What was the major influence for your love of football?

[Scratchtown]

Topic Title says it all. What was your major influence that got you to love football the way you do?

For me, it was being my father's shadow. He was a high school football coach and from a very young age I got to hang around and see what it was like on the practice field, locker room bs, game nights on the sidelines, rides home on the bus from away games...I started doing this around 7-8 years old. I considered it to be awesome. I fell in love with the atmosphere first, and then as I became one of the "football boys" I started to love the game from a playing standpoint. After HS, I got into coaching. Doing my 7th year total, and 5th year at the Varsity level. Every year I learn a new reason for loving the game. But my biggest influence was easily my own Pop.

 

[sd'sker]

i was born in nebraska.

 

[killer cacti]

Grew up in a football town here in SC. If you were a boy, you played football.

 

[tschu]

i was born in nebraska.

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[ShawnWatson]

My parents aren't some soccer playing communist apostrophists and taught me right

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

Good question. Beats me. Myself, no answer.

I follow sports (TV, media articles, live events, standings, behind the stories, etc) ........

Top priority:

- Huskers Football !! (for some reasons)

- College Football

- MLB, in particular, American league.

Somewhat interesting:

- Huskers Baseball and Basketball

- NHL

- PGA

- Indy and F1 racing

Uninteresting most of the time:

- NFL. Predictable and the same attack ... much more different than CFB. Plus different rules.

- NBA. Boring.

- Soccer

- NASCAR, horse racing (actually not a sport), tennis, boxing, etc.

- All women sports

 

[ColoradoHusk]

EDIT: I say I have a strong love for all sports. College football is my favorite sport, because of the Huskers.

Born and raised in Nebraska. My parents have had season tickets for the Husker games for over 50 years. It's just a family tradition.

Although since I am also a UNL alum, I have a strong love for all Nebraska sports.

 

[Landlord]

I really have no idea to be honest.

I lived in North Dakota until age 9, then came back "home" to Nebraska. I didn't really understand Nebraska football and I was the kid that got picked on and ended up crying in midget football which I eventually quit.

Didn't play it in middle school, and my freshman and sophomore years I wasn't interested originally but ended up going out for the season a few weeks in. Completely skipped football my junior year and then did the whole thing my senior year and ended up turning down some offers to play for smaller schools.

I really have no clue where the love came from.

 

[Scratchtown]

H on H,

I understand what you are saying with the NFL. Man I can't stand watching it. I don't think I sat down to watch a game all year, not even the Super Bowl. I identify with the Chargers but don't ever watch. Much more inclined to spend my entire Saturday in front of the tube watching as many college games as I can, and then Sunday's I use for grading my OLB's individual performance the previous Friday night...No time for NFL.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

After thinking about it further, I don't know if I have a "love" for football. I only played a couple years as a kid, and then another 2 years in high school. I love Husker football, and will also watch other college games on Saturday. I will have NFL games on during Sunday, but don't live or die with those games. My son is 8, and I won't be heart-broken if he doesn't play football.

Now, I am a huge sports fan, but I am more into golf for myself and enjoying my son's baseball and soccer games.

 

[NUance]

Played in high school (like about 75% of the posters here). Grew up in Nebraska. So it came natural.

 

[Abdullah the Butcher]

Steve Young to Jerry Rice, and Cory Schlesinger. Those are my first real memories of football from when I was 5/6 years old and have been a 49ers and Nebraska fan ever since. It's funny how those two teams have kind of mirrored each other, great success in the 90s, ugly downturn in the 2000s, and a revitalization lately.

 

[The Dude]

Jay Novacek.

 

[Scratchtown]

Jay Novacek.

Gothenburg reference? or Cowboys?

 

[JJ Husker]

i was born in nebraska.

This is it in a nutshell.

Grew up playing sandlot ball with neighborhood buddies. Dreaming we were Bill Olds or Jeff Kinney or Johnny the jet or practically any other player from the late 60's/early 70's. Fall saturdays with Lyle Bremser on the radio.......stores would close while the game was on or they for sure had it blaring for all to hear. Really, a guy didn't stand a chance of not being a NU football fan in that era.