His Biggest Fan
December 16, 2007
I told Sarah last week on the phone that I was trying ‘learn football.’ See, Daren is a big Dallas Cowboys fan, and I would love nothing more than to throw back a coupla wobbly pops with my man and enjoy a football game without having to be all girly and questiony. Further to that, I would really like to enjoy it, you know?
Now while this lovely lady surely makes her mother proud with her Dallas Cowboy Body Paint, if I did something like that for Daren it would come off like I was going for the Smurfette look or trying to join Blue Man Group.
A couple of weeks ago I surprised Daren by offering to make sure dinner was done and over with so “we” could watch the New England game. He was surprised I knew this information, but I couldn’t resist making him think aliens had abducted me and planted a football chip.
“Well they’re playing the Baltimore Ravens,” I began, “and seeing as the Pats are 11 and OH, and the Ravens are 4 and 7, I don’t think the Ravens stand a chance!”
The look on his face was priceless.
“WHO ARE YOU?”
I giggled. (I only had memorized stats, and really didn’t have a clue what the hell I was talking about.)
He loved the fact that I was trying to learn something that he loved, but I have to admit my interest has since wavered completely. Except on the weekend I noticed the Pats were still undefeated and I was quite impressed.
I even surprised myself tonight when I looked up the Pats to see that they are now 14 and OH. That is cool! (Think he’d be upset if I liked the Pats more than the Cowboys?)
And here I thought my interest in Cowboys would be limited to this little piece of hot, sweet, sugar:
And who has the longest streak of being undefeated in the NFL?The longest winning streak in NFL history is 21 games by the New England Patriots. The streak started October 5, 2003 … ran through the playoffs and the 2004 Super Bowl that the Patriots won … and ended on October 31, 2004.
The 1972 Miami Dolphins (Daren’s best friends’ favorite team - ha!) are the only team in NFL history to go through a single season undefeated. However, they lost their second game of the 1973 regular season and wound up with a winning streak of 18 games.
Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated
Thanks to my cousin Jessica for the video!
December 17th, 2007 at 12:04 am
AHAH! See I saw the video, and thought “oh darn, I just sent Karen that video. Now she won’t find it funny :(” but then I realized that you like credited me for it so like you got it BEFORE you wrote this post and I’m like rambling cause I’m SUPER tired so like I’m gonna go now but awesome post.
P.S I hate football
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Thanks for jinxing the cowboys today.
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:08 am
P.S.S I really like those cow boys.
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:09 am
Jess - get off the drugs.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:42 am
mmmm cute cowboys… lol
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:08 am
Mmmmm.
Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy
That was a yummy treat during coffee. *sigh*
PC is alllll about the Denver Broncos. (I am secretly more of a Chicago Bear fan.) I try to watch games with him but they tend to bore me more than anything. LOL. I love my fantasy football, though!
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:22 am
This is so kool…I have to do this with my husband. I’m the gal who thought there was an intermission in baseball…. I think I can do this.
Thanks for the tips…
Dorothy from grammology
remember to call gram
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
LOVED the video. Can’t say that I care much for football though. I’ve tried to “learn” it so I can enjoy it with my hubby but the only thing I like is how the guys look in their really tight pants. lol
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
I came for hot guys and I got some tart up in the corner.
Afraid to click on the video. Is this another trick?
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December 17th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I’m the football fan in this house. I’m a Colt’s girl myself. Being from Indiana, if you wear any other colors, you may just bet tarred and feathered on the street…but that’s not why I love them. As for the video….where do I find those cowboys?? Talk about making your blood boil. WOWZERS!!!!
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December 17th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Did I mention that I appreciate you not mentioning that my beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the only team to have gone an entire season without winning one game?
1976.
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December 17th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Next step: to come to a Dallas game. (And maybe visit us Dallas folks while you’re at it.)
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December 17th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
I live with two Texans, who are SO NOT Cowboys fans.
I like this video, but this is the only Cowboy the PS really likes:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wt93_gzcx1E
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
I had a very patient uncle who taught me about football when I was in high school. Thanks to him, I’m a huge fan, and I think you’d love it too once you started understanding it. (But you need to cheer for the Packers! Brett Favre is HAWT.)
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December 17th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Oh, oh, and the Colts too! Gotta love the Manning boys; they’re from Mississippi!
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December 18th, 2007 at 9:50 am
I think I love you even more for considering becoming a Pats fan. Come to my side, we have Tom Brady. Hands down the sexiest man in football. Oh yeah, we win a lot of games too.
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December 18th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
i only have three words for you:
green. bay. packers.
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December 18th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Hahaha, at least your ambitious. That more then most wives could say. Good for you for trying to figure it all out.
I’m one of the “lucky” ones that has a husband who doesn’t watch sports, instead plays video games all day and night.
P.S. I had forgotten to subscribe to the feed for this new site and when I typed in sugarpants dot com I got a little shock thinking that I was going to your site. LOL!
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January 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I just go to the Sports Cliche List and spout off five lines whenever I can.
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January 6th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Yahoo for Daren the Fins Fan!!! It’s been painful, but I’ve been a Fins Fan since 1984 when I moved to South Florida and actually served DAN MARINO a beer when I was a waitress (Miller Lite, if you’re keeping track).
Here are some ideas for during football games:
1. Anytime a play happens that is not in your team’s favor, say, “Throw the flag!”
2. When they are doing an Instant Replay call, say, “He was in”, “He was out”, “He didn’t have possession” or “It was a catch” depending on which call would favor your team.
3. If you ever see your QB make a pass that goes through a lot of hands before being caught by his receiver, say, “Boy, did he threat that needle or what?”
4. Oh, this will REALLY get him…my husband has a friend who is a sports producer and my husband worked a game, calling numbers from the field to the booth for the announcers, so I know it’s true…when they are showing scenes of the city in which the game is being played, say, “Did you know that they film those scenes the day BEFORE the game?”
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