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I grew up at a time when the vikings were a new franchise. Half well 2/3rds of my friends were Packer fans, since they were the regional teams for 30 years.

Plus the Pack were the dominant team in the league. Well soon my Vikes ascended and the Pack descended and the Vikes began gaining a good following, but since I lived in Duluth on the border, half the people still follow the pack. Many are loyal to both.

Now I live in, you ready for this?

Chico ca. I have lived here for 30 years, and while most are obviously 49er fans, I had many loyal 49er friends who supported the Vikes since they hated the Pack.

Then the Pack drafted Chicos favorite son. Rodgers. He played for the same school my nephew went to, Pleasant Valley high school. Get this, their mascot is the Vikings, no shit. LOL

Well, now I feel like I have been transported over night to Green Bay Wisconsin, minus the frozen tundra of course.

By the way, your only 4 years younger than me. Born in 56, ans started following the Vikes around 64 or so. Like you a have been a lifelong NFL fan. I bleed purple. Easy choice, I’m Norwegian, so their mascot, the Viking, was tailor made for me.

I used to watch NF: games wall to wall, I even have been ordering the NFL ticket for almost 20 years so I can get the Vikings. With TIVO, I record many games and watched them by fast forwarding the commercials.

I have it down to a science, I can watch a game in about and hour and 20 minutes, unless I just want to listen to them talk, which usually I never did. I know more about the game than most of the guys calling it, although now they have former players which are a lot better than the geeks like Joe Buck. But still, I don’t need anyone explaining what I just watched.

This year I watch only my Vikings, but nothing else, not even the sports show I used to watch. I have bee getting a lot more work done this Fall than I have in years.

I used to know what other teams are doing, but not now. I played fantasy football one year, came in second, and donated my winnings to the church, but I disliked it. Something just ain’t right about rooting for players from other teams to have a good game. So after that one season I never played fantasy football again.

So I watch my Vikes, and if they win it all finally, I’ll hang up my jersey and never wear it again, nor watch them again. I just want to see them finally win the big one before I quit. It is after all, the only joy I get out of turning on my television since I gave up movies and television shows 10 years ago.

After I stop watching football, I won’t need a TV any longer. Hell that will save me a couple hundred dollars a Month.

Sorry, I can ramble at times. God bless you my FRiend.