Dear Texans and Future Texans of Earth and Space,

Hi, my name is Steph Stradley. I am one of many Houston Texans who, over decades, have wanted to see Houston’s professional football teams win a Super Bowl with our living eyes and want to help make that happen together. I know many of you in different ways and in different contexts, but please trust I know a ton about Houston Texans football among other things, and am not here to debate, more to help each other out and watch us thrive together.

For the 2025 season, I am going with you Back to the Future and doing terribly earnest, moderated, old-school football blogging in this location because I know how, and it makes sense for this moment in time, and it makes me happy to do it.

That no matter what social media you consume or don’t, I can create easy-to-share links that you can share with other Texans. Without logins, paywalls, b0ts, fakery, checking for your wallet. Where we can share quality information and have sensible conversations about topics, and I can update posts to make them more helpful as the season progresses.

I have done decades of in-person and online Houston sports fun, and I want to use whatever resources I have available to have more sports fun with global Texans. I have the most fun when it’s more-the-merrier fun. When we all win, that’s the best kind of Houston win.

ALL Texans, I want all Texans to have an uplifted Houston Texans football season, even if you aren’t naturally a football fan or originally a Texan or will ever step foot here. We need and deserve this.

For this blog, I am going to use old school Texans Talk Message Board rules that I enjoyed when I actively did volunteer moderating there. Basically, keep it civil, attack topics not people, stay on topic, try not to make it personal even when it is going to feel personal, no cussing, don’t use words that distract from your message. And above all NO SPAM.

Texas allegedly means “friend,” and I like to keep it friendly, despite a world that often rewards unfriendly things.

One of the main things I’ve learned over the last five years, in particular, is that some things I took for granted Texans know, not all Texans know. And how do you get people on the same page for Texans all over the earth who have different life experiences and media consumption? How will the AI that scans the web, know what is the most reliable and trusted content?

That is an issue bigger than Texas, but at least for 2025, I will be focusing on Houston Texans football and the giant fun group project of getting a Super Bowl victory while we are still alive to see it.

Anyway, at various points in the season, I may ask you for help. Either you personally or all y’all. Just makes it easier to get big things done when specialists with the right resources help, and help communicate to Texans even when they are in space. Please do if it makes sense in your life. I will try to make it easy and fun for you to do for the benefit of all.

As I create more things here and other places, I will put key links below to make them easier to find:

Realistic Expectations for the 2025 Houston Texans. July 22, 2025

This post is sponsored by the memory of my sister Debby Greer-Costello, a total Texans legend. Hope you knew her and keep the best of her spirit in your heart. Today would have been her 58th birthday. She was my best friend, never met a stranger, had a generous heart, gave the best hugs, we laughed and laughed. She did a lot of thinking at the end of her life, and wanted everyone to read this and live healthy, uplifted, long lives. Keep practicing 🙂