is likely at a happy medium between the heat in the early season games and the freezing nature of the late season ones.

Despite what a certain station personality may claim, Halloween is definitely one of the best holidays of the year. People may outgrow Trick-Or-Treating, but costumes, pumpkins, and candy still make the holiday worthwhile.

3. DECEMBER

It may be cold (or mild), but the entire month of December feels like one big celebration.

You get a celebration of college football in the form of bowls, and now the expanded college football playoffs.

College basketball is underway, and in some conferences, you get a celebration with a handful of conference matchups.

Depending on your belief, you might celebrate a holiday that involves some sort of gift exchange.

The celebration element of December is something that keeps it pretty high on this list.

4. NOVEMBER

November is a medium in more than one way between October and December.

Thanksgiving Week has a substantial argument for best week on the sports calendar.

There’s nonstop college basketball with all of the early season tournaments, there’s NFL on both Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and it’s rivalry week in college football.

Thanksgiving itself is a good holiday, despite what myself and another station personality have to say about the food.

My main gripe with November is that it gets cold alarmingly fast in Tennessee most years, and then a month later it’s 70 and sunny.

5. MAY

May is definitely not among the best months on the sports calendar, but it has its other fun elements.

For one, it’s the start of the summer, so there’s a rush of excitement among people as they head off on various vacations at the end of the month.

Memorial Day is also an underrated holiday to begin the summer, so May definitely provides much needed excitement outside of the realm of sports.

6. SEPTEMBER

September was very deserving of a spot in the top half of this last, primarily on the sports end.

It’s the start of football season in both NFL and college. While it’s good to have football back, the sport doesn’t truly get interesting until the next month.

Additionally, it’s still a little hot at times during September, and by that point you’re a little tired of the heat.

Aside from Labor Day, there aren’t many holidays to be found in September.