November 2010
30 posts
“It’s after Thanksgiving. Now we’re going to see what kind of football team we...”
– Tom Brady
Though I generally like to keep my blog upbeat, this past weekend at home made me realize something more significant about my newfound appreciation for sports.
“Whether you realize it or not, you’ll always be a NY girl at heart.” This simple statement from my mom resonated with me as I boarded the train headed in the opposite direction of my home, my family. It’s not so...
Thanksgiving FFoma (football/food coma)
After a 5 hour car ride with minimum conflict (Spencer and I simply acknowledged my Pats over Colts victory with a smirk and understanding that our confrontation should end there, for everyone’s sake), we arrived in Middlebury, VT just in time for the 2nd half of the Patriots/Lions game. 20 guests were gathered for the most delicious day of the year, poised and hungry to attack a massive...
“… who knew the pilgrims liked football so much …”
– John Caponera
I’m headed up to Middlebury, VT for a Turkey day full of deliciousness, football, and family! It is the first time I’m seeing the little bro since I started my exploration into sports…and the Pats beat the Colts. Let’s hope we can survive the 5 hour car ride...
“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in...”
– Erma Bombeck
Is This for Real, Nike?
While surfin’ the web I came across what seems to be Nike’s 2012 NFL Jersey redesign (http://bit.ly/9TcFIW). Really Nike? Really? While most of the Jerseys aren’t that bad, the Patriots’ and Bengals’ jerseys stand out as being possibly unintentionally funny; they simply cannot be for realz. The Patriots’ jersey must have been designed by the costume designer...
An Ode to Monday Night Football
It’s Monday night football. The saving grace of Monday. The reason we don’t hit snooze that 3rd time in the morning. The reason we sit through boring meetings with our heads held high. It’s Monday. Terrible by day, beautiful by night. When the theme music to MNF hits you it’s a moment of transcendence where you think to yourself; I made it. It’s all down hill from...
Insert Big Smile Here
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! Sorry Spencer and the Colts (but not really)! Looks like this round goes to me, thank you very much! I almost had a few heart attacks towards the end as the Colts rallied in the 4th, gaining 14 points, putting them a little too close for my liking to the Patriots’ 31 points; the thought of spending Thanksgiving with my brother pushing a loss in my face was a scary, scary...
“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”
– Vince Lombardi
Pre-Thanksgiving Game Day
Thanksgiving is coming early for me this year, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. KES’s friend thinks “I need to watch football with some men” and I must say, I agree. Though my real Thanksgiving day will be spent huddled around an old tiny TV that may or may not still have a VHS player (has anyone else noticed that as a society, we’ve forgotten the ancient...
Boys, boys, boys
“According to Playboy, football is the spectator sport most arousing to women.” This interesting little “fact” was brought to my attention by a friend who saw it on Twitter. I was obviously curious to know what evidence the Playboy scientists had gathered in their very official boudoir-style lab with stripper-esque lab assistants (this must be the same lab where they...
Brady vs. Manning, Jenna vs. Spencer: 2010
The attached article (http://bit.ly/9Fw0ZR) is an extremely funny satirical head-to-head comparison of the Colts’ and Patriots’ superstar quarterbacks based on some very important, non-football related, categories. When comparing Spencer and I in the same categories, here is how we stack up:
Who is funnier? This is debatable depending on the audience; we have very different...
Football Made Simple
A big thanks to my little brother, Spencer, who took some time out of his busy sporting/frating/partying with a side of studying lifestyle up at Syracuse University (Go Orange!), to write out the basics of football in a simple and straightforward way (including a diagram!). His explanation has been a big aid to me, and will hopefully help all those looking to learn the ins and outs of football...
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“The reason women don’t play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public.”
-Phyllis Diller
Game-day Recap
Game evaluation:
With all the hype leading up to Sunday night’s Patriots/Steelers game, I expected the match-up to be the football version of a Disney Good vs. Evil duel to the death. Simba (Brady) vs. Scar (Roethlisberger), with Scar’s pack of minion Hyenas (the Steelers’ players) cackling as they physically intimidated the rest of the Serengeti animals (the Patriots’...
Pre-game Prep
I woke up this morning with a sense of anticipation and excitement. I washed up, straightened up the apartment, pulled on my Sunday “uniform:” spandex, American Apparel tee and hoodie, grabbed my Marc Jacobs purse, and jogged out the door to pick up snacks for tonight. A few friends/supporters of mine are coming over for the Pats game and supplying snacks for the occasion is a must....
Gearing up
Welcome to the weekend everyone! When Saturday rolls around I usually have a semi-difficult time figuring out how to spend my days. My first instinct is to be a couch potato and lay around all day now that it’s finally the weekend and I can. My second instinct is to go shopping, and my third instinct is to get out into Boston, explore, and do something a bit more cultural, for example go...
I’ve had a handful of girlfriends express their interest in learning about football along with me and as the first week of my mission comes to a close, what have I actually been doing to further my football knowledge you may ask? Well, for one thing, I bought a Sports Illustrated yesterday instead of an US Weekly and I’ve been watching ESPN every morning while pulling on my vintage...
Game on!
With both the Bruins and Celtics playing last night, Boston had its priorities, and the NFL was not one of them. Due to this fact, every bar was unfortunately only playing the Ravens/Falcons game on mute, and for a girl who less than a week ago would have laughed at the thought of leaving her warm, cozy apartment, filled with free snacks and drinks, to go to a bar for the sole purpose of watching...
Redefining My Thursday Night Lineup
Since the time my mother deemed me old enough to stay up past 8 PM, Thursday nights have been a very special TV night for me. It all started with the classic Thursday night lineup, Seinfeld, Friends, and ER, and now Community, Parks and Recreation (whoever chose to make it a mid-season replacement show this year must be on something, it is one of the funniest shows on TV), The Office, and 30...
“Men are clinging to football on a level we aren’t even aware of. For...”
– Tony Kornheiser
The Draft
To begin, let’s recap my baseline knowledge. Let’s see, Reggie Bush plays for the New Orleans Saints (Thank you, Keeping up with the Kardashians!), Tom Brady is quarterback for the New England Patriots (US Weekly, you do a superb job of stalking Tom and Gisele) and Lamar Odom…oh wait, he doesn’t play football right? With my knowledge based almost solely off of trashy magazines and reality TV...
The First Down
Hello, Fumbling Forward readers! I’m Jenna, and I’m a recently single, 23 year old girly girl who just moved to Boston after living her entire life in various parts of New York. Lately I’ve noticed a shift in those around me: girlfriends of mine who had never shown any interest in sports can speak knowledgeably about football teams and their players; my co-workers come together to discuss...
