Todd Clausen

@ToddJClausen

Greece Athena grad is behind a popular video lamenting another lost season for the Buffalo Bills.

Jennie Fagen, 31, attended the University of Rochester and now runs a nutrition practice in Manhattan.

She is also a classically trained opera singer, having earned a scholarship to study in Vienna.

A classically trained opera singer who graduated from Greece Athena is behind a popular online video that laments another lost season for the Buffalo Bills.

Die-hard Bills fan Jennie Fagen, who grew up in Greece and later graduated from the University of Rochester, wrote a parody of "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music, shortly after the team started 0-2 earlier this year.

But she held onto the lyrics until the team was eliminated from playoff contention, after a loss on Christmas Eve to Miami Dolphins.

"This is something that any football fan can relate to, because we have all had those seasons were our team is not doing as well as we wished," said the 31-year-old nutrition coach now living in New York City. "We are all upset and sometimes when you are upset the only thing you can do is … find the humor in something. It is not to say the situation is humorous but just to find the levity in it all."

She posted the video on Facebook and YouTube and saw it get picked up by media outlets in New York City, San Francisco, Miami and Rochester. By Thursday evening, the video had about 363,000 views and roughly 4,800 shares off of One Buffalo Sports Facebook page.

Fagen posted a copy of it on her own YouTube (bit.ly/2iKdcei), produced using camera and editing equipment intended for her nutrition business.

In the video, she wears different Bills shirts and hats while singing, "Bills are 16 going on 17 years out of the playoffs. We did so great back in '88, 2000 began our loss.”

The clip is just under two minutes long and takes fans through the hope of Bill-ieving, the fun of tailgating, pain of injured and suspended players and the 16 years and counting without making the playoffs.

The 2003 Athena graduate stated singing in high school, performing in show choir and later making it to All-State and All-Eastern choir. She later studied brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester, earning a scholarship through the school to study music and opera in Vienna.

She also took vocal performance classes at the Eastman Music of School.

"I was a Bills fan growing up because I am from Rochester and we watched the Bills go through four Super Bowls," Fagen said. "Every year I would ask my family for Bills gear and they thought I was nuts. No, I want more."

She has been living in New York City for about seven years, running her practice in Manhattan backed by various nutritional certifications.

Meanwhile, the video has brought several reporters and broadcasters knocking on her door.

Some asking her if she would ever want to sing the national anthem for the Bills, or work as a team nutrition coach alongside some of her current favorite players Sammy Watkins, Tyrod Taylor or Richie Incognito.

The short answer: Yes.

"I am blown away by the amount of momentum this has gained," Fagen said of the video. "It wasn't our year but that doesn't mean that next year won't be our year."

TCLAUSEN@Gannett.com

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music as directed by Jack O’Brien will be in town for several shows from Feb. 28 to March 5 at the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 875 E. Main St. Tickets start at $61. For more, go to bit.ly/2hQpE8k.