Growing up in a household full of girls, sports were really not the thing to watch. As children, we gravitated more towards shows on Disney channel and nickelodeon and as we grew older, family sitcoms, music videos, reality shows and movies became our main television interest.
When big sporting events like the Superbowl or playoffs came around, it was very hard to connect to the camaraderie and celebrations because although I cheered when the ball made it through the hoop or over the goal post, I didn't quite understand the technicalities of the sport and couldn't truly appreciate a triple double, alley oop, or any good plays for that matter. I usually leaned towards the team that had the most appealing uniforms and team color, and admittedly I fell into the bandwagon category a couple times.
The other interesting thing that I realized was the unique passion that most males (and some women) have towards sports. Like, the devotion to watch football every Sunday, or how they can spit out team history at the drop of a dime. Its simply amazing to me how the majority of sports fanatics can converse almost instantaneously about anything sports related.
I work with two male co-workers that have fascinated me the most with this trait of overflowing sports knowledge. Now, considering that there are levels to sports fanaticism, on a scale from 1 to 5, these two are definitely a 10+...they are beyond a measuring scale! Not a day goes by, where they do not exchange some form of sports information. They go on for hours discussing the draft, fantasy football, football rivalries, Lebron vs Jordan, referee calls...you name it! EVERYDAY--its something new!
In lieu of the upcoming football season, I took it upon myself to learn the true essence of sports so that I can enjoy it truthfully. I challenged myself to do personal research on football teams in the NFL so that I can represent a team this season. I composed a criteria method that measured teams based on aspects that I felt were important like 1. Color 2.Championship History 3. Mascot 4. Division and 5.Star Players
Each team was ranked from 1-5 based on the above criteria, with the first 3 aspects being the ultimate determining factors. The team with the most points would be the team that I follow for the season...fair enough?
The calculations sort of went like this, for example:
San Francisco 49ers
Team Color: Red & Gold- 5pts because that's a nice color combination that I could possibly rock(you know red jersey & some khaki's)
Championship History: 5 time Superbowl5pts
champs, conference champs in 2012-
Mascot: Sourdough Sam-2pts (what in the world is a sourdough sam??? LOL)
TOTAL: 12/15
After much deliberation and applying that system to some of the most notable teams in the NFL, the following ranking order was produced: get ready, get ready...!!!
11. Seattle Sea Hawks- 7pts
10. Dolphins- 10pts
9. Falcons- 10pts
8. Broncos- 11pts
7. Colts- 12pts
6. Patriots- 12pts
5. 49ers- 12pts
4. Bears- 13 pts
3. Saints- 13pts
2. Cowboys- 14pts
1. Giants- 14 pts.
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