Things I have seen...

This blogging thing is new for me. I wanted to let everyone know about my story-how i feel and see football. Although, some may not care, I'll try to give insight from a girl's (chick's) perspective.
I am the third and last child in my family. Some even say I was the caboose. At any rate, I am much younger than my siblings. In an attempt to gain attention, I tried to like the things my family liked. I was lonely and I learned lots of interesting stuff. One of those things was football. In the eighties, Jacksonville was abuzz with trying to get in the NFL. All you would hear is "When we get an NFL team".. or "We want an NFL team NOW". Because there was no NFL team, my father always watched college football. In particular, Florida State Seminoles. He had gone to the University of Florida but for whatever reason hated them. Imagine that. He lived and breathed the Noles. He sometimes wrote letters to Bobby Bowden!? So, I began to watch FSU football. Through the years, I watched and loved the Noles through wide right and wide lefts, through disappointing seasons and 2 National Championships. Painful and prideful though it was, I loved them all the more!! How is that possible? They are MY team. They are not just my dad's or my brother's team...they are MY team. I never even saw them play live and in person until 1994, FSU vs. Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Even though I lived in Atlanta, I refused to Succumb to the UGA or GT bug.
I grew up in Jacksonville until 1991 when I moved to Atlanta. I lived there 13 yrs. and then I moved back with a new husband in tow. A Georgia Tech fan at that!!! I'll explain about boyfriends and sports teams later. When I moved back, the NFL team Jacksonville had begged for in the eighties was in full gear in 2003. I went to a game. It was OK. I didn't really understand how special it was until a couple years later and more understanding about the difference between college and professional football. I had seen "Any Given Sunday", in the theater. But I did not get the professional game until I started going to games. I became a season ticket holder for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2005. As the years have gone by , I have kept my ticket (now down to 1 due to the economy). Dare I say, it's like a 3 1/2 hr. vacation on home game Sundays. ( and the Tailgating doesn't hurt either!) The Jaguars disappoint. They excel. (We will be talking about the excelling at a later date.) These things ultimately do not matter. They are still my team. The team the city hoped for all those years. I understand why people show distress towards them. Ultimately, they don't want to lose this team. Jacksonville will lose it's identity and Tony Kornheiser will be right- "the JAGS stand for Just Another Guy".

Jay Cutler and Jeff Fisher

Well, this is my first blog. It only seems appropriate to talk about the departure of Jeff Fisher from the Titans. Fisher, always a formidable opponent to my Jaguars, will be missed for his calm and cool wins and losses. One has to ask, this is all kinda dumb. You blow your QB and your Head Coach  before the Super Bowl? Someone has to wonder "What's up in Music City?".
Now everyone's favorite talk subject this week:Jay Cutler. Teammates and coach following lock step behind him. Today, he was seen shopping with girlfriend, Kristen Cavalleri on Rodeo Drive. Not Limping. No crutches. Nothing. Strolling along. Jay, get ready for rough seas. At least Tom Brady wears a boot on a bad foot in public. Dude, take a lesson from the master.

MDK