I was only five years old when the team started playing. I don\u2019t recall exactly when I became a fan because my family back then may not have had a television yet and I wasn\u2019t in school until the following year, when I started first grade in St. Cloud.<\/p>\n
The team was the Minnesota Vikings. Following the team in my earlier years wasn\u2019t because I was interested \u2013 it was because my dad didn\u2019t miss a game and if I wanted to watch television on Sunday afternoon it would be football I watched with my dad.<\/p>\n
As I grew older \u2013 especially after I graduated high school \u2013 my interest changed. I recall going to my folks home every Sunday during the NFL season to watch our Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n
There were some exciting seasons back then. I recall that Fran Tarkenton was one of the quarterbacks, and we had the \u201cPurple People Eaters\u201d on defense. There were only four times I remember the team making it to the Super Bowl, but lost all four times.<\/p>\n
It seemed there were promises made every year that that year was going to be different…the team had made changes and was promising great results. Year after year, the team made promises and claimed to have the answers to a winning season and another trip to the Super Bowl \u2013 every year proved the team wasn\u2019t fulfilling its promises, and some years were downright disappointing.<\/p>\n
Then, about five years ago, the team announced the hiring of a new quarterback and promised this was the answer to winning a Super Bowl \u2013 all you Vikings fans know the team didn\u2019t even get close \u2013 if the team made the playoffs it usually lost in the first round.<\/p>\n
Last year, the team finally announced that the quarterback would be leaving the team, there would be a revamping of the players in certain positions, and some coaching position changes.<\/p>\n
Now, understand that fans of the team have heard the hype over and over and usually find themselves disappointed with season results. As one of those fans, I found myself feeling like I would hold back any enthusiasm for a good season until the last half of any season \u2013 that way, I wouldn\u2019t feel disappointed early in the season, and the disappointment would follow later in the season.<\/p>\n
During this last off-season, the team made some fairly extensive personnel changes. New players, new coaching staff members \u2013 because of those changes (one being at quarterback) I got myself ready for a disappointing season. I figured the team had a lot of rebuilding to do and fans shouldn\u2019t expect a lot of wins.<\/p>\n
This column is being written in the evening following the team\u2019s third game, a game they won, just like the first two games that they won. After these three wins, I\u2019m finding myself feeling hopeful. I ask myself if this might be \u201cthe year\u201d all of us Minnesota Vikings fans can be proud to be a fan. Could this be the year we go beyond the first round of playoffs? Could it be the year we go to play in the Super Bowl? Will it be the year we aren\u2019t embarrassed by another Super Bowl blowout loss?<\/p>\n
I won\u2019t go to any mountain tops to scream this, but if the first three games are any indication, it might be our year!<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t hate me if my hopes jinx our team.<\/p>\n
Have A Good Week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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