
Can you feel it? That is the new GAA season clattering into our lives like mud-splattered bat out of hell.
It is only January so nobody is getting carried away but supporters are just happy to have something to fill that gap in their Sunday afternoons and players are probably happy to have something to train for - even if it is 60 minutes of half-paced football against a second string college team.
It is not often Tyrone are winless for a season, Leitrim have a 100 percent record and Laois are the dual kings, so let us savour a flavour of the reaction from around the country to that opening weekend.
Tyrone footballers - We are not going to dwell on this
https://twitter.com/TyroneGAALive/status/818121889235222528
Dublin footballers - First-team, experimental team. No matter, we're still classy.
https://twitter.com/DubGAAOfficial/status/818121417015357440
Antrim hurlers - Fucking bring it on
https://twitter.com/AontroimGAA/status/818197490809847809
Tipperary footballers - We preferred 2016
https://twitter.com/TipperaryGAA/status/818442319112310785
Kilkenny hurlers - We could not be bothered with this Walsh Cup shite. Retweet.
https://twitter.com/gaaleinster/status/818198107112558592
Cork footballers and hurlers - Let's get down to business
https://twitter.com/PaircUiCha0imh/status/818170409749073920
Donegal footballers - We lost the war but won the man of the match battle
https://twitter.com/officialdonegal/status/818402870370455552
Mayo footballers - We lost but the football's back, thank fuck the football is back
https://twitter.com/MayoGAA/status/818191390668685315
Laois footballers and hurlers - Stick a fork in 2017, we're done
https://twitter.com/CLGLaois/status/818118547054399488
Leitrim footballers - 18-point win, no biggie
https://twitter.com/LeitrimGAA/status/818148727672176642
Meath footballers - New era, this time it is going to be different
https://twitter.com/MeathGAA/status/818150374922223618