What makes the Huddle so special?

[Dex]

 

Every NFL team has a message board. Not all fan bases have a Huddle. Not all fan bases have a Riot. Not all online communites have a true community.

I met @uncfan888for the first time this year down in JAX at the Riot tailgate for maybe 5-10 minutes. We discussed the camera on my head and how excited we were for this season because it felt special. Not just special because of the product we had on the field but because what has been built off of the field. This was my first Riot experience and man was it awesome. We each went our separate ways and cheered on our team at the game.

Since then we've pied each other a couple times, a couple quotes there, some game day menu pics there. It may seem like a normal message board to most people but between us there was an unspoken bond. We weren't just a couple of idiots posting on a message board about our team. We were brothers in black and blue. When I found out I couldn't fly down to make the NFC championship game I was devastated. The blizzard fuged my flight and I was mad as all hell that I would miss this experience. @uncfan888 offered to help out in a way that might seem trivial to most. He stood through that entire game fighting sobriety and the pure ecstasy of watching your team whoop ass on a national stage and made sure that my rally bandana and game day program stayed untainted and immaculate. My prayer was answered and Trey mailed me a package that I will never forget.

Although I didn't get a chance to make the game I'll always remember the thoughtfulness and friendship of @uncfan888 once this magical season has come and gone. Black and Blue brothers for life.

 

I'm making a big deal out of this because I'm very emotional right now. fug off. *cries*

[PandaPancake]

Yet no mention of cornering me in a elevator in Jacksonville.

[Jeremy Igo]

tits

[Dex]

3 minutes ago, PandaPancake said:

Yet no mention of cornering me in a elevator in Jacksonville.

You wanted it.

[UKPanther94]

2 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

tits

Yeah some of the posters are a bit weird aint they

[Doyle]

The gentlemen, our fine cigars, and our high IQ's.  

[uncfan888]

You didn't have to make a thread about it, man.  It was nothing.  I'm glad you got the stuff in one piece though 

[uncfan888]

I was standing in ice water the entire game like everyone else in the stadium, so if I set the program down, it definitely would have gotten ruined. Now @Dex has a garment fine enough to be buried in 

[Skydivingcows]

No confetti?  Luckily I got one piece from a friend. Going to cherish it forever ever 

[uncfan888]

3 minutes ago, Skydivingcows said:

No confetti?  Luckily I got one piece from a friend. Going to cherish it forever ever 

I didn't get any. I tried.  Trust me haha

[PandaPancake]

11 minutes ago, Dex said:

You wanted it.

I wasn't dressed proactively, at that time.

[ElkinPanthersFan]

@PhillyB and @bleys are a great reason for the Riot and Huddle. I met them at the tailgate. Simply awesome guys.  Loved all 7 years here. Philly and I talked about the need for a Huddle tent @ the riot tailgate.

[the butch]

16 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

I was standing in ice water the entire game like everyone else in the stadium, so if I set the program down, it definitely would have gotten ruined. Now @Dex has a garment fine enough to be buried in 

I had my program crammed into my back pocket and it dropped to the ground and was done for.  I spent the entire time exiting looking for a clean program.  None in sight.  As I was literally walking out of the stadium beyond the no re-entry point, I saw a lone program on a chair in perfect condition.  Like it was there for me.

[Montsta]

I definitely look forward to meeting several of you in SF next Saturday and doing some Jameson shots.