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During the 2008 UNC versus Duke basketball game, I had quite a responsibility. For three years, I was the main student in charge of ushering nearly 6,000 students into each game through six designated phases in a span of 2.5 hours. For nearly every other ACC game it was a breeze. However, running the Carolina/Duke basketball means taking more of a pounding than the sweet spot on Josh Hamilton’s bat in the HR Derby.
Amidst the chaos I was introduced to the annoying Dick Vitale, the vivacious Erin Andrews, and a slew of other famous broadcasters and semi-famous celebrities (John Edwards was still in the presidential race at this point). I never apologized for seeming short tempered with them, but nearly 800 seniors had decided to camp out in the woods next to the Dean Dome to avoid being arrested for trespassing.
Many reporters got in the way . . . Dicky V pulled some out of line for a photo op (not surprisingly against their will), and one reporter caught the bad end of standing in a door ways as trigger was pulled for open seating. But one girl was lingering around the lines, and her . . . microphones . . . had every male’s attention. We knew her, but we didn’t know her. After the game, further research revealed the missed opportunity of a lifetime: she was the FSU Cowgirl, also known as Jenn Sterger.
Whether if you like sports or not, every man should know the story of Jenn Sterger. Jenn is a multitalented beauty, because she didn’t only captivate the wide world of sports, she also dominated the Internet. Her name still yields over 800 Google searches daily, and we all will remember her face, but very few people know who she is underneath the Maxim and Playboy shoots.
Fate was on Sterger’s side during the 2005 Florida State/Miami football game as a camera happened to pan across her section. On national television, on game announcer Brent Musburger proclaimed “Fifteen hundred red-blooded Americans just decided to apply to Florida State” as the camera fixed on the barely clothed FSU cowgirls. He could not have been more correct. In this section of the ACC, it is “fashionable” to wear your favorite pastel sundress and crokies to cheer on your beloved team. First of all, that is not comfortable and there is no way you can prove that it is. Second of all, no school colors look like the aftermath of my dog nomming 17 Easter eggs and throwing them back up. It’s all just silly. We applaud Sterger for having the core elements for being a fan intact: being comfortable, sexy, and actually wearing school colors.
After that FSU/Miami game, Sterger’s career took off. She appeared as the cover girl for not only Maxim, but also Playboy as well. Her intelligence and looks also propelled her into careers with Sports Illustrated and currently Sprint Exclusive Entertainment. Sterger showed that there is success into dressing scantily clad at any sporting event. 
European soccer has kept this trend for many years now. The girls of Brazil, Italy, England, and France all embrace sexuality in fandom. For every girl that dresses in minimal clothing and secures decent seats, camera time is guaranteed. And when the camera fixates on a beautiful woman, opportunities arise. Although we don’t know the names of the girls, the Internet has forever crowned them as the queens of their teams. If they were to pull this stunt in America at multiple events, stardom would surely come with persistence.
Just ask “superfan” Cameron Hughes, who has used his goofy antics at sporting events to rake in a six figure salary. Note to owners across the nation: hott girls draw more attention from men than any “superfan” ever will. Plaster business logos all over Hughes plus sized body: men see none. Place ONE logo on the bosom of a Jenn Sterger: men see one, research it, and buy it in multiples within three hours after the game. It’s the simplest form of marketing that very few sporting arenas use. Dance girls and cheerleaders aren’t the same as true, devoted fans.
And as Jenn Sterger’s career has started to take off, very few girls have followed in her footsteps. For any girl wishing to follow, remember, securing great seats at huge games requires hours of waiting and patience. After you are sure the camera focuses on you or your friends, submit it to the large social networks such as Digg, Reddit, Stumble Upon, etc. Once you have circulated across the Internet, introduce yourself as the [your school’s] girls, and release more photos. Fame will come; you just have to be enduring in the sexy fan endeavors.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
sports logosA Tribute to Jenn Sterger: The Original Cowgirl
July 16th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
[...] something utterly amazing about Jenn Sterger, the super hot chick from FSU in the above picture. Jenn Sterger’s career has taken off thanks to her good looks and ability to make even Florida Gator fans take notice. [...]
July 16th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
great tribute. never been down there but it makes me want to go…
August 21st, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Lordy this chick is annoying. She must not have received the memo that bendy cowboy hats went out in 1997 once Sheryl Crow grabbed ahold of them.