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Football Can Be For Girls Too

For those girls who want to be into football but don't know where to start

Rianne Travis

Nov 29, 2016

Columbia, South Carolina

Chapman University

I am a die hard NFL fan, New England Patriots all the way. Now, I know "everyone" hates them but oh well. I just want to bring up the stereotype that "only guys watch football"

Girls can watch football too. Even if you're not a "sports" fan there are other reasons to watch football. There are VERY attractive, tall, muscular, and athletic guys involved in football. The cheerleaders on the sideline are gorgeous. There is a sense of style each team holds. Press conferences are basically fashion shows. (Below is a picture of Carolina Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton in a press conference. Newton is mostly known for his dab and how he pulled the Panthers to the Super Bowl last year)

And, if you're a "political" person there is the whole ordeal with Kapernick and the politics behind him. Just the experience of watching football with friends and family is amazing.

Now if you ARE going to get into football, PLEASE don't just choose the winning team because they're popular, don't wait to choose a favorite team until Super Bowl, don't choose a team and then switch during the playoffs.

The NFL is split into two conferences the AFC (American Football Conference) and the NFC (National Football Conference). Each conference is split into divisions (East, North, South, and West).

Each team has a season record that's written as Win-Lose-Tie. The quarterbacks are the face of the team, when you see a quarterback their team falls on their back. Below is pictured a chart (that I typed up and screenshotted which is why there are those annoying red squigglies underneath some names and such) which has the Conference, Division, Team Name, Location, Week 12 Season Record (note Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles are playing right now (11/27) so their records are not up to date), and their Starting Quarterback on it (the Dallas Cowboys have another popular quarterback named Tony Romo but he has not been starting recently which he is why he is not on the list). If you want to do more research, which I HIGHLY recommend you doing you can let me know (comment below) or feel free to do so on your own.

Below is a map of the teams based off of location and what team the area "typically" pulls for, but please, look into the teams. I won't be mad if you pull for the team in your area, but do some research.

So, ladies, please take your time and do some research. Let me know if you need help getting into football. Don't let guys bring you down, when you can fantasize about rich NFL players.

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1. Figuring out when to start

2. Searching through list after list to get everything you need

3. Shopping for deals

4. Getting bins to put everything in

5. Figuring what you can’t live without

6. Going through clothes to find what you need

7. Finding out your siblings took something from you

8. Fighting with your parents.

9. Trying to plan things with your roommate

10. The fear of forgetting something

11. Move in day

Relatable moments from one of the best shows I have ever watched.

1. When you fail that midterm you studied so hard for.

2. When your crush finally texts back.

3. When payday comes around.

4. When you accidentally like someone's picture from 108 weeks ago.

5. When someone takes your unassigned assigned seat.

6. When your favorite character in your favorite TV series dies.

7. When that guy/girl you’ve been crushing on agrees to go on a date with you.

8. When you have so much to do, and such little motivation to do it.

9. When someone asks for your last fry.

10. When you try a new health-food craze.

11. When you get new clothing.

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14. When someone tries to tell you what to do.

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We all have that "I don't care" attitude.

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Thank you, April, for inspiring us with your wicked relatability.

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