Well I had an amazing day yesterday in Tampa. The boys didn’t get the win but it went down to the wire and was exciting!!! That team has so much potential but they just keep killing themselves with stupidity on both sides of the ball.
Anyways, here’s some pics
My young fella the morning of the game
Went to a paid tailgate near the stadium. $20 all you can eat and drink was great IMO, run by a local guy who gives all the profits to charity, wish we had shit like this back home
Was pretty emtoional walking into the stadium. Like all you guys, getting up at 0400 monday mornings for years on end and investing so much time and money into your team it gets a bit like that when you finally get to step into the stadium of the team you love so much
Had really good seats, had a few players wives sitting near me. Brent Grimes wife a notable, she got the gameball off him just before halftime that he intercepted off Stafford.
Beautiful stadium, the pirate ship is an awesome feature, when the bucs hit the red zone the canons fire once and all the flags around the stadium go up. When they score they go off 6 times and once for the PAT.
The parrot at the back of the ship under the ‘Bucanneers’ text talks to the opposition fans as they walk by and gives them shit, was hilarious watching Lions fans walking past, copping a barrage from the parrot and then giving him the finger......
The funny thing was, with suburbia right up on the stadium it reminded me so much of home (Townsville)trying to drive out of the stadium area after the game. Kinda made me feel vindacated after picking them in the mid 90’s as my team. Small military city in the tropics, the team/town resonated with me half a world away I guess. Talking to the locals at the tail gate, they are very disgruntled at the owners/team. Year of neglect (the Glazers also own ManU) has turned a lot of the loyal fan base away. They just need a glimmer of hope to turn the franchise around but the NFC South is IMO one of, if not the hardest division to win most years. Brees, Ryan and f**k face Newton are all hard prospects to compete with so the Bucs have their backs against the wall every year to try and win the division.
Was an amazing day and has only solidified my passion for the team.
Got 2 more games to go to, Green Bay in Charlotte and the Bucs in Charlotte Xmas eve. I was tempted to fly down next monday morning for the Bucs Falcons game in tampa but after yesterdays little field trip my wallet is a little light on at the moment....
