The istory of the uddle

G. K. Chesterton once wrote: "it is not natural or obvious to let a man utter follies and abominations which you believe to be bad for mankind any more than it is natural or obvious to let a man dig up a part of the public road, or infect half a town with typhoid fever." I have no idea what all this gibberish really means but I will suggest that he is conveying that it is wrong to say idiotic things. We at the Football Huddle 3.0 respectfully disagree.

Since the humble beginnings of the Football Huddle 1.0 we have strived to let everyone's voice and opinion be heard regardless of merit. The Football Huddle was the original brainchild of one 82 who's very first post was dated Sept. 2nd, 2004. It was basically his personal sports blog that many of us visited and commented on. Some of the comments turned into great debates which were extremely heated and opinionated. Version 1.0 quickly ran into its problems as the blog style format did not facilitate the type of conversation we had envisioned as a group. Blogs are built on the idea of one person having the main voice and others left to only comment. We wanted the focus to be on our group. Enter JG with the idea of a message board and the Football Huddle 2.0 was born in August of 2004.

Our discussions became more heated and never before had the world seen such intense and intelligent discourse. We were inspired and enthusiastic and an end to the Football Huddle 2.0 seemed impossible. April 2005 brought about such an end that none of us could have imagined. A skilled hacker by the name of Evil Dead caused the Football Huddle 2.0 to come to a screeching halt. Being that the forum was hosted by another company for no charge they controlled our database, this individual hacked our message board and locked everyone out and erased all our memorable discussions. We were crushed; it appeared that the franchise that was the Football Huddle was over.

Enter Docgoku. With 82's purchase of the domain: www.footballhuddle.net Doc began to set up a database and forum entirely on a hosting account we now own and The Football Huddle 3.0 was born. The 3.0 was assembled with more security and a backup database that ensured that the huddle, now more affectionately known as FH3, would not see the same fate as version 2.0. Since the inception of the FH3 we have seen substantial member growth and notoriety in southern sports coverage. In October 2005 a front page was created for the FH3 which contains general information and links and stories written by the administrators and charter members of the FH3. The creation of the front page has only accelerated the growth and notoriety.

The FH3 has become more than just a message board or web site. For the lack of a more heterosexual term it has become a club. An organization if you will that is centered on the love of sports, but mainly Southern Football. In the last year we have seen the establishment of the 'FH3's Annual Golf Tournament', 'Biggest Tailgate of Ever', 'Night Before Thanksgiving', 'Crimmas party; A Night to Forget', and others. We expect to carry on these events as well as add many other events going forward.

The FH3 is led by the administrators; Doc, 82, Meal, and JG. We encourage all guest to join the FH3 (it's free!) and begin posting and joining us in our intriguing discussions. No opinion will ever be stifled and no one will ever be refused membership. We believe in the freedom of speech and encourage it by any and all means. We look forward to having discussions with you and hopefully see you at some of our functions.