The football season is upon us! WOO HOO! (I actually think I am more excited for this than my husband is)
I am a big football watcher. It's almost a comfort thing for me. I think this stems from football being on non-stop from September-February in our house growing up. My Dad played football in High School and I can tell he really enjoys the game. So that being said, I know a thing or two about the game-and actually understand what is going on! I actually had to explain, more than once, the rules and understandings of the game to my husband. THIS IS NOT HIS FAULT! I will tell you now, to help preserve his manhood, he came from a family that didn't watch or care for sporting events at all. His Dad is really into music (and is an exceptional guitarist) therefore my hubby never got into rooting for certain teams or enjoying the Sunday game. Hence why I had to explain some of the rulings for football ;) And to help preserve even more of my husband's manhood....My brother in law (sis's hubby) is a HUGE sports guy and is even amazed by the knowledge my sister and I have for football...even stated once that she probably knew some things he didn't at one point when they first started dating. Point and case: we grew up in a football household and it must've just stuck :)
(I've never been a huge fan of basketball or baseball-I enjoy watching them in person, but when they are on TV I just get kind of bored....maybe that's because no one is hitting eachother??)
Jon joined a Fantasty Football League (well, actually 2) this year. {I hope he doesn't read this...or I may be in trouble} I was trying to figure out what players he had, who his defensive line was, etc., etc. and he just gave me a blank stare. Come on! You gotta know these things! Get into it! Yes, I am the crazy wife who would love to run her husband's Fantasy Football team (just like the wife on that show The League...if you haven't seen this show, it is HILARIOUS-crude, but hilarious.) Anyway..this got us into a dicussion the other night about who our team should be as a family.
That being said, my Dad has always rooted for the Raiders. There has been a love for this team since he was little-and I just don't really understand it-but that's the team that we always tended to root for in our household. However, I will say that my Dad has a love for football, but I have never seen him really get into a team. We don't have Raider's jerseys, Raider's underwear, or a Raider's flag flying high on game day. My Dad doesn't actually own any team gear at all. He never has. It was just a known fact who he preferred to root for. I think he just loves watching the games-and from my experience watching with him-he usually roots for the underdog :)
The point of this post? I told Jon I really want to start rooting for a team-and get into it! Wear the colors on game day, get a jersey, go all out! (I have secretly always wanted a jersey!) :) So, Jon and I sat down the other night and had a debate on who should be our family team (no I'm not joking...it was a serious conversation!) The team we root for from here on out. We tossed a couple teams around...both not really committing or liking most of them. Then Jon tossed out the Saints...he has always had a love for this team (as much as he could with the non-sport family he grew up in) ;) His grandparents live close to New Orleans, so once he started getting into football (after dating me) he tended to lean towards the Saints as a football team, and was really into the Superbowl the year they played and won. So, I can honestly say he was a fan before they won the superbowl-and is not just wanting to jump on a bandwagon. BUT they have had some crazyness drawn to their team lately with half their team getting suspended for placing bets and such...yatta yatta. So I wasn't too impressed with that....and I don't have any draw to that team. But I told Jon, sure, we can root for them. But I want another team-one that I want to watch too. Jon threw out the Broncos. A lightbulb popped into my head. MANNING! They just got Peyton Manning (again...just to boast a little more, Jon didn't believe me that this was their new quarterback-he had to google it-hehe...please don't get mad at me hubby!). Done and done. The Broncos it is. (if he were still at Indianapolis I may be rooting for an entirely different team...) I know I shouldn't follow a player to each team he goes to, and I won't, but I have always enjoyed watching him play. I have been amazed by him since he started. He is an awesome, very talented quarterback. Just lucky for me Manning is a Bronco for the time being (don't you leave me high and dry Manning!) So there it is. Our two teams...The Saints and The Broncos. After we decided all this I asked Jon "When do I get a jersey!?" :)
Seriously, I'm that excited. And I want to be that family who goes all out on game day. So there. I always felt weird deciding to root for a team this late in my life, but like I said-Jon's family never liked any particular team (or sport for that matter), and my dad really just liked the sport-and wasn't a HUGE ALL OUT FAN of any team (aside from his being partial to the Raiders).
Go BRONCOS! Go Saints... ;) (can you tell which one I will be rooting for more??) hehe.
Oh and my college team is a no brainer-Notre Dame. Has been since High School. Fighting Irish through and through.
Both my teams have started out great! Keep it up boys! ;)
