Well, let’s see. I’m Hyperion Ecta, and I pride myself on the fact that I’m POD’s resident Australian Lions fan. I currently live on the Gold Coast, which is around 900km north of Sydney. I am a sport’s nut, as many Australian’s are, and devote nearly all my passion to following the teams I love. I’m still a newbie to the Lions since I’ve only been following them for about 6 years now, but in that short period of time, my love for the Lions and the NFL as a sport has grown to astronomical levels. I’ve been here on POD for over a year now, and probably spend most of my computer time reading posts, commenting and generally enjoying talking Lions with fellow Detroit fans, something that I cannot do here at home.

Oh, wait, wrong idea.

The gist: I’m about to start my sophomore year at the University of Michigan. And as you can probably tell, I’m a Lions fan. I also run a Michigan blog and am a huge U-M sports fan. Saturdays are spent with college football, and Sundays are for the NFL. Later in the year, college basketball and hockey are thrown into the mix. Oh, and I study every once in a while, too.

A support group for recovering Lions fans…

I moved to Grand Rapids from out-of-state to go to college earlier this decade. I had never watched much football before then, but I started casually watching the Lions about that time, and then I was following them more and more intensely each season.

You could say I came on board during the Mariucci-Harrington era and have been a devout fan ever since. Yeah, it’s a head-scratcher for me too how that worked out…

Personal: my name’s Ethan, I’m 26, married, two kittens, and work as a software developer.

POD Superhero Codename: Drewslions
Real Name: Andrew… yeah, it’s really not Drew

I’m a 34 year old Finance Analyst working for a large company here in mid-Michigan. I grew up in the Upper Penninsula and moved to Midland in 2000. Recently widowed with two kids… son, 4 and daughter, 2. Being a single father with a career is not proving to be very easy, so the Lions allow me a daily “get-a-way” from the struggle of the everyday grind.

Been a Lion’s fan since I can remember… pre-Sanders era. Each year the obsession grows and it’s now at almost uncontrollable levels. Thankfully, I have my buddies here at POD to help vent a little of that pent up angst and enjoy many a good debate. I love most sports, but football is heads and shoulders above every other in my book.

I grew up in Fraser. Coming of age watching Barry Sanders every week was something I will treasure til the day I die. He made it very easy to be a football fan in Detroit for any 10 year old just learning the game. I moved out here to Iowa (where my dad grew up) because his job disappeared. I ended up going to the University of Iowa and I truly think if it wasnt for the internet I would have been forced to move back to the Detroit area just to follow my teams. But I have blogs like this one (thanks Sean) which make it as easy as it can possibly be to follow the Lions so I feel right at home now.
I work for an advertising/marketing company out here called Channel Fusion. I just bought a house in Cedar Rapids, IA earlier this year and will be getting married here in about a month. We have a dog and 4 cats … it gets a little crazy from time to time but at least it isnt boring.
Oh … and I started a new endevor of brewing my own beer. I am set up to brew a beer throughout the football season and I am still working on a name for it. I would like it to be Lion’s themed but I am having trouble with a decent name. Any suggestions from you guys would be appriciated.

Great post, by the way. It’s been fun reading everyone’s backgrounds and seeing who all is out there.

I am Anthony, and I get my POD moniker from what some of my closer friends call me. A shortened version of Antoine. 82 is my birth year, as you may have guessed. I actually have never lived in Michigan; I grew up in western Kentucky my whole life, just south of the Indiana border next to Evansville. My father and his immediate family lived in Livonia and Adrian, which is where I get my Detroit loyalty from. My father raised me right…D-town all the way. I grew up loving to watch and rooting for Barry Sanders, Isiah Thomas, Joe D, Bill Laimbeer, Yzerman, Federov, Cecil Fielder, Alan Trammell, Chris Spielman, Herman Moore, etc. I love watching the current teams just as much.

I just graduated with my Master’s Degree in History…looking to teach eventually at the college level or go on and get other degrees to pursue something else that interests me. I am currently working a tech job while I pursue that ultimate goal. I have a wife who is attending veterinary school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign…she’s going into her third year. We have a dog and we love to travel to new places whenever possible.

RESTORE THE ROAR!!!

First of all – great idea Jeremy!! I too enjoy reading everyone’s bios. I grew up in Utica, NY and have a strange story to tell on how I became a Lions fan (everyone, and I mean everyone is a Bills fan where I’m from).

I once went to a Lions training camp with my father (who is in the military) on our way up to Canada. We were driving and decided to spend the day in Detroit as a father and son day. Since this was in the summer and my father is a huge football fan he wanted me to get exposed to football at an early age. He decided to take me to a free Lions practice near where we were staying. I was 4 years old and met some of the players and fell in love instantly with the team. That was in 1977. To this day I remain the most rabid Lions fan in these parts (NYC). Along those lines, if anyone knows of any Lions fans in the NYC area please let me know – it would be very, very cool to hook up at some bar in the East Village and watch a game with another fan (not too many of us here).

Looking forward to a great year from our team!!

Friends call me Roustic or simply Rou. I am perhaps the newbiest of all the newbie Lions fans. I`ve already posted here explaining my reasons for getting behind the Detroit Lions, but I`ll repeat, briefly this time, – I want this team to get up on its feet, fight back and kick some asses. Joined POD just last February and apparently I`m the only Russian fan on this site. I live in Bugulma, a little town about 1200 clicks west of Moscow. I work as an interpreter in geophysical company here. I have a pregnant wife (due in December), cat, and a bunch of aquarium fish.
I really doubt I`ll see much Lions games here, if any, but … God, thank you for the internet.

  Like many thus far, I grew up watching Barry throughout the 90’s under the guidance of my old man. My first vivid football memory is watching the NFC championship game against the Redskin’s and eating so much Little Ceasar’s pizza it was ridiculous. I loved watching so many great players through the years that donned the Honolulu Blue. Outside of Barry, I will never forget Schlesinger, Spielman, Blades, Mel Gray, Herman Moore and so many others. Another treasured memory, when I was in the third grade (I was 9) I met Luther Eliss, Herman Moore, Mark Carrier, Tony Semple, and Jason Hanson at a golf outing. I’m 26 now and they say Hanson’s leg is stronger than ever. It makes me want some of whatever that man is drinking. That, or maybe he is immortal. Only time will tell. I really think this is the year of destiny for the Lions. Admittedly I say that every year, but this years just reeks special. Scwartz will lead us to the promise land as our modern moses with Stafford slinging ropes all over the Norris division. 9-7 and divsion winners is my prediction. I need to change my underwear from just thinking about it.
  I grew up in Spring Lake (West Michigan – inbetween GR and the Lake). I graduated from Western Michigan U. and can’t wait to purchase my Delmas jersey to support my fellow Bronco. After school I headed south in search of employment. I currently live in Charlotte, NC which is a huge transplant city. The bars on sunday’s are full of many different fans from many teams so trash talking is aplenty. Due to the diversity it’s hard to find a bar that will show a Lions game but don’t worry, I’ve got spot. If there are anyother Lions fans out there in Charlotte and they would like to get a watch party going, let me know. Fun Fact – Jake Delhomme is the quintessential pitch man down here. His face is on everything from cable TV to fried chicken joints, no lie!
    Great site Sean! Keep up the great work! My only request is post even more , I can’t get enough.

Chris

My father fed me kool-aid at a very young age and I havent been able to shake the habit since. My family moved to Washington when I was still a cub, leaving the den in Clemens behind. I’m 28, married with 2 boys, and bleed the Honolulu blue and silver mixed with the maize and blue. Still travel back 2-3 times a year for games. This site has been great to relate with others that share the same passion as me, the ticket keeps me a little in touch. I’ll be over in Seattle for the game representing the POD strong. I’m a strong believer that our time has come get ready to party.

Great idea for a post guys – I know you’ll all think I’m crazy, but I was born and raised down here in Champaign, IL (Illini country), graduated from the Univ of Illinois, and have been working at the Univ of IL for 8+ years. I love my Illini, but I think I love my Lions just as much if not more – I love the NFL game, and the Lions are my team. I got hooked on Barry and the ‘91 team back when I was a kid – I loved the logo/uniforms, and my dad wasn’t into football, so I ended up picking the Lions as my team. I still remember being in the hospital w/ my grandpa watching the Redskins-Lions NFC championship game that year. I guess you can say I hopped on the ‘91 bandwagon and have never looked back since. I love the logo, uniforms, Thanksgiving tradition, Barry, Herman Moore, Spielman, and all the players from the 90’s – I got hooked. I have a closet full of Lions clothes and catch a lot of heat from people down here – they think I’m crazy – but I’m a diehard Lions fan and always will be.

I’m heading up for the home opener this year against the Vikings in week 2, looking forward to taking a tour of Detroit and learning more about the town. If anyone has any suggestions on cool places to visit, let me know. I went to the Lions-Bears game a couple years ago when we scored 34 points in the 4th quarter, and it was a blast – can’t wait to get back to Ford Field. I hit the Ford museum during that trip, just curious if there are any other cool spots I should hit on my 4-day vacation up to Detroit

Anyways, that’s my story – just know that you have some Lions love down here in Illinois!!

my name is Adam and as you can probably tell by the POD moniker that I live in Toledo, OH I was born and raised here. I’m 24 years old and currently in school for Mechanical Engineering. I have been a Lions fan since I was 5 and my parents bought me a little Detroit Lions uniform with the pants, jersey, helmet, and all. I used to run around in that thing when I was younger pretending to be Barry Sanders and thats how I became a Lions fan. Unlike most of you nobody in my family are Lions fans they are all Browns and Steelers fans (there is a ton of Steelers fans here in Ohio). So I chose to like the Lions all on my own as a youngster. When I was younger my Grandpa used to take me to Lions games every year at the Silverdome and those are some of the greatest memories I have. I have and always will no matter what be a die hard Lions fan. I can’t be anything else. Professional sports wise I root for all the Detroit teams but I don’t have the passion for the others as I do for the Lions.

As for my favorite college team I am an Iowa Hawkeyes fan and am a member of their SBN blog Black Heart Gold Pants. I expect to catch some hell from the Michigan and Ohio State fans on here for that one but I’m game. That’s what being a fan is all about. I really enjoy this site and think Sean does a great job on here with the updates and the entire blog in general. This is the place I come for all my Lions news and information because he brings the news from all over the web and compiles it here on one site and I really like that just for the fact I don’t have to surf the web for hours to get the same news and updates I get here on one site. I’m excited for this year and hope they can pull it together and be competitive.

I have to start off saying I love this site. YOu gys keep me more up to date than the damn NFL.
My name is Robert Wilcox, currently enlisted in the Navy for 7 years and counting. I have been a Lions fan since I was 4 years old. I met Sanders and when he went to the Lions I became a Lions Fan. No, not a bandwagon fan. The first time I experienced football was meeting Barry. I live in San Diego and absolutely give every Chargers fan a ration of shit. They give it back 100 times over.

I can’t wait for tickets to go on sale. I am coming to Detroit to be around some real Lions Fans for the Pittsburgh game. It is the game I want to go to pretty bad. Either that or a Vikings game. I hate those drag queens.

Oh yeah, Kdawg you are the F ing man dude. I think your post are awesome.

Umm, make that a huge blizzard in Dearborn Heights. My mother was almost stuck on the road on the way to the hospital. I spent many years in and around Detroit (Livonia, Redford, Garden City, Clarkston). I’m a Sagittarius and I like long walks on the beach.

I went to high school in Tampa back when the Bucs were in the NFC North. This allowed me to watch games with more frequency than I should have been able to living 1000 miles away from the Silverdome. I then spent too long in school bouncing around from Florida State (go Noles) to North Carolina. I ended up in Atlanta for a jobby job and it is here that I spend my days getting snarky with other Lions fans on message boards. I mean well, I love you all.

I have a brother who still lives in the Detroit area (about 1/2 mile from the Silverdome) and I have occasionally drug him to games. It has gotten harder since they moved downtown.

My name is Matt and I’m from New Mexico. I am currently a Guidance Counselor for a middle school. We don’t have a professional team of any sort in NM, so most people are either Cowboy fans or Bronco fans. The main reason I became a lions fan is because as a kid growing up, cable television wasn’t a privlege we got to enjoy. But on every Thanksgiving they would show the Lions game. My brother always rooted for the other team and I stuck to the lions. Needless to say, I am now 31 and that started about 22 years ago. Just wanted to say that I love this site. I check it about 5 times a day. Good luck and can’t wait for a great year!!!!!!!!!!!

My name is Bosco and I was born and raised in Chicago, i became a Lions fan in 1989 playing pee wee football at Portage Park here in Chicago. This was my first time playing and i was excited, the pee wee team i played for was the Lions. We had the real jerseys and even the Lions logo was on our helmet. The first day i got my jersey (# 66) i was so excited that i wore it for days on end, it just so happened that the Bears were off that Sunday and the team that was playing that day was the Lions, i saw my jersey and i was hooked from then on. Im also a Bears fan but i would never root against the Lions. I just became a Lions season ticket holder this year and it is a dream come true.

Like i tell my friends ( who torture me every day for being a Lions fan ) i like the Bears but i live the Lions

My name is Brad and I’m 33. I have a wife and two chocolate labs named Nestle and Dove. Kdawg and I grew up together in Mesick, and although I left and joined the Air Force for four of the most unforgettable years of my life, I simply couldn’t get northern Michigan out of my blood.

When I’m not slavering over all things Lions, I work for Halliburton in the oil field, probably the most rewarding and enriching job I’ve ever had. I also am an avid rockhound, mushroom hunter, brewer, euchre player, and globetrotter.

Kdawg posted alot of my memories already, so there’s no need to duplicate it, but I remember watching my first game (Lions versus Packers) on a snowy black and white tv with the rabbit ears.

It was great reading a little about all of you, and I only hope that we get to know each other better in the years to come, and hopefully I’ll get to meet some of you at some point or another.

Real name Jakob Rudolf Cruize. Born in Weisbaden Germany. Just outside of Frankfurt. More importantly. A train ride from Amsterdam. Grandparents move to Detroit in the late 60’s. My father stayed with his Aunt and Uncle in Germany through high school. He got a sponsership to attend U of M from a Germany company. Met my mother. Who was originally from Cork Ireland. Thats right a German-Irishman. I used to torture my German grandparents. By speaking German with a heavy Irish accent. My father moved back to Germany after he graduated from U of M. When I was four. My parents were killed in a car accident. Move to Detroit to live with my Grandparents. My Grandfather was a huge Lions fan. I was schooled every Sunday about the Lions. He had volumes of books about the Lions. I attended MSU. Graduated with a B.A. in french. Now I live in San Francisco. Working for the Federal Government as a translator and liaison to the French and German Consults here in San Francisco. It may sound like a important job. But really I am a middle waged tour guide. The truth is that most French and Germans speak english very well. I am married. To a beautiful women. I am an diehard fan. Very devoted to the Lions. I am looking forward to meeting alot of you guys if that day comes.

I have thrown out bits and pieces of my background over the last few months but here it is in a nutshell;
Resident of Corunna, Ontario [just across the St. Clair River] and a Lions fan since about 1969 or so. I am 51, married to a wonderful woman for twenty-six years, with two grown daughters. I am a Chemical Engineer, and have worked in the chemical industry for almost thirty years now. I enjoy reading history, science, nature, and science fiction; just retired from soccer but still avidly follow it, keep an eye on the Tigers and Maple Leafs and Pistons, enjoy camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, [am going on a trip to Algonquin Park next week to try a three day canoe trip], biking, and living with a nine month old Chocolate Lab, Gus.
I was born in Windsor, Ontario which is how I became a fan of most Detroit sports teams. I scoff at the Canadians in my area who switched to the Blue Jays when Toronto finally got a team. Who needs fans like that?
I love discussing issues about current events, sports, you name it. My personal motto is “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it.”
I love this site and make it one of my first [of many] stops on my internet tour.

I grew up in Iowa, born in 81, so when i was a kid Barry was destroying the Bucs every week it seemed. I was hooked, especially when you throw in the throwback jersey’s. Love that look.

Other than Barry I was also hooked when I opened my first pack of football cards and got an Andre Ware rookie card, along with a spielman card. Still have them both along with numerous barry cards.

 Nickname is from a high school buddy and it stuck, can’t fight a nickname. I now live South of Atlanta working as a reverse engineer. Just got married a month ago yesterday.

I am also a Hawkeye, Cubs and Blues fan. I have a knack for picking winners. Well if you count wrestling national titles (which I do).

I don’t post often, as I am a little wrapped up in the cubs at the moment, but they are fading fast…so maybe I will get more involved.

Sean this site is turning into a great thing, well done. Especially allowing one of your best posters to get frontpage access, I wish some of the other SBN sites would take your lead.

I’m from the Boyne City area… born and raised. Been a lion’s fan for ever. Always use the lions when someone challenges me to Madden. I still live in Boyne, 29 with a wife of 4 years, 1 boy(3,1/2), 1 girl(3 months), 2 Great Danes, a chihuahua and a turtle. Sailing is my other passion in life. I have raced since I could walk, taught for 3 years after highschool and currently am looking for a boat of my own. Excuse the sarcasm as I try not to take life too seriously…. but I’m always up for a ‘healthy’ debate.

Whats up all, my name is Kevin, 28, living in Gilbert, AZ now for the past 8 years. Lived my first 20 in GR and although I miss all the Detroit sports nuts in MI, I love it down here (I also subscribe to MLB, NFL, and MLB to get my Detroit sports fix). I just had a little girl name Mia and she is 2 months old and has a drawer full or Tigers, Lions, and Pistons outfits (will always be expanding that selection for her). I work in Environmental Insurance and really am fortunate to like what I do.

Love all Detroit sports teams plus when you get out of the state you start to root for MSU and U of M and of course WMU (Go Delmas). My buddies call me the white devil because I seem to bring bad luck to anything that I really like. A good example is that I have gotten 6 jerseys in my lifetime; 2 Joey H’s, 2 R. Williams, and yes 2 Darko’s!!!! Lets just say that I really want a Stafford and Delmas jersey but I don’t want them to end up like Joey or Darko so I will hold off.

Great site and great people on here.

First off my name is Dominic, screenname detpistons3, sometimes shortened to either dp3 or det. I’m 16 years old, I’m chaldean (similar to arabic to those that don’t know) entering my junior year at Sterling Heights High School. I’m on the football and wrestling team and I’m pretty damn smart :) I’ve lived in Sterling Heights almost all my life. I grew up without a father (deceased), and I never had anyone that pushed me to love Detroit sports (or sports in general). Nevertheless, I’ve been following the Lions religiously for about 4 years now, and I’ve been watching the games for as long as I can remember. The rollercoaster has been a bumpy one, but I’ve never wavered as a Detroit fan.

I’m a basketball fan first, as was my dad, even though he never pushed me to it. The Detroit Pistons are my team and I frequent the Pistons’s SBN blog MotownStringMusic, daily. Football is a close second for me though, and I’m a sucker for underdogs, so the Lions are a perfect fit. My second team is the New Orleans Saints (ever since they drafted Reggie Bush, before they were good).

I’m a pretty outgoing and funny person, I love sports and videogames. I play Madden, NBA 2k series, Halo 3, and GTA IV the most. I primarily listen to Hip Hop/R&B music, I love a good book, a good movie, and a good sports game (on TV or playing it). I like working out, playing football and basketball, and chilling with friends.

im vincent, im 17 years old and im a senior at U of D Jesuit. im chaldean like this other kid. Im a die hard lions fans which is really tough to be in the era in which i have grown up. When people c me watching every lions game and see me on this web site they laugh and make fun of me. But guess what i dont give a F*** cause i love the lions more than anything. I am also a die hard Michigan fan, IN ROD WE TRUST JUST, and no thats not maranelli, its rich rodriguez. I play football, hockey, and i wrestle. also even though i shoot like a 48 i sometimes call myself a golfer. Hockey is my favorite sport to play but football is my favorite to watch. Last year was a really bad football year for me. My own team won 1 game cause we had the worst coach in the world, Michigan didnt make a bowl game for the first time in forever, and we already no how the lions did. However, this year will be different behind our new coach my high school team will thrive, behind the arm of tate forcier Michigan will beat all rivals, and most of all behind shwartz and the arm of PEPPER the lions will be winners.

I am Mike from New Boston,MI. I am a huge sports nut even have a tattoo of the red wing emblem on my shoulder and under it my initials and the number 91 (yes for Fedorov start the jokes here….) got it in 93 when he was here and in his prime. And a banner for every champ they have won since I have been alive. Hence the tag wingnut91. I have loved all the Detroit sports since I was a kid. Found POD on yahoo sports and have been lurking here ever since.

29
Live in MD
Grew up in Lake City, Mi
spent almost 9 years in the nave been out since 2006
am a lions fan in the land of the NFC East
I am strangely fanscinated with Fullbacks. Always have liked them.
Not married, no kids
have a german shepherd

I got the name Jettero2112 by mixing a character from one of my favorite book series and an album from one of my favorite bands. I lived in Holland, MI for the majority of my life and currently reside in Louisville, KY about 15 minutes from Churchill Downs. Bonus for me as I’m a huge horse racing fan. I"m married (nice Dutch girl from Holland) and have two daughters (22, she’s a cop and 12, dances ballet, jazz and tap since she was 2), one son (9, 1st degree black belt in karate and Cub Scout) and one granddaughter (8 months). I spent a lot of time as a kid bouncing from state to state as my Dad got transferred around a lot. We always ended back in Michigan, though. I’m a Purdue and S Illinois (Carbondale) grad majoring in Engineering and Architecture and, sorry Sean, I hate U of M, MI State, Ohio State and especially Notre Dame. My first recollections of the Lions were Thanksgiving games with Greg Landry, Mel Farr, Charlie Sanders and Lem Barney. I’m a die hard fan and am waiting patiently for a great season. I’m also a big fan of the Pistons and Red Wings (used to have season tickets) and the Chicago Cubs (thanks, Gramps). I was a baseball fan before I became a football fan and rooting for the Cubs has help me rooting for the Lions. I have my own blog, such as it is, called Motown Madmen. It’s nothing spectacular but I try to update frequently with news and occasionally with a story of my own. I’m also an avid golfer (11.5 hdcp) and can play year around down here. It’s addicting and drives my wife nuts. I’ve been on POD since, I think either the end of 06 or beginning of 07. Excellent place to hang out and meet new people and discuss our beloved (most of the time) Lions.

I has a blog

hey hi 48 yr old die hard fan was at a few games at tiger stadium miss spiellman thomson blades berry and wayne
 lived in utica lapeer 4yrs in the navy been around the world twice 3 different was lol
im ready to rock and rool

My name is Nick and I’ve been a member of POD for probably close to a year now. If you don’t recognize the name, it’s probably because I do a lot more reading than commenting. Anyways, I am 18 and live in Marysville, MI, where I attend St. Clair County Community College. In January, I am transferring to Central Michigan University to pursue a degree in Sports Management. Ever since I was about nine, sports have been pretty much the only thing I cared about. Basketball is my favorite sport, but football is a close second. I split my time rooting between the hometown Lions and my other favorite, the Buccaneers, because of their gritty defense. Hopefully, once the summer ends, and football season starts, I will commenting on this site more than ever.

Well the name is Gil, sure from the SN everyone can tell i’m from Saginaw. 26 y/o married, 1 kid, 2nd on the way, active duty AF, and i love my detroit teams. I’ve spent time all over the world and have never missed a beat. Thank god for technolgy. Hoping for a good year this year out of the lions.

My name is Ed. I grew up in Southfield (suburb of Detroit). I used to hate the Lions because they were always so bad. I used to laugh at people who rooted for them because they were obviously such narrow-minded losers. Couldn’t they see this team would always find a way to tank it?

I never turned down a chance to go see them though. I remember when the Lions first moved to Pontiac. Actually I remember arguing with classmates (UD Jesuit Academy and High School on 7 mile) when the Lions were just talking about moving to what would be called the Silverdome. I remember seeing Monte Clark coach. I remember players complaining that Clark’s practices were too hard, not realistic. That’s about as far back as I go.

My attitude changed when I moved to Alabama. The first fall I found myself checking on the Lions scores and realized “OMG, I am a fan! I actually care about these jokers.” So I recognized my denial, accepted my love of the Lions, and never looked back. Well, when they talked about changing the logo this year I did have a moment of pause.

I have a lot of fond memories of the Lions. Billy Sims, Eric Hipple, Barry (of course), Lem Barney, the Chuck Long experiment, were all very fun to follow.

Personal: Married, one daughter, graduated Central Michigan, live in Springfield OH, work in the computer field, usually read and comment during work breaks (ahem, including slow phone meetings).

Oh, and my nickname comes from my days at UD Jesuit. They called me ‘birdseed’ because I used to make that owl sound by blowing into my cupped hands. One day on the bus driver had heard enough and yelled “Hey! Birdseed! Pipe down!” The name stuck. I dropped the nickname after I left that school though.

I post here as MyPride, and everywhere else as Ready2Roar. I am a 45 years young, disabled caucasion male; often sedated/medicated/inebriated (n’ kinda jaded), but 110% faithful to my team – which has been, since the age of tenortwelve, the D-troit Lions. I grew up in South Bend, IN, in the shadow of the golden dome, during the Era of Ara, and so became a hopeless, helpless football fanatic (I also love my Irish)…I ALWAYS have believed that “this is definitely THE year”, no matter what my intellect tells me (faith is belief without, or despite, any evidence or factual information) because I know that “NO ONE CAN LOSE FOREVER – IT”S A STATISTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY (even if one were to try)". I may be quoted as saying “GET READY TO ROAR TILL YOUR THROATS ARE SORE!” The time of the Lions has finally come.

my name is kyle born and grow up in the zoo/portage and i am 20 years old..one day when i was o10 or so my dad thought it was a good idea to take me to a lions game at the good old silverdome i was kind of yong dint know much of what was going on we where playing the vikings we won the game even!!! from then till just resentley a was a farly laid back fan i watced all the games knew alot of what was going on but i didnt put much into it.. but this year i have been reading ever report that i can find starting to dig it people are probly startig to notes me around the othe forum sites and notes that i am a big koo-aid drinker and a grate speller lol just kiding i spell like a 3 year old with downsindrom but it all good as long as some one can read it.. mabe it just b/c i am a new fan but i do think we have a chance this year but i will probley get my dreams crued eather that or jackson will eat them i hope to make it to a game soon i would love to time it right and see a lions game and tigers game in the same day

My name’s Partha, I’m 34, and I work for a software company in the vicinity of Madison, Wisconsin. Grew up in Ypsilanti, and didn’t get too far away for the first 28 years, going to school at Michigan, and then Wayne State. Lived in Detroit for a year and change, sadly before Ford Field opened, because I would have loved to have walked to a Lions game, the way I used to walk to Tiger Stadium. Anyway, I came out here for grad school 6 years ago, and while that didn’t work out as intended, it’s a great place, Packers obsession aside.

I’ve been on POD since September 2006, apparently, so I’m one of the old timers on the site, though I’ve never commented really heavily. That said, I’ve watched this site grow from where game thread were just me and a couple of guys, with Sean delivering the play by play for those of us unable to see the game (I live closer to all three of the other NFC North teams than I do to Detroit, so it’s a rare Lions game that makes it on TV here). In fact, there were multiple game threads last year that resembled that very situation just last year.

So it was with a bit of awe, and a glad heart that I saw the explosion of commenters and the exponential increase in traffic around here through the off season, and into the preseason. I’m really looking forward to interacting with all you guys (and gals?) during the season, and especially in the game threads.

Glad also to see a few prog and metal fans chiming in; my faves, as I’ve posted upthread somewhere, begin with Dream Theater and Rush, and radiate outward from those bands, with a side of fusion jazz, I’ve got an Al DiMeola CD jamming right now. Definitely going to have to post this elsewhere, but I heard an interview with Jim Schwarz on ESPN radio this evening in which he confessed to a love of Iron Maiden, my third favorite band, and other 80s metal, as well as country, which he picked up from 10 years in Nashville.

The Detroit fandom was totally an accident of birth and geography, but I wouldn’t trade it. As far as the Lions go, as I put it in my sbnation bio/blurb thingy, I’ve been chained to the bandwagon that has no wheels for darn near 30 years now, and recall all too well the pain of seeing Eddie Murray miss a potential game winning FG in a playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers after the 1983 season. Billy Sims was, along with Larry Herndon, one of my first sports heroes, and I cried when his career ended. I was 9 at the time. Little did I know that 1984 season would be the first of many that started with hopes and end in unmitigated disaster, with the loss of a potential hall of famer, a team that had made it to the playoffs two years in a row suddenly plummeting to just a handful of wins, not to make it to the playoffs until another guy wearing the #20 rejuvenated the franchise.

But, dammit, I’m still here, still on this bandwagon, and I’ll be here until I die. If this team ever wins it all, it will be more than worth all the pain.

Wazz up POD nation. My name is Scotty you can figure out my last name I hope. I have been a proud fan of our lions since I could walk,thanks dad. But I was born in Bay City(damn that makes me a polak) and grew up here in th saginaw valley, Go lumber Jacks. Like Det32 I could careless about my pagraphs and spelling as long asyou can all read my crazy rants thats all that matters. As you can see I like to get my jabs in,and I will always try to make you guys laugh and after my beloved RED WINGS, our LIONS are my favorite team period. I am a divorsed man who is a tax deduction from from 1972, That is what my dad called me for 18 years of my life since my B-Day is new years eve.(funny thing about me is with that B-day you would think I was a drinker) I have 2 almost grown children living in Houghton lake, and I miss them a ton every day. After I got divorced I jumped around the state opening Home Depot’s in that town and Midland and West Branch, until I got fired for getting caught Smoking with my Night crew, I was going through deep depression at that time, TY ex-wife. But now I’m back in my home town of Saginw and met the mother of my littlest 2 which happen to be 2 years old and 5 months old, scary to me is that my oldest; son; is driving already. DAMN! But in terms of our lions like I said I have followed them since I was off the nipple. I can go back a far as monty clark and Billy Simms and use to love it when we had LIONS in the valley at SVSU, met many lions and actually got to golf with a few of them up in Houghtontucky when they do their annual golf outting just before camp opens up. In terms of my rants guys only take them half to heart since I am definitely on the blue kool-aid, I never had to fight a fight in my life; other than with my older bro that is; cause as you guys can tell I am just to layed back to give a shit what anyone thinks of me. NO really. Who are you too judge me. That’s one of my motto’s, the other is life goes on. I am a huge sports fan of all of our michigan teams/ except state ofcourse. . .Sorry sparties we all know you have to fall on one side of the fence or the other in the great divide. I have only been posting on here since the draft this year, I was sooooo pissed that we took Stafford I couldn’t hold it in anymore. That’s why I keep making the eating crow comments he’s already won me over.I can sill remember watching a little guy in a red wings jersey as a rookie dancing all over the ice and since me and my now dead Grandfather would watch every game that was on TV 50 wkbd out of detroit back then, I fell in love with the true captain Stevie Y. But my passion for our lions is a damn close second. I have become friends with almost everyone of you guys and yes you are all like family to me already, a few here I feel closer too than others;you know who you are, but like the biggets from back in the day we are just 1 big ol happy family here and I appreciate it daily guys. THANK YOU SEAN!

Hi been a while since i have been on this site but my name is STEVE and been a die hard Redwings, Lions, Tigers, Wolverines and Pistons (Welcome back Ben) Fan aslong as I can remember. I am 31 and I am Married with 1 kid. I was Born in Jackson and raised in Detroit and Flint. I have been in the Military for 12 years now (8 Navy, 4 Army) 8 years until retirement baby. I Love this site and all the comments that everyone has posted. I hope that during the regular season everyone will have alot of comments to share on here like they did just before the draft. I will be leaving for Iraq again for the 4th time in October and as hard as it is to keep in touch, after I E-mail my family I will be login on to POD to see what is going on. I hope everything is interesting and fun. Go Lions!!!! Go Redwings!!!!!! Go Tigers!!!!!!!! Go Pistons!!!!!!!!!! Go Shock!!!!! Go Wolverines!!!!! and Go Army!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m 31, I’ve been married for almost 8 years, have lived in California for almost 8 years and have two wonderful little boys( who I’ve been training to root for things detroit since birth)
I try to make it to any game with a Detroit team playing that is remotely close to LA (assuming I have the time or cash)
I’m hoping to make it up to SF for the game this December.