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Carolyn Todd: From “I do” to 100+ Football Games in a Row!

It’s that time again. Football season! Ugh, you think. Here we go again. If only I could truly understand the game and look forward to watching it as much as my friends and colleagues. Could I really learn to love football? Well, we at Football 101 Women think the answer is yes!

Just ask Carolyn Todd. She wasn’t always a Penn State football fan. Growing up in Boston, her interest in sports was confined to social situations, like many of us out there. Until, that is, she met her husband Terry and he shared his passion for Penn State football. The rest is history….

Fans Tell All: Meg Pucino, football coach and lover

MEG PUCINO introduced me to Friday night lights! When did you become a football fan? When I was a little girl.... read more...

3 new interviews with our favorite football fans

Hey there! This summer we have taken the time to chat it up with 3 of our favorite football fans,... read more...

Share your story with us!

Hey ya’ll. We are gearing up for a hot Chicago summer filled with BBQ’s, swimming and outdoor anything. That doesn’t mean we have forgotten about football! Can you believe that next year’s Super Bowl is going to be held in New York’s Jets and Giants stadium? Can anyone say freezing?

Until the season kicks off we are actively recruiting ladies like you who, like us, like football. We want to share and tell more stories of people like you. Last week Jackie emailed us…but didn’t include an email address. Jackie, if you are out there, will you send us an email at football101women@gmail.com? Thank you!

In the next few months we are going to introduce you to three ladies who have already contributed their stories. Till then, if you would like to share, please email us and let us know! We will be in touch as soon as we can.

Fans Tell All: Superbowl Predictions from Susan’s Sibling

While Coach Payton has many weapons on both sides of the ball, including QB Drew Brees, RBs Pierre Thomas and Heisman winner Reggie Bush, and DT Sedrick Ellis, I do not think it will be enough to stop the hard-charging Colts. The Saints will struggle to cover the Colts’ receivers (Wayne, Clark, Garcon, Collie), and I don’t think their pass rush will be able to significantly affect Peyton Manning, and that spells trouble. The Vegas line is that the Colts are 6-point favorites. I would gladly take the Colts giving the points. I believe the Saints will hang with the Colts for a while, but by the end of the 3rd Quarter, Peyton will have Payton scrambling to find a way to stop the Indy juggernaut, to no avail.

My prediction: Indianapolis Colts 38, New Orleans Saints 21.

–Susan’s Brother Brian

Fans Tell All Part 2: Ex-NFL player dishes strategies on how to love the game and ideas on where to watch ‘em

FB 101: What do you think are 3-4 good resources/ways for women to learn football?
SB: One of the best ways is by some sort of common interest and rivalry and competition. “My school is better than your school; my city will beat your city.” Any sort of side competition makes the game more interesting. I don’t like to bet money but I do get people involved in Games like ESPN has the Pigskin Pick’em. It is a website that lets you set up teams an pick the winner of each game each week. There is a lot of luck in the guessing but several people who don’t know the game can still pick the winners. They can do there own research and still compete.

Fans Tell All Part 1: A little background about Stephen Bates

Prior to joining the radio industry, Stephen attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia. He earned Kodak All-American Honors as a stand out Defensive End and Outside Linebacker. Steve was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the National football League in the 10th round of the 1990 NFL Draft. Steve spent the next 5 years moving from team to team including 4 seasons in the Canadian Football League.

FB 101: How did playing football influence your life?
SB: Sports analogies are always used in life. “Get up dust yourself off and get back in the game”, I used them all the time as a sale manager. Because so much of what we have to do in life is a competition then I look at the opportunities when I can compete. Most people are not successful in competing if they have not done the proper preparation. Knowing what to do in a given situation and being prepared for the situation to arise. We had a saying in college… “Getting Better Every Day!” Either you are getting better or you’re falling behind.