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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? Well we are here, at the Cameron household. As a matter of fact, I am watching the Denver Broncos battle the Buffalo Bills as I write this. However, it is the Arizona Cardinals I long to watch. I am a die hard Arizona Cardinal Fan! I have suffered for too too long! I wasn’t really into sports as a boy. My parents were divorced and I lived with my mom. Although, I remember watching Monday Night Football with mom, I think I was more interested in the pizza. I had no identification with a professional football team, nor did I pay attention to college football.
During college I roomed with a bunch of guys that lived to watch football and drink beer. It was fun and I became a fan. All my friends had their teams and I sided with them in support, but had no team of my own. Their teams were from their home town, teams they watched with dad, teams with one of their favorite college players playing for the team, teams with a great quarter back and or teams they just liked. I needed a reason to compel me to call a team “my team.”
In 1988, the Cardinals moved to Arizona and I knew my patients were to be rewarded. I now had a team. I was so excited. But here is what I found, I was the only one or so it seemed. My friends were upset their team was no longer on TV because of the Cardinals. It didn’t matter if that was the case or not, but when the Cardinals were on it was causing their team to be off. For years I watched the Arizona Cardinals in disappointment. We became season ticket holders and went to every home game. Each year we expected a better next year. We melted, we suffered we lost. If we were doing good, then a sell out meant missing a full quarter of the game to go get food, beer or use the restroom. ASU’s stadium is miserable. My best memory there was of course 1998 when we squeezed into the playoffs as a wildcard. I still remember looking at my buddy, Dale Hahne, when we beat the San Diego Chargers with a game ending field goal and we both agreed to jump the fence and charge the field. It was a crazy night. The following week Lisa, the kids and I went to the airport to cheer the victorious Cardinals as they returned from their playoff win in Dallas. It was a special night. OK, I am ready for something like that again.
Being a season ticket holder for over 10 years now, I love the new stadium. Last year was rough at 5 – 11, but at least we were comfortable. What kind of fan I am, now that we are comfortable it’s time to WIN. I love watching players like Anquan Boldin. It’s incredible to see a receiver take on safeties and linebackers like a running back would. HE MAKES THE GAME FUN! But more than just him, we have Larry Fitzgerald another incredible receiver. His speed and leaping powers are AWESOME. I expect a lot of touchdowns from these guys this year. Now they have Matt Lienart our Franchise quarterback of the now and the future. The talking heads are not giving the Arizona Cardinals much of a chance this year. I kinda like that, it takes the pressure off. I think we will surprise many this year.
Here are my picks for the 2007 Football Season:
September 19th Arizona Cardinals 27 VS. San Francisco 49ers 24
September 16th Arizona Cardinals 21 VS. Seattle Seahawks 31
September 23rd Arizona Cardinals 10 VS. Baltimore Ravens 14
September 30th Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. Pittsburgh Steelers 17
October 7th Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. St. Louis Rams 28
October 14th Arizona Cardinals 20 VS. Carolina Panthers 17
October 21st Arizona Cardinals 17 VS. Washington Redskins 10
October 28th Arizona Cardinals Bye week
November 4th Arizona Cardinals 31 VS. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
November 11th Arizona Cardinals 21 VS. Detroit Lions 14
November 18th Arizona Cardinals 17 VS. Cincinnati Bengals 24
November 25th Arizona Cardinals 31 VS. San Francisco 49ers 27
December 2nd Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. Cleveland Browns 14
December 9th Arizona Cardinals 17 VS. Seattle Seahawks 28
December 16th Arizona Cardinals 14 VS. New Orleans Saints 24
December 23rd Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. Atlanta Falcons 10
December 30th Arizona Cardinals 28 VS. St. Louis Rams 17
SEE YOU ALL IN THE POST SEASON!
2007 Arizona Cardinals 9 Wins 7 Loses
During college I roomed with a bunch of guys that lived to watch football and drink beer. It was fun and I became a fan. All my friends had their teams and I sided with them in support, but had no team of my own. Their teams were from their home town, teams they watched with dad, teams with one of their favorite college players playing for the team, teams with a great quarter back and or teams they just liked. I needed a reason to compel me to call a team “my team.”
In 1988, the Cardinals moved to Arizona and I knew my patients were to be rewarded. I now had a team. I was so excited. But here is what I found, I was the only one or so it seemed. My friends were upset their team was no longer on TV because of the Cardinals. It didn’t matter if that was the case or not, but when the Cardinals were on it was causing their team to be off. For years I watched the Arizona Cardinals in disappointment. We became season ticket holders and went to every home game. Each year we expected a better next year. We melted, we suffered we lost. If we were doing good, then a sell out meant missing a full quarter of the game to go get food, beer or use the restroom. ASU’s stadium is miserable. My best memory there was of course 1998 when we squeezed into the playoffs as a wildcard. I still remember looking at my buddy, Dale Hahne, when we beat the San Diego Chargers with a game ending field goal and we both agreed to jump the fence and charge the field. It was a crazy night. The following week Lisa, the kids and I went to the airport to cheer the victorious Cardinals as they returned from their playoff win in Dallas. It was a special night. OK, I am ready for something like that again.
Being a season ticket holder for over 10 years now, I love the new stadium. Last year was rough at 5 – 11, but at least we were comfortable. What kind of fan I am, now that we are comfortable it’s time to WIN. I love watching players like Anquan Boldin. It’s incredible to see a receiver take on safeties and linebackers like a running back would. HE MAKES THE GAME FUN! But more than just him, we have Larry Fitzgerald another incredible receiver. His speed and leaping powers are AWESOME. I expect a lot of touchdowns from these guys this year. Now they have Matt Lienart our Franchise quarterback of the now and the future. The talking heads are not giving the Arizona Cardinals much of a chance this year. I kinda like that, it takes the pressure off. I think we will surprise many this year.
Here are my picks for the 2007 Football Season:
September 19th Arizona Cardinals 27 VS. San Francisco 49ers 24
September 16th Arizona Cardinals 21 VS. Seattle Seahawks 31
September 23rd Arizona Cardinals 10 VS. Baltimore Ravens 14
September 30th Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. Pittsburgh Steelers 17
October 7th Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. St. Louis Rams 28
October 14th Arizona Cardinals 20 VS. Carolina Panthers 17
October 21st Arizona Cardinals 17 VS. Washington Redskins 10
October 28th Arizona Cardinals Bye week
November 4th Arizona Cardinals 31 VS. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
November 11th Arizona Cardinals 21 VS. Detroit Lions 14
November 18th Arizona Cardinals 17 VS. Cincinnati Bengals 24
November 25th Arizona Cardinals 31 VS. San Francisco 49ers 27
December 2nd Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. Cleveland Browns 14
December 9th Arizona Cardinals 17 VS. Seattle Seahawks 28
December 16th Arizona Cardinals 14 VS. New Orleans Saints 24
December 23rd Arizona Cardinals 24 VS. Atlanta Falcons 10
December 30th Arizona Cardinals 28 VS. St. Louis Rams 17
SEE YOU ALL IN THE POST SEASON!
2007 Arizona Cardinals 9 Wins 7 Loses
Remember the 2008 SUPERBOWL will be played in The Arizona Cardinals stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February the 3rd. To sign up to be a volunteer click the link below:
2 comments:
I believe in your late teens and early 20's you roomed with some die hard football fans which may have had some influence on your intereste in football.
Braonco Fan
Alright I'll spell check in the future before before posting comments.
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