Fans Tell All
Now that the 2011-2012 football season has come to a close, it’s time to look back on what a fabulous season it was for Football 101 Women everywhere!
First and foremost, we want to sincerely thank all of our fans! You guys have been nothing but great this year and we could not have done it without you!
This season we DOUBLED our readership and constantly had people talking back and forth on our Facebook page. So awesome! Because of our growing readership and followers we landed our very first advertiser. We also met great friends and starting talking about college ball...
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Angel Flora of Flora's Finest
Looking for an unique holiday gift for your favorite female football fan? Look no further than FlorasFinest. Owner Angel Flora Bolton offers a selection of colorful, fringe scarves to match the colors of favorite college and professional football teams nationwide! Check out her site on etsy.com and our Q&A with her below.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlorasFinest
How did you get started?
I have been knitting for years and was experimenting with using 10+ yarns to knit in each scarf to add textures and colors, however, the scarves were heavier and more for jacket wear. So back in 2009 I came up with the...
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Just as we were taught in elementary school, Thanksgiving started centuries ago with the pilgrims and Indians coming together with a large feast. Little did they know hundreds of years later the tradition they started would go hand-in-hand with one of America’s greatest pasttimes: football, of course!
Football and Thanksgiving just go together, like peanut butter and jelly, mashed potatoes and gravy, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler. Thanksgiving Day consists of consuming way too many calories to count, while huddled around a television with your family, watching the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, among others. The Lions and Cowboys are two...
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It has been a very tough economy the past couple years. Not just with employment, the housing market, and the stock exchange – but in football as well. So it’s no surprise that the fans across the nation are stressing over decisions like: whether or not to renew season tickets, purchase fan gear/apparel, or go to sports bars to watch the games.
Times are tough, but that shouldn’t mean we can’t still enjoy and support the sports that we enjoy watching so much!
Here are some helpful money-saving tips and ideas for this football season:
Make your own fan gear
Have you ever walked...
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By Carolyn Todd
Let me add a few things that have been essential to survive snow, ice, or extreme cold:
--L.L. Bean silk long underwear (some readers have recommended UnderArmour brand performance underwear to me)
--Thin sock liners under rag wool socks, both purchased from L.L. Bean
--L.L. Bean waterproof Maine hunting shoes (low-cut) with thinsulate lining
--Gray wool lined pants (also from L.L. Bean but any brand will do)
--Heavy boiled wool navy blue sweater purchased in Scotland a few years ago
--Eddie Bauer waterproof Goretex/insulated parka with hood– temp rating -20 F
--Wool navy blue felt hat with a brim to keep my glasses...
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By Carolyn Todd
Recently Football 101 Women featured an article about Victoria Secret’s new “pink” line of NFL clothing. That’s pretty cool if you’re into fashionable gear for a party at home surrounding your TV.
But let’s face it. After October rolls around, it gets mighty cold when you’re watching games from the stands, especially in Chicago or in Big Ten country!
The priority if you’re outdoors is to stay warm and dry. The brands I mention below are hardly sexy or fashionable. But they work!
In fact let me start by telling you what I wore a few Saturdays ago to the...
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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...
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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...
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By Kelly Bichkoff
The first week of the 2010-2011 NFL fantasy season and my team gets SHELLACKED! Final score: Titans 107.76, Granny Panties 55.81. And, to add insult to injury, my team was in 6th place out of 10 teams in terms of overall points scored. Hopefully next week will be better against Team Cynnabuns....
How do you score points in fantasy football?
Every league is different, but in ours it’s pretty basic. Your QB (quarterback) scores 1 point for every 50 yards he passes the ball and 6 points when he throws a TD (touchdown) pass, your RBs (running backs)...
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