Another great football season has come to a close with a Saints victory over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. After Peyton Manning’s interception thrown to Tracy Porter was returned for a touchdown, football fans across the country came to the awful realization that the 2009-10 football season had come to an end.

No more amazing comebacks. No more tailgate parties. No more college football Saturday or Sunday afternoon NFL games. They realized that, for the next seven months, ESPN would be horribly void of NFL and college football and filled with other sports that vainly try bridge the gap between the end of one season and the beginning of the next.

Instead of players in Death Valley or The Big House, all you see is players in The Juice Box or The Friendly Confines.  Saturdays lose their meaning and Sunday afternoons feel empty without watching your team play.

You think you might never get over this loss. But remember, you’re not alone. There are ways to cope. So before you lock yourself up in your house for the next few months, think of things that remind you of the greatest game ever, and you won’t have to lose the passion. Pick up an X-Box controller and play NCAA 10, or play some street football with a group of buddies. They know what you’re going through.

You can re-watch games on ESPN Classics and pretend like you don’t know that Colt McCoy will be knocked out of the National Championship, or who will come out on top of the Colts-Patriots shootout. Take time to remember this past year. Plus, the NFL Draft is just a few weeks away. Be sure to tune in to see how the Lions blow their picks this time. Or, if all else fails, you can pick up another sport to watch.

Finally, remember that time heals all wounds. Fall will roll back around in no time, and we can all relive the dream, the passion and the love for the greatest sport in the world.