03-01-2012, 10:52 AM
So here's the deal: I love football. Love it. But my life is getting very busy with work, family, kids in sports on the weekends, etc. So I have decided to really concentrate on enjoying Sunday football, rather than College Football Saturdays. Saturdays for me, especially in the fall, usually mean coaching kids soccer games, honey-do list, going to the in-laws, and less and less watching the Hawkeyes be a marginal Big 10 team.
I live in Iowa, and have no real connection to any NFL team. I thought it would be fun to have the Beckett Community help me narrow down to a team to root for this upcoming season, as well as collect said team's cards. If you're a hard-core fan of a specific team and just can't bare this concept, take it easy, and know that I want what you have!
Here's what I've got so far. Share your thoughts!
So the contenders are:
Packers- My brother in law grew up 30 miles down the road from there. I love Wisconsin. Lots of Packers fans around. Green Bay feels more like "home" than a huge city. BUT, they are one fo the top bandwagon teams out there, so that hurts...
Bears- Grew up 3 hours from there in the Quad Cities. Love Ditka. Probably considered myself a Bears fan in high school, but question that since I also loved Favre. I do like Chicago.
Vikings- I live 3 hours from the Twin Cities now, so they are the closest franchise by about 2 hours. That's about all I've got. THough they just announced a press conference for their new stadium, and that is definitely exciting. If I were to go see a game live, this is the best choice due to proximity.
Jets- Well, green is a great color. Adam Sandler is a fan. I happen to be an aviation enthusiast. Shonne Green was a Hawkeye...Too dysfunctional?
Miami- Well, great jerseys, something about South Beach is kind of cool, but they really seem to be in continual flux.
Pittsburgh- I have friends that live there. Love their uniforms, stadium, history...A lot of recent success, and a HUGE bandwagon team.
Bengals- Well, a sour history the last two decades, but hopefully with Dalton and AJ Green. I happen to think Cinci is a pretty cool city. Colors are that of my almamater.
Titans- There just isn't anything to deter or really attract me from this franchise.
Colts- I am a big Peyton fan. My wife grew up an hour away from Indy. Just not sure (much like when I was a Favre fan), if I still would enjoy the Colts without Peyton?
Chiefs- Well, they are a 5 hour drive, so in Iowa they are considered one of the 5 "local" teams. That's about it.
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So, have some fun and let me know what you think!
I live in Iowa, and have no real connection to any NFL team. I thought it would be fun to have the Beckett Community help me narrow down to a team to root for this upcoming season, as well as collect said team's cards. If you're a hard-core fan of a specific team and just can't bare this concept, take it easy, and know that I want what you have!
Here's what I've got so far. Share your thoughts!
So the contenders are:
Packers- My brother in law grew up 30 miles down the road from there. I love Wisconsin. Lots of Packers fans around. Green Bay feels more like "home" than a huge city. BUT, they are one fo the top bandwagon teams out there, so that hurts...
Bears- Grew up 3 hours from there in the Quad Cities. Love Ditka. Probably considered myself a Bears fan in high school, but question that since I also loved Favre. I do like Chicago.
Vikings- I live 3 hours from the Twin Cities now, so they are the closest franchise by about 2 hours. That's about all I've got. THough they just announced a press conference for their new stadium, and that is definitely exciting. If I were to go see a game live, this is the best choice due to proximity.
Jets- Well, green is a great color. Adam Sandler is a fan. I happen to be an aviation enthusiast. Shonne Green was a Hawkeye...Too dysfunctional?
Miami- Well, great jerseys, something about South Beach is kind of cool, but they really seem to be in continual flux.
Pittsburgh- I have friends that live there. Love their uniforms, stadium, history...A lot of recent success, and a HUGE bandwagon team.
Bengals- Well, a sour history the last two decades, but hopefully with Dalton and AJ Green. I happen to think Cinci is a pretty cool city. Colors are that of my almamater.
Titans- There just isn't anything to deter or really attract me from this franchise.
Colts- I am a big Peyton fan. My wife grew up an hour away from Indy. Just not sure (much like when I was a Favre fan), if I still would enjoy the Colts without Peyton?
Chiefs- Well, they are a 5 hour drive, so in Iowa they are considered one of the 5 "local" teams. That's about it.
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So, have some fun and let me know what you think!