How much does your spouse know about football?

Alvin Walton · 08-30-2011, 10:00 AM

My wife's family is from the Chicago area so they are all Bears fans.
But she didn't know squat about football until she met me.
She has a pretty good grip of the game and knows who most of the important players are.
I get tired of the Bears rah rah stuff though.
At Christmas time I always move her Bears ornament to the back of the tree.

Slingin Sammy 33 · 08-30-2011, 10:10 AM

God Bless my wife. She couldn't have cared less about football before we got together, but with me playing, coaching our son, and eventually coaching HS, she's been "all in". She was team Mom a couple years for my son's team and has been on the sideline helping in mid-30 degree driving rain.

She knows and understands most of the game and can hold a knowledgable conversation on it. She likes Brees (he's really accurate and does a good job) and Clay Matthews (he Fs people up), she's a Raiders fan but she knows "they won't be good with Al Davis or his son running it". During the season, football's on every night but Tues/Wed. Like I said in the other thread, suffering through Bachelor or DWTS is a worthwhile trade-off.

skinsfan69 · 08-30-2011, 10:23 AM

Not married but my gf doesn't really like it. I'm glad she doesn't like it too. Football Sundays are my day. Leave me alone.

firstdown · 08-30-2011, 11:03 AM

My wife will watch the skins games but it is not as easy with a little one. She had her nap timed with the games but that didn't last too long. I'll have to say she ask every year about going to a game or two and its me who has not really cared if we did or didn't go.

BDBohnzie · 08-30-2011, 12:09 PM

My wife grew up in a household that watched a lot of football, hockey, baseball, boxing, so she has a genuine interest in watching those sports. And while she doesn't keep up with current rosters and such, she knows who the big name players are. We go to one Redskins game a year, and our 3 year old and 2 year old know that Sundays in the fall are for "touchdown redskins". I even get to watch it during dinner instead of Dora or Wonder Pets, or whatever cartoon the kids are into that very moment.

firstdown · 08-30-2011, 02:25 PM

I had my wife believing that everytime the skins scored that she was suppose to remove a peice of clothing for good luck. She either figured out that I was lying or that it was not working.

GMScud · 08-30-2011, 02:27 PM

I am a blessed man. My wife is actually in more fantasy football leagues (3) than than me (2). She LOVES football, knows the ins and outs of the rules, and knows just as much about stats/players as any guy I know. On Sundays in the fall, she's completely content to just chill and watch game after game. It started with her love of Gator football when she was a kid growing up outside of Orlando, and when she met me, she got really into the pro game.

Monkeydad · 08-30-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I had my wife believing that everytime the skins scored that she was suppose to remove a peice of clothing for good luck. She either figured out that I was lying or that it was not working.

Sorry about your decade-long dry spell. During those Zorn years, it seems like 17 points was our ceiling...and we only hit that a couple of times!

Things are looking up this year though!

Longtimefan · 08-30-2011, 06:04 PM

Re: How much does your spouse know about football?

Nothing!! Plus, she doesn't care that she knows nothing.

skinsfaninok · 08-30-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Not married but my gf doesn't really like it. I'm glad she doesn't like it too. Football Sundays are my day. Leave me alone.

Yep.

skinsfaninok · 08-30-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GMScud

I am a blessed man. My wife is actually in more fantasy football leagues (3) than than me (2). She LOVES football, knows the ins and outs of the rules, and knows just as much about stats/players as any guy I know. On Sundays in the fall, she's completely content to just chill and watch game after game. It started with her love of Gator football when she was a kid growing up outside of Orlando, and when she met me, she got really into the pro game.

Dude your the luckiest guy in the world! I can't get my wife to watch OU (where she went!) much less NFL

GMScud · 08-30-2011, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Dude your the luckiest guy in the world! I can't get my wife to watch OU (where she went!) much less NFL

The best is when she's wearing nothing but a jersey (actually happens a lot when it's just the two of us watching a night game) and she's cheering and yelling at the TV. It's so awesome. Trust me, I don't take it for granted even one little bit. Reason #632 that I asked her to marry me.

Schneed10 · 08-30-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Not married but my gf doesn't really like it. I'm glad she doesn't like it too. Football Sundays are my day. Leave me alone.

This is me, too. For me I'd feel like George Costanza, the worlds would collide. If relationship Schneed walked into the living room on Sunday afternoon, he would kill football fanatic Schneed.

Spouses need their time apart and separate interests. Football is mine. Book club is hers.

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 08-30-2011, 07:40 PM

My wife loves football, a diehard Giants fan but other than that she knows a lot about it and watches every Sat and Sun.

skinsfaninok · 08-30-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gmscud

the best is when she's wearing nothing but a jersey (actually happens a lot when it's just the two of us watching a night game) and she's cheering and yelling at the tv. It's so awesome. Trust me, i don't take it for granted even one little bit. Reason #632 that i asked her to marry me.

**** u dude lmao

08-30-2011, 10:00 AM	#16
Alvin Walton Pro Bowl Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 5,741	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? My wife's family is from the Chicago area so they are all Bears fans. But she didn't know squat about football until she met me. She has a pretty good grip of the game and knows who most of the important players are. I get tired of the Bears rah rah stuff though. At Christmas time I always move her Bears ornament to the back of the tree. __________________ REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968

08-30-2011, 10:10 AM	#17
Slingin Sammy 33 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 4,347	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? God Bless my wife. She couldn't have cared less about football before we got together, but with me playing, coaching our son, and eventually coaching HS, she's been "all in". She was team Mom a couple years for my son's team and has been on the sideline helping in mid-30 degree driving rain. She knows and understands most of the game and can hold a knowledgable conversation on it. She likes Brees (he's really accurate and does a good job) and Clay Matthews (he Fs people up), she's a Raiders fan but she knows "they won't be good with Al Davis or his son running it". During the season, football's on every night but Tues/Wed. Like I said in the other thread, suffering through Bachelor or DWTS is a worthwhile trade-off. __________________ "I would bet.....(if), an angel fairy came down and said, '[You can have anything] in the world you would like to own,' I wouldn't be surprised if you said a football club and particularly the Washington Redskins.'' — Jack Kent Cooke, 1996.

08-30-2011, 10:23 AM	#18
skinsfan69 Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,265	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? Not married but my gf doesn't really like it. I'm glad she doesn't like it too. Football Sundays are my day. Leave me alone.

08-30-2011, 11:03 AM	#19
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? My wife will watch the skins games but it is not as easy with a little one. She had her nap timed with the games but that didn't last too long. I'll have to say she ask every year about going to a game or two and its me who has not really cared if we did or didn't go.

08-30-2011, 12:09 PM	#20
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 45 Posts: 4,628	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? My wife grew up in a household that watched a lot of football, hockey, baseball, boxing, so she has a genuine interest in watching those sports. And while she doesn't keep up with current rosters and such, she knows who the big name players are. We go to one Redskins game a year, and our 3 year old and 2 year old know that Sundays in the fall are for "touchdown redskins". I even get to watch it during dinner instead of Dora or Wonder Pets, or whatever cartoon the kids are into that very moment. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

08-30-2011, 02:25 PM	#21
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? I had my wife believing that everytime the skins scored that she was suppose to remove a peice of clothing for good luck. She either figured out that I was lying or that it was not working.

08-30-2011, 02:27 PM	#22
GMScud Swearinger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 12,626	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? I am a blessed man. My wife is actually in more fantasy football leagues (3) than than me (2). She LOVES football, knows the ins and outs of the rules, and knows just as much about stats/players as any guy I know. On Sundays in the fall, she's completely content to just chill and watch game after game. It started with her love of Gator football when she was a kid growing up outside of Orlando, and when she met me, she got really into the pro game. __________________ Tardy

08-30-2011, 06:04 PM	#24
Longtimefan Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germantown, Md. Posts: 4,832	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? Re: How much does your spouse know about football? Nothing!! Plus, she doesn't care that she knows nothing. __________________ A revolution is coming and it will be televised.

08-30-2011, 07:40 PM	#29
EARTHQUAKE2689 You did WHAT?!? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In The Kitchen With Dyna. Age: 35 Posts: 14,165	Re: How much does your spouse know about football? My wife loves football, a diehard Giants fan but other than that she knows a lot about it and watches every Sat and Sun. __________________ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NG9zNxqMP8cYNP72QqUQT Shameless self-promotion. It is what it is.

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