NFL Draft Day

Today starts the opening of the NFL Draft.  The networks will be devoting three days of coverage to the show.   Round 1 will be shown from 8pm - 11:30pm tonight on ESPN.  The remaining rounds will be shown Friday on ESPN2 from 7:00 - 11:30pm and Saturday on ESPN from noon - 8pm.

Who will be the number one draft pick...Will it be Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota?  We are huge Tampa Bay Buccaneers and also Jameis Winstons fans and will be cheering for him to be the Number 1 pick.

Jameis Winston

Marcus Mariota

NFL Draft 101
One million high school students participate in football annually.  Only 1 in 17 go on to play college football.  Only 1 in 50 will play ball in the NFL.

The NFL teams can draft anyone they want...even those with no football experience.  There is a rule that underclass players are prohibited from entering the draft until three college football seasons have passed since their high school graduation.  Once a player declares for the draft, they cannot return to play in college.

Each NFL team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its record in the previous year.  Our favorite team, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers get the first pick since they were in last place last year!  The Bucs can either select a player for the number one pick (Jameis Winston, please) or trade their position to another team (Lord have mercy, NO) for other draft positions or player(s).

There are seven rounds and a round is complete after each NFL team makes a choice.

Will you be watching the draft and which player do you think will be the number 1 pick?

Go Bucs!

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Hey, Hey Tampa Bay, the Bucs know how to shine! Well not yesterday, they didn't!!! But aren't the new Swashbucklers cute? Lord have mercy, cheerleaders today look a LOT different than they did when I was a cheerleader in high school. Even the high school and college cheerleaders are so different. Back when I cheered, we just went out there and pranced around and did some fancy jumps. Now, it's a dangerous sport...well, not for the NFL girls!

It's been football-football in my house all weekend. College Gameday on Saturday, then NFL Sunday! We are huge Tampa Bay Bucs fans, but unfortunately, husband could only get the game via the computer. Ugh! Just as well. It was their season opener and they played some BAD football! Bucs lost to the Detroit Lions 27-10. Regroup Bucs. Get it together.

Well, I served husband's favorite football meal...Chili and Garlic Bread, with beer! Of course I wore my Bucs apron from my "Prissy Apron Collection."

I bought this apron from a street vendor at the Mt. Dora Crafts Festival and I wear it all season during the Bucs games!

I served Taste of Gourmet Black Bean Chili along with the tasty Taste of Gourmet Roasted Onion Garlic Bread...on a black wooden serving tray...from my "Serving Tray Collection."

The Black Bean Chili is the Taste of Gourmet Product of the Month for September. I added ground turkey and canned chopped tomatoes to the mix which is only $9.95 per box. Purchasing the chili mix in September will generate a $1.00 donation to St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.


The Roasted Onion Garlic Bread mix is an easy quick bread with a a fascinating flavor and a real crunch of roasted onion and garlic. For $9.95/box you receive two bread mixes...a great value.

This bread boasts a great soft texture with deep onion and herb flavor--ready in only 30 minutes with versatile uses for all occasions. You can order the bread mix here.
Looking forward to next Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings! LET'S GO BUCS!!!