The 2014 World Cup Schedule for June 19th:

Colombia v. Ivory Coast (Noon, ESPN)

Uruguay v. England (3:00 p.m., ESPN)

Japan v. Greece (6:00 p.m., ESPN)

In honor of Throwback Thursday, today’s post will focus on a pop culture reference from the past (well, the relatively recent past) instead of game analysis.

When teams I’m a major a fan of are playing during the workday, the way Ted Mosby prepared himself for the Super Bowl with noise cancelling headphones and vision-limiting glasses is surprisingly accurate in how I prepare myself for the afternoon. To some degree or another, it’s how I feel in trying to prevent myself from learning World Cup results.

Some of you may think that’s an extreme measure to take for a sporting event.

Point taken.

But do you want to know what’s even crazier? Seeing your favorite player and team score without knowing it’s going to happen.

And by crazy, I meant crazy awesome.