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Lauren Temmler: The Giant Among the Bears…
For my entire life, fall Sundays have meant Giants football. My mom moonlighted as an ER nurse most weekends, so my dad wisely taught his young daughters the magic of football. This was mainly to cut down on his time spent playing Ken to our multiple Barbies, so a smart move all around. Living in Chicago for the better part of the last decade has taught me two things: One that everyone has the worst fans; and two, that finding a bar with the Sunday Ticket and good drink specials is not easy.... The latter isn’t true for all of us non-Bears... Read More...
Fans Tell All: Meet Lauren Temmler – football fan, writer and game day expert
I'm sure you all have one of them - the friend that knows EVERYTHING about football. She is up-to-date on all the teams, can "talk shop" with the boys and knows the best place to go every Sunday to watch the game. She is your go-to football 101 girl. For me, that is Lauren Temmler, a former Marketing colleague and great friend. And we're lucky that she is going to share her expertise with us this week! Learn more about her first.... Lauren is originally from New Jersey and comes from a family of a die-hard New York Giants fans. She... Read More...
Tight Ends: They’re More Than Just a Firm Backside in White Pants!
Usually when women think of the word “fantasy,” it brings to mind a particularly satisfying shopping experience where everything cute is not only your size but it’s also on sale! However, when the dog days of summer start turning to the days of early autumn, the word fantasy applies to football. Now, most of the time the term fantasy football brings to mind images of your husband/boyfriend/brother/dad sitting in front of the flat screen on Sunday shouting things like, “Come on you bum! I only need 2 more yards from your broke a** to win this week!” And until now, you may have had a vague idea of what that means, but perhaps feel a bit confused or intimidated by the whole concept of fantasy football. Fear no more, ladies! You too can understand (and even enjoy) fantasy football.
Fantasy football is a game where a group of people (usually 8, 10, or 12) has teams that compete against each other each week of the regular NFL football season….
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Watch The NFL Draft on Primetime For the FIRST Time
Baseball season? Pshaw. Football season is on its way! Starting this Thursday, April 22, tune in to the NFL Network as the NFL draft moves to primetime for the first time. The first round takes place Thursday at 7:30 p.m. EST; second and third rounds begin Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. EST; and rounds 4-7 begin Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m. EST.
The draft takes place at Radio City Music Hall in New York. And you can actually go there to see night 2, round 3 of the draft!! Check out the NFL website to learn more.
What does everyone think the biggest drama will be?
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Football 101 Women: Learn the Game from Sarah Spain: Part 2 of 2
I spoke to some really interesting guys in Tampa–legends like Mercury Morris, Tony Dorsett and Roger Staubach–but I think my favorite football player to interview is Bears cornerback Peanut Tillman. He’s a fantastic guy with a great sense of humor and he definitely knows how to work it for the cameras. He’s got a future in TV after his career is over, for sure. I did a really funny piece with him where I did a mock tryout for the Bears. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPmh4njOrsI)
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Football 101 Women: Learn the Game from Sarah Spain: Part 1 of 2
I was only five years old when the ’85 Bears won it all, so for my whole life the city has been looking back on one of the greatest teams ever–one that I was too young to enjoy rooting for. As I got older, though, I began to really appreciate the real athleticism of football players. Speed, strength, toughness, jumping ability, hand-eye coordination–you gotta have it all to succeed in the NFL. Now I love it so much it frustrates me that football isn’t a women’s sport, too. I would’ve been a fantastic wide receiver in my prime…although now I think I’m more of a tight end.
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Learn the Game from Sarah Spain: Football 101 Women’s First Interview
Sarah Spain is a talented lady who really knows her games. After six years in Los Angeles working as an Associate Producer at Fox Sports Net and doing acting and hosting, Sarah Spain moved back to Chicago and took the Windy Cindy by storm. She was a reporter and writer for MouthpieceSports.com and now hosts the “Fantasy Players Minute“ and does freelance reporting, writing and radio work for outlets including The Big Ten Network and SportsIllustrated.com.
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Fantasy Football: A Woman’s Perspective
Written by Trisha P.
Believe it or not, my husband actually said, “Hey baby, I need you to draft my fantasy team for me, there is just no way I can get out of work in time.” I had no idea what kind of “fantasy” world I was about to enter, with team names like Mc Lovin and Rock-afire Explosion. I would share my husband’s team name, however my face gets red just thinking about it, and he’s much too old to have a name like that anyway.
I knew I was in trouble when I walked into a room full of stone-faced men, each with a laptop and pages, I mean PAGES, of research notes about their team hopefuls. I, on the other hand, walked in with a one year old, a diaper bag and some tasty ham roll-ups I whipped up for the occasion.
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Sneak Peak: Fans Become Guest Bloggers!
Hello football lovers! Yes, it is true. I am becoming a true football aficionado, and Lisa and I are having so much fun getting to know all our fans in the process. So much so in fact that we decided to start a guest blogging series, where we share stories and tips from fellow fans.
I’m super excited. So I’d like to introduce you to our first blogger, Trisha P., a good friend of mine from college….
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