FOXBOROUGH, Mass — An angry Patriots fan, going by the nickname "Jake in Boston," bought a billboard to make sure football fans know he's backing Tom Brady over Bill Belichick when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the New England Patriots on Sunday, CBS Boston reports.
The billboard towers over Route 1, not too far from the Gillette Stadium which will force fans headed to the battle to see it, the news station adds.
“You stick a billboard on Route 1, and you stick it right in the face of 68,000 people who are coming to the game,” the fan told Boston.com.
The billboard reads "The OWL is no longer wise without his GOAT!" with an owl sporting Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick's iconic sweatshirt and a goat marked with Brady's number 12.
"Jake" seems to be a little bitter about the break-up with Brady. He told CBS Boston that the data alone "suggests that the quarterback was everything."
“The scenario I’d like to play out is (Brady) and Gronk and Antonio Brown beating their brains in,” he continued. “It’s going to be a wild night.”
The fan reportedly spent $1,500 on the billboard that is sure to upset some diehard Pats fans on Sunday.
And "Jake" will be there in person to see if his investment pays off. He's making the trip to Foxborough to watch the matchup of the century.
The game marks Brady's first matchup against the Patriots as a Buccaneer. Belichick and Brady led New England to six Super Bowl championships together but will find themselves on opposite sites of the field at Sunday's long-awaited game.