For this Cardinals fan, it’s time to party like its 1999

Another Arizona Cardinals season is upon us. If you’ve been reading up on the upcoming season for Arizona, things aren’t looking good.

Many prognosticators are picking the Cardinals to finish dead last and have one of the worst teams in the league.

Unfortunately, this isn’t unfamiliar territory for this organization. And for this Cardinals fan, it’s an all too familiar feeling.

Guess it’s time to party like it’s 1999.

My family and I have had season tickets since the team moved to Arizona in the late 80s. As a kid, Sundays at Sun Devil Stadium were a tradition. A time to cheer on our favorite football team with my mom, dad, brother, uncle and grandparents.

If you aren’t aware of the Cardinals’ history, they weren’t exactly a winning franchise. Most seasons, my family and I were talking draft picks by November. If the Cardinals ever won, it felt like a Super Bowl victory.

But that didn’t sway us. We spent plenty of scorching August afternoons burning our thighs on the metal bleachers of the upper decks. We even braved the cold, rainy weather during a game against the New York Giants in the late 90s. It’s probably the coldest I’ve ever been and I will never forget the feeling.

No matter what, cheering for the Cardinals just feels right for the Trujillo’s. The Bird Gang is very much ingrained in our history.

Speaking of history, Arizona has experienced some more success over the past few years. Several playoff appearances and even a magical Super Bowl run (minus the last 2:17) revitalized the Valley.

But now it looks like the team is rebuilding and wins could once again be hard to come by.

Before Arizona moved to State Farm Stadium, they experienced plenty of losses, even a 6-10 season in the final year before the year 2000.

So we now find ourselves in a familiar situation, low expectations and no chance from the “experts.”

And that is fine for this Cardinals fan. I’ll just party like it’s 1999.