Grew up in a weird part of the state where it's roughly:

60% Packer fans

30% Lions fans

8% Vikings and Bears fans

2% Other

 

Up until I was 6, my dad was a Lions fan.... Mom a Packers fan.... closest relatives/best friend Vikings fan. My clothes were Packers, if I watched football with my dad it was the Lions, if I watched football with my cousins it was Vikings. Meanwhile, I liked using Oakland (Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson) on TECMO Super Bowl.

 

Then, when when I was 6, in the summer of 1995, we took a family vacation to Florida. Saw the team being talked about a lot and loved their logo and teal and black colors. My dad bought a Jaguars football down there thinking the fad would pass. 1 year later I was subscribed to the Cool Cats Club. 20 years, 3 Brunell, 1 Taylor, and 1 Blackmon jersey later I'm still a diehard Jags fan.

 

 

Since then, I have grown to love all Michigan sports teams (Tigers, Red Wings, Wolverines, Pistons) and therefor root for the Lions, too. The Jaguars are by far my #1 team, but I'd love to see a Jags vs Lions Super Bowl.

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