So, I thought it was about time to introduce myself and start to embrace this title given by my loving husband. My Ignorant Wife…well maybe… The term I would use would be more along the lines of ‘My-uninterested-to-learn-something-that-seems-like-a-bore-and-makes-little-sense-to-me-wife.’ OK, OK, maybe that does sound a little ignorant.
Like many Australians, I grew up living and breathing sport. It was introduced to me in our house at a young age; rugby, soccer, netball, hockey, swimming, tennis. Everything and anything you and your siblings try as a young person.
My knowledge of Gridiron however is limited to the cult classic movies Ace Ventura, Waterboy, The Last Boy Scout (boy, those were some games), the odd YouTube search of halftime shows-which in my mind is the real reason 80% of the fans tune in to Superbowl- and of course snippets of wasted hours when I catch my husband watching the games.
With this being a true passion of George’s, which seems to fill many, many of our weekends (sigh), I figure it’s about time I allow him to try teach and convince me of this being the greatest sport on earth (cough, cough) with a well-deserved legion following. Hopefully along the way you will get a few laughs, tips and an ignorant wife level education of the game.
That being said I believe the season is about to begin in a few short days (or sleepless nights for some). Now out of the 50 odd teams that play this game with all the padding, lots of time wasting and thirty odd players on a team (I told you I knew a little about the game), I will give you My Ignorant Wife predictions. Keep in mind I know nothing about any team locations, players or player trades, coaches, feeder teams or history of winning the comp. This is simply a list of names and divisions (not even sure what that means at this stage) that George has given me to determine who will make it to the playoffs and who I think will take home the Superbowl in 2023!
So after our first podcast episode (click here for a laugh) George has educated me on different divisions and conferences, which I now have a little more understanding of who plays against each other to progress through to the playoffs and finals. With that in mind, who doesn’t like a true underdog story?
On a side note, huge apologies to the Classic Australian Ice Cream Bubble O Bill; I was way off!
My predictions are as follows:
Number one seeds: Chicago Bears and Houston Texans
Playoff Teams:
NFC - Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans The Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals.
AFC – Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders.
Superbowl: Will be played out between the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans (Bulls baby!). With a close game played out with hopefully all of us not losing interest, the Houston Texans will steal the 2023 Superbowl!!
Well done boys, don’t let me down. I can’t wait to put my money on you and get unbelievably good odds. (1001 – 1)
Wish me good luck in keeping awake through my first full game on Thursday and what a better game to start with then the first game of the season…
Until next time, keep it together!
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