My Thoughtless Journey into Buccaneer Fanhood

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Published: May 11, 2009

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... always pitied those that were faced with that decision. I never had a choice.

When you are born to a family that schedules weddings, Christmases, and other family functions around Tampa Bay Buccaneer games, picking an NFL team is not exactly a democratic process. When Grandpa is a passionate fan who has had season tickets since the team's 1976 entry to the NFL and has only missed two preseason games since, you do not objectively evaluate options and decide which team you like the most. 

Being a Buccaneer fan was a de facto title placed upon me at birth. I happily played along. 

With some of my earliest memories taking place at Tampa Stadium, my childhood Mecca which has now become a grass parking lot, I idolized an ever-changing group of NFL misfits while rooting full-heartedly against legends such as Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, and the late Reggie White.

While horrendous attendance figures proved that other Tampanians were discontent with the Bu...

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