I’m cute and I get my hair and nails done. I always have the flyest pumps on, but don’t get it twisted. I can do all that and still be the craziest fanatic in the stands. When my phone rings you will here the Sports Center theme song. My daddy was a quarterback for Ohio State EONS ago and he has every game OSU has ever played since his time, on VHS, in his house. He had hoped for two boys but what he got was two girls, and only one of which had any interest in sports. I don’t really play sports per se, other than dancing, but don’t interrupt me when ESPN is on. College Gameday or Sunday Ticket.
You can call me PowderPuff.
When I was younger and would spend summers with my Dad he would take me out back and make me throw footballs through the tire he had strung up. I have a mean spiral and I’m comfortable in the pocket. On my mother’s side we’re a bunch of immigrants and where do immigrants go when they get to the United States? New York. But somehow, my family fell in love with Buffalo as opposed to all the other great teams in NY. I grew up going through the pain and disappointment of the 4 straight Super Bowl losses the Bills suffered. I was the only child in school with Buffalo ‘nailia and I was proud of it.
I went to my first professional game when I was in 1st grade. We drove to New Orleans to see the Steelers play the Saints. I was all of 6 years old and the idea of doing The Wave scared the living daylights out of me. But finally I got up the nerve to do it, and as the crowed waved past me I stood up and yelled “GO 49ers!!” So not only was I late; I was also wrong. My grandmother said she was so embarrassed that they considered leaving me at the Superdome. When I was in high school the Jacksonville Jaguars began their first season and we had season tickets. For 5 years we would drive to Jacksonville, act the fool, then drive home dejected (for the most part).
In high school I was a dancer in the band and our high school team was ranked in the country. This was when I started to actually learn plays, referee calls, and I learned how to be rude and insulting to the visiting teams. I then went on to college and our team was historically known for bringing the pain to any team that DARE step foot on our territory. Although lately, the fall from glory has been a tough one I am still the crazy obsessed fan who will drive the streets of ATL when my team is in town terrorizing the Techies. This was when my obsession with College Football made it’s way to the forefront.
Let me tell you. When it comes to ACC football, I am a freaking nut. My girls and I will be the loud, obnoxious fans at your local Taco Mac screaming “LET THE BOYS PLAY!” or “FOR REAL!? YOU JUST NOT GONNA PLAY THE BALL HUH!? Thanks! 15 yards because you can’t play the ball without getting burnt!” or “HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE READ THE BLITZ!” And on a good day, we’ll sing the entire fight song over and over and over again. We’re like this for teams that we actually don’t have any tie to. I will watch any college football game and find a way to connect it back to my team. I’m also working on my skills so that next year I can get me a fantasy football team going. If anyone can give me a quick tutorial on Fantasy football I’ll cook you a nice warm meal. (See…. I still cook).
Girls love football just as much as men do. At least the girls I know. I love the NFL but I watch that to relax. I’ll cook on Sundays, get the guys some beer while I sip wine and chill to watch the games. But Saturday. Saturday is mine. I’m likely to have had a few Gimlet’s and a shot or two, and I’m a raging maniac from 12 in the afternoon until around 10 that night. I love football so much, I wish there was a female football league I can play in for dainty girls. I’m not trying to get hurt out there by a chud*, and I have some pretty bad memories from the Powderpuff games I played in during High School.
My dream would be to coach college football. You would think this is impossible, but in the year of Barack Obama it just might happen. I’ll start as as the QB coach, then Offensive Coordinator, then I. WILL. GO. ALL. THE. WAY! Dang. Even the ESPN College Football theme song is a little like baby makin’ music to me. LOL
And to end this thing I’ll give my rundown of last season:
1) Could Georgia have been more overrated!?
2) Since when was Georgia Tech a serious force to almost be afraid of?
3) Florida State is a serious basket case. This season should have been a 11-1 season and they should have been in the ACC Championship and unicorns should exist. (That war chant is sooo hard!) Congrats to my Krimson n Cream brother Myron Rolle for becoming a Rhodes Scholar!
4) I hate Florida. With all my might. I am a serious Hater. But. (Teabag) Tebow for Heisman! Yet I’m glad Sam Bradford took it home.
5) I hate Maryland. They should have beaten Boston College.
6) Oklahoma was the F’in truth! And I was looking forward to seeing them make Florida their simp however it seems like not all dreams come true.
7) Texas and Texas Tech. The BCS is crazy. I know. You guys tried.
The N.C.A.A. hates Florida State. Bobby Bowden must has said something about someone’s mother. Their recent decision to take away scholarships and vacate certain wins due to a cheating scandal makes me sick. Punish the whole team and the COACH OF THE CENTURY over the actions of a few.
I’ll stop there. I could go for days. I’m obviously biased for a certain team, and care more about East Coast teams, but all is well. Looking forward to the Draft this year, that always signals that the season isn’t far away. See y’all next season!
*Tomahawk Chop for the road*
JG*
P.S. * A chud is a Chick Dude.
Article by Jennifer Garrett
JG* is a small-town turned big-city blogger who once wrote the random yet ever-creative look into the life of a girl entering the Quarterlife. These days as she prepares for her MBA program at The Ohio State University she's turned into quite the "Susie The Riveter." Working with teens by day, cooking delicious meals at night. Check out her blog showcasing her delicious recipes at http://jgrunsthekitchen.wordpress.com. Follower her on Twitter @JGRunsTheCity
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Girl! Are we kindred spirits or something? I absolutely LOVE sports. (If you substituted football for basketball here, I could have easily written this post!) Lucky you to have a crew of sports-loving girls to clown at the games with you. My girls are always laughing at me when I’m screaming obscenities at the television while watching a game.
It’s great to see more women liking football. On Sundays my whole family calls back and forth about the football game (even though the Bengals suck to high heaven 99% of the time we still love them!) It’s easy to become a cussing crazy when watching … It’s great! LOL
Robin … I got my little sister in to football maybe 3 or 4 years ago. She used to call field goals “goal fields” … it was a travesty. If she can convert so can your friends. Hook them with the men in tights routine, then get them into the game – it might just work.
I love it! I’m a die-hard football fan. I was in front of the tv, watching the Steelers, one beer in hand, case at my feet screaming my head off!
You don’t talk to me if the Bearcats, the Buckeyes or the Steelers are on, unless it’s a commercial.
Its great to see women interested in sports. If more women started watching sports and really trying to understand them, less men would be single. Oh I hate the Steelers, its all about them Ravens!!