The All-Purpose Playoff De-Lurking Thread, Or: Let's Get To Know One Another A Little Better

Well played. I’m from Ottawa, Canada. Have always loved Texas for it’s badassery and lack of fucks given for non manly things.

That being said I was a bit of an NFL rookie two years ago and needed to pick a team. No one in Canada really has a reason to cheer for an NFL team “duh….I like Green and sneaky hot dogs….. J-E-T-S!”

I tried with the Bucs due to their Pirate Ship endzone, but it was a brief flirtation. At the start of the 2010 season Houston to me epitomized the balance of a team that wasn’t too good (bandwagon jumper), wasn’t too popular, was from a place I loved, had an exciting RB (Foster), a badass wide out (AJ), and seemed to break it’s fans hearts year in and year out.

After suffering through that first season I think I was the first to order the AFC South Championship hat the second Weejay won it in Cinci, and my fever for this first playoff game has been growing like the anticipation of 6 grizzly bears vs. a river of salmon.

This will be awesome.

Been reading/commenting for a couple years. I am active duty Air Force stationed in Goldsboro NC. I am from Deer Park Texas and I am a Die hard Houston Fan. My fisrt team is the Astros second being the Texans. I stand by my teams to the death. I am 26 years old so i was a little boy during the Oilers last few years and have no emotional attachment to them and I Loathe the BESF’s, Colts, Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, and pretty much any other team we play on a regular basis. Being in the military i work with guys who support many different teams. I am the only Texans fan i know of here but don’t worry i represent our team with pride. I get laughed at a lot but not so much this year i wonder why that is? Being on the east coast most of my game following comes via stream/this sites game day posts. I was a huge Dunta fan so his douschebagerry cut me deep. It is nice to see our team finally play to their potential after so many years of disappointment and suck. I look forward to taking my son to see the Texans play in a few years when he will actually understand why i love them so much.

I have made a few comments in the past, but have read damn near every comment on this site, I love it. By far the smartest, wittiest bunch on the internet I have encountered. I will be watching the FIRST PLAYOFF GAME IN HOUSTON TEXANS HISTORY at Twin Peaks on Kirby, celebrating future brother-in-law’s bachelor party. I had to make sure I was able to watch the game, if anyone is there, I will be the drunk 6’4" guy in a white Cushing jersey, stop by and have a beer!

Here’s to the 32nd pick in the draft! Go Texans!

But my real name is actually TexansAreDaBEST39811. I’m married to a woman who is entirely out of my league (in case she reads this) and, a little more than eight months ago, became a father for the first time. I find it both surreal and hilarious that my son has never known anything but a Texans squad that is playoff-bound.

I was born in New York, grew up in Katy (I wish I knew how to quit you, Andy Dalton), went to Austin to attend The University for college, came back to Houston to attend U of H for law school, and have worked as a clerk for Judge Joe Brown since 2004. Or I’m a lawyer who handles various types of civil litigation, almost exclusively on behalf of plaintiffs. One or the other.

If that makes you cringe, or you decide that I’m this guy, so be it. I enjoy what I do.

I firmly and with an admitted bias believe BRB is the best place around to talk Texans, and that is due entirely to the amazing knowledge of our community, included but not limited to BFD, MDC, Rivers, UT, Vega, and TGC. It’s a privilege to get to read and respond to what all of you write every day, and it makes Texans fandom enjoyable even when it shouldn’t be. Thank you.

On to the postseason!

23/M/Arlington,TX

Houston kid. College kid. Still sight unseen (in person) to most of BRB but I promise I’m an outstanding gentleman. And now back to the regularly scheduled long ass wait to Saturday at 3:30.

I’m incredibly excited for playoff football. I cannot wait to see Houston on beautiful NBC HD. I’m displaced in Minnesota doing work in advertising (if you want to imagine me as Don Draper…I’m more than okay with that).

Current Likes: Texans in the playoffs, 49ers in the playoffs, Meaningful football in January, not having to stream a game, the Minnesota Wild, microbrews, independent restaurant joints, Spotify, the Black Keys (yes, I somehow only recently managed to discover them….yes, I’ve been deprived), Andre Johnson, Arkham City, Not having taken an arrow to the knee, and thinking about what to eat while I watch playoff football.

Dislikes: NBC, Not having Community on Thursday nights, Whitney, Ice on the roads, people who take up valuable gym equipment due to New Year’s resolutions that they’ll quit in a few weeks, overpriced chain restaurants, no college football on New Year’s Day, the Bowl Championship Series, any team in the Awfully Crappy Conference for subjecting viewers to bad football, Ben Roethlisberger, and the Cincinnati Bengals.

I’m WreckN, I live in ABQ, Nm.

I am a Houstonian, that is attached to Mountains. I love to Snowboard, and will be doing so Sunday. I try to attend at least one Texans game a year, and have yet to see them lose in person. I am a regular, as slowly you will find that when you want Texans Coverage, then BRB is a major source.

I am a Fan of Texans, Dynamo, Rockets, and various other teams.
I am not a fan of baseball, as it is possibly the most drawn out sport next to cricket.

IS IT SATURDAY YET

The time: late December 2001 / early January 2002. The location: Pasadena, California. A young Canadian boy, aged 12, walks into his hotel to begin his west coast vacation with his family. Upon entering, the colours (see what I did there? With the “u” in “colours”?) of Orange and Green were thrust upon the young boy and his family. It was clear that this would not be a regular vacation.

The atmosphere was electric in the hotel, as it was the home the the undefeated University of Miami Hurricanes, who were getting set to play the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Rose Bowl / NC. Meeting nearly the whole team roster (among them: Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, Willis McGahee, a certain receiver to be named soon, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow, DJ Williams, Johnathan Vilma, Ed Reed, and the late, great, Sean Taylor, amongst many others) at some point while spending the next few days in the hotel would prove to be critical in the conception of the young boy’s love for Football, specifically one player, and eventually, one team.

While riding on an elevator from a high enough floor, just below some of the team floor’s, the boy, his mother, and two sisters joined the elevator along with (to him) three huge black man and one huge white one. The huge white one would turn out to be tight end Jeremy Shockey. One of the black ones (I hate to chracterize based on race, but that’s how I tell the story to my friends when they ask why I’m a Texans fan) was a delight on the elevator. Making jokes, and all together being extremely nice to this young Jew was not necessary for this man, but he chose to do it anyways.

The boy fell instantly in non-homoerotic man love with the player, and watched him play the next day in the biggest game of his then short college football career, exploding onto the national radar with over 200 yards. Later, the young boy would follow this young-ish (but not relative to this young boy, I’m confusing myself now) man onto greater pastures.

And, in case you haven’t been able to guess it just yet, a little over a year later, with the third pick in the 2003 NFL draft, this young-ish man was selected by the team I’ve loved for almost 12 years, your Houston Texans.

So anyways, that’s my little story of meeting Andre and how I became a Texans fan. I also really liked McGahee in the beginning, until my Texans fandom instantly shut off all AFC teams, and I was a HUGE Sean Taylor fan until his untimely passing. I’ve been wearing my Liberty White Andre Johnson jersey (without the “A.”!) on nearly every Sunday/Monday/etc. that the Texans have played on the road.

Over the years, it became more about the Texans, and less about Andre. Not that I don’t love him any less, but I started shifting some of my obsession over to Domanick Williams (nee Davis), Jamie Sharper (that’s my first name!), and others, including, more recently, Steve Slaton (when Hester left for the NFL, I noticed a young freshman combo emerging and began following WVU), James Casey, Connor Barwin, Brian Cushing, JJ Watt, damnit I could go on forever but I’ll stop.

I’m starting to ramble, but I’m 22, Canadian, Jewish, go to University (that’s what we call it here!) in my hometown of Montreal, where I play Lacrosse for my school. I can’t really think of much else other than I’ve been here for (I think) almost three years now, when I randomly discovered it on teh Google.

Without BRB, and you guys, I would have almost no one to share my Texans fandom with, as my friends include fans of the Raiders, Ravens, Dolphins (many of them), 49ers, Packers, and a certain AFC North team I am not mentioning by team until at least 8:00 PM or so Eastern Time Saturday.

My head hurts, so I will stop writing, but I’m happy to answer any questions you for some odd reason might have, and thanks again BRB community for being a thing.

Ive posted before, but as a recap im a Military Officer stationed in San Antonio as a team leader for contractors who do sneaky stuff with internet security. For some reason the Army thought this a good idea as I am Field Artillery Officer who has spent most of his life in the infantry. The only two years of my adult life i was not in the military i was a Police Officer for the city of Austin.

I have been a Texans fan since they came into being, but what is more important is my wife last year took up the Texans cause when she got into football. My wife is a librarian and makes an effort to show her Texans pride at work.

I just lack in the commenting end of things, more so since my only access is threw my phone

I hung on every last second of the cincy game, that in joyful disbelief we won. Finally sending us to what will not only be are first, but far from last playoff birth
I will do the same on Saturday not wanting to even blink while the Texans take to field

Here’s to a great game, great fans, and a great Texans blog
GO TEXANS

born, raised and living across the Atlantic, as the name suggests. I’ve followed the Texans ever since I started watching the NFL, around 3 seasons ago, as I have relatives living in Houston. The last minute touchdown against Cincinnati was one of the happiest moments of my life so far, I shouted at the laptop so loud I couldn’t ring my dad, who is a Titans fan, to gloat.
I’ve visited Houston once and found it to be an amazing place, but really really hot. Unfortunately it was out of football season, but I did watch an Astros game at Minute Maid Park which gave me a taste of how you all appreciate your sport, it was a very cool experience.
I’m currently looking to save up some money so I can come visit later this year, while hopefully taking in a game, and if I time it right, BRBpalooza too. Would be amazing to cheer on the AFC South Champs (at the very least) in Reliant next year, so fingers crossed.
Finally, I’m heading to an apparently specialist NFL bar in London this Saturday for the playoff game, where I’m looking to hopefully find some fellow Texans fans to cheer on with, it gets lonely watching on my laptop in my room.
Thanks for the blog people, it has become a vital part of my daily routine.

I’ve been a huge Texans fan since their inception, and remember fondly as they beat the cowgirls (my dad’s old favorite team, he has now since been converted) for the first game. My commitment to the Texans has been tested hundreds of times over as I joined the Army in 2003. I found BRB while wandering interweb while in Iraq, and have been an avid lurker ever since. Having to take crap from just about every one else during my 5 years.
I’ve been a season ticket holder for the last three years, and could barely contain my excitement when I got the email notifying me of the playoff invoice. I’ll be there on Saturday attempting to effectively destroy my vocal cords in an three hour window.

My name is Dave, greetings to all! In a column I posted here under the FanPosts section, I already said most of what I’ll repeat. I live in San Antonio but come from Houston. I actually moved to San Antonio in high school and since then have considered San Antonio home. I am one of the few Texans fan in this ridiculously yet understandably Cowboys fanatic city. Funny how the city loathes the Mavs but loves the Cowboys, but that’s for another forum.

I went to college at the University of Cincinnati and even spent a year of high school there (Walnut Hills, for anyone lurking here from the Nati). I’ve also lived a decade in Brazil and another couple of years in Europe. I am a true Texans and Bengals fan. I give the edge to Houston by way of natural sentiment, but if the Texans lose, I’ll be happy to cheer for the Bengals. But make no mistake, I want the Texans to win on Saturday!

I really enjoy this fan forum and appreciate the opportunity its afforded me to write on the Texans. I actually enjoy writing on a number of topics, particularly related to Christianity and even world politics. I also do blogging on the San Antonio Spurs.

I hope to have the opportunity to contribute to this excellent fan site and also to dialogue with many of you.

Go Texans!

oh hell i cant remember. a few years seem like. in that time i’ve managed to get banned from the cowboys website, bigblueboobies stampede blue, music city miracle, glitter kitty country.. and maybe the saints. cant remember. also during that time i’ve gotten to meet a bunch of the BRB guys and im glad i found this website to laugh, cry, whine piss and moan support our team. i worked for the texans last season and this season as a tailgate ambassador.. but recently promoted myself to “fan” because i’d much rather get drunk and watch the game instead of fussing at others for doing what i just said. at any rate… i work in finance, i stalk texans cheers i’ve managed to befriend a few texans cheers, and i smoke like nobody’s business. pretty decent intro.. but obviously i’m biased. lol

Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it’s usually something unusual. But now I know why I have always lost women to guys like you. I mean, it’s not just the Jerseys. It’s the blog posts that you tell. So much fun and imagination.

BFD, you are a madman. When you stole that cow, and your friend tried to make it with the cow. I want to party with you, cowboy. If the two of us together, forget it!

Seriously, though. Thank you bloggers and posters for making this an even more enjoyable season with your insight and your humor. Great job BRB!

At least it feels that way.

I’m Jeff. I’ve been around BRB for a long time. I don’t comment on a lot of threads because all the things I want to say are usually already said much better than I could say them, but I read just about everything on here. I’m a native Houstonian, and as a kid I got the chance to go to several Astros games and a few Oilers game. (I distinctly remember just about everyone in our section staring at 8-year-old me booing the refs for a holding call.) I moved away at age 13 when my parents divorced. That was in 1989. I followed the Oilers until the Oilers were no more, although I wasn’t a huge football fan at the time. I’ve been a Texans fan since inception. I’ve got a personalized jersey with number 02 to commemorate the first season. I’ve worn that jersey to two games: in Seattle in ‘05 and in Cleveland in ’07. Since the Texans have been around, I’ve lived in or near Seattle, Syracuse, and Atlanta, always faithfully cheering on the Steel Blue, Liberty White, and Battle Red. Can’t wait until this Saturday to see my team in the playoffs!

P.S. Any other Texans fans in the greater Atlanta area?

I have de-lurked before I just tend to be more of a reader (yes, some Kentuckians can read) than a poster. I am so happy that the first playoff game is against Cincinnatti. I hate them more than words can describe. Their training camp is about 15 miles from me and I just really really hate their franchise and fans. I am just disgusted whenever I go to a game there. The BE-SF’s are much more tolerable in my eyes.

Been a fan of Houston football all my life. I remember as a kid standing out on the corner holding a " Luv ya Blue" sign before the Oilers vs Steelers AFC Championship game. I vividly remember the Oiler vs Bills game that broke my heart . It took a while to warm up to the “Texans” name, but I was over that after watching their first game against the cowgirls.
Now a husband and father of a beautiful 3 year old girl. This year I was fortunate enough to go to the Saints preseason game and the last game against the Titans. I love our team and really feel the future holds good things for us.
This site isa god sent. Not a lot of Texans fans here in Austin to talk football with, so it is nice to have this forum in order to do so. I will be enjoying this first playoff game in front of the tube with a good friend (Cincy fan) loving every minute of it, win or lose.
Keep up the good work guys. The info and banter is fantastic.
Go Texans!!!

Hello all. So I guess its that time of year again. Where to begin, Texans fan since the beginning, graduated Klein HS in north Houston, recent grad of UTSA, now about to move to Seattle. I was made aware that one of the regular contributors is in the PNW, am I correct? If so, we might need to become friends/drinking buddies soon. Always supported the team, always talked sh!t about the cowgirls, and loathe anything Dallas. Only way I’d want to see the girls succeed is so that we can stomp them in the super bowl, but even that I feel is a little too risky.

In regards to the current state of the Texans, I find a strange enjoyment with all the horn-swoggle that’s been thrown around on the various sports programming on TV. Please keep talking about how the Bengals are so good right now, please keep talking about their underrated players, please keep doubting TJ. Because come Saturday, theres gonna be a lot of back tracking and I’m gonna love every minute of it.

Can’t it be Saturday yet?

TEXANS!!

as some of you know. Native Texan, born and raised in Houston and surrounding areas. My brother, whom I idolized, got me into football as a precocious 8 yr old when he started playing in high school (Langham Creek). Unfortunately, that was right when the unamed one tore the hearts out of the local fan base, so I didn’t really follow Pro football, sticking with my brothers college (UT), until the new team for Houston was annouced. I have been a die-hard fan ever since. I used to read the comicle, as I was unaware of this blogs existence, due to my amazingly technological paranoia, however, while recently reading a Steph Stradley post (is she not awesome), I came across a link for this site. Because of the idiots that frequent the comment sections there, I was wary of how this one was run, but I must admit the people here are far more insightful, witty, and all-around better spirited than even the writers for the local newspaper. They also seem to have a much better grasp of what fans want to see, and how to bring out the best in those fans. I don’t get to post much, as I have myriad of children ( both 2-legged and 4-legged) who require my attention if I don’t want my house to explode, but I very much enjoy ending my day by reading the posts here and generally having a good chuckle before bed.

We’ve sure been through some wild times together, and most of ya’ll know me by now. For those who don’t, I’ll do the short version:

I tend to have a sense of logic and humor that brings out the best in folks (most of the time anyway). The way my brain works (random thoughts across multiple topics), I map extremely well to the weekly 2DH (Two Day Hangover) authored by our very own MDC:

http://www.battleredblog.com/2012/1/3/2679790/2dh-in-denard-we-trust

My posts often include pictures to support the point. Often I just snag a useful random shot, but when time allows, I enjoy applying photoshop skills to further adapt the image to our needs.

Speaking of using pics to tell a story, I just published “The Journey of ’Dre” here at BRB:

http://www.battleredblog.com/2012/1/5/2684651/the-journey-of-dre

You can see my name, so no need to go there. I’m originally from a city called Duncanville, and spent all of my youth living in a house about 2 blocks outside the city limits of Dallas. Even as a young child, I never would tell anyone I was from Dallas, just near Dallas. Unfortunately, I had a misspent childhood and very early adulthood as a fan of the team that used to be in Irving, until their douchy owner moved them about10 miles to Irving.

But, I came to Houston for college (UH), and living anywhere else has never really been an option. (Though I live in Katy now.) I am married with two girls (partially discussed in this week’s 2DH).

My earlier fandom slowly waned during the Switzer Error (come one, I could have won a Super Bowl with that team). I was thrilled to learn my adopted home was getting a new team, and I still remember sitting at a table at the Bennigan’s in the Galleria when the mascot was unveiled. 19-10 was a proud moment (and I was surprisingly, at the time, not dismayed at how badly my other team sucked).

I’ve been on BRB now since preseason I guess, though I lurked for a couple of months prior to that, shortly after the JJo signing, and I have not visited Pancakes’ blog since then.

I was raised in Houston and lived there until graduating from UH in 2010. Promptly after graduation I was relocated to Denver for work. I enjoy the city and the mountains (completely new to me). All of the Tebow mania this year is completely overwhelming and takes up more than half of every news segment.

I have been a Texans fan since the beginning and have waited WAY too long for this Saturday!