Tucker’s Power Rankings: Months of the Year: 7 Through 12

By Tucker Harlin

This is a continuation of my power rankings for months of the year.

7. JUNE

June is a perfectly average month of the year.

The weather is warm, but generally not unbearable in June. You’re probably still on vacation somewhere, and life slows down a little bit.

Aside from baseball you won’t find anything going on in the world of sports during June, so that’s the negative part about the month.

But overall, there’s not a lot to dislike about June.

8. APRIL

April is a pleasant weather month, but there isn’t a ton that’s worth looking forward to in the fourth month of the year.

Baseball is back, but it doesn’t bring quite the level of excitement that football and basketball do.

And speaking of basketball, we have to say goodbye to the madness of college basketball at the beginning of April.

I don’t think April rises to the level of dislikable, it’s just very medium.

9. JULY

The Fourth of July is by far the best part of July.

After that, there isn’t a lot more to look forward to.

The phrase “Most Boring Week in Sports” is often used to describe the week of the MLB All-Star break.

I have nothing against warm weather, but the heat as the month of July progresses is oppressive. Football season can’t come fast enough.

10. FEBRUARY

This is the part of the list where I actually start to dislike some of these months.

The shortest month of the year always feels like the longest. Mother Nature can’t make up her mind about she wants the weather to be each day in Tennessee.

Additionally, there is a holiday jokingly nicknamed “Singles Awareness Day” that absolutely sucks if you aren’t in a relationship with someone.

Basketball is getting interesting, but you ultimately have to say goodbye to football for six months in the middle of February.

11. AUGUST

The only good thing about August is football coming back. And while that’s good, football isn’t close to its peak yet.

If you thought the heat was oppressive in July, it’s only getting worse in August. Couple that with school starting back and you already get a pretty awful month.

Oh, and there are no holidays in sight in August.

12. JANUARY

Remember how I said the entire month of December is one giant celebration?

January is December’s giant hangover.

The month literally begins with a holiday that consists of people who are hungover from the drinks they consumed at a New Year’s Eve celebration

Tennessee becomes Seattle for an entire month as it rains for two thirds of January.

If you catch a sunny day in January, it’s probably going to be cold. Mother Nature always like to save the warmer temperature for days filled with precipitation.

If you’re lucky you might get a snow day, but you really have to get lucky.

When you’re in school, you get hit with the harsh reality that you’re only halfway through when you come back at the beginning of January.

College football comes to a close, and that’s a sad reality when it happens.

Basketball is beginning to get interesting, but you’re still trying to transition over from football.