Bucs fans fill the bars, even at 5 a.m.

[The_Philster]

The presunrise kickoff didn't stop them from watching a preseason game Saturday morning, broadcast live from Tokyo.
TAMPA - A diehard Bucs fan since the 1980s, Sheryl Hart didn't want to miss her team's first game since they became NFL champions in January.

But it wasn't going to be easy. Their preseason game Saturday in Tokyo against the New York Jets was televised live - at 5 a.m. Tampa Bay time.

Like the other 250 fans who packed the Press Box sports bar on N Dale Mabry Highway, Hart fended off the sandman long enough to enjoy the Bucs' 30-14 drubbing of the Jets....

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[The_Philster]

Bucs turn back clock

Tampa Bay starts the way it finished last season, rewarding fans who woke up early.
TOKYO - They had circles under their eyes, coffee on their breath and spouses on their case.

But Tampa Bay fans who set their alarms early Saturday were rewarded, watching the Bucs clean someone else's clock.

Kicking off the new season in the same manner they ended the last one, the Bucs defeated the New York Jets 30-14 in the American Bowl in front of 43,601 fans at the Tokyo Dome....

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[Cntrygal]

Hmm... maybe an article should be done on me and TB. After all, I got up at 2am on a work day to listen to the game.