Being a girl from Reno, Nevada, my options are very limited when it comes to choosing a team to which I can pledge allegiance. Most people in Northern Nevada pick the teams in closest proximity, the San Francisco 49ers or the Oakland Raiders. I would rather put a bullet in the brain of my beloved Betta fish, Marco, than support either of those teams because I am not like the rest of the Northern Nevada sheep. I am an individual. Plus, I could never justify wearing red and gold together, as that's the most hideous color combination I can think of, nor can I support a team whose fans are as terrifying as Raiders fans. Therefore, I had to branch out and find a team to call my own. I will now provide you with a list of my favorite teams (both NFL and college) and the reasoning behind my choices:
Tennessee Titans- The first Superbowl I watched willingly was between the Titans and the Rams in 2000. I was 17 and knew NOTHING about football. Truthfully, I only watched the game for one reason: Justin Timberlake. MTV had a pregame show featuring NSYNC and my dearest JT, being born in Tennessee, was wearing a Titans jersey, which meant that ipso facto, I was a Titans fan. That day I fell in love with three other men: Steve McNair, Eddie George and Jeff Fisher. My life has never been the same. JT led me to the Titans, but those guys made me a real Titans fan.
New York Jets- I could lie and make up some excuse as to why I'm a Jets fan, but lets be real. The only reason the Jets hit my radar is the beautiful face of Mark Sanchez. As a matter of fact, I hated the Jets when they picked up Brett "Dick Pics" Favre because of my deep, personal loathing for the overrated quarterback, but I had a change of heart when I first laid my eyes on Sanchez. I've learned to love all things Jets. Most notably, I've started a Twitter love affair with Nick Mangold, the best center in the National Football League. After months of tweeting him, he finally gave in and started following me. Next stop, BBM contacts.
Aside from those two teams, I will occasionally root for the Colts (because Peyton Manning gets me every time with his hilarious commercials), the Steelers (because I am powerless to resist Mike Tomlin), or the Lions (because I really want to see them win).
As for college teams, my picks are just as random and baseless, as I just started watching college football this year.
Nevada- As an alum, I have to root for them. This year, they made an impressive leap to #13 of the Top 25. And I've already purchased my tickets to see them in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on January 9th. GO PACK!
USC- I'm pretty sure you can guess why. Not only does Mark Sanchez hail from the University of Spoiled Children, but so do Jeff Fisher and LenDale White. I will cheer for anything that is related to Jeff Fisher in any way, so I have to root for the Trojans.
Auburn- I only like Auburn because it seems like every time I turn my television on, Auburn is playing a game. I swear, one Saturday, I left the house while an Auburn game was on and came home more than 6 hours later and Auburn was STILL on my TV. I gotta root for a team with that kind of stamina, even if it was just a repeat of the earlier game.
I will also root for THE Ohio State (thanks Nick Mangold) and the Oregon Ducks. Oh, and I also like Ball State because saying "Ball State" makes me giggle.
And that, my friends, is how I've picked my teams.
Blanche Sanche
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