Football

So in the 1970's by default and the men in my family. I will admit I was a Dallas Cowboys fan. I mean come on who could not be with Tom Landry as coach and Roger Staubuck as the QB. It truly was Americas team. But since I have grown up and gotten some taste LOL. Actually just since the 1980's I have adopted and become a hard core fan of the NY Giants. Which to the male adults in my family is sacrilege as they are all Philadelphia Eagles fans (growing up and/or currently living in Philly). But what I did not know is slowly I have actually converted my Father and Grandfather to the dark side and they are both now routing for my NY Giants in the superbowl. Oh and of course my sister is also. My passion I cannot say when it started I can say the first true team I remember is the one with Phil Sims and Lawrence Taylor(the only LT ever in the NFL, for those who are San Diego fans your LT small potatoes). I remember watching the last few seconds of the superbowl wind down holding my breath as the kicker from the Buffalo Bills kicked the possible winning field goal and MISSED. Having my team win, I remember loosing to the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs... and the ravens in the superbowl. But what I will truly remember no matter how old I am. Is the day I truly became an ELI MANNING fan. This would be Superbowl 42 in Phoenix, Arizona (my home town) where Eli and Michael Strahan with the rest of the team led the NY Giants (underdogs) to a win over the undefeated New England Patriots. For two weeks I listened to the sports casters dog my giants. I sat in a room with Boomer Eaisain (sp) while he predicted his score for the superbowl with the Giants of course loosing. But in the end and much to my surprise I might add the Giants came out on top. I could not BELIEVE IT... i was up blogging, listening the sports shows till late at night letting it sink in. My friend had to hug me and move me from staring at the trunk of the car because I could not believe what I had just seen. And then to top it off I loved listening to all the sports casters and sports experts back track trying to reverse EVERYTHING stated the weeks before. Then to come back this year listening to how the experts did not think we could do it again. UM HELLO 1st seed, home field advantage possible playoff in the MEADOWLANDS... I would say we did it we showed that not only could we beat the team who was undefeated but come back and excell in a season where the casters did not even talk about us in the beginning. So no matter what happens from this point on (of course they will win) I am proud to be a GIANT fan and to be behind a team who comes out every week to play the game. :)