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I get a lot of questions about how I developed my various sports affiliations because pretty much none of them match where I grew up (southwest Florida). In an effort to answer all of those questions, here’s how the craziness comes about:

1. Crimson Tide: I graduated with both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in accounting from The University of Alabama (ROLL TIDE ROLL).  Don’t mess with my Tide cause a true Southern Belle knows how to “stand by her man.”
2. Tar Heels: My mother was born and bred in North Carolina, and therefore, she raised me, as I like to say, right. I love everything there is to love about Tar Heel Men’s basketball and baseball team. I LOVE college baseball.
3. Peyton Manning: Before Alabama was ever even on my radar, Peyton Manning was. I actually went to Alabama for the academics not the sports if you can believe that and didn’t know until I got there of the rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. I was already a Peyton Manning fan at that point, but my cheering for Tennessee graduated with him.
4. Colts: I became a Colts fan because they drafted Peyton Manning with the first pick in the 1998 NFL draft. Since then, I have learned everything there is to know about the Indianapolis Colts and have become a full fledged fan of the entire organization. The biggest question I get is if I will continue to be a Colts fan when Peyton retires. Answer: HECK YEAH!!
5. Jeff Gordon: This is where my parents failed miserably. My entire family are Dale and Dale Jr. fans. Somehow I missed that day when this family tradition was passed down. I will say, it was quite the feather in my cap when Dale Jr. joined Hendrick Motorsports. I do, however, despise all things that are Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Tony Stewart.

I think that’s all of them, but I’ll keep adding to the list as I think of ones that need explaining.

Drop me a line below if there’s a specific one you would like explained or one of the above you’d like explained more.