Tampa Bay Buccaneers Start Program To Teach Women Football, Internet Is Outraged
9 years ago

The Tampa Buccaneers Start Program That Teaches Women Football, Internet Is Outraged

There are three types of girls in this world: the ones who know football, the ones who think they know football, and the ones who couldn’t care less about football. In an ideal world, I’m taking a world full of the first type of girl. Going to, or watching, a game with a female can be fun, but it can also be hell if they don’t know what the shit is going on. I once had a girlfriend who yelled, “That’s offsides!” when what she saw was pass interference.

Many NFL teams already have educational things set up for females to learn the ins and outs of the game if they want to. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to join in on the party with their “RED” Women’s Movement.

From the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

RED will provide female Buccaneers fans with year-round educational experiences focused on providing a better understanding of the game, along with unprecedented access to their favorite team. In addition, RED will re-invent the female fan experience by providing insight into topics such as: what goes on behind the scenes on gamedays at Raymond James Stadium; how to maximize their gameday experience; how to blend personal Buccaneer pride with the latest NFL fashions; as well as tips on sharing their experiences and ideas via social media platforms such as Pinterest.

Sounds like a pretty good deal for the Tampa Bay lady fans who want to learn about the game, right? To me, nothing about this screams offensive. Apparently, a lot of folks on Twitter got their panties in a wad when the Bucs announced it on social media.

Kind of agree with the last dude here, only because there are men (if we can call them that) out there who don’t know jack shit about the game of football either. So maybe the Bucs should have a separate educational thing for those guys too.

One of the main things attacked was the fact that “Play Clock” was the term of the week. Shocking to some out there, but there are people who would just call it a clock without knowing that if the play clock runs out, that results in a delay of game.

I’m just as surprised as you are.

[via Tampa Bay Buccaneers]

  2. GeedsAreRuiningAmerica

    This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a “football explained to women” class, just the first time I’ve seen Twitter get its panties in a wad over it. The NFL should’ve taken Ray Rice’s advice on marketing this: “Women, come learn about football, or I’ll sock you in the mouth!”

    9 years ago at 11:18 am
  3. Frat_Pack_It

    I’m gonna be completely honest with you, I don’t give a shit. It’s a stupid publicity stunt and a bunch of whining liberals who got offended for no reason, same story as always

    9 years ago at 11:29 am
  5. ScoochMcGooch

    Damnit, Harrison, back off Steve’s worthless quote articles. This is two in a row. Do you really want to be the next SteveHolt?

    9 years ago at 11:44 am
    1. Larry_Sellers

      Back in the day, when he was still Boulevard, Harrison was actually one of the least popular TFM contributors. So he kind of was the first Steve Holt.

      9 years ago at 2:10 pm
  6. Tuco_1855

    How badly are all these defensive dudes trying to get laid? It’s kind of sad, really.

    9 years ago at 11:47 am
  8. Nathaniellight

    After watching this team show every other nfl team how not to run an organization ever since the glory days of 2002 this is hardly the most embarrassing thing the bucs have done

    9 years ago at 11:50 am
  10. Billy_Mays

    The defensive male’s tweets translate to me as, “I hope a woman sees this and thinks I’m super awesome and has sex with me.”

    9 years ago at 12:36 pm
  11. Asteroid

    I swear there’s some people out there who seem to get offended just to be offended.

    9 years ago at 12:37 pm